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The newspaper of the Dioceses of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon and Qu’Appelle • A Section of the Anglican Journal • June 2021
New chancellor, cathedral rector installed in P.A. By Mary Brown PRINCE ALBERT — The Rev. David Butorac was installed into the Bishop McLean Canonry and inducted as rector of the Cathedral Church of St. Alban the Martyr and Gordon M. Kirby was publicly appointed as chancellor of the Diocese of Saskatchewan during a service on April 18. There is no better time of the day than late morning to experience the beauty of the stained-glass windows above the altar in St. Alban’s. The glory of God is so obvious when you look up to the altar. In both ceremonies the recipients were given books. The chancellor was presented with a copy of the Constitution and Canons of the diocese and the new incumbent was given a Prayer Book and a Bible. In every induction service, hymn No. 466 is sung and, in each verse, the incumbent moves to different parts of the church such as the font, prayer desk, lectern, pulpit, and the Lord’s Table. He is then presented with a large set of brass keys, kept in the vault at the synod office, which
represent the master keys to all churches in the diocese. The Good Shepherd lays down His life for the sheep. In his sermon during the service, Bishop Michael Hawkins was delighted to honour Gordon and David and the work they have done and will do as chancellor and rector and canon, respectively. Canon means, simply, rule and the diocesan chancellor is a lawyer who advises the bishop in legal matters. But laws and rules cannot save us. Law is not made for the righteous, but for the lawless and disobedient, for the ungodly and for sinners. Bishop Hawkins went on to say that David is not the good shepherd and Gordon is not the good lawyer. There is one alone and His name is Jesus, the Good Shepherd who lays down his life for the sheep. The advocate, the defence lawyer, before the judge who pleads his innocence for us, who goes to jail for us, who is arrested, condemned, who dies and goes to hell with us and for us, who suffered for us and He is our example, whom every pastor and advocate Continued on page 2
Changes at the top in Borden On a sunny Saturday in April there was plenty of excitement at St John’s Borden. Thunderstorm Roofing showed up with a Genie man- lift and replaced the shingles and made other repairs on the steeple and cross. Although St. John’s has not been open for in-person worship since last November, the community is still working to maintain the building. During the repairs, we also found the date when the steeple
was added to the church in the weld on the base of the cross. The inscription on the base of the cross contains the letters A. W. — for Archie Wainwright (pictured inset) who was our go-to guy at St. John’s, Borden for years, the man who built the cross — and June 8, 1973. We are all looking to the day when we are reunited for worship under our renewed steeple and cross. Photos by Rev. Sheldon Carr
Bishop Michael Hawkins hands over a Bible and Book of Common Prayer during the induction service. Photo by Mary Brown
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