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Church archives: Where the present visits the past
‘More and more we are becoming one’ Anglicans and Roman Catholics celebrate together By Frank Flegel and Canon Michael Jackson
By Darlene Polachic Editor’s note: A version of the article has appeared in the Saskatoon StarPhoenix. SASKATOON – An important information source for genealogists has always been church records, which contain data on baptisms and confirmations, marriages and burials. Generally, the records searched for genealogical information pertain to an era prior to the settlement of Western Canada, but, for us here in Western Canada, it is interesting to note that contemporary church archives can also yield valuable information. Jeannette Brandell is the national archivist for the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada and deals with Lutheran Church records from the 1800s and early 1900s. “The records are basically a collection of old registers, many from churches that have closed,” she says. “The earliest ones date to when Saskatchewan was still the Northwest Territories. “In those days, Lutheran churches were more ethnically divided: German Lutheran, Swedish Lutheran, Finnish Lutheran, and so on. “As people began speaking English, the ethnic congregations tended to amalgamate into one. When that happened, the old church records were forwarded to the Archives. “Sometimes, we won’t have a church’s records because they were stored in someone’s attic or sent to a neighbouring church. “But since 1985, we’ve been asking pastors to pass on all records from other churches to us.” In order to search for a person’s record, Brandell says she needs to know the person’s name and approximate dates and with which church the person was connected. See “ARCHIVES” on page 5
A somber reminder of lives cut short Funeral cards of those who have committed suicide, and candles that have been “lit” in memory of those individuals, hang from a bulletin board in the Synod office of the Diocese of Saskatchewan. The diocese held a two-day event to discuss suicide and supporting those in need of help. Photo — Mary Brown
‘Suicide a permanent solution to a temporary problem’ By Mary Brown PRINCE ALBERT – When one visits the Synod Office in the Diocese of Saskatchewan, one will see an area in the corner of a large bulletin board that is edged in black and covered in funeral cards. These cards are from the funerals of people who have committed suicide. Whenever one of the clergy officiates at a funeral of a person who has taken their life, they are asked to bring the card into the office to put on the bulletin board. There are many cards there, but they are only a small representation of the number of suicides committed every year. In Saskatchewan, 138 suicides were reported in 2011, while five per cent to 25 per cent more were unreported. Suicide is the secondhighest cause of death. There are 1,686,485 people with thoughts of suicide in Canada, many of them high school age and aboriginal. From Jan. 15-16, the Diocese of Saskatchewan held an ASIST
“Suicide is a permanent solution to a temporary problem. No problem is so big that we cannot, with God’s help, find a solution and reach out to one another.” (Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training) workshop. There were 24 people in attendance for the two-day session. Students learned the concepts of PAL (Pathway for Assisting Life). The first step is to explore invitations by observing a person’s actions, words, emotions and physical well-being. They are signs of distress that invite help; anything the person at risk says, does or makes you feel might be an invitation. Accept the invitation, follow your intuition and explore the meaning of things you see and hear. Next is to find a turning point
(a reason to live) and to expand on this and follow through with a plan to keep the person safe from harming themselves. Students participated in roleplay exercises with input from the instructor and other students. This was an intense workshop from which all students felt they benefited. On the first night, a service was held in St. Alban’s Cathedral for the lighting of candles to remember victims of suicide and also for people who are thinking of suicide. At the most recent Diocesan Synod, delegates were given small pictures of a lit candle and asked to “light” the candle in memory of someone who committed suicide. These are the candles beside the funeral cards on the bulletin board. Suicide is a serious health problem worldwide. Any of us or someone we love could be at risk of suicide. Suicide is a permanent solution to a temporary problem. No problem is so big that we cannot, with God’s help, find a solution and reach out to one another.
REGINA – Every January since 1978, on the Feast of the Conversion of St. Paul, St. Paul’s Cathedral has marked its patronal festival and the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity with a Solemn Eucharist and a guest preacher, usually from another Christian Church. In 2015, the theme of the service was the Anglican-Roman Catholic Covenant between the Diocese of Qu’Appelle and the Archdiocese of Regina, signed at the cathedral four years earlier. For the third year, a Holy Rosary Cathedral delegation, led by Deacon Barry Wood, attended the service as part of the annual exchanges between the two parishes. Holy Rosary parishioner (and Deacon Wood’s spouse) Sheila Wood read the second reading, from Paul’s Letter to the Galatians, while Chris and Carol Schimnosky and Joanne Skidmore brought forward the gifts at the offertory. The preacher was Rev. John Meehan, PhD, SJ, president of Campion College in the University of Regina. In his homily, Meehan referred to the Apostle Paul as “a wonderful model for ecumenism.” At Corinth, he said, Paul “reminds the rather divisive Christians that they belong neither to himself nor to Apollos but to Christ. At Ephesus, he tells believers that they share in one body, one spirit, one hope; united by one Lord, one faith, one baptism.” Meehan went on to say, “Today, Paul’s example invites us to be agents of reconciliation, a reconciliation that begins at home and moves outward to embrace the fringes, the margins of our society. “How can we, as Christ’s disciples, be part of the solution rather than part of the problem? How can we be agents of reconciliation rather than mere bystanders, or worse still, collaborators in forces that sow division?” See “COVENANT” on page 4
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Our response to persecution begins with Jesus’s ‘radical’ summary of the Law How should we respond to the persecution of Christians across the world? By Rev. Norbert Haukenfrers, DMin PRINCE ALBERT – Often, I do not know what to do. When it comes to persecution there are no easy answers, other than it is unacceptable and has nothing to do with the kingdom of God. Persecution involves one person or group of people inflicting pain, suffering or taking the life of another person or group of people. Therefore, it is the antithesis to following Jesus. What can I do? Responding to persecution is so far beyond my abilities! What could I do that would make any difference? Maybe you are not like me, but my first response has nothing to do with what I should be doing. However, what should someone else be doing? Perhaps, this is a response you fall prey to as well. Persecution is a big and complex issue demanding more than an individual’s response. The government has a part to play in protecting the lives of the persecuted. They are responsible before God to protect against
persecution within their realm. For a government to do nothing is unsatisfactory, as they are then implicitly consenting to the persecution. As followers of Jesus we rely on governments to protect and defend the lives and property of all members of our community. My responsibility as a citizen is to be holding the government accountable for its action or inaction. My response is not to be a vigilante but to support and critique, praying and seeking better solutions for the community, in the community, with the community. Beyond the anger, fear and sorrow, what is our response to the actions of religious extremists and
fundamentalists who are actively and violently persecuting? Perhaps, our response begins in Jesus’ radical summary of the law calling us to love the Lord our God with all our heart, body, soul and mind, and to love our neighbour as ourselves; to the extent that we love our enemy, feeding them if they are hungry, blessing those who curse us, while caring for the persecuted. The Church, as a Christian community, has a particular role to play within the context of persecution; to be actively participating in meeting the physical, social, economic and spiritual needs of the persecuted and the persecutor. This includes encouraging and
engaging in the creation, renewal and transformation of economic, political and social structures and institutions that have the wellbeing of all as a priority. As followers of Jesus we have a unique responsibility, to be actively engaged in ventures seeking the health and wellbeing of the persecuted and the persecutor. This involvement is not prompted by our guilt or shame, but characterized by Jesus’ love for us, responding to an invitation to participate in the workings of His love. It often takes us to places we have never gone before, doing thing we have never done before. But as Dallas Willard so poignantly discovered, “God’s address . . . is at the end of my rope.” In all of our efforts to stand against persecution, standing with the persecuted, it is helpful to remember the response of an imprisoned Romanian Christian to his persecutor who beat him, sometimes twice a week, “Sir, if we see each other before the throne of judgment and you are eternally lost, I want you to know it is not because I hate you. It will be because you rejected Jesus’ love and my love.” Photo — WikiCommons
‘Human anger does not accomplish God’s righteousness’ How should we respond to the persecution of Christians across the world? By Archdeacon Dell Bornowsky REGINA – So how should we respond to the persecution of Christians across the world? Here’s how. 1) Lament Prayers of lament have always been a way the people of God cope with suffering. The Psalms are full of them. In Anglican liturgy, even comfortable congregations who have little reason to lament pray the Psalms of lament. We do it on behalf of, and to express solidarity with, those who do suffer. 2) But don’t be surprised The Bible is full of an awareness that the righteous followers of God will suffer. How strange that Christians often seem to think that God’s primary work is to protect us from all suffering. Jesus and the apostles both experienced and predicted persecution for followers
of the Way. “Jesus said, ‘If they persecuted me, they will persecute you’” (John 15:20). “Indeed, all who want to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted” (2 Timothy 3:12). “If any of you suffers as a Christian, do not consider it a disgrace, but glorify God because you bear this name” (1 Peter 4:16). The fact Jesus didn’t get justice forms a precedent for His followers. In the mystery of redemption, suffering is even seen as a privileged participation with Christ. “Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery ordeal that is taking place among you to test you, as though something strange were happening to you. But rejoice insofar as you are sharing Christ’s sufferings” (1 Peter 4:12-13). The blood of martyrs has been called the seed of the Church. 3) Recognize the source of evil One way of understanding the motivation of humans to persecute one another is that the evil of cruelty does not originate in those human persecutors, but rather, they themselves have
been duped by the forces of darkness. In Christ’s light even vile persecutors can be redeemed. “ For our struggle is not against enemies of blood and flesh, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers of this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places” (Ephesians 6:12). In the cosmic conflict between good and evil, Christians aren’t the only group being persecuted. There may be just as many Muslims and others who have suffered religious persecution. 4) Repent and teach peace There is another darkness in our own history from which we need to turn and teach repentance. The bad behaviour of many so-called Christians provides justification for persecuting all followers of Jesus. When the shoguns of Japan began persecuting Christians, they were motivated by what they saw as the “Christian” powers of Spain and Portugal doing to the indigenous populations in Mexico and South America. Christians are still reaping the
consequences of the Crusades, in which the “Christians” were the persecutors. Until political leaders thought of as Christians realize retaliation and fear are not the best tools for making peace, and that they cannot put out the fires of violence by pouring on more violence, they will continue to fuel a motivation for persecution. “Human anger does not accomplish God’s righteousness” (James 1:20). 5) Be informed, pray and act to alleviate Sources such as the Voice of the Martyrs and Amnesty International can inform our public and private intercessions and our preaching. Visit www.persecution.net, www. amnesty.org/en and www. christianfreedom.org. Our solidarity in Christ makes their suffering ours. When one part of the body suffers, the whole body suffers. Jesus’ body in the world is still being beaten. We claim to be part of that body, but like a limb that has fallen asleep, we seem unable to rouse ourselves to even speak a word of protest. Let’s do it!
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A simple message, one of love By The Right Reverend David Irving Bishop of Saskatoon SASKATOON – As we journey towards Easter, the message is simple and clear: God so loved the world that He gave. The love of God is greater than we can possibly imagine. The sin of humanity, the sin which we are all heirs, put the Son of God to death, but the love of God brought Him out of death. Our sin was great, but God’s love was greater. And we must remember God loves us just as we are and how we were created. That love of God is a gift, not a reward. So how do we respond to this gift of love? How do we respond to a God who loves us so much that He
gives us the gift of His Son? Well, perhaps we all need to read again the Baptismal Covenant and live out that covenant in loving service. But remember we do not serve God out of guilt or fear or even duty. We do so out of joy
and deep gratitude for what He has done for us. Through salvation our past has been forgiven, our present is given meaning and our future is secured. Service is our response; you and I are called to serve God. Growing up, you may have thought that being called by God to serve was something only for your parish priest, missionaries, nuns or other paid church workers. But God says all are called to ministry. In the Bible, the words servant and minister are synonyms, as are service and ministry. If you are a Christian you are a minister, and when you are serving others, you are ministering. When asking people to respond to God’s call, I have
heard people say “we are too old” or “too young” or “we don’t have the skills that God would want to use.” That is not true. God uses what each of us has to bring. God has a ministry for you in His church and a mission for you in the world. Regardless of how old or how young or what gifts you think you might have, you are called to full-time Christian service. Remember, there are no insignificant ministries in the church. Some are visible and some are behind the scenes, but all are valuable. Small or hidden ministries often make the biggest difference. There is no correlation between size and significance; every ministry matters. Let me remind you, Jesus
did not come to be served, but to serve and to give His life. For us service is not an option, something to be tacked onto our schedules if we can spare the time. It is the heart of the Christian life. Jesus came “to serve” and “to give” and those two verbs should define our life together. Mother Theresa said, “Holy living consists in doing God’s work with a smile.” We all live somewhere in Saskatchewan and whether our home parish may be big or small is of no consequence. Wherever you are, whoever you are, God wants to use “you” to make a difference in His world. He wants to work through “you” in loving service. God so loved the world that He gave.
Nearly 3,000 years of liturgical history showcased in the Bible By Jason Antonio REGINA – The Bible contains nearly 3,000 years of liturgical history, showing how God laid out a pattern and rhythm for how Christians are to worship Him. These patterns and rhythms are displayed on a regular basis in Sunday worship. For Anglicans, two particular forms of worship include Morning and Evening Prayer, or, The Daily Office, as contained in the Book of Common Prayer (BCP) and the Book of Alternative Services (BAS). The history behind liturgy, how The Daily Office can be used today and how people can lead it, were the basis for a oneday Qu’Appelle School for Mission and Ministry session, held at St. Mary the Virgin Anglican Church in Regina. The session was led by St. Mary incumbent, Rev. Claude Schroeder. Twenty-six Anglicans from across the diocese participated in the event. The origins of The Daily Office can be found in Genesis 1:913, Schroeder explained. This initial book of the Bible is not about how, but about why creation came into being. “Genesis is about worship,” he said. “God is building a Church that is reflecting His glory back to Him.” As for human beings, “we’re showing up late to church in creation.” Liturgy has a pattern and rhythm, Schroeder said. There is order and small parts that make a whole. The liturgy of Creation is order, pattern and rhythm. This is how we are to praise God.
Adam and leads to Israel Eve were the being sent into world’s first exile, followed liturgists, or later on by the “priests of crebirth of the ation.” What synagogue. they thought, “Israel did said and did not want to gave worship go to church and glory to (anymore). God. On the They wanted Sabbath, or sevto write their enth day, God own liturgy,” rested, which the incumbent allowed humans of St. Mary’s to experience explained. for themselves For this, the good of God they got kicked and His creout of their ation. “church” and However, were sent into in Genesis 3, exile in BabyAdam and Eve lon. “screwed it all There is no up,” said Schrolaw, no land eder. “They and no temple, wanted to write which leads their own litto a crisis of urgy. They were Rev. Claude Schroeder, incumbent of St. Mary the Virgin faith and idenkicked out of Anglican Church in Regina, discusses the use of Morning and tity (Psalm church and sent Evening Prayer, during a Qu’Appelle School for Mission and 137). While into exile.” in Babylon, Ministry session about The Daily Office. Photo — Jason Antonio God tells the Israelites in Israel was to serve as a miMoses in Exowonder if they crocosm of creation,” Schroeder dus 18 that He wants His people dreamt up the pointed out. “That which was to come to church. Moses is supcovenant between themselves lost in Genesis 3 is now being posed to lead the people out so and God. restored in Exodus 29.” they can go to church to worship They had no priests and no The temple is finally conseGod. temple. What were they to do? crated in Exodus 40, which took This is the beginning of the All they could do, Schroeder seven days. This parallels the bedevelopment of the liturgy of explained, was raise their hands ginnings of Genesis and the crethe temple. In Exodus 29:39and pray the Psalms. They used ation account. Since this temple 46, God gives instructions about the Psalms as incense (Psalm is the microcosm of creation, Ishow worship in the temple is to 141:1); later on, David would rael becomes the new Adam and go and how the people are to pray thrice daily toward JeruEve. give glory to God. salem (David 6:10), which was After many centuries, a re“The basic idea is this in Exoconsidered the “holy of holies, play of Genesis 3 occurs, which dus 29, that the temple of God where the temple was.”
Israel met its crisis of faith through Morning and Evening Prayer, which they used to acknowledge their Creator. Five-hundred years later, the temple, the priesthood and the synagogues would all be reestablished, allowing Israel to worship God. Jesus would also have a major impact on prayer. He was usually up early and stayed up late, praying with “fervent cries and tears,” as Hebrews 5:7 says. Jesus established the Lord’s Prayer, which had order, form and rhythm (Matt. 7:9). In Luke 4:21, the Good News is proclaimed in the synagogue and fulfilled. “Jesus is claiming He is the embodiment of the Torah,” Schroeder said. “Wherever He is, the Torah is; He is a mobile synagogue. He is the Word made flesh.” In Mark 15:25, they crucified Him around the third hour (the time of Morning Prayer). Jesus cries out at the ninth hour (Luke 23:44-46; evening prayer) and dies. All of creation is then re-constituted, which shows the dynamic impact of Jesus Christ. “The Church then becomes the place, in the power of the Spirit, in word and in sacrament, Jesus makes His presence known. “He now becomes the place where God dwells with His people and where God speaks to His people,” Schroeder said. The goal in all of this, Schroeder added, is to pray without ceasing (Eph. 6:18), and not just in the morning and evening, but at all times.
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COVENANT Continued from page 1 Meehan described his own background as “rather ecumenical.” His extended family includes Roman Catholic, Anglican, United and Pentecostal members. “During my studies I lived in Anglican institutions, sang in an Orthodox choir to learn Russian and did theology at the Toronto School of Theology, a truly ecumenical institution.” After his ordination as priest, several people told him that he presided at liturgies “like an Anglican, which of course I took as a compliment,” he said, to laughter from the congregation. Meehan expressed confidence that “more and more we are becoming one,” and described several groups and organizations in which groups of different faith traditions have come together. He ended his homily with what he described as “a beautiful image of a reconciled and reconciling church, as presented by one of my Paulist colleagues, Fr. Tom Ryan, a great ecumenist. “He writes, ‘When God puts us back together again (with the aid of our willingness to co-operate), this great church will be marked by the dignity and scholarship of the Anglicans, the order and sacraments of the Roman Catholics, the warm fellowship of the Methodists, the Presbyterian
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Dean Mike Sinclair, rector of St. Paul’s Cathedral in Regina, chats with Rev. John Meehan, PhD, from Campion College at the University of Regina, after the joint Anglican-Roman Catholic service celebrating the Feast of Conversion of St. Paul and the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity. Photo — Frank Flegel desire for good preaching and the Lutheran respect for sound theology. “There will be the Baptist concern for individual salvation, the Congregational respect for the rights of lay members, the Pentecostal reliance on the power of the
Holy Spirit and the Quaker appreciation of silence. “We will find there the Mennonite sense of community, the social action of the Salvation Army, and the Reformed love of the Bible – all wrapped in Orthodox reverence before
the mystery of God.’” Dean Michael Sinclair presided at the Solemn Eucharist. Bishop Rob Hardwick took part in the service, which was followed by a luncheon gathering in the cathedral’s community centre.
There are now two more ways readers can access the Saskatchewan Anglican on the Internet. If you use the social media site Facebook, you can find the newspaper at www. facebook.com/thesaskatchewananglican. This site will enable the newspaper to post a few stories and pictures each month from all three dioceses in the province. With Facebook having such a broad reach across the country, you can “like” the page and encourage your family and friends to do so as well. The Saskatchewan Anglican’s other online presence is on a website call Issuu. This website allows the Sask. Anglican to post full digital versions of the newspaper each month. So if you miss reading the newspaper one month or want to go back and read a story again, this is the website you should visit often. There are back issues of the Saskatchewan Anglican going all the way back to September 2005. You can find the paper at issuu.com/thesaskatchewananglican.
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St. George’s, Saskatoon, at 7:00 p.m. every Friday night. Informal music and prayer focused on families. The Parish of St. George’s, Saskatoon, hosts a Community Coffee morning in the parish hall every Thursday from 9:3011:30 a.m. Join them for a warm social time with coffee, tea, toast and some type of baked goods at no charge. g
Integrity/Saskatoon: Integrity/Saskatoon is a group of the GLBTT community and friends. Services and meetings are held at St. John’s Anglican Cathedral, 816 Spadina Crescent East. For times and dates please phone 306-491-3315, or visit the Facebook page at “Integrity/ Saskatoon” or check out the g
Integrity/Saskatoon web site at “www.integritysaskatoon. blogspot.com”.
UPCOMING EVENTS:
The Friendship Committee of St. George’s, Battleford invites all seniors to join them for lunch the first Monday of each month. Each Senior’s Lunch begins at noon.
2015 Clergy Retreat: The annual Clergy Retreat will be held March 23-26 at St. Michael’s Retreat Centre in Lumsden. The retreat conductor will be the Most Reverend Fred Hiltz, Primate of Canada. Retreat registration forms were emailed in mid-February.
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The Saskatoon Chapter of the Order of St. Luke meets at St. Stephen’s, Saskatoon, at 7:30 pm on the first Tuesday of each month. The Order of St. Luke is an interdenominational group that promotes the healing ministry in the church. We have a time where we pray for others, plus a study, a guest speaker, or a healing service. For more info visit www.ststephens.ca
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ACW Church Women’s Conference: Theme: “Bread of Life.” It will be held from April 17-18 at Emmanuel Anglican Church, 609 Dufferin Ave., Saskatoon. Registration fee is $35. The conference begins with a social evening and Compline on Friday. For those from out of town, free bed and breakfast can be arranged. Registration forms may be found at
anglicandiocesesaskatoon.com, on the ACW page or by email at saskatoonacw@gmail.com; brochures may be available through your parish. Registration forms must be returned to the treasurer, Elaine Jarvis, 247 Stacey Crescent, Saskatoon, Sask., S7L 7A9. Please make cheques to Diocese of Saskatoon ACW. For more information, please see the notice elsewhere in this issue. The 2015 Diocesan ACW Retreat: The planning for the next Anglican Church Women’s bi-annual retreat, which is scheduled for Sept. 18-20, has begun. If you have ideas or experience in planning events, please join the Retreat Planning Team! Meetings will be scheduled at mutually convenient times. g
To volunteer or find out more contact Mary Ann Assailly at maryann.assailly@gmail.com, or Karen Whitelock at saskatoonacw@gmail.com. Please also see the notice elsewhere in this issue. DEADLINES: To be included in a timely manner, brief notices should be sent to the Associate Editor by fax, e-mail or “snail mail” by the last week of the month, two months before the month in which the insertion is desired (for example, February submissions will be in the April issue). Detailed and longer texts of upcoming events will not be included in this section, but should space allow, could be the subject of article and notices elsewhere in the Saskatchewan Anglican.
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ARCHIVES Spiritual Direction Formation Program
January 2016 — July 2017
An important source for genealogists has always been church records, which contain data on baptisms and confirmations, marraiges and burials. Photo — Shutterstock Continued from page 1 Besides providing a tangible record of the person, the register may also provide other information such as the names of witnesses in the case of a marriage record, the pastor, where the person was from and sometimes the parents’ names. There are some limitations on what data can be released. For more information on that, contact Archives at the Lutheran Theological Seminary or call Jeannette Brandell at 306-2491119. Registers with baptisms, marriages and burials in United Churches in Saskatchewan are kept at the United Church Archives in Regina. Most of these records began after the five-denomination union in 1925. Some limitations apply when it comes to requests for information. For instance, you can ask for a birth record for yourself, your parents or your children, but beyond that, baptisms must be 100 years in the past, marriage 80 or more years and births 30 years or more. Also, if you’re researching outside of your immediate family, be prepared to pay a search fee. Contact United Church Archives by emailing archives@skconf.ca. Margaret Sanche is the archivist for the Catholic Diocese of Saskatoon. She says genealogists are generally looking for sacramental records of baptism, marriage and interment. “In the Catholic church, sacramental records are critical to determining who is a legitimate church member,” she says, “and these are considered private, personal records, public only after a certain period of time, generally 75 to 80 years
for individuals outside of the immediate family. “The exception is if a request is made for a record to prove First Nations of Métis status.” She says most records are handwritten in registers that are kept in individual parishes. However, at end of each year, summary records are prepared and forwarded to the diocese. They are not as detailed as the original entries which give names of parents, godparents and sponsors, but they make it easy to determine where the original record may be found. Margaret Sanche says the best way to contact her is through the diocese website at www. saskatoonrcdiocese.com. Peter Coolen is archivist for the Anglican Church Diocese of Saskatoon. “The Anglican Church has baptism, confirmation, marriage and burial records,” he says, “but they are confidential to anyone other than the immediate family if the records are less than 100 years old, unless the inquirer has a letter of permission from a family member.” The Anglican Church has records that date back to the 1880s. They are not indexed or computerized. The Anglican Archives also contains non-family related data, such as parish histories and pictures of various churches. Coolen says the Anglican Church will give permission for a genealogist to look for that kind of information themselves. The archives are housed with Saskatchewan Provincial Archives in the Murray Building at the U of S (University of Saskatchewan) and at the Anglican Synod Office. “For a person search, I need the person’s name, geographic area and date,” Coolen says.
“It’s a big diocese, an 80 mile-wide band stretching across the province from Alberta to Manitoba.” Coolen says the Anglican archives does not include cemetery indexes or maps, though parish burial records will often state where the person was buried. For more information on obtaining records from the Anglican Church, email ptrcoolen@sasktel.net or anglicanarchivist@sasktel.net or call the synod office 306-2445651 and leave a message for Peter. Other Anglican archives in the Province of Saskatchewan are the Archives of the Anglican Diocese of Qu’Appelle, which is located in Regina (contact Canon Trevor Powell, Registrar/Archivist at 306585-0390 or trevorpowell@ sasktel.net) and the Archives of the Anglican Diocese of Saskatchewan, located in Prince Albert (306-763-2455). Each of these archives has restrictions on what type of information is available, who can access the information and how to access the material. Additional Anglican genealogical resources are available from the Archives of the General Synod of the Anglican Church of Canada, Toronto, Ont. Other valuable church record resource for genealogists can be found on the Family History Research page of www.saskarchives.com and the Saskatchewan Provincial Archives Board offices, located in Saskatoon and Regina. An on-going project to index records for cemeteries in the province is also a rich information source. Many of the cemetery projects are already online.
This two year Spiritual Direction Formation Program prepares mature adult Christians for the ministry of spiritual direction and companioning of leaders and laity in parishes and congregations, vocation and ministry. Co -Directors: Bishop Emeritus Gerry Wiesner, OMI, Gisele Bauche and Dianne Mantyka
Request Application Form by April 30, 2015 For further information contact: Queen’s House Retreat & Renewal Centre Saskatoon, SK. Phone: 306-242-1916 or Dianne Mantyka: 306-931-7118; dimantyka@sasktel.net
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Saskatchewan Anglican looking for new associate editor for Diocese of Saskatchewan Contributed PRINCE ALBERT — The Diocese of Saskatchewan is looking for an Associate Editor to assist the diocese with collecting articles and photos from around the diocese, as well as making monthly submissions to the Saskatchewan Anglican’s managing editor for print. The Associate Editor
will work for the bishop of Saskatchewan and parish correspondents from around the diocese to bring information to the public. The requirements for the position are firstly, experience in editorial work and secondly, a Grade 12 education. Those interested are to contact the synod office at 306-763-2455 or synod@sasktel.net.
Saskatoon’s 2015 ACW fall retreat: ‘Gratitude: a way of being’ Contributed SASKATOON – Save the date. Come join your Anglican sisters on Sept. 18-20, 2015 as we gather at Queen’s House in Saskatoon for a time of spiritual growth. Gratitude is such a big word; for some, it comes naturally, while for some it requires practising until it becomes habit and ultimately a way of being. Plans are well underway for inspirational, thoughtprovoking talks, worship, joyful singing, meditative walking and purposeful journaling.
We will be learning more about hospital ministry, while each of us will bring to the retreat a gift for the hospital ministry, be it a prayer shawl for an adult or child, a baby blanket or a toque for cancer patient. Get out those knitting needles, crochet hooks or your sewing machine. Not crafty, you say? Can you trade skills with a friend? For more information contact Mary Ann Assailly at maryann. assailly@gmail.com or Karen Whitelock at saskatoonacw@ gmail.com.
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DIOCESE OF Q U ’A P P E L L E
News and notes Bornowsky named Executive Archdeacon Bishop Rob Hardwick and the Executive Committee of the Diocesan Council are pleased to announce the appointment of Archdeacon Dell Bornowsky as the new Executive Archdeacon for the Diocese of Qu’Appelle, effective March 1. In the announcement, Bishop Hardwick wrote, “His leadership abilities and enthusiasm for doing the Lord’s work will greatly encourage growth and development within the diocese.” g
Week of Prayer for Christian Unity in Saskatoon
The opening service for the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity was held at Sts. Martyrs Canadiens Roman Catholic Church, Saskatoon, on Jan. 18. This service marked the beginning of a full week of worship and celebration for Christian unity in Saskatoon. The guest preacher for the opening service was Dr. Karen Westerfield-Tucker. The church was full and a wonderful reception followed in the parish’s new hall. Photo – Keith Will
Luther College, at the University of Regina, is seeking a Chaplain/Campus Pastor, duties ideally commencing August 2015. For a full ad and description of the job, please see www.luthercollege.edu/ university/employment Further inquiries may be addressed to: Jodi Cookson Kydd Executive Assistant to the President Luther College, University of Regina Regina, Saskatchewan humanresources@luthercollege.edu Closing date: April 30, 2015
St. Mary’s rummage sale April 10-11 St. Mary’s Anglican Church, Regina, is hosting a rummage sale in partnership with Carmichael Outreach on Friday, April 10 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., and Saturday, April 11 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. St. Mary’s is on the corner of 15th Avenue and Montague Street. The partners will share the cash proceeds of the sale, while all the rummage left over after the sale will be given to Carmichael Outreach. For more information or to arrange to donate rummage, phone Norma at 306-584-5563 or Sharon at 306-352-1837. g
Bishop David Ashdown to conduct annual Qu’Appelle Lay Retreat LUMSDEN (Qu’A) – Bishop David Ashdown will lead retreatants through a guided meditation to explore how the primal elements of bread and wine, along with the four actions – taking, blessing, breaking and giving – of the eucharist can enable us to live more fully into spiritual maturity and mission commitment as we pursue our journey into the Kingdom. The annual silent retreat for lay people will be held at St. Michael’s Retreat Centre from Friday, April 10 to Sunday, April 12. Registration forms have been sent to all parishes and information is available on the diocesan website, at quappelle. anglican.ca. The price for the weekend retreat is $215 and includes accommodation and all meals at the retreat centre. Rev. Tracey Taylor will be the retreat chaplain. She is an associate priest in the
Parish of Midlakes, serving the communities of Kenaston and Davidson. Bishop Ashdown is the recently retired Archbishop of Keewatin. He began his ordained ministry in the Diocese of Qu’Appelle and has returned to the diocese in his retirement. The lay retreat is open to all lay people. In addition to five addresses on the theme, there are regular worship services and plenty of free time to read, pray, meditate and enjoy the beautiful surroundings of the retreat centre on the edge of the Qu’Appelle Valley, about 30 kilometres northwest of Regina. St. Michael’s Retreat was established in 1963 and is owned and operated by the Franciscan Friars of Western Canada. It operates through an interchurch board, of the Roman Catholic, Anglican and Lutheran churches.
New Sumner Parish anniversary in May The Parish of New Sumner is hosting a 45th Anniversary Homecoming Celebration at Esterhazy, May 30-31. All present and former parishioners and clergy are invited to attend. If you are unable to attend, greetings, reminiscences or memorabilia are welcome. The venue and the cost will be announced later. g
Saturday, May 30 - 3:00 pm – meet and greet, refreshments available - 5:00 pm – supper Guest speaker: Rev. Murray Still Sunday, May 31 - 11:00 am – Church service with lunch to follow To register or for further info contact Judy MacDonald by mail at Box 482, Esterhazy, SK S0A 0X0; by telephone at 306-745-2911; or by email at judynmo@yahoo.com.
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Saskatoon mission reps share knowledge of trips abroad By Matt Gardner Editor’s note: This material was originally submitted for and has appeared on the web site of the General Synod of the Anglican Church of Canada. SASKATOON – Mission work by the Diocese of Saskatoon looks to gain in strength after co-chairs of its external outreach committee attended the Learning for International Faith Engagement (LIFE) seminar, held in Saskatoon, from Jan. 17-18. Presented by the Canadian Churches’ Forum for Global Ministries (CCF), the LIFE seminars, which take place at least twice a year, aim to help people and groups planning missions abroad, as well as potential hosts, by drawing upon collective knowledge gained through decades of global mission experience. The most recent seminar took place at the Queen’s House Retreat Centre in Saskatoon. Representing the Saskatoon diocese at the seminar were co-chairs Cheryl Moen and Joan Irving, both of whom gained valuable information and tools to facilitate future mission work. Among the subjects discussed were packing lists, safety tips, what to do before, during and after a trip, and how to ease feelings of culture shock. Moen and Irving were the only representatives from the Anglican Church of Canada at the ecumenical LIFE seminar, which was facilitated by CCF director Jonathan Schmidt and included 11 attendees in all. “It was very useful in that we were able to get together with other people (who) were also planning different trips, and (also) talk back and forth about what works for one another and make some changes and so forth,” Moen said. One of the exercises attendees took part in was acting out various scenarios that could take place on a mission, such as what to do in case of an accident. “If you’re given a scenario and you think about it and
you work through it, it’s a lot more helpful than just reading a piece of paper,” Irving said. No strangers to mission work, Moen and Irving previously accompanied fellow members of the Saskatoon diocese on missions to the Mexican state of Baja, California in June 2012 and June 2014. A total of 27 people from the diocese attended the first Baja mission; they built two houses for indigenous residents in the neighbourhood of Vicente Guerrero. On the second trip, 26 people attended and built three houses. The missionaries, who hailed from communities throughout the diocese, including Lloydminster, Humboldt and the Battlefords, ranged from youth to professionals to farmers. The diocese is currently planning another mission trip in 2016 or 2017. “We’re in the planning process at the moment, because these trips take a good 18 to 24 months to plan,” Irving said. The next mission is likely to take place in a location other than Baja. Peru and Honduras are the most likely destinations, though the precise nature of the work remains to be determined. “We haven’t heard back from either of those places yet, so we don’t know exactly what the project would be,” Moen said. “It most likely would not be houses again. It may be building onto pre-existing projects that have been started there now.” Wherever the next mission may take the diocese, Moen and Irving believe the knowledge they gained at the LIFE seminar will help lead to an improved experience for missionaries and hosts alike. “The logistics of (the mission), like putting it together … we kind of had that figured out,” Moen said. “But just some of the thinking that we were given, to considerations of the people down there and asking more of exactly what they want when we get there and so forth, that’ll be different this time for sure.”
Attendees at the recent LIFE seminar in Saskatoon take part in a table discussion on post-trip planning. Joan Irving, co-chair of the Diocese of Saskatoon’s external outreach committee, is seated at the far right, next to fellow co-chair Cheryl Moen (back to camera). Photo — Canadian Churches Forum
Upcoming RETREATS & WORKSHOPS MARANATHA YOGA — Kate O’Gorman
Explore the physical, emotional and spiritual benefits of yoga in this prayer-centered practice. All-levels welcome and appropriate. Drop-in fee $10.00. Mar. 2, 9, 16, 23, 29.
THE BOOK OF EXODUS – Fr. Paul Fachet, OMI
First Wednesday of each month; Mar 4, Apr. 1, May 6. 10:00 am – 12:00 pm. Cost: $15/session.
COME AND GO ICON WORKSHOPS – Anna Mycyk and Gisele Bauche
Seven Wednesday evenings. March 4, 11, 7:00 – 9:00pm. Cost: $15.00 per session.
LITURGY AND SOCIAL JUSTICE – Marie-Louise Ternier-Gommers Friday Mar. 27, 7-9pm — Saturday Mar. 28, 9:00am – 4:30pm. Cost $95 commute; $155 live-in.
A DAY AWAY – Gisele Bauche
Every second Wednesday of the month, 9:30 am – 3:30 pm. Mar. 11; Apr. 8; May 13. Cost $25 w/lunch.
THE PASSION OF CHRIST; AN ECUMENICAL LENTEN RETREAT — Sarah Donnelly
Saturday March 7 9:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. Cost $55/$45 (bring your own lunch). Session features a DVD presentation by educator and theologian Fr. Ron Rolheiser, OMI.
ONGOING EVENTS AT QUEEN’S HOUSE:
CENTERING PRAYER: Monday evenings, 7:00 pm • TAIZE PRAYER FOR CHRISTIAN UNITY Second Tuesday of the month, 8:00 pm • PERSONAL DAY(S) OF PRIVATE PRAYER: Book anytime • QUEEN’S HOUSE WEEKLY CELEBRATION OF HOLY EUCHARIST: Wednesdays, 3:00 pm.
For program details, visit www.queenshouse.org To register, please call 306-242-1916 or email receptionist@queenshouse.org Your Home Away from Home
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In-services, seminars, workshops, retreats, celebrations or any other occasions? Check our website for facility & booking details. 601 Taylor Street W., Saskatoon, SK S7M 0C9
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March 2015
Our spiritual hunger satisfied by Jesus By Violet Goodfellow Diocese of Saskatchewan ACW president (This message was included with a cookbook of recipes from the Diocese of Saskatchewan. Each participant at the National ACW Conference received a cookbook.) PRINCE ALBERT – In John 6:25-35, it talks about Jesus being the true bread from heaven. This part of John follows the feeding of the 5,000. The people have followed Jesus and He has criticized their motives. Are they only following Him to get the food that provides for their physical needs rather than their spiritual hunger? Jesus is asked what He wants them to do. He says, “To believe on Him whom God Has sent.” We can conclude Jesus wants His followers to accept that He is not just a miracle worker but the Son of God. As we affirm this insight, spiritual development proceeds from this recognition. When Jesus said, “I am the true bread …”, He wanted us to understand we eat physical bread to satisfy our physical hunger, but we can only satisfy our spiritual hunger and be sustained in our spiritual life by walking in right relationship with Him. It follows that we must invite Jesus into our daily lives in order to be fed and sustained in our spiritual journey. The bread from heaven comes from God the Father. I pray that, as you enjoy these recipes, you will also give thanks and praise to our heavenly Father for Jesus, the bread of life, who brings us together and secures our
families into one great Christian family of love. Come in, come in, sit down and be a part of the family gathered ‘round the table God has prepared for everyone. Go out and pick berries, strawberries, choke cherries, saskatoons, cranberries, blueberries and, if you dare, rat root, leaks, dandelion flowers, pine sap, duck eggs and violets in the spring, and much, much more! Go hunting for rabbit, beaver, muskrat, deer, moose, elk, buffalo and musk-ox, lemming, ducks and geese! God also supplies us with grains like wild rice, millet and wheat. The seemingly barren land of Northern Saskatchewan is teeming with life. God has provided all we need if we use it wisely and with reverence for the Earth. The trees are especially honoured since God allowed one of them to become the cross where He died, while the stones and rocks are honoured since one of them was placed before Jesus’ tomb and rolled away at the resurrection! God saved all of us and all creation from eternal damnation through the cross and resurrection of Jesus Christ, His Son. Each time we say the Lord’s Prayer, we say, “Give us this day our daily bread”; we not only ask for food for our stomachs, but for grace, mercy and faith that our hearts may be filled with the living bread of Christ. Upcoming dates: Prince Albert ACW Spring Deanery – April 18 in Melfort Saskatchewan Annual ACW meeting – May 2 St. Alban’s Prince Albert
Camp Administrator position available at Camp Okema Contributed PRINCE ALBERT – Camp Okema invites applications for the position of Camp Administrator for the 2015 camp season. The purpose of this position is to facilitate and co-ordinate the summer camping program at Camp Okema, which involves a variety of administrative and supervisory tasks.
This position runs from July 2 to August 22 (start and end dates may be altered slightly if necessary). For further information or for a job description contact Steve Mitchell at 306-756-2541 or campokema@hotmail.com. To apply for this position, please send cover letter and resumé to campokema@hotmail.com by March 16.
Rosetown Anglican-Lutheran congregation supports local youth
Bob White (left) accepts a cheque for more than $700 towards the planned youth centre from Rev. Val From, Rev. Lauren Miller, Dave Saville and Ken Wersch of the Anglican-Lutheran church. The money is from the offering at the fall service commemorating the 25th anniversary of the joining of the Rosetown Anglican and Lutheran congregations. Photo — The Rosetown Eagle
Anglican Church Women’s Spring Conference and AGM
Bread of Life
Jesus said, “I am the bread of life, Whoever comes to me will never go hungry…”
April 17-18 Emmanuel Anglican Church 609 Dufferin Avenue Saskatoon, Sask. Social Evening and Compline on Friday night Guest speaker on Saturday Together we will reflect on the theme: Bread of Life For those of you who are out of town, we are offering free bed and breakfast in the homes of other Anglican women. Do not be shy. If you would like to take advantage of this accommodation, please let us know. This conference is for all Anglican women. Please save the date! Come out and enjoy the weekend. Registration fee is $35 (Same fee as last year, and there is a great bargain, lunch included!) Friday, April 17, 6:30-8:30 p.m. and Saturday, April 18 from 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Registration form and address to send cheques can be found on the Diocesan Website ACW page at anglicandiocesesaskatoon.com. We have also set up e-payment for those of you who would like to pay online. Instructions on how to do this are on the brochure and the ACW page. Brochures that contain a registration form are available at your church. Check with your ACW rep or email us at saskatoonacw@gmail.com. Forms must be returned to the treasurer, Elaine Jarvis, 247 Stacey Crescent, Saskatoon, Sask., S7L 7A9. Please make cheques to Diocese of Saskatoon ACW.