Saskatchewan anglican
The newspaper of the Dioceses of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon and Qu’Appelle • A Section of the Anglican Journal • September 2015 www.facebook.com/thesaskatchewananglican —
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Doing unto others
Residents of Birch Hills and Muskoday, including many Anglicans and Roman Catholics, served up food at a fundraising concert for northern Saskatchewan residents displaced and evacuated due to the wildfires this past summer. More than 12,000 people were forced to flee their homes. For full story see page 5. Photo — Rev. Chris Dow
‘Well done, thou good and faithful servant’ Bishop Duncan Wallace, 10th bishop of Qu’Appelle, passes away By Joanne Shurvin-Martin REGINA – “Duncan thought you should leave the party while still having fun. He took this to heart and died at the age of 77 surrounded by family, friends, clergy, cathedral choir and compassionate palliative care staff.” So began the obituary for Bishop Duncan Wallace, who died in Regina on June 22. A service of thanksgiving for his life and ministry was held at St. Paul’s Cathedral on June 27. The cathedral was full, with overflow crowd seated in the
cloister and hall. In addition to Bishop Rob Hardwick, who presided, eight other bishops were present, including former Primate and Bishop of Qu’Appelle, Michael Peers, who gave the Commendation; Archbishop (and former Bishop of Qu’Appelle) Gregory Kerr-Wilson, who gave the Blessing; and retired Bishop David Crawley, who preached. Bishop Crawley said preaching, or giving the eulogy, was “one last favour I could do for my friend, faithful and true.” He said though he had known Wallace since their university years, at some times he realized
he did not know him well, because “Duncan was a very private man. In friendship and in leadership, he was unobtrusive.” Crawley said parishes often only realized in hindsight the great good Wallace had accomplished in their parishes. He quoted a United Church leader who described Wallace as “a battleship disguised as a rowboat.” Crawley explained the tradition that at funerals of priests and bishops, the casket is placed with the head towards the altar, in contrast to laypeople who have their feet towards the altar. See WALLACE on page 7
Multi-faith conference held in Regina By the Rev. Canon Colin Clay President of Multi Faith Saskatchewan SASKATOON – It might well be said the multi-faith gathering in Regina this July was one of the most spiritual events to take place this year in Saskatchewan. Those of us who are Christian have been aware of the fellowship that has grown between our many denominations which for generations eyed one another with distrust, even hostility. We have indeed been blessed with God’s Spirit of reconciliation through the ecumenical movement. But in recent years there has been an opportunity for women
and men to reach further. We share a world where millions of our fellow human beings not only live among us, work with us and become our friends and neighbours, but with whom we have yet to share those beliefs and customs which determine our spiritual lives. Very gradually, this is starting to change, although the words “multi faith” are yet to be fully understood in our many communities. In 1984, many people from different faiths were encouraged by two members of Saskatoon’s Jewish community, Dr. David Kaplan and Dr. Sydney Fogel, who established See MULTI-FAITH on page 8