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The newspaper of the Dioceses of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon and Qu’Appelle • A Section of the Anglican Journal • March 2018
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Pat Lawson recipient of Sovereign's Medal for Volunteers By Joanne Shurvin-Martin (Editor’s note: The January issue recognized three Anglicans who received medals, but at that time we were not aware Pat Lawson had also been honoured.) REGINA – Pat Lawson, a member of All Saints Anglican Church, received the Sovereign’s Medal for Volunteers in a ceremony in November. Lawson was honoured for more than 25 years volunteering as a leader, board member and chair of the program and awards standards committee with the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award, Saskatchewan Division. This is not the first royal medal Lawson has received. In 2012 she received the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal. In 2016 she was recognized for contributions to the program, receiving the 25 years’ Meritorious Award from the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award, personally signed by Continued on page 5
St. Stephen’s, Saskatoon’s creators of this year’s gift baskets to the needy are caught in the act as they stuff their gift baskets. The church community created 87 baskets for the less fortunate. In the back are Betty Wood, Jeannette Markus, Amy Bunce, Heather and baby Bracken, and Nora Ortman. In front are Pauline Elliott, Linda White, Phyllis Bakke and Donna Neufeld. Photo by Donna Neufeld
Many the gifts at St. Stephen's, Saskatoon By Linda Bliss SASKATOON – Thanks to all who donated to the St. Stephen’s Anglican Church gift baskets for Saskatoon shelters for the needy. We had a great time
filling the baskets, with people from a few months old to many decades old helping. This year, we delivered 87 baskets to all the residents at Interval House, Adelle House, YWCA
Shelter, and the Salvation Army, Mumford House. We also delivered 40 baskets to Egadz and a large basket of hotel toiletries to The Lighthouse. In the 13 years we have
been doing this for the needy, we have filled 1,011 baskets. All the baskets were so gratefully received. Thank you again for your generosity to those in our community who are in need.
Fort Qu'Appelle participates in the blanket exercise
Lt.-Gov. Vaughan Solomon Schofield presents Patricia Lawson with the Sovereign's Medal for Volunteers. Photo by Chris Graham
By Victoria Huestis FORT QU’APPELLE (Qu’A) – The idea of a blanket exercise was suggested to St. John’s vestry, as part of the continuing work needed for the Truth and Reconciliation process. The town of Fort Qu’Appelle celebrated the Week of Prayer for
Christian Unity from Jan. 15 to 20, so St. John’s hosted the event on Jan. 15 and invited other churches and the wider community to participate. Sheena Koops coordinated several of her students from Bert Fox Community High School to lead the blanket exercise, which concluded with a
talking circle where the 10 participants shared their personal experiences. The blanket exercise is a participatory event, which symbolically traces the effect that “settlers” and colonization had and continues to have on the lives of Indigenous peoples of North America. At the beginning, the
floor is covered with blankets, representing the land Indigenous peoples inhabited. Gradually, the blankets are removed and folded smaller and smaller, while fewer people remain standing on them, as history is recounted by the narrator. Continued on page 7