November2009 A Section of Anglican Journal
The Right Reverend Rodney Andrews, Bishop of Saskatoon to Receive Honourary Degree
Photo by Peter Coolen
The Right Reverend Rodney Andrews, Bishop of Saskatoon SASKATOON - "The Chancellor of the College of Emmanuel & St Chad, Bishop Derek Hoskins of Calgary, is pleased to announce that the Senate of the College wishes to honour the contribution of the Right Reverend Rodney Andrews, Bishop of Saskatoon to the life and work of the Anglican Church. It will therefore be awarding him an honourary Doctor of Divinity degree at a special convocation eucharist this fall, to be held on Tuesday, November 10th, 2009, at 7 pm. The service will be held in Christ Chapel, ESC/LTS, 114 Seminary Crescent on the University of Saskatchewan Campus, with reception to follow. We welcome all who wish to attend the service. RSVP to Lisa McInnis, by phone: 975-1550, or e-mail: lisa.mcinnis@usask.ca."
The College of Emmanuel and St. Chad, September, 2009 Photos courtesy College of Emmanuel and St. Chad
The Reverend Dr.Bill Richards, Acting Principal, College of Emmanuel and St. Chad Once again a new academic year is underway - 14 students are on-site this year, full-time and part-time. At orientation this year some of our other students, “distance ed” students, also joined us; a good opportunity for them and for us to make some face-to-face connections. It's a connection, we hope, that will carry them through the year as they work away at their studies in our on-line offerings. Some will be back again in January, for the intensive courses that our Theological Union also offers, and we look forward to seeing them then. Our three grads at the spring convocation have all found their way to parish work: Wilma and Brian Woods, sponsored by Qu'Appelle, have landed in the Gulf of St Lawrence (on the Magdalen Islands actually); and July Ayuen continues his ministry with the Sudanese community in Winnipeg. There are approximately 70 students fullor part-time in the STU (Saskatoon Theological Union) this fall. Some cours
es are denominationally specific, but most classes represent a creative mix of church experience. Even within our own college, we are delighted to have non-Anglicans join us, finding among us a home for study as they prepare for vocations in their own churches. The Term for us began with eucharist. Outgoing senior stick, Karen Walter, passed the baton (literally) on to her successor, Nicolas Alexandre. Karen had spent the summer serving as the Diocese of Saskatoon's hospital chaplain. Nicolas was in the Philippines, May to August, on the Anglican church's Theological Students' International Intern Program. We'll look forward to hearing from them both about their unique summer experiences. Orientation week was a good start to all 70 of us in the STU getting to know each other. After events specific to our own colleges, we headed off to an overnight retreat at Shekina (a centre just 80 kilometres NW of Saskatoon, along the banks of the North Saskatchewan) where we took time to begin the journey of “thinking theologically” about the life of the church. And now to class. I think I have some Greek to prepare!
The Reverend Dr. Bill Richards
Concert Raises Money for Habitat Build by Rev. Arleen Champion MOOSE JAW (Qu'A) St. Aidan Anglican Church presented Country Blend, a Manitoba based band, in a fundraiser concert for Habitat For Humanity on September 25. This high energy group entertained a capacty crowd with an evening of traditional country and country gospel music and amazing piano playing. In welcoming the crowd, Rev. Allen Doerksen gave an overview of Habitat For Humanity. Later in the evening, Rev. Arleen Champion shared information on the Diocese of Qu'Appelle 125th Anniversary Faith Build, the family who will be the beneficiaries of this build and opportunities for people to become involved in boththe Diocese of Qu'Appelle build as well as the Habitat For Humanity Moose Jaw build. Country Blend is a group of five talented musicians whose mission is to assist communities and organizations raise money for special projects, sharing the proceeds of ticket sales with the organizing group. Two years ago, they contacted St. Aidan offering to do a fundraising concert to assist with the parish building renovation project. Although they were unknown to the parish, the offer was viewed as a gift from God, and the parish stepped out in faith accepting their offer. That was the beginning of a relationship between the two groups, with this concert being the third fundraising event they have done together. Work has begun on the diocese's Anniversary Faith Build. Watch for more details in the next issue.