A New Bishop For Saskatoon
April, 2010
A Section of Anglican Journal
By Peter R. Coolen -SASKATOON:- On the evening of St. David's Day, Monday, March 1st, David Malcolm Irving was made the twelfth Bishop of Saskatoon in a joyous Service of Ordination and Installation held at the Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist in Saskatoon. The Most Reverend David Ashdown, Metropolitan of the Province of Rupert's Land presided at the Service. Present for the Service where: The Primate, The Most Reverend Fred Hiltz; The Most Reverend John Privett, Metropolitan of the Province of B.C. and Yukon; the Bishops of the Province of Rupert's Land: The Rt. Rev. Andrew Atagotaaluk, Diocese of Arctic; The Rt. Rev. Fraser Lawton, Diocese of Athabasca; The Rt. Rev. James Njegovan, Diocese of Brandon; The Rt. Rev. Derek Hoskin, Diocese of Calgary; The Rt. Rev. Jane Alexander, Diocese of Edmonton; The Rt. Rev. Gregory Kerr-Wilson, Diocese of Qu'Appelle; The Rt. Rev. Donald Phillips, Diocese of Rupert's Land; and The Rt. Rev. Michael Hawkins, Diocese of Saskatchewan; and The Very Rev. Terry Wiebe, Dean of the Cathedral; and Canon Beth Bilson Q.C., Chancellor. Also present were: Bishop Cindy Halmarson, Lutheran Bishop, Evangelical Lutheran Church of Canada, Saskatchewan; Monsignor Donald Bolen, Roman Catholic Bishop-elect, Roman Catholic Diocese of Saskatoon; Hazzan Neil Swartz, Congregation Agudas Israel, Saskatoon; the clergy of the diocese and the staff and students of the College of Emmanuel and St. Chad. Chaplains for the Service were: The Rev. Canon James Halmarson, for David, The Metropolitan;
Photo- Judy Crozier-Smith
The new and twelfth Bishop of Saskatoon, the Right Reverend David Malcolm Irving (center) with The Primate, The Most Reverend Fred Hiltz (left), and The Most Reverend David Ashdown, Metropolitan of the Province of Rupert's Land; and The Most Reverend John Privett, Metropolitan of the Province of B.C. and Yukon (right). Surrounding them are the bishops of the Province of Rupert's Land, and members of the diocesan clergy. Bishop Rodney Andrews (retired), the eleventh Bishop of Saskatoon, stands at the far right, following the Service of Installation and Ordination held in the Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist, Saskatoon on the evening of St. David's Day, Monday, March 1st, 2010 The Rev. Alex Parsons, for the Primate; and The Rev. Ann Marie Nicklin, for the Bishop-elect. Presenting elements for the Eucharist were the Bishop-elect's children, Ms. Emma Irving and Mr. Simon Irving. Also present in the congregation was the former Premier of Saskatchewan, Lorne Calvert, a minister in the United Church of Canada. The packed cathedral swelled to the strains of the opening hymn “Rejoice the Lord is King” as the procession pro
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The newly consecrated Bishop David poses with his wife, Joan, his son, Simon and his daughter, Emma in the Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist after the Service.
ceeded to the front to the church. Following The Presentation and The Examination the Metropolitan and the other bishops laid their hands on the head of the Bishop-elect and the new Bishop David was vested according to the Order of Bishops: The Primate gave the Bible to a member of the Diocesan Youth who then presented it; the Episcopal Cope and Mitre were given by Bishop David's parents, The Rev. Canon Andrew and Audrey Irving; the traveling Pastoral Staff was given by the retired, eleventh Bishop,
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Bishop David poses with his parents, The Reverend Canon Andrew (retired) and Mrs. Audrey Irving in the Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist after the Service.
Rodney Andrews; the Pectoral Cross was given, as a gift, from David's father-inlaw, Mr. James Wood and was presented by Ms. Wilma Miller, a member of Diocesan Council; the Episcopal Ring was presented by Mrs. Joan Irving, Emma and Simon Irving and a gift of Oil Stock was given by The Primate. The Peace, Offertory, Thanksgiving and Communion then followed; the offering was given to be used by Bishop David to assist those training for ministry within the diocese. The Service though solemn was broken now and then by humor particularly when the sound system did something unusual…at one point the Metropolitan was overheard by the congregation humorously saying to his assistant, while the Bishop-elect was elsewhere being dressed in his new robes, “Where is he? I thought I told you to watch him!” Following the Consecration, Bishop David and his Chaplain proceeded to the outside of the doors of the Cathedral where he knocked and was officially admitted, into the Cathedral, by the Dean and Wardens and was installed by the Chancellor; the Dean then escorted Bishop David to the Cathedra and seated him as the twelfth Bishop of Saskatoon. After the Enthronement, The Metropolitan presented Bishop David with the Diocesan Crozier and, following the exuberant singing of “The Gloria” the Dean presented Bishop David, to joyful applause, to the congregation. Then, the new Bishop David, for the first time, blessed those present. The Metropolitan made the Dismissal, after the singing of the recessional, “Lord the Light of Your Love is Shining”, and invited all those present to a reception and social time at a nearby hotel.
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Bishop David is congratulated by The Most Reverend John Privett, Metropolitan of the Province of B.C. and Yukon