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BISHOP ON A BIKE: Bishop Rob Hardwick, at speed, on a flat section of the TransCanada Highway. Hardwick undertook a pedalling pilgrimage of prayer in late July and early August, travelling more than 700 kilometres across the Diocese of Qu'Appelle and visiting 19 churches along the way. For more information, see the bishop's column on page 3. Photo courtesy Nigel Salway
Cuthand a teacher fluent in Cree
Stanley (Stan) Cuthand Dec. 22, 1918 to May 23, 2016 Submitted
SASKATOON — The Rev. Canon Stan Cuthand died peacefully after a lengthy hospital stay on May 23. Stan was born in 1918 on Little Pine First Nation and at the time of his death was the oldest member of the Little Pine Nation. Stan was the son of Harriet and Josie Cuthand. He was a survivor of the Spanish Flu epidemic at four months of age. He attended day school on Little Pine, followed by the Prince Albert Collegiate Institute. He attended Emmanuel College, Saskatoon
Rev. Stan Cuthand and convocated in 1944 with a Bachelor’s of Theology. He was ordained deacon in 1944 and priest in 1945 by the Bishop of Saskatchewan. Stan initially served at Lac La Ronge
with Stanley Mission and Pelican Narrows; he was posted at Stanley Mission for the summer and wintered in Lac La Ronge. He travelled by canoe in summer and dog teams in winter to Stanley, Sucker River, Pelican Narrows and Deschambault Lake. He lived and worked with trappers and fishermen, both Indian and non-Indian. He laboured faithfully to reach the communities in all kinds of weather. Stan met his wife Christina (Chris) Lennan in La Ronge, where she was employed as a teacher, and they were married in 1944. See CUTHAND on page 6
Thugs attack Bishop McAllister College in Uganda, killing three By Zadock Amanyisa SHEEMA (Uganda) — Unknown people attacked Bishop McAllister College in Sheema district and killed three people and robbed $3 million (Ugandan) from the bursar's office. The college and Diocese of Saskatchewan share a partnership. Police identified the dead as Pauline Mbaine, Herbert Mugabe (guards) and Crispus Tumusiime, a cook. According to police, the attackers' motive was to steal money from the school. Police and the school administration suspect they were helped by an insider. The headmaster Rev. Can
Caleb Twinamatsiko said they had withdrawn money from bank to pay the school employees and personnel working on the institution's water project. This money was however never accessed by the thieves. The $3 million (Ugandan) that was stolen was students' pocket money kept in the bursar's office. Six people including five teachers and a neighbour to the school have been arrested as suspects. "It was a planned move by teachers and other people to steal the money they knew about," said Rev. Twinamatsiko. Police deployed heavily at the school. The attack occurred July 8.