The Saskatchewan Anglican, October 2022

Saskatchewan

Celebrating50years—

Celebrating the Queen's favourite sport

St. Thomas, Vernon celebrates Queen's Jubilee

By Bruce Farrer

VERNON (Qu’A) — Eighty people gathered at St. Thomas’ Anglican Church on Aug. 21 to celebrate Queen Elizabeth’s Platinum Jubilee.

As everyone arrived they were entertained by a band playing in the churchyard before the church service began.

Appropriate hymns,

Bible readings, prayers and excerpts from the Queen’s addresses given on her 21st birthday and at her coronation were included in the church service, conducted by Rev. Dr. Carlos Roberts.

Following the service, the congregation served a First Nations, Metis and Pioneer meal, including venison sausages, buffalo burgers, bannock, salads, garden

vegetables and homemade bread. The desserts included saskatoon tarts, a large cake decorated with the Queen’s silhouette, and cookies in the shape of the Queen’s profile.

After the meal, eight commemorative fruit trees were planted by members of the St. Thomas’ congregation, each born in a different decade of the Queen’s 70 years as

Canada’s monarch or before her accession, and each assisted by a special guest.

Bruce Farrer, born during the time when Queen Elizabeth was still a Princess, was assisted by Jonathan Olson, a greatgreat-great-grandson of the Fessant family.

The Fessants along with the Fraser family, both homesteaders in the Vernon district, provided food to

Chief Piapot and his band during their trek to the Piapot Reserve in 1884.

Brian Herman, born during Queen Elizabeth’s first decade on the throne, was assisted by His Honour Russ Mirasty, Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan.

Allison Fizzard, born during the second decade and Archdeacon Catherine Harper, representing

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St. Thomas, Vernon celebrated the Queen's Platinum Jubilee with a church service, music, food, fun and games. Here, Eileen Herman, His Honour Lieutenant-Governor Russ Mirasty and Fariya Jahan prepare to race hobby horses in the second heat of the day.

Photo by Jason G. Antonio

How is God calling you?

By the Rev. Dr. Trish McCarthy

As summer turns to fall and classes and programmes gear up for another season, I think of Jesus’ call to those around Him as cited in Matthew 9:37b-38:

“The harvest is plentiful, but the labourers are few, therefore ask the Lord of the Harvest to send out labourers into his harvest.”

The Saskatoon

School of Discipleship is collaborating with other dioceses that are committed to the Western Education Collaborative Anglican Network to offer a schedule of courses that will help people to open themselves up to God and to deepen their walk with Christ, as well as equip those feeling a call to the Anglican priesthood or the permanent diaconate.

This fall we have a course offered called the

“Introduction to Pastoral Theology and Pastoral Care” on Thursday evenings from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m.

Our diocese is also hosting an evangelism conference featuring Archbishop Greg KerrWilson, Rev. Amy Bunce and myself, Rev. Trish McCarthy, as we explore how to sensitively share our Christian faith without losing our friends.

We will consider our hesitancies in embarking on such a journey with others and learn how to share with someone else our own faith stories.

Anyone and everyone is welcome to register for and attend this conference.

In January, the Diocese of Saskatoon will host a structured group discernment process to assist people in determining how God is calling them at this time in their lives.

There is so much to learn and share as we journey down the road of faith; none of us really knows where our studies and ministries will take us!

This is both exciting and intimidating.

But God will walk with us tenderly.

what your next few steps may be in your journey of faith.

Please contact me to set up an appointment 306-370-8378 and/or saska toonschoolofdiscipleship@ gmail.com

I conclude my message here with a prayer by Thomas Merton, written at a challenging time in his life.

“A Prayer of Unknowing” by Thomas Merton as found in his book “Thoughts in Solitude.”

“My Lord God, I have no idea where I am going. I do not see the road ahead of me. I cannot know for certain where it will end. Nor do I really know myself, and the fact that I think I am following Your will does not mean that I am actually doing so.

"But I believe that the desire to please You does in fact please You. And I hope I have that desire in all that I am doing.

"I hope that I will never do anything apart from that desire. And I know that, if I do this, You will lead me by the right road, though I may know nothing about it.

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The Bishop's Corner

Giving thanks to the Almighty

By the Right Rev. Chris Harper Bishop of Saskatoon

October is the month that we as a society pause or at the very least, slow down and take a moment to give thanks for all that the Almighty has given.

The season's harvest is completed and the equipment rests awaiting repairs, the garden space sits resting, waiting for the cool blanket of snow to wrap it for its winter slumber till the Spring.

The family and the heart await the gathering of family and friends around the table of blessing to share in giving thanks for all that God has blessed us with.

To give thanks for gifts and graces is a small thing and is typically forgotten, we most often focus on the blessing for a moment and then we quickly look ahead to the next, almost like a road journey wherein we catch a directive sign and then look ahead for the next.

Our daily prayers are those quiet moments to pause, be quiet and open ourselves to what God Almighty has revealed before us

in creation and life. How often do we give thanks, how often do we lift our prayers in gratitude for that which we have, how often do we take the moment to be quiet, prayerful and thankful when the blessing is before us?

Or do we take the moment to complain that there is not enough or that the blessing was not as we desired and or we might even struggle to see any blessing at all because all that we see is the struggle and the pain of the world around us?

In truth, I sit here at my desk on this Sept. 5; writing to make a deadline for this publication, I sit struggling with the news of the incomprehensible pain and loss of the violence that all Saskatchewan now seems alerted to.

I prayerfully write each word, seeking to find the next word amid the turmoil of heart and mind. I pause, because I await

God to suggest the course and discourse for this entry.

I write to express my love, prayers and thankfulness for all my relations in creation throughout this province and across this land.

These past few days have made it hard to be thankful, but the reality is that we need to lift our prayerful thanksgivings higher than we ever have before.

Prayerfully thankful for the family around us, thankful for the children in our midst and thankful for those closest to us and the ability to hold their hand.

Thankful that God has a plan and we as children of Gods creation know deep down that Gods has this, and all will be well, revealed and completed, even in our human brokenness and lack of understanding.

On this September long weekend, many have lost loved ones and now through the tears, they lift their prayers to the Almighty, for it is only to God Almighty that hope, peace and promise reside.

We pray because there is nothing else we can do; when everything seems to have been taken from our grasp and control, it is prayerfully to God Almighty we then turn in humble prayer.

The world and its darkness have touched us all in this beautiful province, we struggle

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to make sense of it all and we quickly understand that we can control little around us, we in truth, control only ourselves.

We cannot blame anyone in our anger and frustration, but we can control ourselves. God’s love and promise is revealed in His Word and truth, though for many, tears limit us in seeing this blessing and grace for the moment.

But calm your hearts, I have seen miracles, and I know God Almighty has not forsaken us; our humble tear-filled prayers are heard and in these moments of pausing to pray, I know that God will speak to your heart.

I want to take this moment and thank all for your powerful prayers over the last month and ask that you all stay in prayer and seek always to recognise the blessings before you, in so doing the darkness is diminished and loses it grip over us.

Today, take a moment and look into the eyes of your loved ones and bless them in prayerful thanksgiving to God and for our loved ones now at rest in Gods keeping, may they rest in peace and rise in glory.

Our prayers continue as we remember them, and their smiles reside in our hearts. In closing, remember that God loves you and that your prayers are powerful and for this let us be thankful.

‘Peace be with you.’

Growing your parish through planned giving

By the Ven. Alex Parsons

Supporting the growth of your parish through Planned Giving is, in gardening terms, more akin to planting a tree than a flower.

It is something that often takes years to fully mature but when it does a tree provides so much. Shade for the ground, nesting space for birds, beauty to the yard, lumber for building, oxygen for the world, and so much more are part and parcel of planting a tree.

And those who do plant a sapling often never see the full stature of what it will become. It is a long term outlook that reaches beyond our own life becoming a legacy for others to behold, use and

enjoy.

Planned giving is just such a long term gift of faith and often involves what are called deferred gifts coming out of our wills as part of the estate although not always.

Either way, starting from small beginnings, if encouraged and nurtured over time, such a program can grow into a veritable financial forest for the parish as more and more donors add their contributions.

Sadly our churches have not overly encouraged the possibilities of such legacy planting in a very active way as part of the parish finance process.

Yes, we have wonderful gifts bestowed from time to time that are amazing and gratefully accepted, which is great, but we

have not made the myriad of options for givers well known.

Planned Giving for the future is indeed as vital as giving now when your church needs you. It is not an alternative to monthly giving but an enhancement of it in amazing ways.

I think that perhaps one of the stumbling blocks in implementing such a program is that it takes work of a sort that may not always be readily done at the parish level.

Luckily there is no need to stress about it or think it impossible. Every parish is a good candidate, filled with good people who just need to believe “it can work here” when discussing at vestry meetings, at coffee, when visiting, or from the pulpit.

Such belief has given many other charities the energy and resources needed to fulfill their mission. Why not us?

There is lots of help for this somewhat daunting program in the form of brochures, online resources, the National Church, the Synod Office and no doubt in some parishes local experts with financial planning backgrounds.

It can even be a part of the mandate of a stewardship committee to take on with help as needed.

The biggest commitment is personal visiting, and it could take many, but it is a great way to get to know fellow parishioners.

Furthermore, while folks will give unasked to causes they believe in,

as often as not it is being asked in person that makes a difference.

Those doing the asking must genuinely enjoy their involvement and be truly interested in helping meet the givers desire.

Face to face meetings are far more effective than mail outs (snail or otherwise) or phone calls. In the end there will be stronger relationships, more possibilities for ministry, and legacies established.

There is no downside to this. None. If there are any questions about starting such a program please contact your Diocesan office for more information.

The best time to plant a tree is likely 20 years ago the next best time is today. Start planning to give now.

Feeling the Holy Spirit

These boots were made for walking (part 2)

By Rev. Gene Packwood

The

long, green season of Sundays after Pentecost continues. For the 18 th one, Oct. 9, the Collect — if it isn’t bumped by Harvest Thanksgiving — includes these words:

Quicken, we pray, your Spirit within us, that we, being renewed both in body and mind, may worship you in sincerity and truth (The Book of Alternative Services, p.385).

It’s a good prayer with which to continue our walk through Ephesians, walking in the Spirit with some spring in our steps.

Light on our feet

At one time you were darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light (Eph. 5:8).

I had a science teacher in high school who also happened to be the school Scottish Country Dancing troupe leader and teacher.

If the male science pupils weren’t careful, a

detention could have them dragooned into the Scottish Country Dancing classes where they — hapless, awkward, reluctant and hairy-legged, in school uniform shorts and knee-socks — would find themselves clumping to lively Scottish reels.

(They were always short of boys, alas — we used to call it Scottish Cross Country Dancing — now I think of it, it must have been awful for the girls who wanted to dance and did it well).

The science teacher wasn’t built like you would expect a dancer to be, yet he was somehow amazingly light on his feet when he danced.

Even graceful. He seemed to float above the floor —like a be-tartanned butterfly, as the saying goes.

Children of light who are walking in the Spirit will be light on their feet and graceful, too — light-walkers in the Lord, dancing and floating like butterflies — illumined by, bathed in, refracting and reflecting the lovely Light of Jesus, the Light of the World and light of our path.

A manner worthy Light is good in the Bible. Darkness not so much. To walk in the Spirit as children of light is to spread goodness wherever we go; good purposes, behaviour and morals. Like this …

I therefore, a prisoner for the Lord, urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling to which you have

been called (Eph. 4:1).

If our calling is in Christ Jesus, so it will always be spiritually upward (Philp. 3:14) as we follow and imitate him (1 John 2:6). And when we walk like Jesus, St. Paul writes that Jesus always leads us in triumphal procession, spreading the fragrance of the knowledge of Him everywhere we go (2 Cor. 2:14).

Not only that, worthywalking also spreads the fruit of the Spirit: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control (Gal. 5:22-23), hither and yon, step by step and from glory to glory! (2 Cor. 3:18)

Walking worthily is walking in the Spirit because the Holy Spirit is the Spirit of truth (John 14:17, 15:26) and truth is in Jesus (Eph. 4:21) and His values. Jesus is the model. So we walk like Him.

Going nowhere

There was once a bishop who evaluated a sermon

thus, “He aimed at nothing, and hit it!” St. Paul had a somewhat similar opinion of walking, not in the Spirit, but without purpose or direction:

Now this I say and testify in the Lord, that you must no longer walk as the Gentiles do, in the futility of their minds (Eph. 4:17).

Setting the mind on the Spirit is always life and peace (Rom. 8:6), never futility. Walkers in the Spirit never walk aimlessly.

Even when they’re not entirely sure where the Holy Spirit is leading them, they are prayerfully looking for where to place their feet; as, step by step, they walk into God’s good purposes for them and the people around them. There can be no futility in that.

This walk is taking a little longer than I expected. I’m enjoying it. There’s more to come.

Looking forward to continuing our stroll as Advent approaches next time.

D I O C E S E O F S A S K A T O O N E V E N T S

Announcements for October 2022

g Saskatchewan Anglican online! Did you know you can read current and past issues of the Saskatchewan Anglican online? Visit www. anglicandiocesesaskatoon. com/saskanglican or on Facebook at www.facebook.com/ saskatchewananglican

g As we pass through COVID-19, recordings and live streaming of services are available from the diocesan website and Facebook and YouTube pages, as well as on individual parish websites and social media pages, and locally (for Battle River Parish), on radio.

When considering attending church services in person, check on service availability and requirements for preregistration that exist.

If attending services in person, follow all the indi cated seating, movement, distancing, masking, and sanitization instructions in order to safeguard

yourself and to protect others.

g School of Discipleship Ministry Preparation Program:

The diocese's School of Discipleship Ministry Preparation Program is a part-time three-year Licentiate.

Students may take a course part-way through the three-year cycle un less pre-requisites for a specific course are stated. The first full complement for the ESC Licentiate in Theology is planned to be completed by spring 2023.

People wishing to take one or more of these courses should consult with the School of Dis cipleship co-ordinator.

People who sense a call to diaconal or priestly ordi nation will go through the diocesan discernment pro cess at some point before the midway point.

If you have any ques tions about our Ministry Preparation Program, please contact the School

of Discipleship co-ordi nator, the Rev. Dr. Trish McCarthy at tmccarthy@ sasktel.net or 306-3708378.

See also notices posted elsewhere in this issue including about WECAN and evangelism.

g Courses at the College of Emmanuel: The College of Emmanuel & St. Chad welcomes inquiries and applicants for its courses. For information on courses available from Emmanuel & St Chad and through the Saskatoon Theological Union, please contact their office at 306-975-1550

g Evangelism I and II Conferences: The Saskatoon School of Discipleship will be holding two conferences on evangelism in 2022.

The first, instructed by the Most Rev. Greg KerrWilson, will take place on Friday, Nov. 4 from 7 to 8 p.m. and Saturday, Nov. 5 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The

second will be instructed by the Rev. Amy Bunce and the Rev. Dr. Trish McCarty on Friday, Dec. 2 from 7 to 9 p.m. and Saturday, Dec. 3 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Provided by hybrid (ZOOM and at a Saskatoon location TBA).

To register contact Rev. Dr. Trish McCarthy at saskatoonschool ofdiscipleship@gmail. com or 306-370-8378. Please also see the notice posted elsewhere in this issue.

g Diocesan Synod:

On Sept. 3, Bishop Christopher Harper announced that the 75th Synod of the Diocese of Saskatoon, originally planned to be held from Sept. 30 to Oct. 1, 2022, at All Saints’ Anglican Parish, Saskatoon, has been postponed to the spring of 2023.

Packages of information on the 75th Synod’s agenda, events, registration times, etc.

will be provided to synod delegates by mail and e-mail early in 2023.

Retirements, Appointments, etc.

g It has been announced that The Very Reverend Scott Pittendreigh, Dean, will retire Oct. 15.

g To be included in a timely manner, brief notices should be supplied to the associate editor by fax, email or “snail mail” by the end of the month, one month before the month in which the insertion is desired (i.e. February entries will be in the April issue).

Detailed and longer texts of upcoming events will not be included in this section, but should space allow, could be the subject of articles and notices elsewhere in the Saskatchewan Anglican.

St. Paul's view on calling and conversion

By Stephen Chester The Institute of Evangelism, Wycliffe College

We often think about the idea of God’s call in relation to specific roles. Those who are ordained are called, and those engaged in various other forms of full-time ministry may be called, but we are less likely to use this vocabulary in relation to other positions.

This dominant pattern of usage both reflects and distorts the way the vocabulary of calling is used in Scripture.

Paul speaks of his calling as an apostle ( Rom. 1:1, 1 Cor 1:1, Gal 1:15 –16), but all who believe are called to follow Christ ( Rom 9:24, 1 Cor 1:24).

The vocabulary of calling fits Paul’s apostolic role so appropriately since his role is to proclaim the gospel through which God calls others.

It is therefore unsurprising when Paul uses the vocabulary of calling to refer to the point when his readers became followers of Christ: “Consider your own call, brothers and sisters: not many of you (pl.) were wise by human standards ...” (1 Cor 1:26), and “Were you (sing.) a slave when called?” (1 Cor 7:21).

The vocabulary of calling is a way in which Paul describes conversion: “Paul uses it to mark the point when God applies salvation” (Ian Hussey, The Soteriological Use of Call by Paul and Luke [Eugene, OR: Wipf & Stock, 2018], 85).

There are several aspects of how Paul uses the vocabulary of calling in this way that ought to shape our thinking about conversion, and therefore about evangelism.

Call as creation

In Rom. 4:17, Paul speaks of the God in whom Abraham believed as the one “who gives life to the dead and calls into existence the things that do not exist.”

God produced a son from the functionally dead bodies of Abraham and Sarah, God raised Jesus from the dead, and this

same God gives life to those who believe.

As Calvin comments: “When we are called of God we arise out of nothing” (The Epistles of Paul to the Romans and Thessalonians, trans. R. Mackenzie [Edinburgh: St Andrew Press, 1961], 96).

For a person to come to faith in Jesus is such a manifestation of divine power that the only appropriate analogy is the act of creation itself.

Call as Divine freedom and sovereignty

As the quotations above from 1 Corinthians illustrate, Paul discerns a pattern in whom God calls.

The congregation in Corinth is mainly low social status, reflecting a divine purpose: “God chose what is low and despised in the world, things that are not, to reduce to nothing things that are, so that no one might boast in the presence of God” (1 Cor 1:28–29).

God’s choice of those whose social status is so low that they can be included in the descriptive phrase “things that are not” is of a piece with the mystery of the cross.

From a human view, the cross is itself an absurd vehicle for a display of divine power — and yet it saves those who embrace its message (1 Cor 1:18).

In drawing attention to the calling of those of low status, Paul purposes to emphasize divine freedom and sovereignty.

He is not seeking to establish low status as a qualification for divine calling. Nevertheless, while there will be exceptions, a sovereign God is also unlikely to change his spots and act in our world today by calling large numbers of those enjoying high status.

Call to community

With the important exception of the call of Israel as a nation ( Rom 9:7, 11:29), Paul does not speak of groups of people being called. And despite this pre-existing call of Israel, Paul speaks of Jews being called to be in Christ on the same basis as Gentiles ( Rom 9:24, 1 Cor 1:24).

The message of the cross is a stumbling block to Jews and foolishness to Gentiles (1 Cor 1:23) as groups — but those who are called cease to share the attitude toward Christ and his cross typical of their ethnic groups.

God does not call people to follow Jesus on the basis of their group identity, but as individuals.

Yet those who are called to Christ do not merely remain individuals. Paul says to the Corinthians that “you (pl.) were called into the fellowship of his son, Jesus Christ our Lord” (1 Cor 1:9).

They are now the assembly (church) of God in Corinth, and they are together with “all those in every place who call on the name of our Lord Jesus Christ” (1 Cor 1:2).

The call to follow Jesus comes to individuals, but it makes of them a people.

The call to follow Jesus is always also a call to the community of the church.

Call to sainthood

As the church, believers are “called to be saints” (“holy ones”) ( Rom 1:7, 1 Cor 1:2), terminology that acts as a counterpoint to Paul’s own call as an apostle ( Rom 1:1, 1 Cor 1:1).

In terming the congregations of his readers “saints,” Paul is drawing on language of holiness that in the Old Testament is applied to persons, things, or locations set apart in the context of worship.

Yet, with Israel, this holy “set apartness” is to apply to the whole of the church’s life as God’s people, and therefore has ethical consequences.

It must be instantiated in behaviour, for “the saints will judge the world” (1 Cor 6:2). The

call to follow Jesus is always also a call to be a community marked by holiness of life.

Paul’s use of calling does not give us a methodology for evangelism, but it does provide us with some important views on the process of conversion and raises questions:

Do we recognize that what we are seeking is nothing less than the recreation of a person by the power of God?

Do we recognize the freedom of God manifested in the calling of those who lack human markers of status?

Do we love the church and recognize its centrality to the call to follow Jesus?

And are we concerned for the holiness of the church, that the gospel might be communicated in a fully embodied way?

Evangelism

Learn Ways to Share the Good News Effectively and Sensitively

Jesus calls us to: “Go into all the world and proclaim the Good News to the whole creation.”

Mark 16: 15

Rev. Amy Bunce is an energetic and passionate pastor, ordained 20 years, who engages others in sharing the Good News through St. Stephen’s Church in Saskatoon, SK.

Youths act out daily Bible lessons during VBS

By Mary Brown

PRINCE ALBERT —

This year the Diocese of Saskatchewan hired four students to implement its VBS program.

I went to St. George Church in Kinistino to see what they were doing. When I got there no one was there but the door was open and they had just had lunch.

So I helped myself to a hot dog and drink and waited for them to come back.

I had never been to the Anglican Church in Kinistino in my time in the diocese, so took a tour of this lovely old church that is over 100 years old.

The Rev. Jordan Draper is their rector.

The kids had gone to the park and returned soon to do a craft. There were only three students attending: two brothers and one girl.

This was OK with the teachers as they said the bigger the class, the harder it was to teach them.

They found with more kids their time was spent keeping them attentive.

Joanna Daley from Halifax graduated this year and is going to France to teach English for nine months and will be looking for grad schools in France, where she will be taking costume design.

Thyatira Ajji is originally from Syria and came to Saskatchewan with her family when her father Rev. Eyad came to work for the diocese.

She has two more years of five years to finish her studies at the University of Saskatoon in computer engineering.

Cole Osiowi originally from Winnipeg is going to the College of Art in

Halifax and is taking photographic and graphic design with three years left in his four years.

Emma Hart, who lives in Thunder Bay but originally from Nova Scotia, has graduated from Wycliffe College with her master of divinity. She will be working in the Diocese of Algoma.

Emma was confirmed by Bishop Stephen Andrews who also spent time in the Diocese of Saskatchewan.

The curriculum for instruction this year started out with the kids memorizing the Apostle’s Creed.

Each day they studied stories from the Bible with the first day being the Annunciation, Nativity and Epiphany, Day 2 –Baptism of Christ, the calling of the disciples, and healing of paralytic. Day 3 was the Passion, Death and Burial, and Day 4 the Resurrection, Ascension and Pentecost.

Each day starts with the lessons and Morning Prayer with the students doing a skit on the topic for that day.

In the afternoon they made relevant crafts and then act out the day’s lesson using the crafts they made. Then they perform another skit.

The kids were excited to look through a large wooden box for a costume. I thought the box belonged at the church but found out the VBS teachers lugged this box to each of their different locations!

The four students have enjoyed their experiences in the diocese.

With donations from parishes and individuals the diocese has been able to offer VBS courses every summer.

Rev. Dr. Trish McCarthy a priest for 29 years in both rural and urban contexts, teaches Pastoral Care and Spiritual Formation

Join Anglicans from over parts of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, British Columbia and the Council of the North to learn new skills in sharing your walk with Christ Jesus

Program Delivery is Hybrid: online and in person in Saskatoon

Module One: Friday, November 4 from 7 to 9 p.m. and Saturday, November 5, 2022 from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Module Two: Friday, December 2 from 7 to 9 p.m. and Saturday, December 3, 2022 from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Registration or Questions: Trish McCarthy 306 370 8378 trish.mccarthy@saskatoontheologicalunion.ca Include your full name, diocese, parish, phone number, snail address and email

This course is being offered by the Saskatoon Diocesan School of Discipleship equipping people for lay and ordained ministries.

Archbishop Greg Kerr Wilson Metropolitan Bishop has been coaching people, over many years, to draw others into the Christian faith.

Youths take part in the Diocese of Saskatchewan's Vacation Bible School. Photo by Mary Brown

St. Catherine, Prairiedale celebrates centennial

By Rev. David Nevett

PRAIRIEDALE (Qu’A) —

About 130 people gathered at St. Catherine’s Church on Aug. 7 to celebrate the centennial of its consecration.

Evening Prayer was celebrated on the beautiful summer afternoon in the little white church west of Kerrobert and Kindersley.

The 100 th anniversary celebrations were initiated by two families: Murray and Carol Jeffries and Delmar and Valerie Patton, as well as others in the community.

The service was conducted by Rev. Lauren Miller of Rosetown and Eston Anglican Churches; Father Daniel Yasinski of the Roman Catholic parishes in Kerrobert, Luseland, Dodsland and Major; and Rev. David Nevett of Beechy and Kyle Anglican Churches.

Readers for the worship were Garnet Jeffries, Jaclyn Patton and Blake Jeffries. The photographer was Julie Patton.

Archdeacon Catherine Harper sent greetings on behalf of the diocese as Bishop Helen Kennedy was in England attending the Lambeth Conference.

Following the service a delicious meal was served in the arena on the nearby Patton farm.

St. Catherine’s Church was consecrated on Aug. 13, 1922, by Bishop M.T.M. Harding, and built while Rev. W. Dacre Hasell was priest of a huge parish that extended from western south and central Saskatchewan to a portion of western Alberta.

Hasell served the area from 1917-61. He and his wife briefly retired to the West Coast until 1963, when they returned to the prairies and Hasell became the padre to Canadian Forces Station Alsask, Sask.

He was affectionately known as “Hurricane Hasell” chiefly because of his untiring energy and forthright way of getting things done.

Archdeacon Hasell and his wife, Constance, worked as team and were devoted to their ministry. They are buried at Prairiedale Church.

Funds for the construction of St. Catherine’s Church came from a gift from St. Katherine’s Church, Tottenham, England. This

was no coincidence, since its first priest was Rev. Dacre Hasell.

Hasell’s mother, when the widow of Rev. Francis Hasell, of Dacre, England, devoted her time to travelling England

speaking and raising support for the Church in Western Canada.

The church was originally named St. Katherine’s but through local spelling gradually became St. Catherine’s.

The cemetery at St. Catherine, Prairiedale, contains the graves of Archdeacon Dacre (Hurricane) Hasell and his wife Catherine, who together served the parish for 43 years. The clergy for the centennial service are Rev. David Nevett, Rev. Lauren Miller and Father Daniel Yazinski.

A large crowd attended the centennial celebration of St. Catherine, Prairiedale, on Aug. 7. Photos by Julie Patton

The lectern at St. Catherine, Prairiedale, is a memorial to nine men from the community who died in the First World War.

Rev. David Nevett at the microphone inside St. Catherine’s Church during the centennial celebration of the little prairie church. Rev. Lauren Miller and Father Daniel Yazinski look on in the chancel.

... Celebrating the Queen's

Continued from page 1 Bishop Kennedy, planted the third tree. Eddie Farrer, born in the third decade, was assisted by Blake Rintoul, treasurer of the South Saskatchewan Branch of the Monarchist League.

The fifth tree was planted by James Achtemichuk, born in the fourth decade, and Mustafa Issa, a recent Syrian refugee who represented Pir and Edi Pirmohammadi, Afghani refugees sponsored by St. Thomas Church.

Brad Lerminiaux planted the sixth tree. Mackenzie Farrer, born in Her Majesty’s sixth decade was assisted by George Peslari, reeve of the R.M. of South Qu’Appelle.

Two-year-old John Achtemichuk joined the Honourable Don McMorris, M.L.A. for Indian Head Milestone as they planted the eighth tree.

Because the Queen’s favourite sport is horse racing, two sessions of horse racing were held, albeit using eight hobby horses, each named after one of the Queen’s favourite horses.

The winning jockey of the first heat was Jason Antonio, riding Burmese, winning by a nose over Estimate, ridden by Leif Farrer.

Fariya Jahan, a university student from Bangladesh riding Columbus, won the second heat.

She galloped past contenders such as His Honour, Russ Mirasty, on Betsy; an experienced, 90-year-old jockey on Aureole; and the youngest jockey, age nine, riding Doublet.

Queen Elizabeth’s favourite Christmastime game is playing charades, so that was the next activity.

No phrase seemed to be too challenging for those guessing. Phrases including words such as Jubilee, Canada, Platinum, and Coronation were no challenge.

Even the phrase “Andrew please try to behave” was quickly guessed.

The afternoon activities concluded with a game of croquet, won by Mercedes Will of Regina, with Eileen Herman of Qu’Appelle a close second.

Lieutenant Governor Russ Mirasty, Her Honour Donna Mirasty, and wardens Allison Fizzard and Bruce Farrer pose in front of St. Thomas Church, when the church celebrated Queen Elizabeth’s Platinum Jubilee with a church service, a meal, commemorative tree plantings, hobby horse races, and games. Photo contributed

The lunch featured foods that were common for First Nations, Metis and early homesteaders. Photo contributed

Queen Elizabeth never looked so good — or tasted so good either! Queen-shaped cookies were served during the lunch.

Photo by Jason Antonio

Queen's 70 years on the throne

A brass band welcomed everyone to the celebration of the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee at St. Thomas, Vernon. Photo contributed

Bruce Farrer acts out a phrase during a game of charades.

Photo by Jason Antonio One of eight trees was planted by Kifa Issa, Mustafa Issa and James Achtemichuk.

Photo by Jason Antonio

Five of the eight hobby horses — named after the Queen’s favourites — that ran on Aug. 21 at St. Thomas, Vernon. Burmese came in first and Aureole came in second during the first heat. Photo by Jason Antonio

Camp Harding has busy summer, including fun medieval week

By Anne Hill CYPRESS HILLS PROVINCIAL PARK

(Qu’A) — Camp Harding has had a busy summer.

A huge thank you to Linda Kapasky for coordinating the renovation efforts at the camp. The kitchen has been redone with new flooring, stoves, and paint job.

The cabins were treated to new windows and paint. A process of rejuvenating the interiors has begun with the removal of some old bunks, the start of dry-walling, and the ordering of new bunks and mattresses.

The camp programming reached young and old alike, including a well-attended adult lay retreat, the first edition of a medieval camp, and a family long weekend.

The Camp Harding Board extends their gratitude to all who volunteered, attended, spread the word, and otherwise supported Camp Harding this season.

Supplying what a Church in the world needs

By the Rev. Dr. Iain Luke Principal, College of Emmanuel and St. Chad

Early in the summer, diocesan editor Peter Coolen and I sat down to think about the direction of this column.

In its current form, it’s been running for six years, so I’ve rather exhausted my initial plan to shed some light on what actually goes on inside a theological college, and why it might matter to the church.

Peter made the excellent suggestion to shift the focus, and to write instead about how a college like Emmanuel & St. Chad can support the mission of the church.

What can we offer the readers of this paper, individuals and congregations who are trying to live Christian lives in Saskatchewan in 2022?

That question is very much in line with the Saskatoon Theological Union’s current project of rewriting our master of divinity curriculum. In the past, we might have

started from inside the academic disciplines of theology, like the study of the Bible, doctrine, history, ethics and pastoral ministry.

Today, though, it seems obvious that we have to begin with the Church in the world, what it is experiencing, and what resources it needs.

The first step in that process is to identify what is going on around us, and by “us” I mean all of us who identify with the Christian faith, the Anglican church, and/or a specific parish.

It is certainly not the same world that the church knew more than 50 years ago, when many now-active Anglicans came to faith and when our parish structures were shaped.

This is the roadblock many of us encounter

when we try to re-think how our church works.

We have centuries of experience, but so little of it seems to apply in a world where the existence of God is no longer a default assumption, where the ties that bind communities together have mostly dissolved, and where a good life is defined more by financial success than by commitment and responsibility.

At the same time, there is a real passion in the Church to connect with the world we live in now. I see this in my home parish and wherever I visit other communities.

A cynic might call it the impulse towards selfpreservation, since many churches understand their institutional survival is threatened, if they do not find a way to appeal to new generations.

What I hear from actual church members, though, is different. It is not about maintaining the church’s influence, power, or numbers.

Instead, my neighbours in the pew express gratitude for what the Church and its faith have meant in their lives, and they want to make sure those gifts are offered and made available to everyone around them.

That spirit of grateful sharing does not solve all the questions of how to adapt the church to 21st century society, but it does give us a motivation to find the solutions.

It also helps us focus on the reality that the “good news” isn’t a recipe for organizing society in a particular way, but is rather a new way to live within any kind of society in any century.

As a simple example, consider the change in how people relate to organized associations, like service clubs, sports leagues, civic groups, and so on.

A couple of generations ago, these were central aspects of community life, and churches echoed that pattern with well defined membership in congregations, and in specific groups for women, men, youth, and children.

With a change in lifestyle, though, none of these groups have the effect they once did, so it would be a mistake for the Church to keep pushing ways of connecting that no longer fit.

We are still able to mobilize communities, but the focus is now on common interests and passions, such as the creative arts, environmental protection, reconciliation work, and many other facets of God’s mission in the world.

This example serves as a model for all the adaptive challenges the church is facing. It highlights how much energy can be lost if we spend our

"Pillagers and Villagers" at the medieval Canterbury Fails camp held in August pose among the pines at Camp Harding. Photo by Christine Burton

Church donates backpacks and school supplies

Immanuel Anglican Church, Regina, bought 30 backpacks and filled them to help less fortunate kids be ready for school. The backpacks were donated to Argyle Elementary School and Kitchener Community School. Also, each backpack held a hand-written

... Meeting the Church's needs

Continued from page 10 time lamenting “the way things used to be,” but it also shows a way forward that is not merely about doing what everyone else is doing.

We are still called to be yeast, a transforming agent, taking the world as we find it, but not leaving it that way.People who study social change can offer some of the insights we need for this work of transformation.

But the core motivation is still the commitment to your neighbours, the desire to love and serve them, the hope that they will be able to find the renewal of their lives that God has in store for them.

As I shared with a congregational leader recently, the key question churches can be asking themselves right now is, “Who are we here for?”

The answer is not just the people who still come week by week, but rather the whole range of people with whom we share our daily life.

Getting to know what life looks like for those neighbours is the first step in renewing the church.

note of encouragement for the student who received it. From left, Bette-Lou Paragg, Gwen Rupchan and Margi Hollingshead write notes before filling the backpacks. The backpacks, plus packs parish children brought to church, were blessed Aug. 28.

Photos by Joanne Shurvin-Martin

Kathy Hawkins attended the Lambeth Conference in England this summer with husband, Bishop Michael Hawkins. Mrs. Hawkins became an ambassador for the Days for Girls organization and the global movement to end Period Poverty. In the left picture she is at far right, while in the right picture she is at left. Photos courtesy Kathy Hawkins

Bishop's wife joins movement to end 'Period Poverty'

By Kathy Hawkins

PRINCE ALBERT — I was privileged to attend the Lambeth Conference from July 25 to Aug. 8, and to be a part of the spouses’ programme.

The opportunity to worship and fellowship with Anglicans from all over the world was tremendously uplifting and challenging, but more than anything else, I was excited by one of the special seminars that was attended by people from five different continents and languages.

We were welcomed by the Bishop of Kajo Keji (South Sudan) who introduced the Days for

Girls organization and the global movement to end Period Poverty.

Days for Girls was founded 10 years ago to provide solutions for women and especially school-age girls in developing countries, where the lack of feminine hygiene products limits their ability to participate in school and work many days each month.

Days for Girls provide reusable hygiene products that can be washed and used for years, giving girls independence and confidence.

I have become a Days for Girls Distribution –Ambassador of Women’s Health, certifying

me to teach and train volunteers and supporters of DfG on the Distribution Curriculum and Kit Care.

I am to promote menstrual hygiene management awareness and education and distribute Kits and discuss their value in communities around the world.

Days for Girls volunteers create sanitary kits that meet DfG’s gold standard of quality and provide access to menstrual care products and education, by delivering innovative products and solutions that shatter stigma and limitations for women and girls.

My vision is to partner with the women of the diocese to spread awareness, raise funds, sew hygiene kits, and encourage local initiatives.

These dignity hygiene kits will be distributed to the girls of Bishop McAllister College in Kyogyera, Uganda, which is led by Canon Paul Jeffries.

The school has 210 girls enrolled.

DfG provides girls and women with reusable menstrual hygiene kits and vital information on physical and sexual health.

Girls gain confidence as they learn how to maximize the use of their

Menstrual Hygiene Kit and how to ensure that their DfG Kit stays healthy and safe. Your donation will ensure we reach girls with the resources they need to manage their periods for improved health, education, and livelihood.

To help donate your time, sewing and knitting talents and scrap fabric, please contact Kathy Hawkins at k.hawkins@ sasktel.net. Financial contributions can be made to the Diocese of Saskatchewan (Days for Girls) and charitable tax receipts will be provided.

For more organizational information visit www. daysforgirls.org.

Closed church offers beautiful outdoor sign to other parishes

By Valerie Middleton

UNITY (S’toon) — St. John’s, Unity has been closed and deconsecrated, so its former parishioners are offering an outdoor sign to other churches with the same name.

A local Second World War veteran created the sign, which was recently sanded and reshellacked. Meanwhile, the community museum is caring for two churches, so it’s unlikely the museum wants the sign.

Any parish named St. John that wants the sign should call Valerie Middleton at 306-228-4536.

St.

Photo by Valerie Middleton

As the waters cover the sea: Thoughts following the Lambeth Conference

By Bishop Helen Kennedy

As many will have been aware, the Lambeth Conference was held this year in Canterbury England.

This conference is a gathering of all the Anglican Provinces from around the world to meet and discuss matters close to our hearts, as well as to enjoy each other’s company as we learn from the many and varied cultures and international contexts from which we are gathered.

Because of the enormous scale of the event — there were over 1,400 bishops and spouses to house, feed and move about — it traditionally only happens every 10 years. It is also a personal invitation from the Archbishop of Canterbury himself — the first among equals in the Anglican Communion.

As each country lives out the Gospel in its particular global contexts, as they live and grow together, followers of Christ find their own revelation of God’s story and bring its relevance into their individual cultures.

Our expressions of faith reflect the societal norms and the values of the country in which it is lived out.

When we come together our diversity becomes apparent, some values and societal norms are congruent with our own, while others challenge our thinking and stretch our imagination.

Yet, within those differences, God is praised, worshipped, and glorified.

Uniformity has never been part of God’s plan in any of creation, while He is always present in the midst of all we do, and all that is to be done.

During the conference, and even before the conference began, there was much speculation around the “Calls.”

These were designed to be topics upon which to hear from each other on how faith is lived out in the life of the communion.

We heard about

was far from the truth. There were of course differences of opinion, different interpretations of Scripture, different contexts and lives from which we came, and in the core of that, God was present, and God’s purposes were hindered by this.

Our Scriptures tell us that in the beginning there was complete chaos and darkness, in that chaos God hovered over the face of the waters and brought order. God was at work!

The media attention created a chaos that was not there, all it did was get in the way of God’s purposes being worked out.

There is an old hymn that was written in 1894; it still has much to teach us about getting out of the way and letting God’s purposes be done. Verses 1 and 3 are here.

God is working this purpose out, as year succeeds to year; God is working this purpose out, and the time is drawing near; nearer and nearer draws the time, the time that shall surely be: when the earth shall be filled with the glory of God as the waters cover the sea.

Let us go forth in the strength of God, with the banner of Christ unfurled, that the light of the glorious gospel of truth may shine throughout the world.

Mission and Evangelism, Anglican Identity, Christian Unity, Inter Faith matters, Discipleship, Safe Church, Reconciliation, Human Dignity, The Environment and Sustainable Development.

There were eye-opening and heartwrenching moments as we heard how faith and God’s mission changed the lives of people in countries with far fewer resources than we enjoy.

A disappointment

for me was the “Call" that had most attention was the call on Human Dignity that raised the issue of same-sex marriage and blessings of same-sex unions.

A media frenzy made

all kinds of comments and suppositions about how the Communion was in turmoil and chaos over this one issue.

This was exacerbated by comments about the dubious safety of LGBTQ people at the conference, which were posted across Facebook and were not helpful — or true.

The Church was portrayed to be out of control, out of touch and out of relationship with each other.

In my experience this

Let us all fight with sorrow and sin to set the captives free, that the earth may be filled with the glory of God as the waters cover the sea.

You might notice that we, as Christians, as followers of Christ, are called, “to fight with sorrow and sin to set captives free,” not to fight each other about how we live out our faith.

Fortunately, and by the grace of God, our Anglican Communion is intact! It certainly is not in tatters that some would have you believe it is in.

God’s grace and purposes prevailed. For that I am grateful. I do look forward in anticipation to how and what our communion can be.

It’s a good place to be; God is here.

Bishop Chris Harper, Bishop Michael Hawkins, Bishop Helen Kennedy and Bishop Adam Halkett pose in front of Canterbury Cathedral in England during the Lambeth Conference this summer. Photo courtesy Bishop Michael Hawkins

Our expressions of faith reflect the societal norms and the values of the country in which it is lived out.

When we come together our diversity becomes apparent, some values and societal norms are congruent with our own, while others challenge our thinking and stretch our imagination.

Four churches hold food-focused VBS

By Jenny Williams

REGINA — The noise level at Immanuel Church on Massey Road in Regina multiplied exponentially as 41 children, 14 teens/ tweens as helpers, and group of volunteers made the church their home for the rest of the week.

It was Vacation Bible School! If the noise level was an indicator of success, this was very successful.

The theme was Food Truck Party, which focused on “Give us this day our daily bread,” with stories of how God provided for His people.

Children went to four different stations each day – story time, crafts, games and cooking.

There were amazing crafts including making a tie-dyed apron with a cross, and a placemat.

It was a hot week, so many of the games involved water, which the kids loved.

Cooking included making snacks for the group as well as cookies to share with the congregation, and assembling 200 sandwiches to give out at the downtown lunch program.

Each day started with

opening assembly that featured a puppet show including DJ Cupcake and the kids all loved him.

Music time was right after lunch and everyone participated in the catchy tunes that all had actions.

Some parents asked where they could find the YouTube version of the songs because their children wanted to sing them at home.

On the final day of the camp an actual food truck arrived to serve lunch to the children, volunteers and parishioners who were interested.

This was a great hit with everyone.

Planning for the week began shortly after Christmas.

The core group of leaders at Immanuel (Jenny Williams, Meagan Plumb, Jessica Walker, and Anita Laryea) knew that they couldn’t pull off a full day camp with up to 50 children by themselves, so they teamed up with Our Saviour’s Lutheran, Eastside United, and St. Paul’s Cathedral bring their vision to life.

They purchased The Food Truck Party curriculum created by Cokesbury, and this included music DVDs, videos for each day’s story,

and a trivia question and answer for each day’s wrap up.

Along the way it was learned that another Lutheran church in Regina was running the same program on a different week in the summer, so the two teams collaborated, shared decorations and craft ideas, and learned from each other.

The core team from the four churches involved are already planning to do it again next year, and also collaborate with the other Lutheran church.

The camp ran from Aug. 22 to 26.

Campers enjoy Stanley Mission and province's largest waterfall

By Rev. Brody Albers

CAMP OKEMA (Skwn) — This July six campers and five leaders embarked on Camp Okema’s first-ever canoe camp.

Rev. Rick Reed was the chaplain, which was led by Rev. Brody Albers and Sarah Groat on the Churchill River.

The camp began at Camp Okema, where the campers learned basic and intermediate canoeing skills before heading up north to Stanley Mission.

Campers visited Stanley Mission and took part in a service in the historic Holy Trinity Church and enjoyed moose meat.

On the way to the

largest waterfall in the province, Nistowiak Falls, campers also had the chance to see Indigenous rock paintings, run some rapids, and camp on their own private island!

Meanwhile, Rick spoke about how the God who made the heavens, the earth, and even Nistowiak Falls humbled Himself and died to save us.

For several of the campers, enjoying the world-class fishing on the Churchill River was a huge highlight of the trip. Sarah and Brody plan to run canoe camp again next year. Stay tuned to Camp Okema’s Facebook page and website (campokema. com) for details.

Campers who attended Camp Okema this summer pose near Nistowiak Falls, the province's largest waterfall. Photo by Brody Albers

Toby Walker holds DJ Cupcake, a puppet featured in a puppet show each day of VBS.

Holly Hirschfield (r) from Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church teaches a Bible verse in sign language, during the four-church VBS in Regina. Photos by Nigel Salway

Retreat discusses the Holy Spirit and the Christian life

By Joanne Shurvin-Martin

CYPRESS HILLS PROVINCIAL PARK

— Thought-provoking instructive sessions, a variety of worship services, inductive Bible study, great meals, and a beautiful setting among the lodgepole pines at Camp Harding in the Cypress Hills were key components of the retreat held Aug. 25 to 28.

Rev. Nancy Yee presented five sessions on the theme, The Holy Spirit and the Christian Life, based mostly on the book The Spiritual Man, by Watchman Nee.

Watchman Nee was a prolific writer and publisher, and an influential Chinese Christian. He was born in 1903, and became a Christian at age 17.

He established many churches in China, and spoke frequently at conferences to train Christian students and church workers. When the Communist Party came to power, Chinese Christians were persecuted, and Nee was imprisoned for the last 20 years of his life.

He died in prison May 30, 1972.

Nee believed in a tripartite human, with spirit, soul and body. Some Christians understand the spirit and soul to be one, but Thessalonians and other Scripture says the human spirit and soul are two components. The soul is the link between the human spirit and the body.

The functions of the human spirit are fellowship, conscience, intuition of the Holy Spirit, and fellowship. The functions of the soul are will, emotion, and mind, with the free will given by God.

Nee stated that God works from the inside out, with the gift of the in-dwelling Holy Spirit communing with the human spirit to know God and do His will.

But the devil works from the outside in, causing people to commit sins of the flesh and suppressing the inner work of the Holy Spirit. Sin is always in the flesh, said Nee, but people can choose not to sin.

“We choose, but the Holy Spirit reveals what we should choose,” explained Yee.

Much of the first session introduced the idea of spiritual battles, which are constantly being waged by Satan against God and His people. Merely accepting Christ is not enough; the Christian must constantly be in communication with God to be able to resist Satan, said Nee.

Christians must be careful not to allow Satan to trick them, when he plants ideas in their minds.

If an idea that goes

against Scripture and against Church teaching comes into a person’s mind, that idea is from Satan, not from God. These ideas were expanded in following sessions.

Nee said that Christians must use their minds to assist the in-dwelling Holy Spirit’s revelations to believers in order to walk with God. It is not a matter of blind obedience, rather, Christians must always use conscious choices to obey God.

On Saturday morning, Yee introduced Inductive Bible Study to the 10 retreatants. Small groups studied three different Scripture selections, following the Inductive Bible Study method.

Participants were surprised at the depth of meaning they were found in the Scripture, and many said they would like to use the method in the future.

The retreat concluded with the Eucharist on Sunday morning, when

carloads of parishioners from Maple Creek and Swift Current came to share the service and the meal which followed.

The original plan was to worship in “St. Mary in the Pines” (the outdoor chapel), but much-needed rain fell that morning so the service was held in the large hall.

Archdeacon Catherine Harper, chaplain for the retreat, conducted the service, and Rev. Yee preached.

Jeremy Morris and Coralie Wiebe took the roles of two fallen angels in a skit from the garage scene in the movie “Dogma.” The skit portrayed the themes of free will and God’s grace towards humanity explored during the retreat. Photo by Tim Yee

Parishioners from St. Mary, Maple Creek, and St. Stephen, Swift Current, joined retreatants for the closing Eucharist on Sunday morning, and stayed for a huge lunch in Jackson Hall at Camp Harding. Photo by Tim Yee

Rev. Nancy Yee gave retreatants much to discuss and mentally digest at the retreat for lay people. Photo by Joanne Shurvin-Marin

Equipping the saints for the work of ministry

Ministry courses are now offered collaboratively through The Western Educational Collabora tive Anglican Network, also known as W.E.C.A.N.

By Rev. Dr. Trish McCarthy

treats: these dates will be set at beginning of term. Delivery: Hybrid us ing an STU tech classroom Register: Rev. Dr. Trish McCarthy.

Dear

friends, as you plan your Fall 2022 and Spring 2023, consider taking a course of interest designed to equip you for any number of lay and ordained ministries. We are in this together and now we can learn together!

Local ministry schools in several western and northern Canadian dio ceses are working to give you valuable in-person and online study opportunities.

Emmanuel and St. Chad College oversees and grants the Licentiate in Theology to students reg istered through their local Diocese. To register for a specific course, contact the ministry school coordina tor listed for that course.

FALL 2022

Course: Introduction to Pastoral Theology and Pastoral Care (ESC - PE 133) School: Sas katoon School of Disciple ship (SOD), Core Subject

Instructor: Rev. Dr. Trish McCarthy

Time Frame: Thurs day, Sept. 15 for 13 weeks (except Oct. 13 and Nov. 10) 5:30 to 8:30 p.m.

Delivery: Hybrid us ing Saskatoon Theological Union tech classroom

Register: Rev. Dr. Trish McCarthy at trish. mccarthy@saskatoontheo logicalunion.ca or (306) 370 - 8378.

Course: Interpreting Scripture School: Calgary School of Discipleship

Instructor: Rev. Oz Lo rentzen

Time Frames: Tuesdays Sept. 6 to Nov. 8 2022 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. Time Zone: MST; Platform: On Zoom Register: Barbara Labrecque: blabreque@ calgary.anglican.ca

Course: Hebrew Scrip tures Cont’d School: Qu’Appelle School for Mission and Ministry (QSMM) Instructor: Rev. Dell Bornowsky

Time Frames: Tues. Sept. 6, 2022, The Minor Prophets: Hosea, Amos,

Obadiah, Johan, Micah, Nahum, Habbakuk, Zecha riah, Haggai, Zephaniah, Malachi Time Zone: CST Delivery: Hybrid – In person and online Register: Archdeacon Catherine Harper: arch deacon.catherine@sasktel. net or (306) 522 – 3103

Course: Evangelism I CONFERENCE School: Saskatoon School of Discipleship, Core Subject Instructor: Most Rev. Gregory Kerr-Wilson

Time Frames: Friday, Nov. 4, 2022 from 7 to 9 p.m. & Saturday, Novem ber 5, 2022 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Time Zone: CST Platform: Hybrid - On Zoom and at a Saskatoon Location TBA Register: Rev. Dr. Trish McCarthy.

Course: Evangelism II CONFERENCE

School: Saskatoon School of Discipleship, Core Subject Instructors: Rev. Amy Bunce and Rev. Dr. Trish McCarthy

Time Frames: Friday, Dec. 2 from 7 to 9 p.m. and Saturday, Dec. 3 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Time Zone: CST Platform: Hybrid - On Zoom and Physical Saska toon; Location TBA Register: Rev. Dr. Trish McCarthy

Course: Preaching Course

S.O.D.: Core Subject School: QSMM Instructor(s): Rev. Dr. Iain Luke

Time Frames: Friday Evenings: Nov. 4 and 10, Dec. 2 and 9, 2022, and Jan. 6 and 13, Feb. 3, 2023 Time Zone: CST Delivery: Hybrid Contact: Archdeacon Catherine Harper. The first session each month will be focused on theory, the second on prac tice. Details TBA Prerequisites: None

Course: New Testa ment Series School: QSMM Instructor: Rev. Dr. Dean Pinter Time Frames: Wednes day Evening, Oct. 5 — The Writings of John; Wednes day Evening, Nov. 9 — Pauline Writings; Wednes day Evening, Dec. 7 — The Gospels and Acts of the Apostles Time Zone: CST Delivery: Hybrid – In person and online Register: Archdeacon Catherine Harper

Course: Foundations in Theology I and II School: SOD, Core Sub ject Instructor: Rev. Dr. Trish McCarthy Time Frames: Friday, Oct. 28 at 7 to 9 p.m. & Sat urday, Oct. 29 at 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, Nov. 25, at 7 to

9 p.m. & Saturday, Nov. 26, at 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Time Zone: CST Delivery: Hybrid – In person and online using Zoom; Location: TBA

Register: Rev. Dr. Trish McCarthy

SPRING 2023

Course: Anglican Diocese of Saskatoon: Diocesan Discernment Process School: S.O.D., Core Requirement

Facilitator: Rev. Dr. Trish McCarthy with 8 - 9 people with selected expe rience base and insight

Time Frames: Wednes day, January 11, 2023 from 7 to 9 p.m. ONLINE WITH ZOOM; Saturday, January 14, 2023 from 9:30 to 4:30 p.m. IN PERSON ONLY Time Zone: CST Added Info: All those discerning a call, regard less of SOD years of study

Delivery: As cited above; Register: Rev. Dr. Trish McCarthy saska toonschoolofdisciple

Course: I ntroduction to Spiritual Formation (ESC - PE 136)

School: S.O.D.: Core Subject

Instructor: Rev. Dr. Trish McCarthy Time Frame: Thursday, Jan. 19, 2023 for 12 weeks (excl. Mar. 9) from 5:30 to 8:30; Time Zone: CST Added Info: Includes two full-day hybrid re

Course: Introduction to the Hebrew Scrip tures I and II (ESC) School: S.O.D., Core Subject

Instructor: Dr. Adam Wright

Time Frame: Friday Jan. 27 from 7 to 9 p.m. and Sat. Jan. 28, 2023 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Fri. Feb. 10 from 7 to 9 p.m. and Sat. Feb. 11, 2023 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Time Zone: CST

Delivery: Hybrid us ing an STU smart class room

Register: Rev. Dr. Trish McCarthy.

Course: I ntroduction to the New Testament I and II

School: SOD, Core Sub ject

Instructor: Dr. Adam Wright

Time Frame: Friday, March 3, 7 to 9 p.m. and Saturday, March 4, 2023 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Friday, March 17 from 7 to 9 p.m. and Saturday, March 18, 2023 9a.m. to 4 p.m.

Time Zone: CST Delivery: Hybrid using an STU tech classroom and Zoom

Register: Rev. Dr. Trish McCarthy.

Course: The Ministry of Supervision I and II (ESC – PE 351)

School: SOD

Co-ordinator: Rev. Dr. Trish McCarthy

Instructors: Dr. Adam Wright, Dr. Brian Chart ier, Bishop David Green wood, Rev. Dr. Iain Luke, Dr. Becca Whitla, Rev. Dr. Kayko Driedger-Hesslein, Archdeacon Catherine Harper and Rev. Dr. Trish McCarthy

Time Frames: Tentative Dates, Module One ,Mon day, May 15 to Thursday, May 18, 2023 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Module Two Monday, June 5 to Thursday, June 8, 2023 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Time Zone: CST

Delivery: Hybrid us ing an STU tech classroom

Contact: Lisa McIn nis esc.registrar@saska toontheologicalunion.ca

Prerequisite: This course is for clergy who have been ordained for over five years.

Emmanuel and St. Chad is overseeing the licentiate in theology program, with classes taking place this fall and next winter. Photo courtesy Freeimages.com