February 2011
Stanley Mission Celebrates150 Years of Mission A Section of Anglican Journal
Pelican Narrows - A Church withe a difference
Stanley Mission (Saskatchewan) Holy Trinity Anglican Church, located on an island in the northern community of Stanley Mission, is Saskatchewan's oldest building. It turned 150 years old in summer 2010. The Gothic Revival-style church has recently had its Saskatchewan timber exterior and English-imported stained glass and detailing restored to their original appearance. After the arrival of the Reverend Hunt, an Anglican missionary, in the 1850s, a Cree village grew up around the church, facing the river. The Rev'd Hunt also built a school, teaching students to read the Bible first in Cree and later in English. Today, the church is a Saskatchewan Provincial Historic Site. The church is open to visitors through the cooperation of the Government of Saskatchewan and photo contributed Anglicans in Stanley Mission. Arriving at historic Holy Trinity Church, on an island in Stanley Mission, involves the heightened anticipation of viewing the building from the water.
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Confirmands ham it up with Bishop Michael Hawkins in Pelican Narrows. Note the unique interior of this church
Diocese of Saskatchewan sets Discipleship as 2011 theme
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Bible 1 Eagle Lectern - This English-language Bible, set on an eagle lectern, provides the local congregation with a regular chance to hear and absorb together first-hand from the Apostles' Teaching in both Old and New Testaments Editor’s Note: This is the first of a series by the Bishop of Saskatchewan which will run from February to May. by Bishop Michael Hawkins, Diocese of Saskatchewan Acts 2.42 - They devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching and fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers. The theme for 2011 in the Diocese of Saskatchewan is Discipleship, and the text I place before all of us is Acts
2.42. Over the next four months, this column will consider each of the four practices mentioned in this verse: apostles' teaching, fellowship, breaking of bread, and prayers. Discipleship refers to what it means to be a student and follower of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. We need to remember that 'Disciple' was the first term used for Jesus' followers; it was the Disciples who were later called Christians in Antioch. The helpful proverb is that there can be no disciple without discipline. Acts
Bible 2 Cree - Cree-language Bibles are available throughout the diocese and from the Synod Office, for those seeking to read and study the Bible in Cree.
2.42, as well as the rest of that book and so much of the New Testament, defines the disciplines of the earliest Christians. Those who had repented of their sins and believed in Jesus Christ were baptized and received the gift of the Holy Spirit. Then these first converts continued steadfastly in, devoted themselves to, spent their time doing, and committed themselves to four things: the teaching of the apostles, their life together, their common meal and their prayers. Acts describes how they lived out that commitment to Discipleship. As it was on Pentecost that this commitment
began, I will be requesting every Parish to mark Pentecost 2011 with a recommitment to those same four aspects of our life as Disciples of Jesus Christ. In this month's column, we will consider what it means to be devoted to the apostles' teaching, the first practice or discipline mentioned in Acts 2.42. 1. The Apostles' Teaching The Church is the family of God, the body of Christ and the temple of the Holy Spirit. As such, we are called to unity, mission continued on page 3