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Bishop of Muyinga visits the Diocese of Qu'Appelle By Joanne Shurvin-Martin With files from Phyllis Armstrong, Archdeacon Dell Bornowsky, and Laura French REGINA — Bishop Paisible Ndacayisaba of the Diocese of Muyinga has finally visited the Diocese of Qu’Appelle after several years of communicating by email with the Canadian diocese and its bishop and synod staff. Paisible spent four full days in the diocese in July. This was the bishop’s first visit to his companion diocese, as well as his first visit to Canada. He travelled to Qu’Appelle following a meeting of African and Canadian bishops, held in London, Ont. Paisible, which is French for “peaceful,” is pronounced pa with a soft A, seeb, and the l is barely sounded. The accent on the
second syllable, more like the French pronunciation of “possible” than the English pronunciation of “passable.” Bishop Paisible spent most of his time in rural areas of the diocese: Maple Creek, Swift Current and Whitewood. During his time in Regina, Paisible attended the mid-week eucharist service at St. Paul’s Cathedral, had lunch and conversation with diocesan staff at the Synod Office, and met with parishioners and immigrants from Burundi at All Saints. He also met with retired Bishop David Ashdown, who was acting as commissary while Bishop Rob Hardwick was on sabbatical, cycling across Canada. Paisible expressed his disappointment that he was not able to meet Hardwick in person. This is the second time they have been unable to connect, despite being
Touching a horse was a highlight of Bishop Paisible Ndacayisaba’s visit to Maple Creek and area when he was in the Diocese of Qu'Appelle in July. He visited Ann Lawrence's ranch during his time in the diocese. The two dioceses have been in a companion relationship since 2013. Photo by Archdeacon Dell Bornowsky relatively close. In 2015 Hardwick was in Tanzania for an international meeting of bishops. Paisible was actually on the way to the meeting, when a coup forced him to quickly return home. Paisible says that his prayer is that Bishop Hardwick will be able to attend the official opening of the medical clinic, for which the Diocese of Qu’Appelle has provided significant funding.
The clinic is currently under construction beside the cathedral in the city of Muyinga. He hopes it will be operating in about a year and a half, “trusting there will be funds to complete it. Without your help it will not happen. This building will be a sign of the relationship between our dioceses,” says Paisible. This clinic is desperately needed, says Paisible, because there is no other in
the area. People now have to walk for three or four hours to reach medical care, while many die because of the distance. In addition to providing medical treatments, the clinic will be an important centre for the community, providing education on nutrition, AIDS prevention, maternal health, sanitation, immunizations and much more. Continued on page 10
Bishop David Irving to retire in October Contributed SASKATOON — After eight years as the Bishop of Saskatoon and 32 years as a priest, the Right Rev. David Irving is set to retire. Bishop Irving announced that his retirement as the 12th Bishop of Saskatoon is effective Monday, Oct. 1. An electoral synod will be held at the Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist, Saskatoon, at 814 Spadina Crescent East, on Saturday, Sept. 8, to elect Irving’ successor. The synod begins at 10 a.m. with an opening Eucharist, followed by the viewing of candidates’ video
Bishop David Irving clips and the voting itself. The Most Rev. Gregory Kerr-Wilson, archbishop of the Ecclesiastical Province of Rupert’s Land, will chair the meeting.
Only the metropolitan, synod officers, recording secretary, voting members of the laity and clergy of the Diocese of Saskatoon, and candidates and spouses will be permitted into the cathedral for the election. Please pray for all the synod delegates who will be present to prayerfully elect our new diocesan bishop. We request that everyone throughout the diocese offer the following prayer from now until the electoral synod: Almighty God, giver of every good gift: Look graciously on your Church, and so guide the minds of those who
shall choose a bishop for this diocese, that we may receive a faithful guide, who will care for your people and equip us for our ministries. Through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. There will be a diocesanwide retirement farewell thanksgiving service for Bishop David and his wife Joan celebrating their service to the diocese on Sunday, Sept. 9 at the Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist, Saskatoon at 10:30 a.m. The service will be followed by a reception. Parishioners and clergy are encouraged to
attend this service and the reception that follows, rather than Sunday worship in their home parishes. There will also be a retirement banquet dinner honouring and celebrating the retirement of Bishop David and Joan Irving at the Saskatoon Inn on Sept. 14. Tickets are available for purchase from the Synod Office at 306-244-5651, or from anglicansynod@ sasktel.net. For those requiring overnight accommodation, the Synod Office has arranged for a block of hotel rooms.