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Pat Lawson recipient of Sovereign's Medal for Volunteers By Joanne Shurvin-Martin (Editor’s note: The January issue recognized three Anglicans who received medals, but at that time we were not aware Pat Lawson had also been honoured.) REGINA – Pat Lawson, a member of All Saints Anglican Church, received the Sovereign’s Medal for Volunteers in a ceremony in November. Lawson was honoured for more than 25 years volunteering as a leader, board member and chair of the program and awards standards committee with the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award, Saskatchewan Division. This is not the first royal medal Lawson has received. In 2012 she received the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal. In 2016 she was recognized for contributions to the program, receiving the 25 years’ Meritorious Award from the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award, personally signed by Continued on page 5
St. Stephen’s, Saskatoon’s creators of this year’s gift baskets to the needy are caught in the act as they stuff their gift baskets. The church community created 87 baskets for the less fortunate. In the back are Betty Wood, Jeannette Markus, Amy Bunce, Heather and baby Bracken, and Nora Ortman. In front are Pauline Elliott, Linda White, Phyllis Bakke and Donna Neufeld. Photo by Donna Neufeld
Many the gifts at St. Stephen's, Saskatoon By Linda Bliss SASKATOON – Thanks to all who donated to the St. Stephen’s Anglican Church gift baskets for Saskatoon shelters for the needy. We had a great time
filling the baskets, with people from a few months old to many decades old helping. This year, we delivered 87 baskets to all the residents at Interval House, Adelle House, YWCA
Shelter, and the Salvation Army, Mumford House. We also delivered 40 baskets to Egadz and a large basket of hotel toiletries to The Lighthouse. In the 13 years we have
been doing this for the needy, we have filled 1,011 baskets. All the baskets were so gratefully received. Thank you again for your generosity to those in our community who are in need.
Fort Qu'Appelle participates in the blanket exercise
Lt.-Gov. Vaughan Solomon Schofield presents Patricia Lawson with the Sovereign's Medal for Volunteers. Photo by Chris Graham
By Victoria Huestis FORT QU’APPELLE (Qu’A) – The idea of a blanket exercise was suggested to St. John’s vestry, as part of the continuing work needed for the Truth and Reconciliation process. The town of Fort Qu’Appelle celebrated the Week of Prayer for
Christian Unity from Jan. 15 to 20, so St. John’s hosted the event on Jan. 15 and invited other churches and the wider community to participate. Sheena Koops coordinated several of her students from Bert Fox Community High School to lead the blanket exercise, which concluded with a
talking circle where the 10 participants shared their personal experiences. The blanket exercise is a participatory event, which symbolically traces the effect that “settlers” and colonization had and continues to have on the lives of Indigenous peoples of North America. At the beginning, the
floor is covered with blankets, representing the land Indigenous peoples inhabited. Gradually, the blankets are removed and folded smaller and smaller, while fewer people remain standing on them, as history is recounted by the narrator. Continued on page 7
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Editorial
Your support of this newspaper is vitally needed By Jason Antonio and the Anglican Editors Association executive
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he Council of General Synod (COGS) has created the Anglican Journal & Communications Joint Working Group, which is examining the issue of how we communicate across the Church, at both the national and diocesan levels. An important part of the work being conducted by that working group is to consider options and to make recommendations regarding the future of print publications in the Anglican Church of Canada, at both the national and diocesan levels. There has been an initial report from the working group made to COGS, while there are to be some surveys done by the working group to gather reaction from the
wider Anglican Church membership in Canada. What has not been made clear to those at COGS or to those asked to fill in a survey is that if the Anglican Journal no longer is produced in print form, then most, if not all of the diocesan papers will no longer be produced. The reason is the cost of the distribution of the Anglican Journal and the Saskatchewan Anglican is shared by the two reducing the costs to both. Additionally, all the papers are printed at the same printer and the size of that contract results in a lower price than any diocesan paper or the Anglican Journal could obtain on its own. The Anglican Editors Association asked last June to be a part of the working group, but was refused. It is our opinion that the Anglican Journal is widely viewed as an
instrument of unity for the Canadian church and helps to fulfill the first Mark of Mission in proclaiming the Good News. It is vital that it continues to provide Anglicans across the country with inspiration and information from and about both General Synod and the dioceses. Members of the Canadian church need to remain connected to the life of the national church and activities happening throughout the country. This exchange of information inspires both parishes and dioceses with ideas from outside, as well as helping to overcome the isolation and congregational nature of some parishes and regions. The Journal also provides an important vehicle for the distribution of the PWRDF tri-annual paper Under the Sun and the Christmas Gift Guide. The diocesan papers
link parishes across their dioceses, provide a vehicle for spreading news into each household, and are a way for Bishops Michael Hawkins, David Irving and Robert Hardwick to communicate with parishioners in each and every community in Saskatchewan. The Anglican Editors Association is seriously concerned that the readers of our diocesan papers will not get a chance to voice their opinions on the importance of their diocesan paper and the Anglican Journal to them. The editors are not in a position to hold a national survey of our readership, however, we are inviting you, our readers, to send letters to the editor to your diocesan papers about the future of the print editions of your diocesan paper and the Anglican Journal. Send your emails to SKAnglicanEditor@gmail. com.
Does our life flow from the past or the future? How does knowing our limits free us to rely on God’s power? By Archdeacon Norbert Haukenfrers, DMin
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hen things are going well, it seems plausible that God is inviting us into a way of living that participates in the riches of His life. But then things turn sour, days smell rotten and life leaves a bitter aftertaste, and we are easily overwhelmed. We struggle and find it difficult, or even impossible, to believe that God hasn’t abandoned us to the trash heap. How can you feel so alone and not be abandoned? How could God possibly be with you and allow these things to happen! Your prayer, if you can pray at all, becomes, “God if you are even listening, why have you abandoned me?” When we reach our limit, there is no denying our weakness. When we
are devastated, it feels as if our arms have withered, making us unable to reach out. We cannot reconcile our experience with the ways of God. We are trapped in thoughts and feelings we cannot escape. Yet, this is the life Christ invited us into — a way of living that is about faithfulness and obedience, walking a path that often is dark and rocky. This way of living conflicts with accepted norms. It is said that our pasts shape our future, as if we are a stream rushing down a hillside; all the debris and garbage of our past carried by the current into our future. Our tomorrow set by our yesterday. The present struggle with the debris from our past drowning what could be. What if there was a different way to see the river of life? Rather than being drowned by the rush of life, we turn upstream, escaping the past that bounds our lives.
This new life, not determined by the past, flows from our future prepared by God. The present, no longer crushed by the undertow of our past, is buoyed by the hope of our future. Our past is wiped clean by the current of love springing from the heart of God. The muck and debris of our past washing away as we face upstream. Our present is powered by the future we have in the Kingdom God is establishing. As we begin to see that our present flows in from God’s future, not our own past, a new strength flexes in our life, liberating us to rely on the power of God and the way of Christ. This way of living invites us to face the stream of God’s coming future, entering the chrysalis of God’s love where our caterpillar lifestyle marked by guilt and anger, resentment, pride, selfpity, and fear experiences metamorphosis, as we stretch our wings of faith
and forgiveness, hope and love, generosity and compassion, opening us to a future made possible by God, reaching heights previously unimaginable.
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Walking in the footsteps of Jesus By the Right Rev. David Irving Bishop of Saskatoon
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ou will be reading this in March in the middle of Lent, a season that begins on Ash Wednesday. Although the Bible does not mention Ash Wednesday, it does record accounts of people in the Old Testament using dust and ashes as symbols of repentance and mourning (2 Samuel 13:19, Esther 4:1, Job 2:8). From Ash Wednesday we journey through Lent until we arrive at Palm Sunday. This year Palm Sunday is on March 25, when we celebrate Jesus’ triumphant entrance into Jerusalem where He is welcomed by crowds worshipping Him and laying palm branches before Him. Palm/Passion Sunday marks the beginning of Holy Week, which ends on Holy Saturday. Monday and Tuesday of that week, Jesus spends time with Gentiles in the Temple. Then, on Wednesday, Jesus goes to the Mount of Olives and it is here He tells the apostles what will take place over the next few days, including His own death. The next day, Thursday, He returns to Jerusalem to share a supper with His disciples before He is arrested, and crucified at Calvary on Friday. He arose, three days later, on Easter Sunday. This Lenten period is a very significant time in the life of Christians. It is a time of self-
Western Wall and Dome of the Rock, Jerusalem. examination and reflection, prayer, repentance and preparing oneself for the coming of Easter. In the early church, Lent was a time to prepare new converts for baptism. Today, Christians focus on their relationship with God, often choosing to give up something or to volunteer and give of themselves for others. Each year during this period of time the clergy of the Diocese of Saskatoon are encouraged to take part in a retreat; a retreat can be defined, in the most simple of terms, as a definite time spent away from one’s normal life for the purpose of reconnecting, usually in prayer and meditation, with God. I am writing this article two days before a group of 19 clergy and three lay members from the Diocese of Saskatoon depart for Jerusalem to take part in a pilgrimage/retreat at St. George’s College in Jerusalem. When you read this, we will already be back and again in our parishes. During the retreat we will have been following the footsteps of Jesus, jour-
neying from His place of birth through to Emmaus where Christ appeared after His resurrection: • • •
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Bethlehem and prayers at the Basilica of the Nativity (Matt 2:1) The fields where angels visited the shepherds (Luke 2:8-20) Jesus’ childhood home and the site of the Annunciation in Nazareth The site of Christ’s baptism (opportunity for renewal of baptismal vows) The Judean Wilderness where Jesus was tempted after his baptism (Mark 1:2-3) The Sea of Galilee, including Jesus’ “own town” Capernaum (Matt 9:1 & Matt 13:1-3) Caesarea Philippi, where Peter answered Christ’s question, “Who do you say that I am?” (Mark 8:29) The source of the Jordon River below Mount Hermon The site of the Transfiguration (Matt:17: 1-8) Bethphage where
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Jesus entered Jerusalem in triumph (Mark 11: 1-10) The Garden of Gethsemane (Mark 14:32-49) The remains of the Temple in Jerusalem from Jesus’ day (the Wailing Wall) The Way of the Cross, the site of the crucifixion and Jesus’ tomb (John 20:1) Emmaus, where Christ appeared after His resurrection (Luke 24: 13-31)
I realize we are very fortunate to be able to take this retreat and walk in the footsteps of Jesus. I also give thanks to God for this opportunity and to be able to so with members of the diocese. During the month of March, I want to challenge those of you reading this to follow the footsteps of Jesus in a personal time of prayer and meditation. Using the outline of the pilgrimage/retreat, daily read one of the short Scripture passage, starting with Bethlehem (Matt 2:1). Spend some time in
Photo by Wikipedia private meditation and prayer considering the verse or verses and their meaning in your life today. As you immerse yourself daily in Scripture and prayer, you will journey in the footsteps of Jesus and fully understand the gift that God gave to the world, to you and me. Love is the sole standard where God is concerned and nothing can stop God’s love. A great sinner, who by contrition and penance has arrived at the same degree of love as a just person, has exactly the same value in God’s sight. This is the meaning of Redemption, which makes the marred work of creation even more beautiful than it was before. To think otherwise would be to lessen the work of Christ. At the foot of the Cross John stood on one side, Mary Magdalene on the other – equal in the eyes of God. I pray that as you make your personal pilgrimage this Lent, you are filled with God’s Grace and Love.
DIOCESE OF SASKATCHEWAN: ORDER OF SASKATCHEWAN RECIPIENTS
Horse rides and cattle drives By Mary Brown
Bishop Michael Hawkins with Norman Moore, Order of Saskatchewan recipient. Photo by Mary Brown
PARADISE HILL (Skwn) – When Norman Moore was 13 years old, he and his horse Major helped place the stone used to construct Holy Trinity Church in Deer Creek. He has been a member of this congregation his whole life. Norman is 96. Seven years ago, Norman and his wife Doris moved into a senior’s home in Paradise Hill, just down the road from his church.
Doris died a few years ago. He has a spacious corner room. The walls are covered in memories with pictures of his children, their children and many great-grandchildren. One remarkable picture, taken two years ago, shows Norman on his horse on a cattle drive! Another curious picture of interest is Norman in a large bathtub full of bubbles with only his head showing. Also on the wall hangs
his Order of Saskatchewan medallion. Pictured is Norman with Bishop Michael Hawkins. He wears one black glove, a tribute to Michael Jackson, he kidded. Norman attends services in Holy Trinity in the summer months and attends three different services a month during the winter in his home. He is a devout Christian who is loved and respected by all who know him.
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Diocesan lay retreat features 'contemplatives in action' Submitted MOOSE JAW (Qu’A) – Rev. Chris and Deacon Krista Dowdeswell will lead a silent retreat for lay people at Wood Acres Centre, Moose Jaw, on the weekend of April 27 to 29. Registration information has been sent to all parishes and is available on the diocesan website at quappelle.anglican.ca/ events. The price for the weekend event is $260, unchanged from last year, and covers accommodation, meals, and activities. Wood Acres Centre provides dormitory-style rooms on three floors, each with private sink and toilet. Baths and showers are on each of the levels. The retreat theme is Contemplatives in Action: Mining the wisdom of Ignatius of Loyola for spiritual help today. Chris Dowdeswell explains, “Ignatius of Loyola, a 16th-century Spanish Roman Catholic priest, was guided by a passion for finding ‘God
in all things.’ Ignatius was a gifted spiritual director and he and his first companions founded the Jesuit religious order, which has inspired many other religious orders and lay movements. “Ignatius urged those in his community to be both deeply rooted in prayer and actively engaged in serving the world. “Contemplatives in action, they were to follow Christ by serving others. On this retreat we will explore the history of, and some of the prayer traditions and spiritual exercises of, Ignatius of Loyola to discover how faith and everyday life can thrive together.” Chris Dowdeswell serves as priest of the Swift Current parish. He holds a bachelor of arts in psychology and a master’s of religion, and is currently writing a doctoral dissertation on psychology and theology. He is a certified spiritual director, having earned a diploma in Ignatian spiritual direction from
the Jesuit college at the University of Toronto. He is passionate about helping lay people deepen their spirituality and discover their Christian vocations, in the spirit of Ignatius. Deacon Krista Dowdeswell serves with Chris at the Swift Current parish. She holds a bachelor of arts in psychology, a master’s of religion, and is currently pursuing a ThD in systematic theology. Krista loves church history and she has an ongoing interest in contemplative prayer traditions, believing there is a great need in our present time and culture to learn to slow and silence ourselves. As such, she is greatly attracted to both ancient monastic practices and fresh expressions of intentional Christian community. In addition to sharing a passion for retreat ministry, Krista and Chris have been married for almost 15 years and have two young sons.
Learning with puppets
Children at St. Luke’s Kids Club have been enjoying a weekly puppet show. The puppets help teach the Ten Commandments. Photo by Nigel Salway
DIOCESE OF SASKATOON
Announcements for March 2018 g Saskatchewan Anglican online! You know you can read current and past issues of the Saskatchewan Anglican online on the Diocese of Saskatoon website or on Facebook at www. facebook.com/saskatchewananglican. g No news is not Good News! Is your parish planning an event, a fundraiser or has it already held one and has something you can report? Well, don’t keep this to yourself! Your news and upcoming events are Good News to us all and the news of your planned activities and their successes can help put your parish and its activities in the news and perhaps give additional people the chance to consider supporting them. g Anglican and Lutheren Women’s Spring event and retreat: “Walking by Faith,” the second annual Anglican and Lutheran Women’s spring event will be held at Redeemer Lutheran Church, Saskatoon on April 20 and 21. For more detailed information, please see the notice elsewhere in this issue. To register (by mail or or email) please contact phone Lindsay at the Lutheran Synod Office, at 306-244-2474.
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 at 1 p.m. with soup and bannock then at 1:30 p.m. a Eucharist and sharing circle in the chapel led by the Rev. Denise McCafferty and others. “We look forward to feasting and saying prayers with you to our Lord and Creator; please notify your friends and family and plan to attend.” g Celtic service begins in Saskatoon: A new Celtic service has begun at St. George’s, Saskatoon (624 Ave. I South). Services are held every Tuesday night at 7 p.m. Come and join us to share in a time of ecumenical Christ-centred meditation, communion and perhaps a bit of Celtic music, followed by a time of tea and community. Each night’s service format will be adjusted as the spirit moves us. g Seniors’ Lunch in Battleford: The Friendship Committee of St. George’s, Battleford, invites all seniors to join them for lunch the first Monday of each month. Each seniors’ lunch begins at noon.
g Community Coffee House: The Parish of St. George’s, Saskatoon holds its weekly coffee house and Bible study every Thursday from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Join them for a warm social time with coffee, tea and baked goods at no charge from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. and the weekly Bible study from 10:30 a.m. to noon. All events are in the parish hall, 624 Ave. I South. g New Seniors’ Hub in Saskatoon: The Saskatoon Open Door Society operates a Seniors’ Hub on the west side of the city. This program is in partnership with the Saskatoon Council of The Aging, Luthercare Village and Medi Shoppe. This program is a great opportunity for seniors’ in our communities to come out for free educational presentations, games, refreshments, blood pressure checks, Ask a Pharmacist Station, Forever in Motion exercise program, and socialization! No registration is required to attend. This hub will be the first Wednesday of every month. g Volunteers needed for mentoring newcomers to Canada: Imagine how it would feel to arrive in a new country where
you don’t speak the language, don’t understand the culture and don’t know anyone. Saskatoon Open Door Society is recruiting volunteers for its mentoring program. Mentoring volunteers meet once a week with a newcomer to Canada to provide an introduction to the community and culture, friendship and sometimes language assistance. If you are interested in helping someone feel comfortable in their new home, and at the same time broaden your horizons by learning about another culture, contact Iryna at 306-653-4464 or izamchevska@sods.sk.ca. Orientation and training provided. 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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Theology, spirituality, work and money By the Rev. Dr. Iain Luke Principal, College of Emmanuel & St. Chad
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his term I am enjoying the challenge of presenting a brand-new course to some of our students, called the Theology of Work and Money. As with any new course, the challenge is as much to myself as to the students. Sometimes I wonder what I am going to say next week! But as someone who learns by teaching, I look forward to seeing how familiar material will appear in a new light, when I share my knowledge and perceptions, and listen to what others have to say. The topics of work and money may seem like an unexpected choice for thinking theologically. What might Christians have to say on these subjects? That question is at the heart of a wider field of inquiry in our college curriculum, which we call Church and Society. Understanding the social environment is a necessary element of ministry, both lay and
ordained. As an example, work and money occupy and pre-occupy so much of people’s energy and attention, that we would tie our own hands if we were unable to speak intelligently about them. Even without adding any explicit religious framework, churches exercise important roles in serving their communities. They do this by teaching households how to budget, counselling and supporting the unemployed, advocating for the poorest sectors of society, asking what makes an investment ethical, and calling attention to workplace injustices such as bullying or unequal pay.
... Pat Lawson receives Sovereign's Volunteer Medal Continued from page 1 Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh. The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award is a self-development, non-competitive program available to young people ages 14 to 24, equipping them with life skills to make a difference to themselves, their communities and the world. To date more than 500,000 young people from Canada and eight million youths in 140 countries have been motivated to undertake a variety of voluntary and challenging activities. Lawson has also volunteered at All Saints Church in many capacities, including as Sunday school teacher, youth group leader, vestry member, warden, treasurer, co-chair of the parish catering group, and has been a member of the choir since 1987. For more than 20
years she led a Duke of Edinburgh’s group for youths and their friends at All Saints. Many were servers, sang in the choir, and helped out with special events in the parish and at St. Paul’s Cathedral Lunch.
The Sovereign's Volunteer Medal. Photo courtesy Wikipedia
These can be controversial issues, so sometimes an interested party reacts by dismissing the faith perspective as lacking expertise, or not grasping the realities of life. That criticism misfires, when we can point to Christian economists, labour leaders, and social analysts, who have just as much information and insight as anyone else! More to the point, though, the faith perspective says there is more to any social issue than mere technical expertise. We don’t believe faith enables us to make medical diagnoses, but we do insist that health care has a spiritual dimension. Similarly, faith does not tell us how to make economic policy, but it does enable us to point out how people’s dignity is tied up in their jobs and debts, and how policy can affect our self-worth and sense of purpose, even more than our bank balance. The reason for this goes back to last month’s column. Our spirituality, our sense of self before God, is not an experience that exists for any individual in a vacuum.
Instead, it depends on our sense of relationship with the people and world around us. So, the question of whether work is useful and fulfilling, or whether you can retire and know you still matter to someone, is a spiritual question. The relational view of spirituality underpins another core element of Christian social thought, which is that we expect the good news of God to change human society. The original proclamation of Jesus was that a new kingdom, a new kind of society, was at hand. Since then, Christians have found a range of different ways to bear witness to the reign of God, which is “already and not yet.” In some times and places, Christians withdrew from larger society to demonstrate what a new model would look like. At its best, this meant pooling resources to care for one another without reserve and to welcome any who chose to join. But these models either break down quickly, or insulate themselves so much from
the world, that they have no effect on it. Elsewhere, and in particular in Anglican history, Christians found themselves with a hand on the tiller, holding enough wealth and power to shape social norms and policies. To our chagrin, what we usually learn from that experience is that “power corrupts.” On the other hand, a prophetic stance, which focuses on how other parties such as government or corporations use their power wrongly, seems equally ineffective in promoting actual gospel-centred transformation. You could say that the study of Church and Society explores the paradox of how to be “in the world, but not of it.” The historical record shows many examples of tipping too far one way or the other; the challenge is still there in our presentday response to social issues. So, the purpose of our study in this area is not to learn the right way of answering the question, but to keep searching for it.
Walking by faith: A liturgy of procession Second annual Anglican and Lutheran women’s spring retreat Redeemer Lutheran Church, Saskatoon April 20 and 21 During this retreat, to be led by Rev. Dr. Jessica Latshaw, our goal is to open hearts and minds to hear and respond to selected scripture from the Bible that can assist us as Christian women in deepening our relationship and communication with God the Father, His Son, Our Lord Jesus Christ, and the Holy Spirit. The communication process and selected
activities that will be used may also be employed successfully by members of other faiths with other sources of holy texts to discern spiritual direction and to form caring communities that are faith-based. For this reason, all women interested in the process of spiritual discernment are welcome to attend this retreat. Friday night will be a welcoming session and the first step toward building a sense of community. Saturday will be spent moving through a series of prepared settings that will facilitate participants’ discernment of
God’s will in their lives and further the development of a supporting co mmunity. Date of retreat: April 20 (6:30 to 8:30 p.m.) and April 21 (9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.). Place: Redeemer Lutheran Church, 812 Preston Avenue, Saskatoon Cost of Retreat: $35 (includes lunch) Registration forms and information will be sent to churches and individuals at the beginning of March. The Lutheran Synod office is handling registration (online or by mail). Questions, please phone Lindsay at the Lutheran Synod Office at 306-244-2474.
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Double Belonging
Baptism is a call to love By Rev. Marie-Louise Ternier Editor’s note: Rev. Marie-Louise Ternier, an Anglican priest, serves the Anglican and Lutheran parishes in Watrous. This column is co-published with the Prairie Messenger. Marie-Louise blogs at http://graceatsixty. wordpress.com.
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astoring a faith community is a school of love for both priest and parishioners. The other day I visited a young couple asking about baptism for their newborn baby. All kinds of unflattering
assumptions coloured my thoughts of them even before I met them. Yet to my surprise, not only did this couple want their baby baptized, but the mother expressed a desire to embrace Christian discipleship as the path to give meaning and purpose to her life. In other words, she desired baptism as well. Meanwhile, several months ago, a single woman struggling with
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personal challenges reached out by phone. We have been growing our relationship by fits and starts since that first day. For quite a while I was uncertain whether our connection was helpful. Now this child of God is awakening to her God-given identity, growing a desire to be baptized and to make Jesus her pattern for living within the community of the church. I stood back in surprise, awe and wonder. The Holy Spirit moves hearts despite us; we can’t even claim the credit. I also began to wonder: do our parish communities live
up to what we profess so others can see, taste, hear and feel Jesus in our common life? Is our faith community energized by the Holy Spirit as Jesus was Himself? When others see us relate and interact, are they puzzled by the love that binds us? Are they attracted and wonder what moves us and what power we draw on? Living with Jesus at the centre ought to be a concrete expression of Christ loving through us: self-giving and generous, sacrificial and inclusive, joyfully and gratefully. Human love on its own is incapable of this.
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Human love calculates what’s in it for ourselves. We love in exclusive and possessive ways instead of inclusive and selfless ways. But the love drawn from God in Christ Jesus is other-centred. It is to be the animating force in every Christian family. To love Jesus is to love the community of faith, to love the Church, with all its needy characters and misfits. It is through the Church, flawed as it is, that we are called to live as a “new creation” in Christ (2 Col. 5:17). This summons has serious consequences for how we relate to God, to others, and to the world. Why would anyone even be remotely interested in joining us if we do not look and act any different than the world? That is what it means to be in the world and not of it (John 14:18–19). The universal call to holiness in and through Christ is not some spiritual veneer for experts and religious acrobats. This call, issued in baptism, is to be fostered throughout life in a school of prayer and love. Every community of Christians is Christ’s Body on earth, and thus, called to be God’s sacrament in the world. However, just because we’ve had the water poured doesn’t mean there is no more sin, no more obstacles, no more false gods, no more mixed motives and hurts. But instead of falling victim to our own worst tendencies, we embrace with joy the holy vision of God, committing ourselves to growing into this vision our whole life long. Even if we fail and want to give up, God clearly does not give up on us. So, here in our little Prairie town in our little parish, we have begun the journey to the waters of life with our three candidates: a newborn baby, a middle-aged woman and a young mom. We will surround them with the love of our parish family, each according to their needs. In the process each of us, priest and candidates, sponsors and catechists, will be mentored by God’s Spirit of Love; consoled and corrected, enlightened and guided, forgiven and healed. We want to be that school of love to which God is calling us. Pray for us.
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At left, participants stand on blankets representing the land Indigenous peoples inhabited before colonization, at the beginning of a blanket ceremony held in St. John’s parish hall, Fort Qu’Appelle. At right, only small islands of territory remain at the end of the blanket ceremony. Photos by Ron Cox
... Fort Qu'Appelle takes part in the blanket exercise Continued from page 1 The people attending were very moved by the experience. One of the participants said, “It was like I was transported back through time and experienced the profoundness personally.” Another said, “Lives were changed and cultures were ended.” The history taught in the schools does not adequately cover or do justice to the Indigenous peoples of North America. Sharing a blanket exercise is a way we can shed light on a dark past and begin to heal.
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St. Chad volunteer finds many similarities and differences between Qu'Appelle and Lichfield By Joanne Shurvin-Martin REGINA – After five months as a St. Chad Volunteer, Catherine Louise Crawley knows about the distances between small towns in Saskatchewan. “Rural churches in England think of themselves as very isolated,” says Crawley in her gentle, very English voice, but then her voice fades and she gives a significant look. About halfway through her 10-month volunteer posting in the Diocese of Qu’Appelle, Crawley spoke to the Saskatchewan Anglican about what she has found similar and unfamiliar between Qu’Appelle and her home diocese of Lichfield, in England. She began by saying that theological discussions, and the “hot topics” like same-sex marriage, are very much the same in both dioceses. The focus on mission, the aging church population, and the need for Fresh Expressions of church, are common as well. In contrast, the scale is very different, she says. Qu’Appelle has smaller numbers of people in much larger areas. “My home church has a kids’ summer program where there are 70 kids. Here you celebrate much lower numbers, but that is what you have.” She realizes there just are not as many children in the neighbourhood. Crawley has noticed many differences in the structure and operation of the church in Qu’Appelle as well. There are many more services led by lay people; decisions are often made by discussion among the entire congregation, rather than in a more formal setting. There is a difference in parish versus local vestry authority. Vocational deacons are almost unknown in Lichfield, where deacons are ordained with the expectation they will be priested after about a year. Crawley is known in Qu’Appelle as Catherine Louise, to differentiate
Catherine Louise Crawley, a St. Chad Volunteer from the Diocese of Lichfield, has visited some of the green icons on the diocesan map — locations of churches or parishes — since arriving in the Diocese of Qu'Appelle half a year ago. She hopes to make a snow angel before she leaves and make further visits throughout the diocese. Photo by Joanne Shurvin-Martin her from Archdeacon Catherine Harper, who also works in the synod office. She arrived in late August as a St. Chad Volunteer. The St. Chad Volunteer program is a program between Lichfield Diocese and its seven companion dioceses, of which Qu’Appelle is one, to promote relations between these various dioceses. Volunteers between the ages of 18 and 35 have the opportunity to volunteer in one of Lichfield’s companion dioceses for six to 12 months, while volunteers from these dioceses are given the opportunity to volunteer in Lichfield Diocese. The program has been operating for about 10 years. Matthew Gobbett from St. Aidan Moose Jaw is currently working in Lichfield in the same program. Crawley said in some parts of England, the issue of women priests is still somewhat contentious, but here in Canada it has been practised for more than 40 years and has become well accepted. She noticed that Bishop Rob Hardwick knows all the clergy very well, and visits each parish regularly, in contrast to Lichfield which has so
many more churches and clergy that the bishop cannot be familiar with them all. When asked about what surprised her in Qu’Appelle, Crawley said her first surprise was having a whole apartment to herself. She lives in a basement suite in Archdeacon Harper’s home. She was also surprised by how many activities and education events the diocese offers. “High-level
classes, too,” she says. “At home, there is not much of that except for those on the ministry track.” Crawley has worked on a wide variety of tasks in the diocese, including: • Helping weekly at St. Luke’s Regina Kids Club • Assisting with Confirming Faith and Growing Faith youth retreats • Making preparations for diocesan synod • Authoring newsletters
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It is hard to choose highlights from her time so far, says Crawley, but a few things came to mind: • Attending the All Hallows’ Eve Vigil at St. Mary Regina. “It Continued next page
Catherine Louise Crawley, a St. Chad Volunteer from the Diocese of Lichfield, has helped lead kids' club at St. Luke's Church, assisted in organizing diocesan synod, and creates the diocesan newsletter. Photo by Joanne Shurvin-Martin
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Cont. from page 8 was a lovely service at the end of the day, with dim lights and candles, and as we left the building it started snowing.” Visiting a circuit of rural churches with Rev. Cheryl Johnson, and especially the whole day of travelling to Whitewood and many places along the way. Acquiring a bike with studded tires for winter. “It gives me great independence and helps keep me fit. “I’ve done loads and loads of really fun things, like paddle boating on Wascana Lake in the moonlight, and salsa dancing in Victoria Park.” “I purposefully came
here without expectations,” says Crawley. “It makes life a lot more fun. I am accepting opportunities as they present themselves, rather than planning so much.” While working in the Diocese of Qu’Appelle, Crawley is using the time to figure out what to do next with her life. In the short term, there are things she hopes to do in her remaining time in Canada, such as skiing, snowmobiling and skating on a frozen lake; making snow angels; visiting more places in the diocese, particularly Maple Creek, since the one person from the diocese she met before coming here was Archdeacon Peter Boote, from that parish; and a holiday on the West Coast, which is booked for the end of her visit.
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Bishop Rob Hardwick, pictured here during his 2017 cycle pilgrimage across the Diocese of Qu’Appelle, will cycle from Victoria, B.C. to St. John’s, NL, during his sabbatical from mid-May to the beginning of September. Follow his journey on Facebook at fb.me/DoQMission. Photo by Nigel Salway
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New training options at Saskatoon's St. Brigid's School of Discipleship The Anglican Diocese of Saskatoon is pleased to announce the creation of St. Brigid’s School of Discipleship. Following in the footsteps of Jesus Christ in our day and age is no easy task. We all try our best, but sometimes we can use some mentoring and support. St. Brigid’s offers short, practical, and accessible classes designed for all levels of Christian discipleship, from “testing the waters,” to lay readers’ training, all the way to our locally trained clergy program for deacons and priests. We also provide diocesan-wide rites of passage preparation courses, advanced spiritual care training and theological reflection, and continuing education events for
clergy. At St. Brigid’s, we know that Bible reading, spiritual formation, and a growing appreciation of our Christian (Anglican and ecumenical) traditions are foundational pillars for the transformative work of discipleship. St. Brigid’s provides training for local church renewal, by our local church. We draw on our own in-house talent and resources by recruiting diocesan clergy and lay specialists as faculty for our courses, in a peer leadership philosophy of Christian education. St. Brigid’s is a school without walls. By offering classes for discipleship training in local parishes throughout our three deaneries, we cut down on your amount
of commuting and bring the school to you instead. St. Brigid’s is dedicated to prayer and worship. We are committed to worshipping together by giving thanks to God our Creator, listening for the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, and looking for ways to serve Christ in our communities. By the way, at St. Brigid’s we know that being a disciple of Jesus will probably cost you your life, but tuition shouldn’t. Our courses and services are offered free of charge, sponsored by the diocese. For more information, please email the Rev. Canon Shawn Sanford Beck at greenpriest@ hotmail.ca or call the diocesan synod office at 306-244-5651.
Follow the bishop's cross-Canada cycle mission on Facebook Submitted REGINA – Beginning May 14, Bishop Rob Hardwick will cycle across Canada on a 7,800-kilometre pilgrimage for unity, healing and reconciliation. You can follow his progress on Facebook (fb. me/DoQMission) and also donate toward his fundraising goals. Hardwick is encouraging people to “tithe” the distance of his pilgrimage, donating $780 over five years, to Living the Mission. In a pamphlet explaining his sabbatical cycle pilgrimage, Hardwick
does the math to show that this tithe works out to not quite 43 cents a day – only 24 cents when considering the tax benefits. The pamphlet also shows where the money will go: 45.8 per cent back to local parishes, 45.8 per cent to regional and diocesan ministries, including the Mission Action Plan with support for children and youth, communications and other programs, and 8.4 per cent for Indigenous ministries and the companion Diocese of Muyinga, including building a health clinic.
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Triumph over oppression and action for reconciliation Week of Prayer for Christian Unity By Joanne Shurvin-Martin REGINA – More than 100 people attended the service organized by the Regina Council of Churches and the Downtown Regina Churches, as part of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity. This week, which is observed around the world, had the theme “Your Right Hand, O Lord, Glorious in Power,” selected by the churches of the Caribbean. The Caribbean ecumenical team chose the song of Moses and Miriam (Ex 15:1-21): a song of triumph over oppression. For Christians in Canada, this biblical witness of God’s gift of freedom calls us to action for reconciliation, between our churches and within
society, most particularly between Aboriginals and other Canadians. The afternoon service on Jan. 21 was held at First Presbyterian Church and began with acknowledging it was taking place on Treaty 4 land. Lorna Standingready, former leading elder of All Native Circle Conference, United Church of Canada, offered a blessing. She said for reconciliation to occur, people must listen “not only with our ears, but with our hearts.” Clergy and lay people representing six denominations took part in the service. Anglican participants were Deacon Winna Martin of St. Paul’s Cathedral and Dr. Michael Cappello of St. Mary, Regina. Cappello’s message was Truth, Reconciliation, and the Right Hand of God. He said that people need to “unlearn our history” in
order for reconciliation between Indigenous peoples and “settlers” and “colonizers.” Referring to the lesson from Exodus, he said, “A narrow reading of this says that our enemies should fear the right hand of God. In that reading, conquest is celebrated.” This reading justified the Doctrine of Discovery, by which various Imperial powers and colonial societies claimed territory from its original inhabitants and attempted to extinguish their culture. “Who should fear the right hand of God?” asked Cappello. He answered, “Powers and systems which oppress.” He said, “Reconciliation will cost us and will change us.” Society cannot continue to operate as it has in the past, when “colonizers”
assumed they were entitled to everything, and the original inhabitants had no rights. Capello said that as people re-learn history, they must take responsibility for actions taken by people and governments in the past, but not be overwhelmed by guilt about the past. The intercessions were read by representatives of six local organizations who work with people who are poor and disadvantaged, and on reconciliation issues:
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Dr. Mike Capello spoke at the Week of Prayer for Christian Unit service in Regina. Capello is from St. Mary's Regina. Photo by Frank Flegel
Regina Indian Industrial School Committee, Carmichael Outreach, Marian Centre, Aboriginal Non-Aboriginal Relations Committee, Haven of Hope and Indian Metis Christian Fellowship. Members of the congregation moved from the church pews and stood in the outer aisles and across the front and back of the church, holding hands or linking arms to form a human chain. After, people were invited to fellowship and refreshments.
the fellowship of God. Aug. 6 to 10: Tradesmen Retreat. Men’s camp with fellowship, reflection and sharing of trades. Aug. 31 to Sept. 2: Art Camp, hosted by the Maple Creek Art Club, with a guest instructor to be announced. Come for fellowship and fun! For more information, prices, registration and booking, please contact Janet Rhodes, program co-ordinator, at 306-662-3514 or email freedomwithin73@ gmail.com.
Saskatoon’s Locally Raised Clergy Program Do you love God? Do you love the church? Have you been involved in lay ministry in your parish for quite some time and wonder about going even deeper? Perhaps God is calling you to diaconal or priestly ministry! “Who, me?” you might say. Yes, YOU! Stranger things have happened you know. God needs workers in the vineyard, including priests and deacons. Perhaps now is the time for you to consider it. The Diocese of Saskatoon has a program for training clergy…for training Locally Raised Clergy. The program takes
three to five years to complete, depending on how much time you can devote to it. There is no cost to you, as the training leads to a nonstipendiary (voluntary) ordained ministry. The program includes reading courses, inhouse training sessions, spiritual formation and a supervised apprenticeship. The path to Holy Orders is an awesome spiritual adventure. Take the plunge now! For more information, please contact the Diocesan Training Officer, the Reverend Shawn Sanford Beck, at greenpriest@hotmail. ca.
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Parishes exchange visitors during WPCU By Joanne Shurvin-Martin
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Malcolm Tait of All Saints Regina (at the lectern) introduces the Prayers of the People, which will be read by visiting parishioners from St. Martin de Porres, during the service on Jan. 28. Photo by Lisa Graff
REGINA – During the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity (WPCU), parishes are encouraged to visit other churches in their areas. The Anglican Roman Catholic Covenant Implementation Committee matched Anglican and Roman Catholic parishes in the diocese, and recommended visiting each other on Jan. 21 and 28. The Saskatchewan Anglican has learned of four Regina parishes who arranged visits. To celebrate the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, Barb and Daniel Cameron and Sally Orr, on behalf of St. Matthew’s Church, attended the 10:00 a.m. Mass at Little Flower Church on Jan. 21. St. Matthew’s welcomed
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The jigsaw puzzle sale organized by St. Paul’s Cathedral choir drew a huge crowd when the doors opened on Jan. 20. Shoppers included individual puzzle enthusiasts as well as assisted living centres, retirement condo communities and local puzzle clubs, who all look forward to stocking up on gently used jigsaw puzzles. The event raised $1,234, which is used for expenses including choir supplies, guest singers and musicians. The next sale is scheduled for Oct. 20. Photo by Margaret Ball
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