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Allan Kirk, former Dean of Saskatoon, dies Submitted KIRK, the Rev. J. Allan; Mus. Bac., M. Div., A.R.C.T., L.R.S.M

Three denominations experience a Messy Church

The Living Spirit Centre held its first Messy Church on the first Sunday of Advent. Around 30 people participated in crafts, worship and a meal. The event was organized by Bread of Life Lutheran, Eastside United and St. Philip Anglican; these three congregations not only share a building, they also look for opportunities to worship and build community together. The next Messy Church will be Lenten-themed and is planned for March 9. Above, a young participant colours a picture with a Christmas theme.

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A welcome cake for the new bishop New Bishop of Saskatoon, the Right Rev. Christopher Harper, celebrated his first Sunday morning Eucharist service in the Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist on Nov. 18, which was followed by the congregation welcoming him and his wife, Tracey, to the cathedral family, by presenting a special cake in the hall. Here Bishop Chris and his wife, Tracey, cut their cake.

Photo courtesy St. John's Cathedral

SASKATOON — It is with profound sadness that the Kirk family announces the peaceful death of Allan, beloved Anglican priest, husband, father and grandfather on Dec. 14, 2018, after a valiant fight with Lewy Body Dementia.

Left to mourn him are his loving wife Janet, his daughters Amy (Steve), Jennifer (Blake), and son Dr. Gregory Kirk (Anna), grandchildren, Max, Alexandra, Jordan, Timothy, Aidan, Travis, Alice and Margaret.

Allan was a graduate of the University of Toronto, in music, and studied at the Royal College of Music and the Royal School of Church Music in England. He taught at the Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto.

Called to ordained ministry, Allan graduated with a master of divinity, from Trinity College, University of Toronto.

Allan served as a well loved and respected Anglican priest for more than 35 years.

In the Diocese of Toronto, Allan served in the parishes as a curate at St. Paul’s Church, Lindsay; Continued on page 7

Rev. J. Allan Kirk

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College professor appreciates northern culture

By Mary Brown PRINCE ALBERT — This past year there were two sessions of the James Settee College, both taught by Professor Gary Graber and the Rev. Samuel Halkett.

Gary Graber lives in Ottawa and has been coming to the Diocese of Saskatchewan since 1998.

At first, he travelled to the different communities to do weekend classes.

He remembered some of his first students, one of them being the now new bishop of Saskatoon, Chris Harper, and others who have died: Rev. Ivan Stonestand, Archdeacon Percy Ross, Rev. Gary Smalldon and others.

Graber went all over the diocese from Pelican Narrows, Cumberland House, Deschambault Lake, Onion Lake, James Smith Reserve, Stanley Mission, Hall Lake, Sandy Lake, Shoal Lake, Montreal Lake and Holy Trinity in Prince Albert. The turnout for these weekend sessions had as many as 20 people attending.

Rather than having the instructors travel from community to community the students now come to Prince Albert or Camp Okema for their courses.

It is a grueling week for everyone and they are

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Prof. Gary Graber (back row, fourth from left) gathers with a group of students taking classes through the James Settee College.

Photo by Mary Brown relieved to finish their lessons and write their exams at the end of the week.

A few years ago it was decided to offer correspondence courses as well.

Students mail their completed lessons to Graber for marking and he is always available for discussion at his home in Ottawa. He is a professor at Ryle Seminary in Ottawa and teaches church history. He is married to Lynne One special memory for Graber is the month-long

classes held at Wycliffe College in Toronto about 10 years ago. Four couples went there for a month.

They stayed with billets around the city and attended classes at the college. Imagine the cultural shock of coming from Pelican Narrows to downtown Toronto. They learned how to get around by subway and streetcar.

I expect they were pretty homesick by the end of their courses, but I know they really enjoyed their time there. They went to

classes every day and were guest speakers at other classes. Graber said they were stars of the school.

Some highlights of their trips to Toronto over the years have been going to the CN Tower, hockey games and Niagara Falls.

Students now go to Wycliffe once a year for a week to study with other Indigenous students from across Canada. The college has produced many well respected clergy who work in the Diocese of Saskatchewan.

My first Cursillo experience

By Marilyn Pachal YORKTON (Qu’A) — I’ve been invited to describe my first experience with Cursillo and how it has affected my relationship with Jesus Christ.

I attended a three-day weekend at Dallas Valley Ranch in November seven years ago. It was a women’s weekend and I went with Sandra Fisher, a close friend from Melville.

Our then-priest, Rev. Susan Salo, suggested I attend. I did not have a very clear picture of what it was all about, but it seemed to be something I was meant to do.

I had a room to myself, but found the ranch layout very confusing, with all its stairs, different levels, and various activities held throughout.

Having no sense of direction, I was always getting lost and sometimes

late for various events as I tried to find my way.

But from the beginning, I felt a sense of anticipation that there would be an opportunity to share with others, for the first time ever in my life as a Christian, topics such as faith, ideals, piety, grace, action and many others.

Each day there would be two rollos (talks) given by Cursillistas, mostly laity, with discussion to follow.

Even though most of us were strangers to one another, we soon became friends following these heartfelt discussions.

There was plenty of music, while I hear new hymns and songs.

The worship services were meaningful, in a more intimate way

than most anything I have felt in a church setting.

I felt a sense of joy around me as the weekend progressed, during all the activities that were organized.

There were opportunities for recreation, walks in the beautiful setting, mealtime provided a chance to meet others, and the food was good!

I found myself in tears sometimes with emotions bubbling to the top, as we enthusiastically joined together in song.

Toward the end of the weekend, there was talk about “the Fourth Day,” ways in which we could become active Christian witnesses in the world.

There were also gifts, palanca, distributed at the

end of each day, representing the theme of the day: faith, love and hope.

So seven years have passed since that memorable weekend. I have been asked several times to give rollos at ongoing annual three-day weekends. Each time I felt the presence and the joy I experienced at the first weekend.

Over those years, I have been a part of many small group gatherings, and during each one my faith has been strengthened and renewed.

These gatherings have reminded me of the importance — the most important part of our Christian life — to have a close and strong relationship with Christ.

From my personal experience, I would encourage any Christian to take part in the Cursillo movement.

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Our ACTS shape our ministry By the Right Rev. Christopher Harper

even to its end. As clergy, we should give our praise to God for that to which we have been called to and serve, even through the trials and especially for the blessings.

Position and title afford us no freedom from this first calling.

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s the newly ordained and inducted 13th Bishop of Saskatoon, a newly consecrated “baby bishop,” I will admit I still marvel at what God has called me to, and to be.

This is also a reality that all Christians need to do with every thought, word and deed in their personal call to ministry.

Whether you serve in robes or serve in a ministry of presence, God has called you into something much more than you could have ever thought or imagined.

Often we in our ministry walk have been led by a great host of faithful and not so faithful. Thus, I acknowledge with a prayer of gratefulness, the service and ministry of others, and especially our clergy and laity, who serve in often difficult circumstances and with a challenge at every turn, but do so with a servant’s heart and the love of Christ before them.

On Jan. 6 we began the church season of Epiphany, and coming on March 6, we enter into Lent, so February is the mid-season of seeking God in Christ in and amongst us.

To all called to serve as Christians, it is important that we forever seek the face of Christ in all that we do, in 2019 and beyond the seasons of life and church.

Going beyond is terrifying to many, while the church has always been challenged by change. But change is good when seen through

2. We should always be ready to confess our rebellion and sins before God, privately and in the sacrament of the church. Our society today may lead us to think otherwise, that it is someone else’s fault.

But through our choices we diminish others in the family of God, while we also hinder our own ministry; this we need to confess before God and the ministry of our church. the lens of faith, correction and reconciliation.

To right the wrongs of the past, to reconcile with those that have been separated, by our actions and choices. Ah, but there is the crunch: “our” actions and choices.

How difficult it is to admit that we do wrong and have wronged others. We, in our ministry, might have become a stumbling block to others and we have not loved our neighbour as ourselves.

Our faith ministry grants us guidance in our calling and how to achieve the right while always challenged by the wrong. Prayerfully we use the acronym ACTS: 1. Always give our adoration over to God every day and in all things. Do it prayerfully and faithfully. Begin the day with prayer and stay so throughout the day,

3. Accept our trials and challenges with grace and thanksgiving. Know that God is always with you, and while in His hands, we have nothing to fear.

Hardship walks hand in hand with life, and often nothing goes as we desire or plan. Do we believe God has a plan and are we confident enough to prayerfully let God lead?

4. Prayerfully bring our supplications to know and acknowledge where we ourselves stand before God. Too often we compare our life and faith journey with others; maybe judgment of others is one of our greatest pastimes.

“Whoever serves me must follow me, and where I am, there will my servant be also” (John 12:26). This should be our ministry, to pray always, to hear and obey where God

leads and binds us, and to know that God is always with us.

5. Be the first to laugh at yourself; enough do it already behind our backs. Know that God has a great sense of humour — just look at the Platypus and human beings.

A sense of humour is essential for ministry; laughter and smiles are the first greeting needed by anyone entering the church.

Even more so, how important it is for a smile to be shared and transferred to those leaving after the church service. After all, what we are called to proclaim and lift up is the Good News of Jesus Christ.

Lastly: Walk always in humility. People may offer up their prayers of thanksgiving for you and your ministry — we often hope the people of God do so — but may their thanksgiving for you and your ministry be because you opened the door of faith to them and for them, and that you made God in Christ real to them this day and for the days to come.

In closing, as we as a diocese walk forward together for the glory and praise of God Almighty, in this season of Epiphany, may we lift up the ministry of the church to which we all have been called, may we do it with prayer and peace, may we do it with respect and honour, may we do it with love and forgiveness, including ourselves.

“But those who do what is true come to the light, so that it may be clearly seen that their deeds have been done in God” (John 3:21).

Diocesan newspapers could be gone in three years By the Anglican Journal TORONTO —When it meets next July, General Synod can be expected to vote on a proposed “gradual exit strategy from print” for the Anglican Journal and other church print publications, as well as a revised mandate for the Journal that might not include editorial independence, after a series of votes by Council of General Synod (CoGS) during its recent meeting.

After a decision two years ago by the Diocese of Rupert’s Land to make its newspaper online-only, a working group of the national church was formed to consider a number of questions about the Journal, including whether it should continue to exist

in print and whether its staff should be free to determine the newspaper’s content independently.

The working group presented its report at the COGS meeting, which includes recommendations on these and other issues, as well as five proposed motions to bring to CoGS. CoGS approved all five, after a minor change to one of them.

The first three motions pertain to the future of the Journal and diocesan newspapers as print publications. They call on CoGS to recommend that General Synod: Adopt a paper-to-digital “transition strategy” for the Journal and diocesan papers for 2019 to 2022, as proposed in the report; Adopt the report’s rec-

ommendation to continue to distribute the Anglican Journal in print for the time being; and, Endorse the idea of boosting the online distribution of news at both the national and diocesan levels.

The Anglican Journal is the oldest and largest religious publication in Canada.

One of the concerns the report expresses about printing the newspapers is the cost, including postage.

Postage, the report states, has been rising in recent years, and in 2017 total postage expenses reached $920,000. (When this figure is adjusted for a number of factors, including a contribution of $441,000 from Heritage Canada meant to defray postage costs, plus

another $219,000 from the dioceses, the net cost to the national church for the ten issues mailed in 2017 totalled $174,000.)

The church could save a considerable amount of postage money if it could “tighten up” its subscriber list by verifying that the people it mails the paper to actually want to receive it, said the group’s other co-chair, William Cliff, bishop of the diocese of Brandon. (According to the report, the subscriber list has become outdated.)

The net cost per subscriber of producing ten issues per year of the Anglican Journal was $5.28 in 2017, the report adds.

The fourth motion deals with the Anglican Journal’s mandate and governance. It calls on CoGS to instruct the working

group to complete, before the next meeting of CoGS in March, an editorial mandate and set of journalistic guidelines for the newspaper, taking into account views expressed at the current meeting of CoGS. Citing a survey of readers, the report states that although many within the church “fiercely defend” the editorial independence of the Journal, many others appear unaware of it, and others complain that it has an ideological bias and would like to see a wider diversity of views represented within it.

The report also says it could be argued that “the much-vaunted ‘editorial independence’ of the Journal is more of an inspiring slogan than a living Continued on page 10

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Farewell gathering for archdeacon On Archdeacon Dell Bornowsky’s last official day in the office, several dozen people gathered at St. Cuthbert’s House (Synod Office of the Diocese of Qu’Appelle) to bid him farewell. Above, he talks with Mae Boa of St. Matthew’s, Regina. He was presented with a plaque of the diocesan crest and a gift of money. Bornowsky gave a large map of the world to the office, saying he hoped it would be put in the prayer space to help people connect with places around the world in need of prayer, and to remind them of the prophecy in

Habbakuk, The knowledge of the glory of the Lord will cover the earth as the waters cover the sea. Above, at right, the Pez dispenser is somewhat of a long-running inside joke at St. Cuthbert’s House, but part of the story is it takes super-human strength to do the work. Bornowsky has handed off the gadget to Shelley Baron, who has taken on some of his former duties, in her role as executive administrative assistant and office manager.

Photos by Nigel Salway

DIOCESE OF SASKATOON

Announcements for February 2019 Saskatchewan Anglican online! You can read current and past issues of the Saskatchewan Anglican online at https://issuu.com/ thesaskatchewananglican or on Facebook at www.facebook. com/saskatchewananglican. g New Ministry for Survivors: An ongoing ministry open to anyone who is post-trauma in need of prayerful support began in Saskatoon in September. This ministry includes/may include creative expression through dance and painting for healing of the inner child with Common Praise and Taize Hymns, Psalms, sharing circle, grounding meditation and weekly themes; prayers and anointing are also available to anyone who wishes to receive them.

Place is St. Matthew’s Anglican Church, Saskatoon. Time is every Monday (except statutory holidays) from 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. The facilitator is Karen Walter. Phone 639-480-6274 for more information. g The following late-January to June events are presented in co-operation with the Prairie Centre for Ecumenism as it celebrates its 35th anniversary:

JANUARY: Opening service, Jan. 20, 3 p.m., St. Joseph Roman Catholic Parish, 535 8th St. E. Weekday morning breakfast services, Jan. 21 to Jan. 25, 8 a.m., various locations. Singing Into Unity, Jan. 22, 7:30 p.m., St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church 436 Spadina Cres. E. Luncheon, noon, Jan. 24, Queen’s House, 601 Taylor St. W. and closing service, Jan. 27, 3 p.m., Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral of St. George, 210 Ave M. S. FEBRUARY: Winter Coffee Talk; Daring to Share: multi-denominational congregations in the United States and Canada, Sandra Beardsall Nutana Park Mennonite Church, 1701 Ruth Street East Feb. 28, 7 to 9 p.m.

MARCH: deMargerie Lecture Series (The deMargerie lecture series was founded by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Saskatoon and is an annual event sponsored

by Roman Catholic Diocese of Saskatoon, St. Thomas More College and The Prairie Centre for Ecumenism): Lecturer: Gordon Smith will speak on “Evangelical, Sacramental and Pentecostal: Why The Church Should Be All Three,” March 14, STM Lecture 7:30 p.m.; March 15 workshop, Holy Family

Cathedral 9 a.m.

MAY: Spring Coffee Talk, Japanese Tea Ceremony, Brenda Nightingale, Queen’s House Retreat and Renewal Centre, 601 Taylor Street West, May 25 from 1 to 3 p.m.

JUNE: PCE’s 35th anniversary celebration banquet. For more information visit www.pcecumenism.ca or phone 306-653-1633. g Celtic Evening Service in Saskatoon: The Celtic evening Eucharist service begins its second year at St. George’s Anglican Church, 624 Ave. I South, Saskatoon. Services are held every Tuesday night at 7 p.m.; each mid-month service will begin with a pot luck at 6 p.m. g Native Ministry in Saskatoon: St. George’s Anglican Church (624 Ave. I South) provides a monthly Anglican Native Ministry Service the last Sunday of each month. The service begins with a lunch in the parish hall with soup or stew and bannock, followed by a Eucharist and a smudge and sharing circle in the church led by the Rev. Denise McCafferty and others. g Community Coffee House and Bible Study: The Parish of

St. George’s, Saskatoon holds its weekly coffee house and Bible study every Thursday from 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. The Bible study is held from 10:30 a.m. to about noon.

All events are in the Parish Hall, 624 Ave. I South.

Appointments, Deaths, etc.

Muriel Foster was to be ordained to the diaconate on Jan. 28 at St. John’s Minster, Lloydminster. The service of ordination was at 7 p.m.

The Rev. J. Allan Kirk, Mus. Bac., M. Div., A.R.C.T., L.R.S.M, former dean of the Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist, Saskatoon, died on Dec. 14, 2018. For more information please refer to his obituary in this issue.

Deadline To be included in a timely manner, brief notices should be sent to the Associate Editor by e-mail or “snail mail” by the last week of the month, two months before the month in which insertion is desired (for example, December submissions will be in the February issue).

Detailed and longer texts of upcoming events will not be included here, but should space allow, could be the subject of article and notices elsewhere in the paper.

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DIOCESE OF SASKATCHEWAN

Prayer conference coming soon g The Rev. Wendell Brock has been appointed as regional dean of Turtleford effective Jan. 1.

Bishop Adam Halkett (back left) and Rev. Chris Dow (back right) gather with six young people at St. James, Muskoday, after the youths were confirmed.

Photo by Lexi Thompson

Saying goodbye to Rev. Chris Dow

By Mary Brown PRINCE ALBERT — The Diocese of Saskatchewan and parishioners of the Birch Hills, Kinistino and Muskoday Parish will miss the Rev. Chris Dow. He will be the new priest at St. James Church in Caledon East in the Diocese of Toronto.

He, his wife Amy and their three girls left at the end of December.

They will be closer to family, with Chris’ parents and brother living in Kingston and Amy’s twin brother and parents living in Hamilton.

As is the case in multipoint parishes, each

location had a farewell party.

Before leaving he had one last confirmation to do at St. James, Muskoday, on Dec. 2.

Bishop Adam Halkett confirmed the six candidates, who were Taylor Rae Agnew, Emma Mattice Agnew, Nicholas William Todd Agnew, Nathan Eric Agnew, Richard Stanley and Adrian Ballantyne.

They were well prepared and happy to be confirmed.

Family of the youths provided a cake and lunch following the service.

Dow’s last service at St. James was 11 p.m. on Dec. 24.

On the morning of Dec. 24 at 10 a.m. there was a children’s service at the Hovedbo Farm, complete with a manager with a real baby in it.

There were about 40 people at the event.

It started with a short homily and then all of the kids went on a scavenger hunt in the barn looking for the angel, staff, three gifts from the wise men and other items related to the birth of Jesus.

Then Tiegen took the doll out of the manger and jumped in, one of the kids called Gabriel decided he should be the angel, and they all sang Away in a Manger.

As described by someone who attended the service, “It was lovely, short and sweet and followed by hot chocolate and dainties in the shop.”

g Bishop Michael Hawkins is pleased to announce the appointment of Rev. Christopher Samson as bishop’s curate effective Jan. 15, for a six-month term.

Rev. Samson comes from St. Peter’s, Comox, British Columbia, where he served a curacy with the Rev. Jim Lyster.

He will be staying at St. David’s rectory and will assist with Sundays and pastoral work. g More 50 people from the three city churches and MacDowall and St. Louis attended the city-wide service at St. George’s on Dec. 30. Daniel Dada was introduced along with his wife Sarah and tiny daughter Iramide.

They are from Nigeria and hope to

establish a church in Prince Albert. g On Feb. 3 at 11 a.m. there will be a joint service held at St. George’s Church in Prince Albert to welcome their new incumbent, Rev. Eyad Ajji, who will get to meet members of his congregations from St. Louis, MacDowall, Leask, Shellbrook and Canwood. g On Feb. 10 from 5 to 7 p.m. the third annual Sweetheart Supper and entertainment will be held at St. George’s Church, Prince Albert for $25. g On March 5 from 5 to 7 p.m. a Shrove Tuesday pancake supper will be held at St. David’s Church and hosted

by St. Albans, St. David’s and St. George’s. g From April 5 to 6 a Prayer Conference will be held. More information will follow.

DIOCESE OF QU’APPELLE

Qu'Appelle School for Mission and Ministry Courses for 2019: A year of study and discernment

Rev. Chris Dow (back, centre) leads a children's service on the morning of Dec. 24 at the Hovedbo farm.

Photo by Mary Brown

1. Jan. 18 to 20: Basic Theology 2. March 8 to 10: A Brief Introduction to Christian Doctrine 3. April 12 to 14: Introduction to Worship and Liturgy 4. June 14 to 16: Preaching: Part 1 5. Sept. 7 to 9: Preaching: Part 2 6. Oct. 18 to 20: A Brief Introduction to Church History and Anglicanism 7. Nov. 8 to 10: Preaching: Part 3 8. Dec. 6 to 8: Introduc-

tion to Christian Ethics General interest: The Friday and Saturday sessions are open to all. If the topic interests you, register and join us.

For those preparing for Reader Ministry: This forms the bulk of your preparation.

A December 2018 course is the only other inclusion. Commissioning will take place in March 2020, following the successful completion of a pre-commissioning

interview.

For those discerning a call to ordained ministry in the diocese: The topics stated above form a foundational Year 1 programme of study.

Two other years of study will follow. Time for vocational discernment will be included in each weekend.

For more information, contact Archdeacon Catherine Harper at 306 522 3103 or email archdeacon.catherine@sasktel. net.

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Getting our stories straight

By Rev. Marie-Louise Ternier Editor’s note: Rev. MarieLouise Ternier serves All Saints Anglican Parish and Our Redeemer’s Lutheran Church in Watrous. Since last summer she is also a member of the national Anglican-Roman Catholic Dialogue (ARC Canada).

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n Anglican priest shared the following experi-

“He had not come to this Truth and Reconciliation hearing with anger, and he had not come with blame. But he said that he wanted me, a Catholic priest, to know that he was not afraid anymore, nor ashamed of who he was.

“He was confident and

secure and even proud of his identity as an Indigenous person, and he wanted me, wearing my clerical collar, to sit with him and hear that from him, because he had never been able to say that to any priest before.

“It became clear that

there was a misunderstanding. He had attended a school operated by the Roman Catholic Church in Canada, not the Anglican Church of Canada. I was an Anglican priest.

“So, what were we to do? Should I offer a word of apology anyway?

Or, should we find a Catholic priest and start the process over again?

Before I could decide, the man uttered: ‘Catholic…

Anglican… It’s all the same’.

“It was Christians who ran these schools and who did these things to my people. You are all responsible together. You all need our forgiveness.

Maybe you should get your own stories straight before you talk to us.” * This encounter speaks

clearly about our shared identity as Christians in the present, and about our dividedness in the past.

It speaks clearly about our need for right relationship with Indigenous neighbours, as well as with one another, and about the way one relationship affects another. It points to the work of reconciliation as the way forward for healing.

The Indigenous man in the above account speaks prophetically when he challenges us to “get our own stories straight” as churches. Even back in 1848, our divided heritage discredited us as messengers of the Gospel: “Mr. Rundell (Rundle) [Wesleyan Methodist] told him that what he preached was the only true road to heaven, and Mr. Hunter [Anglican] told him the same thing, and so did Mr. Thebo (Fr. Thibault, Roman Catholic), and as

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they all three said that the other two were wrong, and as he did not know which was right, he thought they ought to call a council among themselves, and then he would go with all three; but that until they agreed he would wait.”

[Great Plains Cree chief, Maskepatoon, in conversation with Paul Kane in 1848; page 98, James G. MacGregor. Father Lacombe. Edmonton: Hurtig Publishers, 1975].

We arrived in Canada as divided churches.

Our separation was transmitted to Indigenous people during the earliest missions in New France and British North America.

It was a stark reality in colonial life, as a Catholic majority came under the rule of an Empire whose established religion was Anglican. It continued to resonate in the ways the Protestant population expressed prejudice towards Catholics — who gladly returned the favour — and in the separateness of our educational, language, and legal identities. * That separateness is a reality that looms large in our present-day experiences as Christians together, and that affects the perceptions our society has of us, the stereotypes we have of one another, and the ministry we can offer.

The work of ARC Canada, the AnglicanRoman Catholic dialogue, and the stories of people and communities encountering one another in new ways, presents a way forward. The path involves facing and reconciling memories and making new history together.

The language of reconciliation and of right relationship is a gift we are learning, ever more deeply, from people like the residential school survivor who challenges us to “get our stories straight.”

The broken relationships that we Christians brought with us continue to affect the way we relate to the land, to its First Peoples, and to one another. Yearning for and coming back into right relationship involves all these aspects. * Ironically, in many other ways the world sees us as one even before we see our own unity. When it comes to negative press about one of our churches, Continued on page 7

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... Allan Kirk Continued from page 1 incumbent in the Parish of Elmvale; at St. Theodore of Canterbury; St. John the Baptist, Norway; and priest-in-charge at St. Cyprian’s.

In Saskatoon, Allan served as Dean and rector of the Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist from 1990 to 2000, when he transferred to serve as chaplain and teacher at Bishop Strachan School.

Since his retirement in 2010, Allan served as pastoral associate priest of St. George on Yonge and St. Patrick, and later as honorary assistant of at St. George on Yonge and St. Theodore of Canterbury.

Allan was also an associate of the Sister’s of St. John the Divine for many years.

Both the visitation and the funeral service were held at St. Theodore of Canterbury Anglican Church, North York, Ont. A private inurnment will take place at the columbarium of the Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist, Saskatoon at a later date.

In lieu of flowers, the family invites you to contribute to St. Theodore of Canterbury Anglican Church, St. George on Yonge, St. Cyprian’s or the Alzheimer’s Society DAY Centre of Thornhill.

The family expresses its thanks for all the love and support given through the years of Allan’s illness.

For further details and condolences please visit www.rskane.ca.

... stories straight Continued from page 6 we are all perceived in the same light. When it comes to martyrdom, we are not asked first whether we are Anglican, Lutheran, Catholic or Orthodox. As Pope Francis stated a few years ago, to those who persecute and kill, we are simply Christians.

Would that the world could see positive signs of our unity! For the sake of right relation and the integrity of Christ’s message of salvation and reconciliation, let’s get our stories straight. *Excerpts from New Stories to Tell, ARC Canada, at www.churchesindialogue.ca.

Bazaar features PWRDF display

Sharon Lowry, the PWRDF parish representative at All Saints, Regina, displays a section of a display she created to share information and raise money for PWRDF during the parish’s Treats and Treasures Bazaar. All during Advent, the parish focused on being generous locally and globally. Lowry says she was gratified by the response and added the money raised was used for PWRDF’s World of Gifts.

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February 2019

Teaching the Anglican way

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

T

his year like every year, January was the month for ecumenism.

The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity drives us beyond the boundaries of our congregations, to seek out other Christians and join them in prayer and action.

Saskatchewan is especially fertile ground for this kind of co-operation, reflected in our shared approach to theological study in the Saskatoon Theological Union.

When I wrote about ecumenism last year, I noted how interaction with other churches makes us more aware of our own heritage. That’s true in our college environment, too.

Each of the partners, United, Lutheran, and Anglican, wants to understand and appreciate

what the others bring to the table. To do that well, we also need to make room for our own tradition and insights to flourish.

At Emmanuel & St. Chad, a required course in Anglican Studies helps to address that need for our students.

It’s important to say that the demand for this course doesn’t come from parishes or bishops saying, “We need our clergy to be good Anglicans!”

Within the church, we

largely assume and expect that clergy are steeped in our tradition and are well equipped to guide its evolution.

But many of the data behind that assumption no longer hold. Most significant is that an increasing percentage of students do not come from an Anglican background.

This just reflects what we see in our congregations.

Particularly in Western Canada, up to half or more of the people in our churches may come from other traditions, or from none at all.

That phenomenon is itself responsible for a rising interest in Anglican studies.

There is, clearly, something about the Anglican way that is attractive to many people.

Those of us who have been Anglican since birth are often surprised by that and may have trouble

spelling out what’s so great about our own church.

People who choose Anglicanism, on the other hand, typically have a clear focus on one or more valuable aspects of Anglican life, but are searching for a bigger picture.

From where did this tradition come? What gives it the qualities newcomers find so attractive?

Where might those qualities be at risk, and how do we work in a healthy way to sustain and strengthen them?

When you start to look at that bigger picture, some other important elements become visible.

A church tradition is not composed solely of its virtues or teachings.

It is made up of a long history, detailing how people have lived out, or failed to live out, those teachings.

It can also include some perennial faults and blind spots, which we need the wisdom of others to correct.

I think of how our

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church has helped, over time, to sanctify the empire, the establishment, and the English language.

We are just beginning to learn how to unpick that history, and to find the self-critical tools in our own story that we can use to do that.

Perhaps more than any other church, Anglicanism is its history, not just in the sense of the past, but in the way we are constantly moving from one time into another, from the present into the future.

There are documents and historical events that set some bounds to the story, but the story itself is a 500-year long argument about where those bounds should be, and what authority they have.

That description is not intended as a way of throwing up my hands in despair as though to say, “Anything goes.”

Rather, in my experience, the more you pay attention to the rich detail of the Anglican story, the more respect you gain, for the process of continuously and faithfully arguing out the way we are to live and proclaim the gospel.

As an example, I can point to three sets of values that have consistently been part of the Anglican argument.

One focuses on holiness of life and a personal relationship with God, and is centred in the practice of reading Scripture.

Another focuses on being part of the community of faith embodying Christ in the world, centred in sacramental life.

The third focuses on putting faith into action, and is centred in the life of wider human society.

All three of these value sets are essential to understanding the Anglican way.

Each one has dominated Anglican self-understanding at certain times in our history, while each one has virtually fallen out of sight at other times.

But the story, as a whole, seems to be about how to work out the relationship between all three in any specific time or place.

That’s what I hope our students can learn from the Anglican Studies component of their program.

It is also what I think our church can offer to the bigger Christian picture, in every community and around the globe.

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Called to Be: A discernment weekend

By Archdeacon Catherine Harper MOOSE JAW (Qu’A) — A discernment weekend, Bishop Rob Hardwick makes clear, is not a recruitment event for ordained ministry.

Rather, it is a time to explore God’s call in one’s life — a call to follow God and serve God in whatever way God chooses.

Seven individuals ranging in age from early 20s to their 60s met last November in Wood Acres Retreat Centre in the fifth discernment weekend held by the Diocese of Qu’Appelle.

In preparation for the weekend, students were asked to reflect on how God had “spoken” to them or guided them in

Welcoming a new bishop Presented are more pictures from the service of ordination and installation of Christopher Anthony Harper as the 13th bishop of Saskatoon at the Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist in Saskatoon in November.

Previously, other pictures and an article on the Service were carried in the January issue of the Sask.

Anglican. Above is a procession of the Primate, archbishops, bishops and clergy to the cathedral.

A history of women's ministry in the Diocese of Qu'Appelle

By Trevor Powell Diocesan Archivist

T

he 40th anniversary of the ordination of women in the Anglican Church of Canada occurred recently, and with it, the acknowledgement of women’s roles in the church.

Diocese of Qu’Appelle archivist Trevor Powell compiled the following information about the women who served in the diocese during the past 132 years.

Individuals

The Primate, the Most Reverend Fred Hiltz, presents oil stock during the Service of Ordination and Installation.

The Onion Lake Cree Nation presents Bishop Chrisopher Harper with a new blanket.

Photos courtesy of the Rev. Peter Coolen, Sarah Donnelly and the Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist, Saskatoon.

the past. They were also asked to write their spiritual autobiography; that is, an account of their faith journey and transforming experiences.

During the weekend there were times of teaching, sharing, worship and the study of Scripture.

There was also time for group sharing and quiet time.

The weekend, titled Called to Be, was facilitated by Bishop Hardwick and Archdeacon Catherine Harper.

At the end of the weekend, there was an opportunity for each participant to speak individually with Hardwick and Harper about the experience and any insights gained during the event.

Leslie Bell, a professional nurse and lay worker, volunteered her service “in tending to the sick and the dying, dressing wounds and arranging for people to receive professional medical care.”

Bell, as a member of the Associate Mission of Milestone, served an extensive district known as “The House of the Good Shepherd” that included Milestone, Yellow Grass, Lang, Rouleau, Avonlea and Truax from 1934 to 1937.

The Mission’s founder, Father Frank Smye, saw pastoral work “as not just meeting the spiritual needs of the people, but looking after their physical well-being.”

Aylmer Bosanquet and Nona Clarke, missionary teachers and forerunners of the Vanners sponsored by the English/Canadian Church Railway Mission, served Kenaston and district by motor van during

the years 1915 to 1920 in teaching Sunday school and holding services.

Mother Hannah (Hannah Grier Coome), founder of the Sisterhood of St. John the Divine, provided nursing care at the Sisters’ field hospital in Moose Jaw during the North-West Rebellion in 1885.

Rev. Betty Garrett, formerly Bishop’s Messenger and graduate of Anglican Women’s Training College and Wycliffe College, was the first women ordained to the diaconate (1975) and priesthood (1979) and first woman to be appointed archdeacon in the diocese.

Rev. Dale Gillman of Gordon’s First Nation graduated from the College of Emmanuel-St. Chad, Saskatoon, and in 2000 was the first aboriginal woman to be ordained to the priesthood of this diocese.

Mary Gwynne of Grenfell in 1905 began to prepare and mail lessons to families whose children were unable to attend Sunday school during the winter months. The Sunday School by Post grew out of her early initiative and other parishes and dioceses across Canada adopted it.

Eva Hasell and Iris Sayle founded and directed the Canadian Sunday School Caravan Mission that brought services and teachings of the Church,

not just to the Diocese of Qu’Appelle, but much of Western Canada from 1920 to 1970.

Each summer the Vanners served in those areas of the diocese not covered by regular ministry, “… finding new pupils, discovering candidates for baptism and confirmation and holding services where opportunity offered.”

Betty Birchall Peek, lay worker and housekeeper, served the Mortlach Mission during the mid to late 1950s.

Flora Elizabeth Peverett gave 25 years of leadership of the diocesan board as president of the Diocesan Woman’s Auxiliary from 1911 to 1936.

Deaconesses Millicent Simcox and Janet Oxley, St. Paul’s Church, Regina ministered to young women and immigrants during the teens and twenties; Deaconess Myrtle Henderson served parishioners of St. Augustine of Canterbury, Eastend, 1958 to 1960.

Alma Turnbull, the longest serving Bishop’s Messenger in the diocese, headed up the Pelly Deanery Mission from 1937 to 1949.

Organizations Ladies Aid Guild/ Woman’s Auxiliary (WA)/Anglican Church Women (ACW): Until the Woman’s Auxiliary was Continued on page 12

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February 2019

Christmas at Pike Lake

By Rev. Peter Coolen

The Parish of St. Martin's in the Fields, Pike Lake, held its Christmas potluck luncheon, which included the new bishop of Saskatoon, the Right Rev. Chris Harper, as a guest, on Dec. 16.

Photos by Rev. Peter Coolen

Some of the various instruments and musicians present for the well-attended community of Pike Lake Community Christmas Concert.

PIKE LAKE (S’toon) — The community of Pike Lake and its parish church of St. Martin’s in the Fields was treated to a morning Eucharist service on Dec. 16, that the Rev. Dr. David Tyler presided over and that the Right Rev. Christopher Harper, Bishop of Saskatoon, was homilist.

The service was followed by a Christmas potluck luncheon in the parish hall, with Dr. Tyler and Bishop Harper as guests, and then a Pike Lake Community Christmas Concert in the church.

At the concert, the 60

members in the audience were entertained by a variety of seasonal carols and other music presented by local and parish musicians, which included trumpet, three guitars, two fiddles, a clarinet, drums, keyboard, ukulele, and mandolin.

A Christmas story was told by the Rev. Tyler and humorous songs accompanied on accordion by the Rev. Dr. Bill Richards and his wife, the Rev. Dr. Sandra Beardsall.

All in all, a very full day that both served to celebrate the season for the parish and the community and that raised more than $500 for the parish.

... diocesan papers Continued from page 3 reality,” and that it does not seem to have had “a measurable positive impact on the content and quality of the paper.”

The report also states that an emphasis on its editorial independence “has crowded out other important mandate considerations, and has likely made it harder to manage and implement an effective and efficient communications strategy for the Anglican Church of Canada.”

The Anglican Journal's current mandate, as spelled out in the church canons, describes it as “a national newspaper of interest to the members of the Anglican Church of Canada, with an independent editorial policy and not being an official voice of or for the church.”

A draft mandate proposed for consideration in the report tasks the paper with being “a national publication of interest to the members of the Anglican Church of Canada, designed to connect and reflect the Church to internal and external audiences, providing a forum for the full range of voices and views across the Church.”

The fifth motion calls on CoGS to ask the group to prepare an amendment, to be brought before General Synod in July, to the section of the national church canons dealing with the Anglican Journal Committee — currently the newspaper’s publisher — putting in place a number of recommendations outlined in the report.

These include merging the Anglican Journal Committee into a larger committee tasked with all the communications work of the Anglican Church of Canada, replacing the committee with General Synod as the Journal’s publisher and forming an editorial review board “to assess the Journal, and all journalistic publications of the church, against their editorial mandate and journalistic guidelines.”

Before voting, CoGS members were asked to discuss the report in groups. A number reported views in agreement with the report’s recommendations — that the transition of the papers from print to digital needs to be gradual, for example.

One table group reported being satisfied that the proposed draft mandate reflected what readers want from the paper.

At the same time, it expressed a desire that the new guidelines “ensure and perhaps make more explicit” that Anglican Journal reporting “that may uncover something negative about the church—its members, leaders or structures— stories that nevertheless need to be told, won’t be quashed by the publisher in this new system simply because they might damage the church’s reputation or embarrass somebody.”

In response, working group member Ian Alexander said he agreed that this concern was shared by the working group.

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Faith community should support people with 'neuro-diversities'

By Sharon Pratchler REGINA — As the discussions about how to ensure vitality and relevance for the church continue and accelerate, given current demographics and financial situations for many churches, an examination of the core strengths and purposes of churches emerges.

In a virtual world, where do the institutions and facilities of faith fit in? How can they demonstrate, on a daily basis, their relevance and vitality in the community?

One of the most pressing and relevant perspectives on this for me is: how does the church demonstrate inclusion and diversity? How does it create a safe space, a space where all belong?

How does it welcome those who are perceived as different, who need support and encouragement, who need to be angry, who need unconditional support, who invite conversations on topics we are uncomfortable discussing? I would like to share some ideas on this.

My 10-year-old son has anxiety. This has been one of those defining moments in my life, and that of my husband. We get to see first-hand, every day, which institutions “get it.”

Which places understand or are prepared to learn and grow in understanding;

which ones will unconditionally support our son and us as a family?

Which ones value diversity and inclusion, not just as an inspirational goal or bumper sticker, but quietly and strongly, in everything they do?

Let me share with you five practical things any church can do to provide a welcoming and supportive atmosphere for anyone who is neuro-diverse.

First, a quick definition of neuro-diversity. People who are neuro-diverse have a condition or conditions that affect their behaviour and their ability to engage on any given day, in social interactions and activities.

Some have been diagnosed with anxiety, ADHD, autism, and a whole range of possible diagnoses. Not everyone is wired the same.

Practical tips for any church

First and most important: provide a welcoming space, with unconditional support and encouragement.

How does a church do that? If you think about the experience of a visitor to your church or a new potential member of the congregation, how do they experience your church environment?

What is the first thing they see, even before they enter the church? What

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messages are posted on the door to your church?

Our church door has a poster which reads simply: “This is a safe space. You are welcome here. Just as you are, or however you want to be.”

The message has been translated into Cree. Copies of this poster can be ordered from OUT Saskatoon. It’s a simple, huge step to demonstrate at the front door, that this is a welcoming environment.

Second: do all you can do to make the physical environment within the church a welcoming one for people with neurodiversities.

What does that look like? A church service can be an overwhelming sensory and social experience for people who are neuro-diverse.

Do you have a quiet and safe space in your church that children and/ or adults who are neurodiverse can retreat to, for space and quiet?

When they retreat there, do you give them their space, without importuning them to join the group? Do we create space for those who need it to function?

Do you provide alternate activities for children at Sunday school so they can work with their hands and move their feet to release energy instead of sitting still for the whole lesson?

For example, at the first meeting of a new support group my son and I have started — called Anxious Parents Supporting Kids with Anxiety — I asked a teenager to build a fort out of cardboard for the children’s area.

He made a great fort, and I filled it with pillows and weighted blankets. An important piece of building an environment for children with neurodiversities is to be open to adapting a space.

Third: do you provide any tools to support and engage?

For example, resources such as a toolbox of coping strategies for kids and/or positive affirmations for adults or kids are invaluable. There are great sources for toolboxes and they are not expensive.

You can buy wooden boxes from a dollar store and fill them with a set

of cards and other notes of warmth and welcome — perhaps submitted by members of the congregation.

Two great websites that provide such resources are https:// copingskillsforkids. com and a Saskatchewan source at www. inspiredaction.ca. I call these types of resources a tool box of coping strategies. The tool boxes can be made available at the back of your church.

There are also many free resources on Pinterest to build the toolboxes. One of my favourite free resources are breathing exercises, such as five-count breathing. Sometimes, just a reminder to breathe, from a friendly, gentle voice is all that is needed.

Some more tools can be found on www.therapistaid.com and www. psychologytools.com.

Focus on the person, not the behaviour

Fourth: do you know the signs of anxiety and other neuro-diversities?

With education comes understanding. Instead of asking, “Why does that child always run away from the kids’ activities?,” you may realize = the child has anxiety and finds it difficult to engage in social settings, particularly if they are new to him or her or if there is a regular change in instructors.

With understanding of the individual’s needs comes a focus on therapeutic approaches, rather than judgment.

An unconditional welcome and a focus on the person, rather than the behaviour, makes a huge difference in providing a supportive and encouraging environment within the church’s walls.

Information is available on many websites these days at no cost; simply google “kids with anxiety.”

Fifth: hope is a very important message of support for individuals with neuro-diversities.

Grace is also a great quality that helps families.

Demonstrating these main attributes of a community of faith are incredibly supportive ways to be inclusive. On this note, when my son and I did media interviews recently about our anxiety

support group, the messages of support from so many members of our congregation were very valuable to us as a family.

Many people shared their own experience with anxiety in their families, while sharing common experiences is so very valuable.

Support is valuable to individuals and family Due to our son’s anxiety, it is a challenge to come and stay at church.

But yet, we remain as members of the congregation. It is much easier for one of us to attend an event or volunteer at a one-day activity than to attend every Sunday.

Recognizing the challenges and reaching out to families to engage in the life of the church, however they can, in whatever way they can, is an incredible supportive message from a church and its congregation.

Our family’s engagement with the church community looks different, but it is valued by members of our community of faith and we value it greatly as well. How do I know our participation is valued? By the smiles of welcome that always greet us, when we can make it.

I also suspect that finding a way to engage with families who cannot attend church every Sunday because of a mental health condition or neuro-diversity, is a start of the discussion on the way forward for churches.

What does the future look like for churches?

One tool that our Dean Mike Sinclair provides to his congregation is a sound recording of his sermon on social media every week. That allows families who couldn’t attend the service in person to still access the word of God. Simple yet effective steps can have great effect for families of children with neuro-diversities.

If you did a self-check of your church, how many of these tools would you find?

If you have questions or would like more information, join our discussion on Facebook at Anxious Parents Parenting Kids with Anxiety or contact me at kidswithanxietyanxiousparents@gmail.com.

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... history of women's ministry in the Diocese of Qu'Appelle Continued from page 9 established in this diocese around the turn of the century, its forerunner was the Ladies Aid Guild that principally looked after raising funds for the upkeep of the local church and vicarage.

The WA and its successor, ACW, offered a wider scope for Anglican women to serve the Church at various levels: local, diocesan, national and international.

At its zenith during the late 1920s, there were close to 170 WA branches active in the diocese.

Bishop’s Messengers: By arrangement with the Bishop of Brandon, Bishop Harding in 1934 arranged for two women – Peggy Parker and Margaret Robertson – from St. Faith’s Mission at Swan River to set up a community house in Pelly to conduct ser-

vices and pastoral work as well as “in the absence of a Priest or Deacon to baptize children in danger of death and to bury the dead.”

They served a district of 800 square kilometres (500 square miles) with five outstations. The Mission was supported financially by the Fellowship of the Maple Leaf. The arrangement with the Bishop of Brandon was a temporary one.

In 1937, Bishop Knowles commissioned Bishop’s Messengers under the leadership of Alma Turnbull from Montreal.

Altar Guilds: Formal or informal in terms of organization, every parish or mission has members who look after the church interior and its furnishings weekly.

In a diocese where

celebrations of the Eucharist are held on a daily or weekly/bi-weekly basis, this ministry is of great importance.

Mothers’ Union: Bishop Harding’s appeal to the fellowship prompted the Union to purchase motor vans for missionary work in the Rockglen area and westwards during the late 1920s and early 1930s.

While not as active in the diocese as the WA, there were Union branches in most of the self-supporting parishes of the diocese.

Clergy Wives: Wives were the backbone of many a clergy family, not just in feeding, clothing and nurturing family members, but in supporting their husband’s work and often in providing a ministry of their own in the parish or the wider

community.

Fellowship of the Maple Leaf: In 1925, the fellowship established a hostel to accommodate young women who were attending Normal School in Regina, before re-locating to a prairie community to teach school classes.

The organization also financially supported the Bishop’s Messengers.

Prairie Colonial Nursing Scheme: The English/ Canadian Church Railway Mission built hospitals at Rosetown and Davidson during its period of operation in the diocese from 1910 to 1920. The nursing scheme paid for nurses to staff the hospitals.

Sunday School by Post: It had its beginnings in 1905 under Mary Gwynne, but really took

on a new life during the mid-1920s as the work of the Vanners in the mission field reached more children.

Under field supervisor Margaret West, the SSBP, operating from St. Cuthbert’s House in Regina, tried to keep in touch with children scattered across the diocese through its regular mailings during the wintertime.

Sisterhood of St. John the Divine: Following the First World War, the diocese decided to establish a girls’ school and asked the Sisterhood to run it.

Known as the Qu’Appelle Diocesan School (QDS), the school took over the space previously occupied by St. Chad’s Theological College.

The name was later changed to St. Chad’s Girls’ School.

A neighbourhood Christmas dinner For the fourth year in a row, St. George’s Anglican Parish in Saskatoon held its annual Christmas Dinner at noon on Christmas Day for members of the parish, shutins, and singles and families in the surrounding community. More than 90 people shared in a festive meal together and also many took home containers of turkey and all the trimmings.

Photo by Coolen

Remembering sacrifices together Members of the parish of All Saints, Melfort and St. Matthew's, Tisdale gather together after celebrating a Remembrance Day service together. Every year the parish holds a joint service at one of the churches.

Photo by Mary Brown

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