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The newspaper of the Dioceses of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon and Qu’Appelle • A Section of the Anglican Journal • February 2020
Joint Rosetown parish honours three milestones By Rev. Lauren Miller ROSETOWN (Qu’A) — Three milestones were celebrated at St. Andrew’sTrinity Anglican-Lutheran Church on Nov. 3, 2019. The congregation and visitors from the community celebrated the centennial of the present church building, the 110th anniversary of St. Andrew’s Anglican Church, and the 30th anniversary of the amalgamation of Trinity Lutheran Church and St. Andrew’s Anglican Church. Archdeacon Catherine Harper represented the Diocese of Qu’Appelle, bringing greetings from Bishop Rob Hardwick. The history of St. Andrew’s-Trinity Church blends two church histories into one. St. Andrew’s Anglican Church began as a mission as Anglican workers followed the railways out of Regina. The first services were held in Kings Hall in 1909. A mission house was purchased in 1912, followed by the building of the first church. In these early years there was a Sunday school, a ladies’ group, a choir, and a vestry to oversee the operation of the church. The first church building was destroyed by fire in December 1918. The congregation continued to worship as they planned to build a new church. This is the present day church on the corner of Third Avenue and Main Street. The first service in this building was held on Oct. 19, 1919. Trinity Lutheran congregation began in 1966 with services held in homes and in the Presbyterian Church until the church was built and dedicated in April 1968. During these years there was a Sunday school, an Evangelical Lutheran Women’s group, and a church council. In 1989 St. Andrew’s
Rev. Lauren Miller (centre) celebrates the eucharist in St. Andrew’s-Trinity Church, the 100-year-old building that houses the Anglican and Lutheran shared ministry in Rosetown. He is flanked by Archdeacon Catherine Harper and licensed lay reader David Saville. In addition to celebrating the building’s centennial, the service recognized the 110th anniversary of the Anglican parish, and the 30th anniversary of the joint ministry. Photo by Ruth Miller Anglican and Trinity Lutheran agreed to set up a shared ministry known as St. Andrew’s-Trinity Anglican-Lutheran shared congregation. For a time services were held alternately in each church building. In 1991 the Lutheran
church was sold and moved to become the Anglican Church in Davidson. St. Andrew’s-Trinity Church became a church of firsts. It was the first shared ministry to make a covenant that acknowledged the tradi-
tions of both churches, which was signed by the bishops and members of both traditions. This has since become a common tradition with the signing of the (national) Waterloo Declaration in 2001. It was also the first church in Saskatchewan
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and possibly Canada to hold a confirmation service with both bishops presiding, which occurred in 2002. The parish holds both Anglican and Lutheran services and regularly makes use of the liturgies of both traditions.