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Fixing a 120-yearold family vestment By Mary Brown PRINCE ALBERT — Archdeacon Andrew Hoskin recently tried on his greatgrandfather’s cope, which is suspected to be more than 120 years old. His great-grandfather was George Thorneloe, who was born in Ireland in 1848. He was educated at Bishop’s College, Lennoxville and was ordained in 1874. He was the third Bishop of Algoma, elected in 1896, and in 1915 he became the Metropolitan of Ontario. He died in 1935. Thorneloe College in Sudbury is named after him as is a village in Ontario. He had two children, one of them being Andy’s grandmother Joyce who married an Anglican priest. They had four children, the oldest of them was Hoskin’s mother who also married a priest. Out of the three children they had, two of them were priests, one of them being Andrew who married Mary Lou. Out of their four children one of them is a priest, Jonathon Hoskin, formerly of Swift Current. The cope was passed down to Andrew’s brother, Derrick Hoskin, a former bishop of the Diocese of Calgary, and when Rev. Hoskin was appointed as archdeacon in Thunder Bay in the Diocese of Algoma in 2001, his brother presented him with the garment. The archdeacon then moved to the Diocese of Saskatchewan, where he served as priest in charge of St. George, Prince Albert; St. Stephen, MacDowall; and Emmanuel, St. Louis. He then retired and the very next day became part-time interim priest at St. Alban’s Cathedral, where he served until, he retired again and the very next day became part-time Continued on page 5
Baptism writ large
Things became a bit crowded around the font at St. George’s, Saskatoon on Oct. 7, as an originally planned service of baptism for four candidates slowly expanded to include a total of 14 infants, children, teens and one adult from two families. Here some of those baptized or their families receive their baptismal candles from the Rev. Emily Carr. Picture Doris Vanderkooi
Archdeacon Dell Bornowsky set to retire By Archdeacon Dell Bornowsky
The last day of Archdeacon Dell Bornowsky’s career in the Diocese of Qu’Appelle was Dec. 14. Photo submitted
REGINA — Archdeacon Dell Bornowsky retires from the Diocese of Qu’Appelle on Dec. 14 and is thanking everyone for support over the years. “As I leave the role of diocesan executive officer and assistant to the bishop, I thank God for the fellowship in the gospel that I have enjoyed with my fellow parishioners, committee members and clergy. “I am especially thankful for Bishop Rob and my colleagues in our splendid synod office team. Please continue to support and encourage them when I am gone. “I am glad to have played a part in our pioneering Mission Action Plan. As a building contractor I understand the challenge of renovating a house while still living in it. There is still much to be done. The ongoing renewal of our Church requires in all of us determination, kindness and courage. “I am thankful for the
co-operation, appreciation and patience of so many as I endeavoured to be an enabler, sometimes an enforcer, but always an encourager and a fixer. “Susan and I are not sure of our next chapter but we trust our Lord will continue to lead and provide. Since the Lord seems to delight in those who cast themselves on His mercy, I exhort you even more to give Jesus first place your life and put your hopes for the future into the hands of our trustworthy God. Farewell!” Bornowsky served his postulancy at St. Aidan, Moose Jaw, from 2007 to 2010, while he was the renovation project manager there. After being ordained deacon, Bornowsky was appointed rector of Big Country Parish (centred on Kindersley) in April 2010, and ordained priest on May 2 of that year. In March 2015 he was appointed part-time executive officer of the diocese and rector of St. Philip, Regina. In the spring of 2016 he became full-time executive archdeacon.
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You are a beloved child of God even when you stumble What happens when you struggle and fall short in your efforts to live the Christian life? By Rev. Chris Dow ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and before you. I am no longer worthy to be called your son’ (Luke 15:21). his month’s question concerns our sanctification. Sanctification is the gracious, ongoing work of the Holy Spirit in the life of every Christian. The Spirit was first bestowed upon us in our baptism when we were made members of God’s family. The Holy Spirit is the love between God the Father and God the Son. As adopted members of His household, God shares this love with us, so that the Father now says to all His children what He first said to Jesus at His baptism: ‘You are my beloved son or daughter. With you I am well pleased’
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(Mark 1:11). To be sanctified means to grow up as a member of God’s household, to become mature in Christ (Col. 1:28), to increase in our family resemblance to our brother Jesus. Like all children, we will stumble and fall. We will have growing pains. We will disobey and get in trouble. To reach maturity, we need the discipline of our loving Father (Heb. 12:5-11) and the nurturing of our holy Mother, the Church, through Word and Sacrament. So when you struggle and fall short in your effort to live the Christian life, remember that you are a beloved child of God, a privileged member of His household. In short, remember that you are baptized. Don’t think of baptism as being merely the beginning of our Christian life, the “kickoff” to our sanctification journey. Baptism initiates us into the life that the Father, Son and Holy Spirit live among
themselves. How could we possibly progress beyond that? Rather, sanctification is the continual return to our baptism, our daily homecoming through confession and forgiveness. When you feel convicted of sin, this is the work of the Holy Spirit — the very love of God — within you, calling you to repentance. This call to turn back to the Lord is the gentle discipline of our loving Father and the gracious plea of our older brother Jesus, who seeks us out, finds us and brings us home. For the one who sanctifies and those who are sanctified all have one Father. For this reason, Jesus is not ashamed to call (us His) brothers and sisters, saying, “I will proclaim your name to my brothers and sisters, in the midst of the congregation I will praise you.” And again, “I will put my trust in him.” And again, “Behold, I and the children whom God has given me”
(Heb. 2:11–13). Jesus Christ is our true older brother who loves us with the very same love of the Father. He left His home and went all the way to the far country to pick us up when we had fallen into the mire of sin and death. He brought us home and clothed us in His robe to present us to the Father in righteousness. He Himself has provided the sacrifice to prepare for us the great homecoming banquet of which we receive a foretaste in Holy Communion (Luke 15:1132). So what happens when a baptized brother or sister of Jesus struggles and falls short in the Christian life, but repents and trusts in His saving grace? We are brought ever deeper into the beautiful Triune mystery of His prodigal love. For further reading: Robert W. Jenson, ‘Baptism and Return to Baptism,’ A Large Catechism (ALPB, 1999), p. 40-45. Timothy Keller, The Prodigal God: Recovering the Heart of the Christian Faith (Penguin, 2008). *Both available on Kindle.
Sin cannot prevent God from reaching us By Archdeacon Cheryl Toth
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hen I made a decision as an 18-year-old university student to follow Jesus as Lord, I thought I would be relieved of my incessant unease that I should be better and do better in my life. In one sense, I was right. The sense of God’s love and grace that flooded my life when I offered myself to Jesus as a repentant sinner and would-be disciple was amazing. I was aware, as Romans says, that I fell short of the glory of God; I was even more aware that I was now justified as a gift of God’s grace through the redemption of Christ Jesus (Romans 3:23-24). I was free to learn and grow as a believer, knowing that God’s love sustained me. But then I messed up. The details don’t really matter because it was only the first of many, many times in my life when my efforts to live the Christian life fell short. Perhaps like me you
have experienced times when you are not loving, fail to be compassionate, ignore injustices, betray someone you love, stop praying, “forget” to read the Scriptures, think unkindly about others, treat people harshly — and so on. What happens to us when our striving to live the Christian life falls short varies in the way that we vary as people. Some of us ignore God completely and just pull away from the Christian community. Some of us try to drink, eat or drug ourselves into forgetting what we have done or how we feel. Some of us deny that it’s any big deal. Some of us blame our spouse, our parents, our work or whatever we can, rather than acknowledge we’ve done anything wrong. Some of us continue to pray, read our Bibles and go to worship — all the while keeping God at a safe distance emotionally. Whatever our particular response, all of them involve pretending that we are OK — just fine, thank
you! But that pretense is the most difficult thing of all. Sin — falling short — cannot prevent God from loving us or reaching out to us, but pretending we don’t need God’s love or forgiveness does. We can and do keep God from meeting us where we need God most by refusing to be open. Being open to God when we know we have sinned requires acknowledging our failures and limitations. When we shut off ourselves from our spiritual reality by pretending all is well, we also shut ourselves off from the spiritual realization of God’s grace and forgiveness. Our forebears in the faith understood this. Article XVI of the Thirty-Nine Articles acknowledges that sin is a state into which we all fall — even when we have been baptized and intend to lead the new life. It declares that “by the grace of God we may arise again, and amend our lives.” Our baptismal covenant presupposes that we will fail to live it out fully,
and reminds us of this when it asks us to “repent and return to the Lord” whenever we fall into sin. Perhaps we don’t fully appreciate that God’s love for us is love for us, not for perfection. The ways in which we fall short of living the Christian life are the vehicles for us understanding ourselves, our shortcomings and weaknesses — the devices and desires of our hearts. Our sins can teach us about ourselves as well as God’s love and forgiveness. Opening ourselves to acknowledge where we fall short enables us to meet God in a new way and grow as disciples of Christ. So now when I mess up — when at the end of the day I don’t like how I have behaved or what I have thought — I look for what God can teach me about who I am and who I am becoming by God’s grace. What is God teaching you through your failures? Archdeacon Cheryl Toth is a priest in the Diocese of Qu’Appelle and serves as intentional interim priest with All Saints’, Regina.
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Sixty years and counting By Rev. Marie-Louise Ternier
Look up, waaaay up
Jim Rollins (pictured) and Phil Holloway spent some time recently fixing the bell tower at All Saints Anglican Church in Lumsden, part of the Plain and Valley Parish. With the tower fixed, the congregation participated in the Bells for Peace initiative on Nov. 11, which saw churches and other religious organizations ring their bells 100 times to acknowledge and celebrate the 100th anniversary of the end of the First World War. Photo by Phil Holloway
Waiting for Jesus with hope By Bishop Michael W. Hawkins
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y new favourite Advent music is a recording by Johnny Cash that begins and ends with brief, ominous recitations from Revelation (The Man Comes Around). It contains the twin themes of judgment (“he decides who to free and who to blame”) and justice (“everybody will be treated all the same”) that belong to this season. Most relevant, if not prophetic, is Cash’s proclamation “Til Armageddon no shalam, no shalom.” His nod to both the Arabic and Jewish words for peace suggests that there will be no peace until that peace is shared by all nations, kindreds, people, and tongues. Jesus Christ shall come again to judge the quick and the dead; the judgment and justice of God are universal. While the last judgment rightly fills the wealthy, strong and powerful with dread, it means for millions a deliverance and vindication longed for since the murder of Abel. Our hope is that our
Judge is also our Saviour and that in Him, mercy and truth are met together, righteousness and peace have kissed each other. So Jesus tells us when all hell breaks loose, things are starting to look up (Luke 21). In the face of cataclysmic signs in creation, political and natural disasters, human confusion and fear, and the final cosmic shakedown, Jesus calls us to ‘look up, lift up your heads.’ We lift up our heads and our hearts as we look for and welcome our Redeemer who comes in the name of the Lord. St. Paul tells us that Jesus was born at the right time, in the fullness of time. Whatever that
fullness of time means, it was not the crest of Judah’s history; in fact, Jesus was born near the very and tragic end of a chapter of the history of Judah and of the Temple. Advent is the season of hope, and Christian hope is to hope against all hope. We look for the light shining in the darkness and in the midst of judgment, we hope for redemption. While we rightly proclaim that Jesus Christ came in humility to save and shall come again in glory to judge, we must remember that Jesus is always present as both Saviour and Judge. In the Eucharist, in the Church, in the Scriptures, in the poor and neglected, despised and rejected, in Bethlehem and in our own Christmas celebrations, Jesus Christ is with us as both Saviour and Judge. Let us pray then that in all these, in all times and all places, in everyone and everywhere, we may joyfully receive and honour Him as our Redeemer, that we may with sure confidence behold Him when He shall come again to be our Judge. Happy Christmas.
Editor’s note: The Rev. Marie-Louise Ternier is an Anglican priest serving the Anglican and Lutheran parishes in Watrous. She is also a retreat leader and member of the Queen’s House of Retreats programming team.
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ueen’s House of Retreats has a fascinating story. Owned and operated for the past 60 years by the Roman Catholic religious order of Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate, Queen’s House serves the Roman Catholic diocese, as well as a vibrant faith community, Christian and interfaith, represented by those who come through the doors from across the Prairie provinces, the North and beyond. In addition, many guests find Queen’s House in their search a place for their work and planning that is beyond any explicit faith focus. The many diverse conversations, the powerful spiritual reflection, the good work of our community and the celebration of gift is supported and nurtured in this place of warm and sincere Oblate hospitality. Many expressions of faith and community find a home at Queen’s House, where they can share, strengthen and celebrate their work and witness in the world. The advisory board and staff at Queen’s House engage ongoing planning and decision-making with the national Oblate leadership team, in dialogue with the local faith community, to select the path forward for optimal ministry and renewal at Queen’s House well into the future. To this end, a complete and thorough review of the building and grounds is
being undertaken in order to become better equipped for renewal planning. Queen’s House is in the midst of a technology renewal plan that will assist with managing communications with, to and for our community, to increase efficiency with respect to financial responsibilities and to assist with the operational work of its ministry. A programming team of five includes members from the Roman Catholic, Evangelical and Anglican traditions to ensure that a broad and inclusive vision drives the retreats and workshops hosted in the name of Queen’s House. Recently, Sarah Donnelly, M.Div., pictured, was hired to serve as programming director three days a week in order to strengthen efforts to serve our wide and diverse faith community in the best ways possible. An Anglican and programming team member for the past four years, Donnelly brings a solid ecumenical vision and connections in the Christian community. Donnelly will now divide her work time between her role as part-time pastoral associate at St. John’s Anglican Cathedral, her work as a spiritual director and retreat leader, and this new assignment. Queen’s House director Brendan Bitz points out that Queen’s House of Retreats is now 60 years young: “Indeed, 2018 is our 60th anniversary! “We share the mixed emotions of gratitude and excitement as we move forward in faithful commitment to be a place when the ‘culture of encounter’, so joyously proclaimed by Pope Francis, can continue to be our way of being. “It is an exciting and hopeful time for all of us.” A complete listing of QH programs can be found at www.queenshouse.org.
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Cursillo's Canadian Anglican secretariat meets in Regina By Elizabeth Turnbull REGINA — Canadian Anglican Secretariat, the executive body of the Canadian Anglican Cursillo, met at All Saints Church on Sept. 28. The secretariat, known as CACS, operates in the Ecclesiastical Provinces of: Canada, Ontario, Rupert’s Land and British Columbia. Its responsibility is to assist diocesan Cursillo movements to remain true to the Founders’ vision of what Cursillo is intended to do and how it is intended to function. CACS is not one of authority, but rather one of education and communications of what the Cursillo movement intends to achieve. During the meeting the bishop’s report, treasurer’s report and others were presented. Some innovative ideas came from the CACS meeting. There were discussions about developing connections with Lutherans; recruiting more men to be active in Cursillo; working to get rid of the generational gap
in Cursillo; and developing partnerships between dioceses. The dioceses of Huron and Niagara (both in Ontario) already work together. Perhaps the Diocese of Qu’Appelle could work with the Diocese of Saskatchewan. Of the 30 dioceses in Canada, about 13 participate in Cursillo. There were suggestions to encourage more dioceses to participate. It was pointed out that there are 17 new bishops in Canada, while it would be a good idea to get them alongside the Cursillo movement. Another idea that was explored was taking Cursillo into Indigenous communities. “Powpow” would be a week-long Cursillo, with the purpose of bringing the community together. The CASC meeting was favourably received. The workers from Qu’Appelle demonstrated wonderful hospitality, enthusiasm and dedication. A sense of God’s Spirit was present. John Bowman became a much-loved chauffeur. Lynda Bowman got an
Cursillistas enjoyed their meeting in Regina. Clockwise from bottom eft are Marion Bailey, chair of CACS, Carol Summers, Barb Hobson, Anne Gould, Rev. Yvonne Thistle, Bev Hatt and John Bowman. Photo by Gwenda Watson employee discount that was used to house CACS guests at Days Inn. On Friday night, 24 Cursillistas attended the Ultreya at All Saints. Three speakers spoke: Kate Berringer on piety, Shelley Baron on study
and Gwenda Watson on action. The group was divided into groups of three. Each participant had to identify their strongest suit: piety, study or action. Everyone then folded a piece of paper into a stool.
But a stool cannot stand on one leg. It needs three legs. To be effective Christians, we need to practise all three: piety, study and faith. The CACS meeting was successful. Thank you to all who volunteered.
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Announcements for December 2018 Saskatchewan Anglican online! 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 Cathedral Advent Tea and Bake Sale: The Cathedral’s annual Advent tea and bake sale will be held on Saturday, Dec. 1 from 2 to 4 p.m. in the Cathedral of St. John’s Parish Hall. This event features afternoon tea, the sale of turkey pies (frozen), Christmas baking, jams and crafts, as well as a good visit with friends over a cup of tea or coffee. Parking is free. g St. George’s Advent Tea and Bake Sale: The St. George’s Parish annual Advent tea and bake sale will be held in the parish hall from 1 to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 1 at 624 Ave. I South, Saskatoon. g New Ministry for Survivors: An ongoing ministry open to anyone who is post-trauma in need of prayerful support began in Saskatoon in September.
This ministry includes/may include creative expression through dance and painting for healing of the inner child with Common Praise and Taize Hymns, Psalms, sharing circle, grounding meditation and weekly themes; prayers and anointing are also available to anyone who wishes to receive. Place is St. Matthew’s Anglican Church, Saskatoon. Time is every Monday (except statutory holidays) from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. The facilitator is Karen Walter. Phone 639480-6274 for more information. g Celtic Evening Service in Saskatoon: The Celtic evening Eucharist service begins its second year at St. George’s Anglican Church, 624 Ave. I South, Saskatoon. Services are held every Tuesday night at 7 p.m. beginning on Oct. 16; each mid-month service will begin with a potluck at 6 p.m. Come join us and share in a time of ecumenical Christ-centred meditation, communion, a bit of Celtic music and a time of tea, coffee and community. Each night’s service format will be adjusted as
the spirit moves us. g Native Ministry in Saskatoon: St. George’s Anglican Church (624 Ave. I South) provides a monthly Anglican Native Ministry Service the last Sunday of each month. The service begins with a lunch in the parish hall with soup or stew and bannock, followed by a Eucharist and sharing circle in the church led by the Rev. Denise McCafferty and others g Community Coffee House and Bible Study: The Parish of St. George’s, Saskatoon holds its weekly coffee house and Bible study every Thursday from 9 a.m. to noon. The Bible study is held from 10:30 a.m. to about noon. All events are in the Parish Hall, 624 Ave. I South. Appointments, Anniversaries, Obituaries, Etc. g New Deacon at the Cathedral: The Rev. Dr. William (Bill) Crosby, who was ordained to the deaconate in 2014 in the
Diocese of Huron, will be licensed to serve in the episcopal jurisdiction of the Diocese of Saskatoon under the authority of the bishop of Saskatoon. He has agreed to offer his (non-stipendiary) diaconal ministry of service at St. John’s Cathedral. g Appointment at Queen’s House: Sarah Donnelly, the part-time pastoral associate at St. John’s Cathedral, has been hired as parttime programming director at the Queen’s House of Retreats in Saskatoon. 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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Practical engagement leads to spiritual growth By the Rev. Dr. Iain Luke Principal, The College of Emmanuel & St. Chad
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Archdeacon Andrew Hoskin models a cope that has been in his family for more than 120 years. Seamstress June Stanton recently fix it. Photo by Mary Brown
... repairing the vestment Continued from page 1 interim priest at St. Christopher, Christopher Lake, where he now is. The cope is beautiful. When the archdeacon acquired it, he had June Stanton, a seamstress in Thunder Bay, do some repairs. The lining had to be replaced and the borders were redone with the original embroidered roses appliquéd onto the front. Stanton now lives in Regina and attends St.
Matthew’s Church. She has made some other repairs to the cope recently and considered it an honour to be asked to work on it. We are assuming the cope was given as a gift at the consecration of the bishop in 1896, which would make it more than 120 years old. Archdeacon Hoskin does wear it to services but only special ones. If you are at such a service, be sure to take a close look at it.
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Cursillo meets May 3 to 5 Exciting news! The next Cursillo weekend will be held on the weekend of May 3 to 5, at Wood Acres Conference Centre in the beautiful Wakamow Valley, Moose Jaw. The course will begin on Friday at 4 p.m. and run until Sunday afternoon. There will be a daily Eucharist, morning and evening prayer, and a time for silent reflection. Please contact lay director Jennifer Jacobs at jjanejacobs@gmail.com.
ommunity development doesn’t sound like something you would expect to see as a subject taught in a theological college. Late last summer, though, I found myself leading an introductory class for seven new students, all of them working in ministry in their local communities, as they began a doctor of ministry program in rural ministry and community development. The D.Min. program is a joint effort of three colleges based in Saskatoon, from the United, Lutheran and Anglican traditions. We recognize that churches are finding new ways to care for the life of the communities in which they are situated, so clergy therefore have a role in leading community development. The “rural ministry” part of the program name reflects the roots of our three colleges in the rural and small-town stories of our region, but it is by no means exclusive. Students come from urban and rural settings, from across Canada and beyond. The rural roots of the program show, in the assumption that community development is a shared responsibility, not one that can be delegated to professional leadership. A community only changes if its people want it to change and are willing to take the responsibility to make that happen. This is a belief also shared by community development professionals, making it possible for us to learn from their secular discipline even as we offer a faith-based take on it. Rather than trying to become professionals in the field, D.Min. students work at applying the insights of community development studies to the practical goals of church congregations, who are working and praying for transformation in their towns, cities, and regions. This type of ministry requires a new approach to doing theology on the
ground. Rather than attempting to teach people how to believe, congregational leaders need skills for observing and drawing out how people actually express their faith, by putting it into practice. There is an even deeper challenge, as congregations work to make connections with people in their community who are not part of their church. People of different faiths, or none, will not share the same beliefs or ask the same questions of the world. But as we live out our diverse convictions, we still work together, to encourage our communities towards goals like reducing poverty or ill health, ensuring fair treatment of all residents, or making space for previously marginalized groups to flourish. These goals are not the whole of the Christian gospel, but they are important elements of our vision of the reign of Christ. Christians can and do participate in the pursuit of shared goals, offering insights from our own theological tradition about what makes for real justice, peace, or equality. We do so, expecting that our neighbours will also bring their convictions to the work we share, and believing that the question of what God is doing in a community will be answered in that encounter. Along with this shift of attitude, community development includes a range of skills that are not typically part of a seminary curriculum. One is an asset-based perspective, looking for the strengths and resources available in a community, upon which
people can build. Another is leadership development, the ability to identify and strengthen people who hold the key to transformation in a particular community. These skills, though, are not so different from the gift of discernment, which has been part of the practice of Christian leadership for a very long time. Discernment is a prayerful attention to the gifts God is giving, the needs people have, and the call to act in a way that relates needs to gifts. By looking through the lens of discernment, churches can offer a sense of the spiritual significance of community development work. At the same time, we get a reminder that what we think of as spiritual, finds its meaning in practical engagement with the lives of people around us. As we move into the Christmas season just ahead of us, keep an eye out for how this might work where you live. Community needs often surface at this time of year, along with people’s willingness to work together. It’s no accident that this happens just when our faith invites us to observe God’s presence and activity right here, where we live. Taking the opportunity to begin the transformation of your community may be exactly the right way to honour the Incarnation of Christ.
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The attendees at the Lutheran Anglican Women’s Retreat held at Redeemer Lutheran Church, Saskatoon on October 12th and 13th pose with the retreat facilitator, the Rev. Dr. Jessica Latshaw (far right). Photo by Ken Tickner
Lutheran and Anglican women gather to renew their faith By Lorraine Harilstad SASKATOON — Forty-five Lutheran and Anglican women recently gathered for a women’s retreat at Redeemer Lutheran Church, Saskatoon, under the theme
“Walking Our Faith.” The facilitator for the retreat was the Rev. Dr. Jessica Latshaw of Saskatoon. On the evening of Oct. 12, the participants met to socialize and to hear an overview of what we would be doing
Saturday at the retreat, while we participated in a brief worship service. The Saturday retreat was a time of renewed friendships as we went “walking our faith” to five different stations in fellowship, singing, learning and fun.
There was food for the body in refreshment breaks and a delicious noon meal; food for the mind through Scripture reading and meditation; and, food for the spirit in the Communion service that concluded the retreat.
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This is the second time the Lutheran women and the Anglican women have met together in a women’s gathering. There is a Lutheran Anglican women’s retreat committee set up that planned this retreat and will be planning one for next fall. The retreat was Oct. 12 and 13.
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Staffing changes made at the synod office By Joanne Shurvin-Martin REGINA — Several changes have been made at St. Cuthbert’s House, the Synod Office of the Diocese of Qu’Appelle. It has been determined that the cost of a fulltime executive archdeacon is no longer viable because of financial concerns across the diocese. With the resignation of Archdeacon Dell Bornowsky, (see article on p. 1) Archdeacon Catherine Harper has been given the role of assistant to the bishop. She will continue as director of Ministry Development. Harper’s office days will increase from four days a week to five. Office manager/executive assistant Shelley Baron will take over the role of executive officer, which involves administrative duties and office management. Baron will continue some of her support of the bishop’s office. Her working days will also increase from four to five days a week. A receptionist/office assistant will be hired to work four days a week. The deadline for applications was Nov. 14, with the new employee scheduled to have training in late December, and begin work Jan. 2.
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Retired priests donate Christian books to synod office
By Joanne Shurvin-Martin
Submitted g Hannah Fisher and Andrew Griffin (summer students) are engaged to be married g Congratulations to finance officer, Terry Loehr, and bishop’s secretary, Barb Wrista, on the birth of their new grandsons g Rev. Eyad Ajji has been hired as priest in charge of the Leask/Shellbrook Parish and St. George, Prince Albert; Emmanuel, St. Louis’ and St. Stephen MacDowall’ for a two-year term beginning Feb. 1, 2019 g Rev. Chris Dow of the Birch Hills Parish will be moving to the Diocese of Toronto in January 2019 g James Settee College will meet for classes from Dec. 10 to 14 g Kim and Susan Salo donated many Christian books to the diocese when they retired. You are welcome to come look at the books at the synod office and take a few for your reading pleasure
Archdeacon Cheryl Toth and Diane Gingras review the output from the breakout groups in Regina. Regional meetings were held throughout the diocese to discuss the marriage canon. Photo by Nigel Salway
REGINA — Regional meetings were held in the Diocese of Qu’Appelle before the special diocesan synod on Nov. 3, to discuss the marriage canon. Meetings were held in Swift Current, Weyburn, Fort Qu’Appelle and Regina. At the next General Synod in July 2019, there will be a vote to amend Canon XXI. This change would allow, with a bishop’s authorization, a marriage of same-sex couples. Bishop Rob Hardwick has said that, “irrespective of the outcome at the General Synod in 2019, we engage in respectful conversations relating to human sexuality and marriage until our diocesan synod in the fall of 2020.” He described the regional meetings as the “initial conversations on this two-year journey.”
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Equipping the saints to disciple the next generation By Julie Moser CALGARY — Engage is a day of training designed to equip adults, parents, grandparents, youth leaders and anyone interested in learning how to disciple young people. Engage was developed by Young Anglicans Project, which is a group of Anglicans from across North America committed to deepening the faith of young people. Their purpose statement is: “We envision a future where every Anglican Church in North America is engaged in Christcentred ministry serving teenagers.” On Oct. 13, Young Anglicans Project and the Anglican Communion Alliance (ACA) teamed up in a day-long conference focused on deepening biblical faith in the Anglican Church in Canada. This was the first time
Julie Moser (right), the Diocese of Qu'Appelle's children and youth missioner, spoke at a conference in Calgary about discipling young people. With Moser are Sheila Vanderputten and Sharon Dewey Hetke, the national director of the Anglican Communion Alliance. Photo by Sharon Dewey Hetke that an ACA conference included a focus on young people, with the recognition that this is an important area needing
attention in our parishes. The day was held at St. James, Calgary, and the two side-by-side conferences (ACA and
Engage) shared worship times, meals and a closing session. Anglicans from dioceses across the ecclesiastical Province of
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Rupert’s Land attended the conference. The speakers were Julie Moser (Youth and Children’s nissioner, Diocese of Qu’Appelle,) Ken Moser (professor of Youth Ministry, Briercrest College,) and Steven Tighe (Young Anglicans Project). The Engage participants were a diverse group that included priests, grandmothers, parents, and a youth minister and his team. The main focus of the teaching was how to disciple a young person one-to-one (or more than one!). Topics covered over the course of the day included what to do when you meet; how to get started; practical exercises in what to do when you meet; and how to study the Bible. There were also small group discussion times and personal reflection times to give people time to think through the material together and prayerfully plan their next steps. The ACA conference that ran alongside Engage also devoted a whole session to “passing the faith on to the next generation,” covering a condensed version of the material from the Engage day. A highlight of the day was the attendance of Bishop Greg Kerr-Wilson. The final session was a combined conference session where Bishop Greg commissioned the 12 Engage participants for the role of discipling young people. He anointed their hands with oil, using the words, “Go forth and preach Christ and Him crucified,” and then said a blessing over them. Those from the ACA conference — about 65 participants — were invited to lay hands and/or pray over the participants as they were anointed. It was a very powerful and moving moment and a perfect end to a great day.
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Conference deepens biblical faith in the Anglican Church By Jason G. Antonio CALGARY — Anglicans from across Western Canada gathered recently to help deepen the biblical faith within the Anglican Church of Canada while also learning how to pass on the Christian faith to younger generations. St. James Anglican Church in Calgary hosted the one-day conference on Oct. 13, which the Anglican Communion Alliance (ACA) held in partnership with the Young Anglicans Project. The two side-by-side conferences — ACA and Engage — shared worship times, meals and a closing session. Sixty-three Anglicans from dioceses across the ecclesiastical Province of Rupert’s Land attended. The Rev. Dr. Ron Kydd, Julie Moser, and Sharon Dewey Hetke were the speakers in the main ACA conference, while presenters for the Engage youth gathering included Julie Moser; Ken Moser (professor of Youth Ministry, Briercrest College); and Steven Tighe (Young Anglicans Project). Meeting on an upper floor of St. James, the Engage participants included priests, grandmothers, parents, and a youth minister and his team. Challenges facing the church Dr. Kydd (professor of Church History at Tyndale College in Toronto) gave a rundown on the challenges facing society and the Church today, how the world is affecting the Church, the effect of societal changes upon Christians, and how Christians can function in such a “volatile environment.” Two solutions Kydd offered to the challenges are to pray and read the Bible regularly while taking both Church and society seriously. “Humankind is entering a fundamentally new world. Our world is changing profoundly and rapidly,” Kydd said. Some of the positive changes include improved medical care, education, equality between the sexes, and world peace. Conversely, we see a culture that is becoming increasingly consumerist and individualistic, where the culture is built around
Youth leaders at St. James Anglican Church in Calgary lead conference attendees in worship during the closing moments of the event on Oct. 13. Photo by Jason G. Antonio
Archbishop Greg Kerr-Wilson the person who wants to be in control of his or her life. “We have moved away from the ideas of selfsacrifice and discipline to a narcissistic gospel of intense therapeutic selfrealization,” said Kydd. Before the First World War, churches noticed that fewer people were coming to church. Churches also perceived that they were influencing the culture less, so to keep their “market share” of people, there was a “liberal softening of doctrine” so churches didn’t offend society. “In early 20th century theology, they reconciled God and man by deifying the latter and humanizing the former,” Kydd said. “Churches … saw that the cross was offensive, so they wondered how to play it down. “Churches today — especially the Anglican Church of Canada — face immense cultural pressure to conform while
Dr. Ron Kydd being as inoffensive as possible,” he continued. However, the Anglican Church has done “amazing things” in the name of God for humanity over the centuries, he added. History books about Christianity show Anglicans have been highly involved in providing for society. “How do we respond to these challenges? We have to give up more deeply for God … ,” Kydd continued, noting this is a battle for people’s souls. God welcomes people when they believe in Jesus Christ, allowing us to live in a “shockingly intimate relationship with the Almighty God.” Discipling young people Julie Moser (Youth and Children’s missioner, Diocese of Qu’Appelle) spoke to the main ACA conference about how to make disciples of youths and how to mentor young
people even if Anglicans feel unqualified and untrained. She noted Jesus’s last words were to go and make disciples of all the nations. Pointing to Judges 2:10, Moser said many of the Israelites saw the things God, Moses and Joshua did during the journey to the Promised Land. However, the next generation knew nothing of these accomplishments. “We are so afraid to pass along our faith because we are afraid of offending people,” she said. As well, “Busyness destroys relationships. We need to say that we are not too busy (to mentor youths).” Few Anglicans might have grown up being discipled, but that shouldn’t stop us from mentoring youths today and taking an interest in them, Moser continued. We also shouldn’t overlook kids coming from strong Christian homes since every youth requires encouragement. Moser pointed to Paul mentoring Timothy. When adults meet to disciple young people they should “talk, study and pray.” Talk about the day and how life is going; study the Bible or the day’s lectionary; then pray afterward.
should the resolution to amend the marriage canon be passed, it is also about far more than any political battle. ACA wants “to deepen biblical faith in the Anglican Church of Canada, and in every one of our lives,” she said. The session ended with the Rev. Gene Packwood leading a time of focused prayer for the Church. In a closing session, which included worship from the Rwandan Anglican liturgy, Archbishop Greg Kerr-Wilson (Calgary) addressed both ACA and Engage, as they gathered together in the nave of St. James. He spoke movingly about true encouragement and the strength to stand for Christ. Drawing forward the 12 Engage participants, he commissioned them to disciple young people.
Interacting with the church In the final ACA session, Dewey Hetke, national director of the Anglican Communion Alliance, spoke about the work of that organization. While it is necessarily engaged in issues leading up to General Synod, such as advocating for the biblical understanding of marriage, and for formal provisions for clergy
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Serving the church with a smile and laugh By Mary Brown
Locally raised clergy October training weekend
The locally raised clergy program in the Diocese of Saskatoon held its annual fall training workshop from Oct. 12 to 14 at St. Peter’s Abbey, Muenster. The training weekend was supervised by the Rev. Canon Shawn Sanford Beck, diocesan training and development officer and instructed by the Rev. Matteo Carboni. The topic for the workshop was liturgy and preaching. In the back are the Rev. Peter Coolen, Eliza Meggs, Muriel Foster, and the Rev. Gordon Yarde. In the middle are the reverends Sheldon Carr, Denise McCafferty and Jan Trost while in front are the Rev. Matteo Carboni and the Rev. Canon Shawn Sanford Beck. Photo by Rev. Peter Coolen
PRINCE ALBERT — In October Percy and Gladys Cunningham celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary. When asked how they met, Percy told us that he had heard there was a cute redhead working at the Safeway, so he had to go there and buy a chocolate bar. Percy drove a taxi in those days and would give Gladys a drive to work every day, as he just happened to be driving by at the time. In 2007 the couple received the Order of Saskatchewan for their faithful work at St. Alban’s Cathedral in Prince Albert. It seems whatever needed to be done at the church, such as laying carpet, painting or refinishing floors, both Gladys and Percy were hard at it. Gladys was a dedicated
member of the altar guild who would always have everything ready for the next service. As Gladys helped Percy with his painting, he helped the altar guild with the cleaning and vacuuming, as well as helping to set up and take down communion. Gladys helped the guild needlepoint new kneelers for the communion rail, with the frames made by Percy. He was a synod delegate many times and rector’s warden for nine terms. They are a respected and loved couple who have made a huge contribution to the church in so many ways. Gladys is now living in a care home, but Percy is there every day with her and he brings her to the communion service every Tuesday at the synod office. They are fun to be around always with a smile and a laugh.
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Diocese provides funding for university chaplains Submitted NIAGARA FALLS —The Diocese of Niagara will provide $30,000 for the next two years to three ecumenical university chaplaincies, at Brock, McMaster, and Guelph. The chaplaincies, which involve co-operation among the Anglican, United and Presbyterian churches, provide a range of services on campus, ranging from personal support to theological reflection and worship.
Each chaplaincy also has its own special elements. The chaplaincy at Guelph involves, among other things, a weekly worship service open to people on campus or off, and a series of labyrinth walks using portable canvas labyrinths. Brock’s chaplaincy includes a Big Questions Club, in which students talk about faith and other issues. The McMaster chaplaincy features a “soup and selah” program. — The Niagara Anglican
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Anglican, Lutheran colleges hold first joint service By the Rev. Dr. Iain Luke Principal, College of Emmanuel & St. Chad SASKATOON — Two theological colleges took another step into deeper communion, with a joint All Saints’ Day service on Nov. 1. Since the College of Emmanuel & St. Chad moved into the Lutheran Theological Seminary building in 2006, there have been many opportunities for shared teaching and worship, but this time was different. For the first time, the colleges prepared and offered worship as a single community. Students and staff from each college planned the service together and shared leadership roles. The congregation gathered in the lobby, and entered the chapel singing a litany of the saints, highlighting the unity of all Christians within the body of Christ. For the last two years, the two colleges have taken turns leading a weekly service of Holy Communion, which members of both institutions attend. This practice offers a basic but limited exposure to each other’s forms of service. Students from the two colleges are already working in shared ministry settings and are eligible to serve in either denomination, so they and their instructors need a deeper awareness and appreciation of the different traditions of worship. The Rev. Dr. Ann Salmon, dean of Chapel at LTS, and the Rev. Dr. Iain Luke, principal of Emmanuel & St Chad, proposed the idea of intentional collaboration once a term, and perhaps more often in future. The All Saints’ service was an application of the Waterloo Declaration, which opened up full communion between the two churches, including the “freedom to use each other’s liturgies.” This service followed the rites of the ELW (Evangelical Lutheran Worship) with an Anglican priest presiding. Next time a Lutheran pastor will lead, from the BAS (Book of Alternative Services). Both in planning and in leading the service,
Members of LTS and Emmanuel & St. Chad offer and receive communion side by side during the joint AnglicanLutheran All Saints’ Day Service. Photos by Carl Rausch
During the AnglicanLutheran All Saints’ Day Service, the Rev. Fran Schmidt, director of Communication and Development, LTS, was the preacher; the Rev. Dr. Iain Luke, principal of Emmanuel & St. Chad, the presider; and the Rev. Dr. Ann Salmon, LTS dean of chapel, coordinated the liturgy. students and staff took note of the strong similarities between the forms of worship. They also encountered distinctive features, which they would want to honour if they were serving in the other tradition. An act of worship became a time of learning, as well as a prayer for deeper unity. Saskatoon is the only site in Canada where Lutheran and Anglican seminaries are in partnership, so this development may in fact be a first for our denominations, too. As the Waterloo Declaration intended, the experience of worshipping together in communion will encourage the colleges, and the churches, to find new ways to co-operate in the future, for the sake of God’s mission to the world.
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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St. Luke’s family service
St. Luke’s, Regina, inaugurated a bi-weekly family service at the end of September. This service features the lessons of the day and a sermon by Rev. Michael Bruce similar to the traditional morning service, but is offered in a more informal setting. Praise songs are led by Bruce on his guitar, assisted by Blair Mills. Several of these services have been livestreamed on Facebook and can be seen at the St. Luke’s Facebook page, St. Luke’s Anglican Church Regina. Photos by Nigel Salway
A homecoming service
Family members of the late Senator Gilbert Bird gather at the band office on Montreal Lake Cree Nation after the building was renamed in Bird's honour. Photo by Bishop Adam Halkett
On Oct. 14, St. Luke’s, Regina, celebrated the festival of its patronal saint. In addition to the celebrating St. Luke, the service was a homecoming celebration for past and present parishioners. A number of formerly familiar faces shared worship with the regulars. Following the service, the congregation was treated to a celebratory cake, while people caught up on what was happening in everyone’s lives.
Band office renamed to honour Gilbert Bird By Mary Brown MONTREAL LAKE (Skwn) — The people of Montreal Lake Cree Nation recently honoured Rev. Gilbert Bird, deceased, by naming the administration office after him. He was elected band councillor in 1941 and was elected chief of the Montreal Lake Band. He was chief for 26 years. He was also honoured as a senator of the First Nations. He was ordained as a deacon on May 8, 1967 and as a priest on Nov. 14, 1982. He served the church of St. Joseph, Montreal Lake. In 1966 he quit drinking and worked hard with Alcoholics Anonymous. He was also hired by the band council to offer leadership in a local health program. Bird died on April 4,
1993 at the age of 77. He and his wife Jane had 10 children. He was survived by six of his daughters and one son, plus 36 grandchildren and 40 great-grandchildren. His daughter Theresa is married to Bishop Adam Halkett. He was a mentor to his son-in-law who ministered in St. Joseph’s Church, Montreal Lake before becoming Indigenous Bishop of Missinippi. His descendants have carried on his work in the local health offices of Montreal Lake. His obituary tells of his death. As was his custom, Gilbert walked over in the early morning to his old house on the Montreal Lake reserve to say his prayers. He was discovered by his family a short time later, having died where he prayed.
New training options at Saskatoon's St. Brigid 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.
