St. Andrew’s College Volume 24, Number 2, Spring 2015 ContaContaContaccct tt Convocation Celebration St. Andrew’s College conferred various Residency by MiYeon Kim and the comple - Good. Vic, Past Chair of St. Andrew’s Board, degrees at the fourteenth joint convocation of tion of residential requirements of the was recognized for his career of work in the the Theological Union on Friday, Designated Lay Ministry Program by William Public Service, both in Social Services and May 8th. The service was held at St. John’s Matchem. Health Care, and his extensive community Cathedral in Saskatoon. Bruce Harding and Vic Wiebe were the involvements including with involvements During the celebration 19 students recipients of Honorary Doctor of Divinity with Big Brothers, the Victorian Order of received earned degrees from the three col - Degrees. Bruce was recognized for National Nurses, Toastmasters, School Boards, leges (St. Andrew’s College, the Lutheran church work, the Hymn Society, sessional Addiction Programs, 12 step self-help pro - Theological Seminary and The College of teaching, composing and recording with grams, Rotary, counseling and support serv - Emmanuel & St. Chad). St. Andrew’s College musicians in other parts of and in the ices as well as his vast contributions to the awarded the Master of Divinity Degree to U.S.A., and national and international con - United Church at the congregational, Deanna Cox and Kathleen James-Cavan; the ference music leadership have also kept Bruce Presbytery and General Council levels includ - Master of Theological Studies Degree to Julie in the wider public eye, while he has main - ing his current contribution to the Bergen and Colleen Walker; the Master of tained his strong commitment to congrega - Comprehensive Review Task Group. Sacred Theology Degree to Leigh Sinclair; tional singing. In the past decade he has The convocation address was given by and the Doctor of Ministry Degree to Elaine become increasingly engaged in intercultural Reverend Doctor Sig Haugen, Bishop of the Enns. St. Andrew’s College also recognized music-making, particularly with the Indo- Synod of the Evangelical the completion of studies towards admission Canadian community, while continuing to Lutheran Church in Canada. to The United Church of Canada by Pyoung tour with Cheryl (Harding) and other Shik Shin; the completion of Ministry Christian music artists, including Linnea

DLM Correction ...... 6 St. Andrew’s Faculty Updates ...... 12 In This Issue Gala Dinners ...... 13 Winter Refresher 2015 ...... 7

Alum News ...... 13 From the Academic Committee of St. Andrew’s College Donors ...... 8-9 St. Andrew’s College ...... 2 St. Andrew’s Second Century Fund ...... 10 From a Faculty Bookshelf ...... 14

Board Chair ...... 3 St. Andrew’s College Alumni/ae ...... 10 Friends We Shall Miss ...... 14

God’s World Needs Leaders ...... 3 Retirement Party ...... 10 From the Library ...... 15

Celebrations at St. Andrew’s College . . . . 4-5 The New Dual Dregree Program ...... 11 Lynn Caldwell Appointed Professor ...... 15 A Journey that Will Change Me Forever . . . . 6 Invermere Trip ...... 11 Mark Your Calendars ...... 16

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life and ethos of St. Andrew’s College remains true to its vision, its mission, from the very beginning of their uni - and its commitment to offer the high - versity experience so that they can par - est standard of academic experiences ticipate in the “community” aspect of required by all our students – in what - The College, even while studying for ever degree program they have regis - their Bachelor-level degree; tered - as they prepare to engage in var - To shorten the time-span for being ious forms of “ministry” in our com - ordained from the current 8 years to a munities. The Academic Committee more realistic 5 years, more or less, includes not only the volunteer thereby also decreasing the debt load Committee members, but also all which students carry when they members of the Faculty, whose efforts emerge from their years of study. shape the community atmosphere that We rejoice that we have been grant - truly makes St. Andrew’s College ed permission by ATS to run the dual- unique, together with our Principal, Rev. Tony Thompson Chair of the Academic Committee degree as a trial program, and we look whose guiding wisdom and humour forward to its implementation by our help us through some interesting chal - Greetings! Faculty, and its review once the first lenges. All of these work together with This is the first message that The group of students who are able to take the support staff (administrative and Academic Committee has submitted to advantage of this opportunity has maintenance) who have the unenviable the St. Andrew’s College Newsletter in graduated. task of responding to the multitude of my term as Chair. It is not that there Others probably will write about requests for copies and circulation of has been nothing newsworthy to share this as well, but the Academic memos, and/or maintaining an aging over the past 5 years; rather it seems Committee would echo the gratitude building. My sojourn as Chair of the that most of our news gets covered in we all have for Professor Nettie Wiebe Academic Committee has shown me other submissions. This probably will and all her contributions to the life and just how complex an institution a theo - be the case once again with this issue, work of the College in her capacity as logical college truly is. I can honestly but I did wish to share with everyone Professor of Church and Society. We say that in my student years at a differ - the excitement we experience at the celebrate her scholarship, her teaching, ent Theological College, I had no idea opportunity to offer a dual-degree pro - her mentoring, and the gift of her gen - that so much work was involved gram that will shorten the length of tle, yet focussed and determined, advo - behind the scenes in order for me to time it will take a student to acquire the cacy for the environment and our con - graduate with a Master of Divinity academic prerequisites for ordination. nection to the earth! We are counting degree. It truly has been a wonderful This program has been developed with on her on-going presence at the “learning experience” to be aware of all four primary goals in mind: College, even in retirement! the work that goes into a fully-opera - To provide the possibility for stu - One of the experiences that I have tional theological college offering such dents graduating from high school to in “The Church” is that we don’t say a variety of degrees. We could not do enter the ministry-path program “Thank You” nearly often enough, even any of this without the support of directly, without having to acquire a though we think frequently of the grat - those who encourage the work of St. separate Bachelor-level degree first. itude we have for the work of our col - Andrew’s College with their financial To provide a more realistic time- leagues. I am going to use this oppor - gifts. So, our gratitude extends beyond frame for “mature” students entering tunity to thank all the members of the the walls of The College to the huge the academic world for the very first Academic Committee, past and pres - supporting community of congrega - time, as they seek to give shape to a sec - ent, who have worked diligently to tions, UCW’s, Alumni/ae, and friends! ond or third career. ensure that St. Andrew’s College Thank you, EVERYONE! To integrate new students into the

2 www.standrews.ca St. Andrew’s College Board Chair moving a seldom seen stained glass win - cation. We were quick to reaffirm that we dow from a far back wall to back lit promi - are part of The United Church of Canada, nence in our worship space. Some people that although we offer classes to students of have been asking if the window is new, or other denominations, our primary intent is admitting they never really looked at it to equip students for ministry in the before. United Church. St. Andrew’s College in Saskatoon has How we do this is continually chang - been developing a current strategic plan. ing. It is now possible to down load e- It is time for us to bring to new light many books from the library and take distance things we assumed we all believed and to education courses. Our courses are now reaffirm them, such as the need for an edu - expanding to enable undergrad students to cated clergy, and how best to attain this take classes for credit in a newly offered goal. We do this at a time when the terms Bachelor of Theology program. While we competency model and one ministry are use new technology, and try to expand our being discussed in the educational circles of programs to meet the greater needs of the our church. To develop our strategic plan community, we still need to remember the Dawn Ballantine-Dickson now is not to disregard what is going on basics. We need to bring “the windows” or around us, as we are part of the process of the wisdom of the past to the forefront and A decision to reclaim the space taken discernment, but to remind ourselves who let the light of Christ shine through it once by an unused choir loft on the side of the we are and what we hold important within again to enlighten a new generation of sanctuary in John Black Memorial United this greater framework of theological edu - Jesus followers. Church in Winnipeg has resulted in us God’s World Needs Leaders “responsible for leading, guiding, and sup - that seeks to invite and encourage young porting the community of faith in the people to theological study and ministry. proclamation of the good news of Jesus Our program offerings have expanded Christ. They touch people’s lives at various in support of the leadership needs of the points of joy, pain, celebration, and vulner - Church and community to include a spe - ability in a variety of ways – by leading in cialization in spiritual care, a Doctor of worship, by providing pastoral care, by Ministry program in rural church and standing with those who suffer, and by community development, and the national working for justice and peace.” program of preparation for Designated Lay To be sharing in the Church’s call and Ministry. preparation of its next generation of ser - With the help of the St. Andrew’s vant leaders is close to the heart of every - Alumni/ae, the College is being equipped one at St. Andrew’s. In all of our programs with new technology to provide our stu - we remain committed to academic excel - dents with the best possible options for on- lence and, through the integration of study line and distance learning. We are reaching Lorne Calvert and practice, to the development of the out to establish new partnerships locally Our United Church of Canada has ini - many competencies required for ministry and internationally for educational oppor - tiated a new campaign to attract people to in our time. In recent years we have deep - tunities. Through the work of our faculty ordered ministry under the theme “God’s ened the level of financial support available beyond the classroom we offer cutting edge World Needs Leaders.” As a College whose to those preparing for ordination. The theology and scholarship to the Church mission is to offer justice driven education College has expanded the experience of and community. We seek to be the affirm - for Christian leadership, we welcome this practical ministry and learning circle ing, justice driven and welcoming commu - undertaking by our national Church. We reflection in the MDiv program. We have nity that we are called to be. share the conviction that God’s world and developed a powerful partnership with All of this we strive for because God`s our faith community in that world needs Hanshin University in Seoul, Korea and a world needs leaders. Our mission is well prepared servant leaders to serve in vibrant student exchange program. And unchanged. It is to provide justice driven ordered or lay ministry. Our Church’s now, as you will see described in this edi - education for Christian leadership. It is to Standards of Practice for Ministry tion of Contact, we have developed a offer the Church and the world well edu - Personnel remind us that our ministers are unique in Canada dual degree program cated, well prepared servant leaders. www.standrews.ca 3 St. Andrew’s College Ministry Residency Celebrations

Spring is a traditional time for cele - was thankful that Canadian young peo - I will remember the love and kindness of bration. This Spring in St. Andrew’s ple came to Korea and sacrificed their the community of Spirit River forever. Master of Divinity programme, there is lives for peace. Thank you everyone. May God bless you much to celebrate. Another one of my favourite things those in God’s country, Spirit River. “ Celebrate the 2015 graduands: here was the musical activities. Spirit of MiYeon Kim will graduate from the MiYeon Kim and Spirit of Peace Peace United Church has a musical Theological Seminary of Hanshin United Church group, The Mudlarks sing Canadian University and be ordained in the country music when the church has spe - Presbyterian Church of Korea. An In September 2013, I traveled from cial outreach, such as Escape Friday exchange student, she was awarded a spe - Seoul, Korea (a city of 10 million) to Night and Pie, Perogies, & Performers. I cial certificate in recognition of her suc - begin my journey as a Resident Student was happy to be one of the members of cessful completion of a full Ministry Minister serving at Spirit of Peace United The Mudlarks. I had great joyful time Residency through St. Andrew’s College. Church in Spirit River, Alberta (a town of with them. Deanna Cox and Grosvenor Park 1000). As soon as I arrived at the church, When I came to Canada, my the people of the church came running United Church favourite food was Iced Cappuccino at and hugged me tightly with radiant Having just completed my MDiv I Tim Horton’s. Now I have another one, smiles. We knew we would love each will carry with me great respect for the cabbage rolls. I think my church’s cab - other so much for two years. program offered at St Andrew’s college. bage rolls are the best in Canada. This has been a time of huge growth The program in its entirety took me from Now it is time to leave. I don’t want for me: learning and maturing. I really a place of deep questioning and out right to talk about what I will miss. Instead, I loved the church members and commu - denial, to building in me a strong foun - say I take with me lots of good memories. nity in Spirit River. I learned about dation of knowledge and skills upon Canadian lives, my life lessons here are which I can now stand confidently in my about living together. Spirit of Peace ministry! This was no easy task. United Church has a special interest in A huge part of the success of this outreach. I learned a lot about communi - endeavor I attribute to the 20 month res - ty, how people help each other, and love idency placement. I was fortunate each other. I have grown up because of enough to complete my residency at the love and care of people here. I was Grosvenor Park United Church right in included in their community actions: Saskatoon. At first I thought I had got off Community Kitchen, seniors painting easy, as I did not have to move and I was classes, hamper fill, singing at long term in team ministry so I would have some - care, and serving on the palliative care one to share responsibilities with. This committee. My ministry outreach proved to be an incorrect assumption. includes: initiating bible school for ele - I very soon discovered that team mentary school children on the school’s ministry was as much, if not at times professional development days, hospice more, work than solo ministry. As well, visits, elder bible study, movies at the entering a congregation with an already church, Ladies Bunco dice game night. existing pastoral relationship meant I There have been many favourite had to learn to assert my own identity – memories during my time here. But one something I would have never dreamed that stands out is the Remembrance Day of doing previously! service in Rycroft. I felt honoured that Being from a smaller rural congrega - people would invite me to provide spiri - tional background, the diverse urban tual leadership. I was happy to lead the make-up of Grosvenor Park provided service because my grandfather was the many opportunities for growth and Chaplain during the Korean War. Also, I learning. At one point we calculated at

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least 13 different mother tongues present spring 2014. I was privileged to celebrate in our congregation! This along with: a wedding, two baptisms, and several gender diversity, a high number of funerals as well as weekly worship servic - retired clergy and academic professors, as es. Through it all, the congregation well as people with cognitive and physi - helped me grow in faith and kindly sup - cal disabilities, gave me a broader and ported my experiments with interactive more inclusive understanding of worship worship, Messy Church, and creative preparation. bible studies. As a teacher, I believe in the value of experiential learning where knowledge can be transformed into know-how. I am very grateful for this rich experience. I from St. Andrew’s College on 8 May have been blessed by a welcoming faith 2015. Deanna has been called to community who were patient with my Daysland-Rosalind and Killam Pastoral mistakes and loved me anyway. An Charges and will be ordained by Alberta urbanite with a passion for rural min - and Northwest Conference in Slave Lake istry, I developed a strong respect for the on 31 May 2015. Kathleen has accepted a demands of the seeding, spraying, har - call from St. Andrew’s United Church in vesting, and curling seasons. Imperial and will be ordained on 31 May Unlike my colleagues MiYeon Kim 2015 in Lanigan at the annual meeting of and Deanna Cox, I am delighted I will Saskatchewan Conference. not have to say goodbye to my faith com - Celebrate the seven Ministry munity for I have accepted a one-year Residents who are halfway through appointment to continue in ministry their twenty month Ministry Looking back, it was in fact the chal - with the people of St. Andrew’s United in Residencies: lenges of this placement that were exact - Imperial. I look forward to making new Esther Baerends with Grande Cache ly what I needed. It pushed me beyond plans for living out our mission as the Pastoral Charge, Brenda Bailey with my academic knowledge and challenged body of Christ while strengthening our Glengarry East Pastoral Charge, Elaine me to apply my learning in practical current outreach, such as the monthly Julian with Cumberland United Church, ways. It forced me to confront my fears Soup-and-Sandwich fundraisers for the Lindsay Mohn with Mortlach United in a supportive environment. It laid the Mission and Service fund. Church, Douglas Neufeld with Spirit foundation for a strong ministry. After ten years of pursuing the MDiv Hills Pastoral Charge, Jason Richards To the congregation of Grosvenor part-time, I find the prospect of not with Kangnam congregation in South Park United Church, Rev. Cathy Coates – returning to classes in the fall almost Korea, and Bradley Wudrich with my educational supervisor, my Lay unfathomable. I cannot quite imagine Theodore, Springside Pastoral Charge. Supervision Team, and St. Andrew’s life without a stack of theological tomes These Ministry Residents are experienc - College, I will be eternally grateful. or books on pastoral ministry to be read ing challenge and support in ministry by next week. I will always be deeply Dr. Kathleen James-Cavan and St. from British Columbia to Ontario in The grateful to the faculty and staff of St. United Church of Canada, and in Seoul Andrew’s United Church Andrew’s College for challenging and in the Presbyterian Church of Korea. St. Andrew’s United Church in supporting me in my quest to answer Celebrate the student who will Imperial, SK, a village of about 400 peo - God’s call. Thank you to the Rev. Linsell begin Ministry Residency on 1 ple, is surrounded by grain and cattle Hurd, my Educational Supervisor, and September 2015: farms about 30 kilometers south of the Rev. Laura Fouhse, my Consultant, as Eva Biederman will serve in ministry Watrous. In my twenty months as a stu - well as my Lay Supervision Team: Helen with a rural congregation in Alberta and dent minister here, I accompanied the Abrey, Heather Detwiller, Barb Grigg, Northwest Conference. community in their joy and sorrow, dur - and Ethel Taylor. ing one of the best harvests on record, Kathleen James-Cavan and Deanna and through the disastrous flooding of Cox were awarded the Master of Divinity

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I applied for and was accepted for The DLM Director Rev. Dr. the DLM Director, Rev. Dr. Jennifer the Designated Ministry Diploma Jennifer Janzen-Ball has just been a Janzen-Ball, the DLM Program Team Program in 2012. I was 56 years old, continuing support for me and all her and all the resource people who contin - and had been a member of the United students. I referred to her at one time ue to strive for the best theory and Church for over 15 years. I was about as The Good Shepherd who constantly guidance possible for the students pur - to take a journey of studying at Calling monitors her flock/students, not just suing designated lay ministry. Lakes Centre, a place I’ve never been during the Learning Circles, but before It is during the season of Lent that before, with people whom I’d never and after. I’m writing this piece, and as we travel met. We all have fear sometimes; I was - After completing five of my six along the road toward Jerusalem and n’t as much fearful of the Centre where required learning circles at Calling the cross with Jesus, let us always be I was going, but fearful wondering if I Lakes, the sad news came in January reminded, that he was travelling next to had the requirements for taking on and 2014 that Calling Lakes Centre would us when we started our journey for completing the DLM Diploma close after June 2014. This meant we ministry, and will be with us until the Program. would have to find a new home for the very end. Before I arrived at Calling Lakes Learning Circles to continue. I know Centre in Fort Qu’Appelle, that Rev. Dr. Jennifer Janzen-Ball didn’t God’s Blessings to all. Saskatchewan, there was lots of conver - do all the work herself, but she was a sation through the DLM Google huge part of finding a new home for William (Bill) Matchem Group, so the students who would be the DLM program to continue. Non-Recognized Designated Lay attending already knew one another On January 12, 2015, returning Minister sort of, before arriving at the Centre. and new DLM students arrived at their Green Bay South Pastoral Charge We are always reminded of the new home, St Andrew’s College in Newfoundland and Labrador presence of the Spirit in all the things Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Yes, there Conference. West District. we do, and people we meet, and this were people there whom a lot of the was affirmed when I arrived at Calling students had never met before, but they Lakes in June of 2012. Returning stu - received the same hospitality, the same dents were waiting at the Regina air - spiritual warmth, the same opportuni - port to greet the “new-bies”, and the ty for us to continue study in achieving staff at Calling Lakes Centre were just what God has called us to be, absolutely amazing. The term my wife Designated Lay Ministers. Jean and I continue to use here in my I feel so honoured to be the first ministry education site is “it doesn’t person to complete the Learning Circle feel like that we left home at all.” That part of the DLM program at St was also the feeling I experienced at Andrew’s College. I feel so blessed to Calling Lakes Centre. be taught, guided, and supported by

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Correction: The article about should have stated that the current ing. The Sandy-Saulteaux Centre the DLM Program in the previous version of the DLM Program is now also currently offers a DLM pro - issue of Contact made it seem as if in its fifth year. (Previously, stu - gram for those training for native the DLM Program has only been in dents went to United Theological ministries.) existence for five years. The article College in Montreal for their train -

6 www.standrews.ca Winter Refresher 2015 By Mitchell Anderson

Mark Wallace, 2015’s Winter Refresher God’s unique self-expression through of the College participated in these work - speaker and Professor of Religion and incarnation in Christ. Walking us through shops and in discussion with our theme Interpretation Theory Coordinator at this idea of God redemptively at work in speaker Mark, raising questions about sote - Swarthmore College in Swarthmore, the world beyond human life, challenging riology and ancient Persian imperial prop - Pennsylvania, brought a unique perspective us to imagine a holy role for gracious inter - aganda. to the deep environmental challenges fac - personal touch in a touch-starved culture, Winter Refresher is one of St. Andrew ing followers of Jesus today. and engaging in Scripturally-grounded College’s signature continuing education Presenting what could be charac - debate about how we might read our own and community gathering events. Next terised as a Christian animist approach, stories to sustain us in the midst of envi - year’s theme speaker will be Dr. Shannon Mark challenged and provoked partici - ronmental crisis, Mark presented a truly Craigo-Snell. Shannon is Professor of pants into an exploration with several excellent Winter Refresher. Theology at Louisville Presbyterian Scriptural stories. Mark’s challenge was Of course, the gathered community Theological Seminary was ordained to the that we need to read Scripture with new also enriched the weekend. Professors office of Teaching Elder in 2014. She will be eyes in order to face environmental crisis. offered workshops on interfaith dialogue speaking on the theme of Performing For example, Mark walked partici - and ecumenism, on reading the Bible in Church. 2016’s Winter Refresher will take pants through a reading of the Genesis 1 ways that might foster more ecologically place at St. Andrew’s College February 29 creation poem that imagines the hovering sensitive imaginations, and how the Holy to March 2. Additionally, Winter Refresher Creator of Genesis 1:3 as an avian God. If Spirit is creatively and redemptively active will also celebrate the 80th anniversary of God hovers and moves over the Creation, in social movements such as Idle No More the ordination of the Rev. Lydia Gruchy, and if God the Holy Spirit graces God in today. Current students expanded their the first woman ordained to ministry in Jesus on Jesus’ baptism in the bodily form studies and connected the theme of envi - The United Church of Canada, and a grad - of a dove, then might God incarnate ronmental crisis with their classes, and uate of St. Andrew’s College. We look for - Godself in animal forms, including bird- prospective students participated through ward to seeing you there! like forms, in addition to and in support of the Inquirer Program. Alumni and friends

www.standrews.ca 7 St. Andrew’s College St. Andrew’s College Donors November 15, 2014 – May 25, 2015 Cold Lake DONORS TO THE College Godley, Barry; Medicine Hat THANK YOU TO Hall, Adam; Tofield Kennedy, Catherine and Gerald; ALBERTA AND Camrose We are pleased to list the people and groups who have NORTHWEST King, Robin; Bashaw sent donations to St. Andrew’s College during the above Pastoral Charges Kippen, Leslie-Ann; Cold Lake Latty, Mary Ann; Cold Lake mentioned time period. We greatly appreciate the Grace United Church; Lovatt, Lloyd; Edmonton continuing support we receive from you. McKillop United Church; Lethbridge MacLellan, Jean; Camrose McQueen Memorial United Church; Manners, Lynn; Lloydminster Mannville McLeod, Sheila; Bow Island St. Paul's Pastoral Charge; Tisdale Sunset UCW Fellowship Group; Braaten, Bernie; Saskatoon Namao United Church; Mentanko, Carol; Lethbridge Sturgeon County St. Paul's United Church; Oxbow Regina Bradley, Graham; Regina Mortin-Flemons, Isabel; Calgary St. Thomas Wesley United Church; Trinity UCW; Preeceville Bramble, Robert and Evelyn; Elbow Olds United Church; Olds Parks, Everil; Cold Lake Rolling Hills United Church; Saskatoon Watrous UCW; Watrous Bray, Elaine; Regina Peterson, Penny; Cold Lake Star City Pastoral Charge; Star City Wolseley UCW; Wolseley Brick, Lorna; Lashburn Rolling Hills Piotrowski, Alvin; Medicine Hat Southern Alberta Japanese United Strasbourg United Church; Zion Jubilee UCW; Brinkworth, Roy; Radway, Ruth; Strathmore Strasbourg Buhler, Jake; Sskatoon Church; Lethbridge Roberts, C. Barry; Edmonton St. Paul's United Church; Peace River Watrous United Church; Watrous Other Donors Butters, M. Isabelle; Sasse, Joyce; Pincher Creek Wesley United Church; Regina Buzowetsky, Judy; Weyburn Trinity United Church; Cold Lake Prairie Pine Presbytery; Kindersley Thir, Vera; Cold Lake Westminster United Church; Regina Calam, David; Regina Two Hills United Church; Two Hills Burnett's Key Shop Ltd.; Saskatoon Yaremko, David; Edmonton Zion United Church; Regina Caldwell, Janet and Bill; Saskatoon Clearlite Glass Ltd.; Saskatoon Caldwell, Lynn; Saskatoon Knight Archer Insurance Brokers; Other Donors Caldwell, Margaret; Saskatoon SASKATCHEWAN UCW’s Saskatoon South Alberta Presbytery; Okotoks Calvert, Betty and Lorne; Saskatoon Bethune UCW; Bethune Martens Warman Funeral Home; Pastoral Charges Campbell, Joylene; Regina Birch Hills UCW; Birch Hills Warman Bridging Waters; Nipawin Carlson, Gary and Jessie; Regina UCW’s Briercrest UCW; Briercrest Park Funeral Chapel; Saskatoon Brora United Church; Regina Carman, Kenneth; Saskatoon Airdrie UCW Nellie Pole Unit; Broadview UCW; Broadview Estate of Edna Lethbridge; Regina Cabri-Hazlet-Pennant Pastoral Carr, Jack and Louise; Saskatoon Airdrie Cabri UCW; Cabri Boyd Stewart Medical Professional Charge; Cabri Castro, Carolina; Saskatoon Barrhead UCW; Barrhead Calvary UCW; Prince Albert Corporation; Weyburn Calvary United Church; Loon Lake Cawood, Diane; Bow Island UCW; Bow Island Canora UCW; Canora Front Page Beauty Ltd; Regina Calvary United Church; Prince Albert Chapman, Harold; Saskatoon Bowden General UCW; Bowden UCW; Redvers Greva Electric; Saskatoon Carrot River United Church; Cherland, Esther; Saskatoon Brooks UCW; Brooks Carnduff UCW; Carnduff Speers Funeral Cremation Services; Carrot River Clark, Patricia; Melfort Carstairs UCW; Carstairs Central Butte UCW; Central Butte Regina Coteau Hills Pastoral Charge; Cline, Maureen; Saskatoon Consort UCW; Consort Creelman UCW; Creelman Lucky Lake Coghlin, Sylvia; Assiniboia Coronado UCW; Sturgeon County Eastend UCW; Eastend Davidson United Church; Davidson Individuals Cook, James; Saskatoon Holden UCW; Holden Eatonia UCW; Eatonia Delisle-Vanscoy Pastoral Charge; Abrahamson, Brian; Regina Cooper, Gordon and Margaret; Innisfail UCW; Innisfail First UCW; Delisle Affleck, Jhim and Olga; Regina Regina Knox UCW; Taber Five Oaks Women; Naicam Elrose United Church; Elrose Anderson, Margaret; Saskatoon Cox, Roberta; Regina Lamont UCW; Lamont Frontier UCW; Frontier First United Church; Swift Current Andreas, Elaine; Regina Crawford, Margaret; Saskatoon Lloydminster UCW; Lloydminster Glad Hearts UCW; Webb Foam Lake United Church Pastoral Armstrong, Barry; White City Cross, Susan; Saskatoon McClure General UCW; Edmonton Grace UCW; Macklin Care Committee; Foam Lake Ashwin, Wes; Saskatoon de la Gorgendiere, Marcl; Saskatoon Pincher Creek UCW; Pincher Creek Grace Westminster UCW; Saskatoon Goose Lake Pastoral Charge; Harris Ast, Brian; Saskatoon Degenstien, Edith Irene; Battleford Ponoka UCW; Ponoka Grenfell UCW; Grenfell Grace United Church; Fillmore Baker, Rita; Regina Dornan, Barbara and Dwaine; Regina Provost UCW; Provost Kamsack UCW; Kamsack Grace United Church; Swift Current Balfour, Heather; Regina Dowling, Sheila; Regina Robertson Wesley UCW; Edmonton Kinistino UCW; Kinistino Grace United Church; Weyburn Barber, Ernest and Phyllis; Saskatoon Dufort, Lori; Asquith Southminster UCW; Lethbridge Knox UCW; Grosvenor Park United Church; Barss, Don and Donna; Saskatoon Durant, Peggy; Saskatoon St. Paul's UCW; Grande Prairie Knox UCW; Shellbrook Saskatoon Barss, Douglas; Regina Duthie, Dorothy; Weyburn St. Paul's UCW; Trochu Kyle Evening UCW; Kyle Knox United Church; Bengough Bassendowski, Wayne; Shamrock Dvernichuk, Grae; Regina Stony Plain UCW; Stony Plain Lakeside UCW; Ituna Knox United Church; Saskatoon Bayne, Lynn and Garth; Saskatoon Elian, Elizabeth; Perdue Strathmore UCW; Strathmore Lanigan UCW; Lanigan Lafleche United Church; Lafleche Beardsall, Sandra; Saskatoon Embree, Karen; Good Soil Trinity UCW; Cold Lake Limerick UCW; Limerick McClure United Church; Saskatoon Beavis, Mary Ann; Saskatoon Ford, Faye and Ron; Saskatoon Vermilion UCW; Vermilion Mary McLenaghan UCW; McLean Behtel United Church; Beck, Brian; Regina Fraser, Jean and David; Regina Vulcan UCW; Vulcan Hudson Bay McLean Beeton, Anna; Saskatoon Frayne, Dave; Weyburn Wainwright UCW; Wainwright Mayfair UCW; Saskatoon Mortlach United Church; Mortlach Bell, Edie; Regina Frey, Richard and Judy; Westminster UCW; Medicine Hat Melfort UCW; Melfort United Church; Neilburg Bell, Joan; Saskatoon Gardner, Maurice; Moose Jaw Melville UCW; Melville Nipawin United Church; Nipawin Berg, Debra; Saskatoon Gawley, Evelyn and Robert; Regina Individuals Northerminster UCW; Creighton Plenty Dodslands Pastoral Charge; Beveridge, Angelina; Regina Gay, Evelyn; Regina Richard UCW; Maymont Bessey, Stanley; Calgary Plenty Bischop, Clarence; Gibson, Wendy; Mossbank St. Andrew's UCW; Esterhazy Bruggeman, Viola; Edmonton Quill Plains Pastoral Charge; Watson Bjorndahl, Janet and Sterling; Regina Gilligan, Joan; Regina St. Andrew's UCW; Fort Qu'Appelle Campbell, Alex and Wendy; Calgary Rouleau United Church; Rouleau Blair, Katheleen; Moose Jaw Glover, Ken; Saskatoon St. Andrew's UCW; Indian Head DeVries, Jerry; Edmonton St. Andrew's United Church; Eston Blau, June and David; Regina Gorius, Patricia; Regina St. Andrew's UCW; Moose Jaw Doidge, Gertrude; Fort Saskatchewan St. Andrew's United Church; Borgeson, Nora; North Battleford Goudie, Allen and Frances; Regina St. Andrew's UCW; Yorkton Elliott, Edna; Cold Lake Lumsden Borsa, Jean; Carrot River Gow, Sylvia; Moose Jaw St. Martin's UCW; Saskatoon Fennell, Austin and Jean; Lethbridge St. James United Church; Regina Bourgeois, Cindy; Regina Graham, Stewart and Gilda St. Paul's UCW; Assiniboia Gillespie, Raymond and Catherine; St. James United Church; Wolseley Bowman, Evelyn; Saskatoon Treleaven; Regina St. Paul's UCW; Tisdale

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Graham, Susan; Regina McIntosh, Anne; Melfort Scharf, Murray; Saskatoon Wessel, Wilma; Regina Manitou UCW; Manitou Greve, Steve; Regina McKague, Terry; Regina Schmidt, Ali; St. Walburg West, Alison; Watrous McKenzie UCW; Portage La Prairie Griffith, Louise; Saskatoon McKechney, Magaret; Saskatoon Schmidt, Pat; St. Walburg Wiebe, Nettie; Delisle Meadowood UCW; Winnipeg Griffiths, Margaret; Asquith McLellan, Rowena; Saskatoon Schreiner, Allan; Regina Wiebe, Vic and Bunny; Weyburn Miami UCW; Miami Grimes, Aurelia; Saskatoon McLeod, Bob and Olive; Regina Schwanbeck, Melanie; Saskatoon Wignes, Beryl; Saskatoon Miniota UCW; Miniota Gushulak, Ruth; Foam Lake McLeod, Marion; Saskatoon Selin, Eleanor; Saskatoon Wiig, Ursula; Saskatoon Neepawa UCW; Neepawa Hall, Donna; St. Walburg McMurtry, Ross; Weyburn Senecal, Jean; Melfort Williamson, Debbie; St. Walburg North Kildonan UCW; Winnipeg Harden, Leslee; Saskatoon McNaughton, D.; Pierceland Shank, Bill; Saskatoon Wilson, Donna; Saskatoon Oakville UCW; Oakville Hart, Sheila and Bill; Meadow Lake Mergen, Gail; Limerick Shearer, Allan and Fay; Gravelbourg Wilton, Grace; Meskanaw Plumas UCW; Plumas Haryett, Diane; Lumsden Miazga, Robin; Melfort Shier, Gudrun; Colonsay Wood, Sharon; Regina Rathwell UCW; Rathwell Hass, John and Carolyn McBean; Michleborough, Robert; Saskatoon Shoemaker, Erin; Saskatoon Woods, Daryl and Nola; Saskatoon Rivers UCW; Rivers Regina Miller, Iris; Gravelbourg Short, Fred and Judy; Regina Wright, Thelma; Silverton UCW; Russell Henders, Jean; Regina Mills, Isabelle; Saskatoon Sibbald, Jean; Saskatoon St. Andrew's UCW; Sioux Lookout Wurtz, Bryan; Melfort Hernik, Malgorzata; Saskatoon Miniely, Donna; Regina Silzer, Marcella; Limerick St. Andrew's UCW; Swan River Hoeft, Joanne and James; La Ronge Mitchell, Christine; Saskatoon Skilliter, Bruce and Janice; La Ronge Wyand, Donald and Marilyn; St. Paul's UCW; Souris Hopkins, Martin; Regina Mitchell, Kathleen; Lafleche Smith, Janet and Roy; Saskatoon Langenburg Transcona Memorial UCW; Huff, Garnet; Weyburn Mitschke, Barry; Lumsden Spence, C. Isobel; Lafleche Yurko, Cora; Pierceland Winnipeg Hurd, Linsell; Manitou Beach Morrison, Dale and Mildred; Spenst, Isabelle; St. Walburg Zalinko, Barbara; Regina Trinity UCW; Brandon Hurd, Sharon; Regina Saskatoon Sproule, Cheryl; Melfort Zarry, Wally; Weyburn Trinity UCW; Portage La Prairie Hutchinson, James; Saskatoon Munro, Carol; Assiniboia Sproule, David and Sherry; Lafleche Hyun, SunDo; Radville Murdoch, Calmin; Saskatoon Sproule, Davis; Moose Jaw Other Donors Ilnesky, Hilda; Pierceland Nielson, Ron; Melfort Stevens, Wendell and Thelma; MANITOBA AND Ivanochko, Robert; Regina Ortman, Leo; Regina Saskatoon NORTHWESTERN Janzen-Ball, Jennifer; Saskatoon Page, Joan; Saskatoon Swanson, Dale; Moose Jaw Individuals Johnson, Dennis and Beth; Saskatoon Pankratz, Martha; Saskatoon Switzer, Elizabeth and Lawrence; ONTARIO Ballantine-Dickson, Dawn and Jack; Kaeser, Helen; Regina Paul, Linda; Regina Regina Winnipeg Kanhai, Moses; Regina Peacock, Shelley; Saskatoon Tannahill, Grace; Saskatoon Pastoral Charges Baschuk, Richard and Arlene; Kernan, Faye; Saskatoon Petrie, Dave and Marilyn; Regina Temple, Joyce; Saskatoon Carberry United Church; Carberry Winnipeg Kindopp, Don and Lynn; Estevan Philp, Shirley; Waldeck Thiessen, Denise; Saskatoon Minto United Church; Minto Compton, Adel; Winnipeg Kirk, Catherine; Pierceland Postle, Janet and Art; Saskatoon Thomas, Pamela; Regina Pine River United Church; Pine River Hodges, Georgiana; Winnipeg Kirk, Doug and Loise; Regina Powers, Ken; Regina Thompson, G. Wayne; Regina Selkirk United Church; Selkirk Kristjansson, Margret; Wawanesa Kitchen, Robert; Regina Proctor, Peggy; Saskatoon Thompson, Richard and Faye; Shoal Lake Decker Pastoral Charge; Moysey, Teresa; Winnipeg Kleiboer, Stacey; Meskanaw Pulfer, Jim; Saskatoon Saskatoon Shoal Lake Riddell, Alistair and Helen; Winnipeg Klein, Lorne; Weyburn Pullam, Eric; Moose Jaw Thompson, Sheila; Deer Valley St. Andrew's United Church; Russell-Turk, Rozlyn; Winnipeg Knouse, Wayne; Saskatoon Quick, William; Emerald Park Thompson, Tony; Prince Albert Keewatin Stevens, Lynn; Winnipeg Kullman, Ruby; Saskatoon Quinn, Trevor and Norma; Regina Thomsen, Jean; Melfort St. Andrew's United Church; Stewart, Shannon; Winnipeg Lambert, Shirley Ann; Saskatoon Redick, Lloyd; Regina Thomson, Laura; Regina La Riviere Thompson, Jesmondine; Gimli Laval, Darlene; Regina Reid, Bonnie; Saskatoon Thorson, Myrt and Kim; Weyburn St. Andrew's United Church; Tjaden, Karen; Homewood Lavender, Sheila; Saskatoon Reid, Joyce; Saskatoon Tomlinson-Seebach, Linda; Swan River Wenstob, Murray and Joy; Lee-Sing, Swithin; Regina Reiman, Ron; Woodrow Assiniboia St. Paul's United Church; Boissevain Swan River Lenz, Karl and Joyce; Saskatoon Reine, Darrell; Regina Torgersen, Maxine; Pierceland St. Paul's United Church; Leuty, Marilyn; Assiniboia Reisner, Cecil and Margaret; Limerick Troniak, Jean; Pierceland Gilbert Plains Other Conferences Liberty-Duns, Jeanette; Saskatoon Rever, Gordon; Regina Turner, Edward and Patricia; Regina Westworth United Curch; Winnipeg Hagerman, Isabelle; Thornbury, ON Livinston, Elsie; Saskatoon Richards, William; Saskatoon Turner, Gayleen; Swift Current Winnipeg Beach United Church; Hick, Doretha; Glencoe, ON Louttit, Ian and Carolann; Regina Roadhouse, Ferne; Evesham Tweddell, Linda; Saskatoon Gimli Hummel, Ellie and Heather McClure; Lukey, Margaret; Weyburn Robinson, Ruth; Saskatoon Unger, Bill; Saskatoon Point-Claire, QC MacFarlane-Sefton, Mary; Saskatoon Robson, Louise; Unity Vedress, Nora; Prince Albert UCW’s Jones, Teresa; North Bay, ON MacKay, Jean; Regina Rogers, Lorelie; Limerick Von Hagen, Carl and Yvonne; Laing, Don ; Toronto, ON Mackenzie, Rob; La Ronge Rollins, Joanne; Regina Weyburn Dauphin First UCW; Dauphin McMurtry, Joan; White Rock, BC Malesh, Bette; Assiniboia Rooke. W. Randall and Sheila Waiting, Sue; Limerick Fort Frances UCW; Fort Frances Prinselaar, Eduard; Thunder Bay, ON Maloney, Catherine; Regina Whelan; Saskatoon Ward, George and Roselis; Unity Griswold UCW; Griswold Thorpe, Brian; Gambier Island, BC Manton, Ellen; Saskatoon Sampson, April; Weyburn Ward, Roderick; Saskatoon Kildonan UCW; Winnipeg Webb, Paul; Guelph, ON Martin, Leona; Regina Sandercock, Marilynn; Regina Watanabe-Travis, Takako; Saskatoon Killarney UCW; Killarney McConnell, Ron; Saskatoon Saunderson, Dorothy; Vanguard Watson, Rod; Weyburn La Riviere UCW; La Riviere

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St. Andrew’s College Alumni/ae Fund Donations May 17 – November 14, 2014

Cross, Art and Marjorie; Yorkton Reynolds, Arlene; Saskatoon McIntyre, Donald; Winnipeg Groom, Murray; Shawnigan Lake, BC Ford, Faye and Ron; Saskatoon Stevens, Wendell and Thelma; McMurtry, Doug; Winnipeg Hamilton, Gavin; Kelowna, BC THANK YOU TO Haas, John and Carolyn McBean; Saskatoon Simpson, Bev and Laurie; Winnipeg Hummel, Ellie and Heather McClure; Regina Trembley, James and Noreen; Melfort Wotton, Patricia; Winnipeg Point-Claire, QC SASKATCHEWAN Hyun, SunDo; Radville Irwin, Bev; Penetanguishene, ON Alton, Charles and Rhaya; Briercrest Jobling, David; Saskatoon MANITOBA OTHER Laing, Don; Toronto, ON Ashwin, Wes; Saskatoon Knouse, Wayne; Saskatoon Anderson, Kathleen; Port aux Lucyk, Stanford; Kingston, ON Allan, Catharina; Rathwell Ast, Brian; Saskatoon Lavender, Sheila; Saskatoon Basques, NL McLellan, Jonelle; Brentwood, BC Campbell, Paul; Winnipeg Balas, Laura; Aneroid Liberty-Duns, Jeanette; Saskatoon Brandon, Ray; Comox, BC McSpadden, Leslie; Fort Erie, ON Cross, Bill; Winnipeg Barss, Don and Donna; Saskatoon MacFarlane-Sefton, Mary; Saskatoon Cairney, Jim; Mississauga, ON Wotherspoon, Ken and Shirley; Gibson, Brenda; Winnipeg Calvert, Lorne; Saskatoon McKenzie, Charles; Star City Foster, John; Ottawa, ON Hope, BC John Black Foundation; Winnipeg Carr, Jack and Louise; Saskatoon Mooney, Helen; Plenty Graham, Heather; Kristjansson, Margret; Wawanesa Chapman, Bill and Mary; Saskatoon Petrie, Dave and Marilyn; Regina Penetanguishene, ON

St. Andrew’s College Second Century Fund Donations

Did You Know?? November 15, 2014 – May 25, 2015 You are now able to submit donations online by clicking on the CanadaHelps.org link found on our website. THANK YOU TO This secure online donation site allows you to ALBERTA Knox United Church; Qu'Appelle OTHER quicklyandeasilydonatemoneyinasecurefashion St. Andrew's United Church; Regina Heritage International Scholarship Houstin, Clinton; Medicine Hat Wiebe, Vic and Bunny; Weyburn Trust Foundation; Toronto, ON Mitchell, Jo-Ann and Richard; SASKATCHEWAN MANITOBA Chester Basin, NS Ashwin, Wes; Saskatoon Wotton, Patricia; Winnipeg Bayne, E. Lynn; Saskatoon Goldie, Jean and Hugh; Saskatoon

Retirement Party

On May 5th a party was held at the College to honour and say farewell to Nettie Wiebe, who will be retiring from the College on June 30.

10 www.standrews.ca St. Andrew’s College The New Dual Degree Program Encouraging Young People To Theological Education

St. Andrew’s College has intro - that provides both degrees and the MDiv and recommendation of the duced a new dual degree (BTh/MDiv) required ministry residence for ordina - College to the Church for ordination. program for preparation for ordained tion in just over five and half years. The College has received accredita - ministry that is on the cutting edge of The program will engage students with tion for the MDiv degree in this pro - theological education and unique in the St. Andrew’s faculty and the St. gram from the Association of Canada. Andrew’s community throughout their Theological Schools as an approved Hearing the concerns voiced by post-secondary education. exemption to Education Standard young people over the requirement of The first three years of the program ES.7.4.3. seven, or more likely eight or nine years will engage students in university St. Andrew’s is now ready to accept of study, to complete an undergraduate courses and the introductory courses in students into the program this coming degree and the post graduate degree the theological disciplines to complete fall and will continue to share news of required as readiness for ordination; the Bachelor of Theology. The comple - the program throughout the coming and seeking to better integrate the tion of the BTh will provide the student year and beyond. undergraduate degree work with one year of equivalency in the St. St. Andrew’s College has often been preparation for ministry; St. Andrew’s Andrew’s MDiv program, and with a in a position of pioneering the new. has created a dual degree program. further year of academic study, the 20 That tradition continues with the new The program will offer a Bachelor month residency experience with dual degree program. of Theology and a Master of Divinity learning circles, students will earn their

Invermere Trip

In mid-April the “Ecumenism” http://www.columbiavalleypioneer.co Turrell Museum at Drumheller; down - class at St. Andrew’s College went on a m/pdf/vol12issue17.pdf; scroll to page town Calgary on a Flames playoff field trip to Invermere, British 30. night; lunch at Chateau Lake Louise; Columbia, to visit Christ Church The class rounded out its weekend and a soak in the Radium Hot Springs Trinity, an Anglican/United Church adventures with visits to the Royal pool. shared ministry. The Anglican and United Church congregations began an ecumenical ministry in the late 1960s, and in the late 1990s they built a new church to share. The group from St. Andrew’s was warmly welcomed by the congregation and their minister, the Rev. Laura Hermakin, an Anglican. The congregation held a potluck lunch in the class’s honour after church, and a reporter from the Columbia Valley Pioneer weekly newspaper interviewed a number of the group, including stu - dent St. Andrew’s student Eva Biederman. You can find the article at Ecumenism Class www.standrews.ca 11 St. Andrew’s College St. Andrew’s Faculty Updates

Christine Mitchell international Methodist-Roman an invitation for me to participate in a Christine Mitchell is looking for - Catholic dialogue. panel at a conference of Muslims seeking ward to her sabbatical year, July 2015- A couple of weeks later, the national to build peaceful relationships with their June 2016. She plans to spend two Anglican/United Church dialogue group neighbours across Canada. months in Europe on a family vacation met in Saskatoon. We had excellent dis - To round off the ecumenical adven - combined with at least one conference cussion of the nature of “oversight” and tures, the ecumenism class took a four- and some research time. In the fall and accountability in our two denomina - day trip to Invermere, B.C., where we vis - winter, she will be working from home in tions, particularly the thorny question of ited a long-standing Anglican/United Saskatoon, with some conferences and the role of a “personal episkopé,” or bish - Church shared ministry: Windermere research trips to take her away periodi - op. We reviewed a draft of the “One Valley. See more about that elsewhere in cally. These past few months she’s been Order of Ministry” proposal from the Contact! teaching a fun class on creation stories United Church, and submitted a and the Pentateuch, and worked with the response to the national “One Order” Lynn Caldwell working group. final-year MDiv students in their final I am looking forward to moving into I was one of the speakers at Learning Circle. She also participated as a full-time position with faculty as of July Epiphany Explorations in Victoria at the an ATS evaluation team member in 1st and to the opportunities to both con - end of January. My theme was “Talking April. tinue and expand my work with the to Strangers: A Spirituality of the College. It has been an incredible privi - Ecumenical Life.” It was good to meet old lege for me to have worked in a job-share Don Schweitzer friends and make new ones at that gath - for the Church and Society position with After a year of sabbatical, I returned ering. (And as a church historian I rev - Nettie for the past number of years, and I to the stimulus of class room and online elled in the historic church buildings of am grateful to her for the generosity this teaching and the regular routine of aca - downtown Victoria!) represents on her part. Nettie is a won - demic life. Most of my research time has In February I was invited to partici - derful colleague and an amazing example been spent working on Jesus’ resurrec - pate in a gathering of scholars in to all of us, of community-engaged lead - tion. By the time this issue of Contact is Pittsburgh to discuss a new book on the ership, teaching and scholarship! published, I hope to have completed the history of theological education, Piety This most recent academic term has chapter on how Jesus’ resurrection is and Plurality, by Glenn T. Miller. The been busy for me in the usual ways, understood throughout the New books had an American focus, and I was including a balance of time between St. Testament. Along with others I am also the only Canadian present, but there was Andrew’s, and my other teaching, in working on a collectively written book resonance with our experience at St. Sociology and in Education, at the on the theology of The United Church of Andrew’s around the many changes and University of Saskatchewan. One high - Canada. My chapter will be on the challenges of recent decades in church, light for me at St. Andrew’s was develop - United Church’s Christology. In my spare society, and education. ing and teaching a new course offering in time, I’m working on a paper entitled I took advantage of being in that part Professional Ethics for Spiritual Care, “Justification by grace and shared identi - of the world to join two colleagues for a held at the end of April. Earlier in the ty space.” few days during Reading Week in Athens term, I was also pleased to host a visiting Tennessee, where one colleague teaches. scholar from St. Mary’s University in The three of us are co-authoring a book Sandra Beardsall Halifax, Dr. Darryl Leroux, as part of a on Ecumenical Shared Ministry congre - Once again, my work involved lots of “linking fellowship” provided by the gations in the USA and Canada. Apart ecumenical engagement. In January we Interdisciplinary Centre for Culture and from snow storms that shut down welcomed an ecumenical scholar to Creativity (ICCC) at the University of Tennessee and scrambled travel plans, it Saskatoon for the Week of Prayer for Saskatchewan. was a rich opportunity to collaborate Christian Unity. Karen Westerfield I look forward to these late spring with fellow ecumenists. Tucker, who teaches at Boston University, and summer months as an opportunity During Winter Refresher I organized included a visit to the St. Andrew’s ecu - to transition into some new responsibili - a visit for participants to Friday prayers menism course in her itinerary. She ties at the College. at the local Islamic Centre. It was a won - spoke about her long involvement in the derful and welcoming time, and it led to

12 www.standrews.ca St. Andrew’s College Gala Dinners

St. Andrew’s College hosted two Friends and Neighbours as entertain - Both evenings were filled with successful dinners this spring. The first ment. laughter, entertainment and good food. dinner was held in Regina on April The Saskatoon dinner was held at Thank you to our event sponsor, 21st. The second dinner was held in the Western Development Museum Guardian Capital and our gold spon - Saskatoon on April 23rd. with Rev. Dr. Sandra Beardsall as the sors, MNP and Mulberry’s Bakery and The Regina dinner was held at the guest speaker and Tannis Schmidt pro - Café. Wascana Country Club with E. K. viding music leadership. A successful (Ted) Turner as speaker and Singing silent auction was also held.

Regina Dinner Saskatoon Dinner

Alum News Walter Farquharson Taylor Croissant and Last year when Walter Farquharson MiYeon Kim (BD 1961; DD 1975) and Jeff Cook On May 16, 2015 MiYeon Kim and launched their book An Audacious Taylor Croissant (MDiv 2014) were mar - Invitation , they hoped to engage others ried in the College Chapel. MiYeon was in a conversation about John’s Gospel one of the first students to come to the and its relevance for the church and oth - College through the exchange program ers interested in exploring this poet with Hanshin Graduate School of gospelwriter’s invitation to a life of com - Theology and recently completed her passion and hope - much needed possi - residency through St. Andrew’s College bilities for the world in which we live. in Spirit River, AB. Taylor graduated If there are others interested in such with a Master of Divinity degree in 2014 a conversation, Jeff and Walter would and has served at Two Hills Pastoral very much appreciate hearing from Charge. MiYeon and Taylor will be mov - them. Such conversations might even ing to Korea in June where MiYeon will involve the presence of one of the be ordained in the Presbyterian Church authors in workshops or presentations. of Korea. Contact Walter Farquharson - [email protected] to talk about the possibilities or to order a copy of the book. Betty Calvert Photography

www.standrews.ca 13 St. Andrew’s College From a Faculty Book Shelf: By Don Schweitzer and the Jesuits were killed because of their This was a turning point for Romero. public denunciations of American-spon - Henceforth he began to publicly denounce sored right wing violence against the poor violations of human rights and the system - of El Salvador. atic repression of the poor of El Salvador. Through careful documentation and Romero became the voice of the poor as analysis, this book tells how Ellacuría and the violence against them worsened. His the other Jesuits came to embrace the pref - weekly Sunday morning radio broadcast erential option for the poor as the deter - gained a large audience. Ellacuria, Sobrino, mining factor for their work as academics and others helped him write his homilies, and followers of Jesus in Latin America. pastoral letters, and other communica - This led them to steer the University of tions. Yet while Romero was aided by the Central America (UCA) towards academic Jesuits, it was he who now led the way in work that served and advocated for the living out the preferential option for the poor of El Salvador. This move created poor in the face of violent opposition. For controversy within their order and the this he was assassinated. church. Bishop Oscar Romero at first Lassalle-Klein goes on to analyze the opposed and publicly criticized them, say - Christologies of Ellacuría and Sobrino. ing that these Jesuits were infected by Through their conversion to the presence Don Schweitzer Marxism. Romero was always a compas - of Christ in the oppressed and suffering Many United Church people are famil - sionate person concerned for the sufferings poor, Romero, Ellacuría, and Sobrino came iar with the story of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, of others, but he believed that the Roman to see Christ as present in the struggle for his resistance to the Nazis regime and his Catholic church should help unify society their liberation and became themselves resulting martyrdom. With Blood and Ink: and avoid public stands in support of any transformative witnesses to this presence. Ignacio Ellacuría, Jon Sobrino, and the Jesuit one group. This belief led him to denounce This excellent account of an important Martyrs of the University of Central America the Jesuits’ prophetic activity. However, he Christian witness in the twentieth century Robert Lassalle-Klein gives us a more changed his mind in March 1977 when is slow moving at times, yet like the story of recent account of contemporary martyr - members of the Salvadoran national police Bonhoeffer, it leaves an indelible impres - dom, equally worthy of attention. On murdered Fr. Rutilio Grande, S.J., because sion. Reading it I couldn’t help but ask March 24, 1980, Oscar Romero, of his work with oppressed campensinos in myself, where am I in relation to the evils Archbishop of San Salvador, was shot while his parish of Aguilares. Recently appointed these martyrs struggled against? celebrating mass in San Salvador. In the Archbishop, Romero arrived in Aguilares Robert Lassalle-Klein. Blood and Ink: early hours of November 16, 1989, Ignacio to celebrate a funeral mass for Fr. Grande. Ignacio Ellacuría, Jon Sobrino, and the Jesuit Ellacuría and five other Jesuits, plus their Unexpectedly, he asked the Jesuits gathered Martyrs of the University of Central housekeeper and her sixteen-year-old there to help him carry out his pastoral America . Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, daughter, were murdered by US-trained El responsibilities in response to this crime, 2014. Pp. xxiii + 376. Salvadoran soldiers. Jon Sobrino, a mem - and the conflict it represented between the ber of this Jesuit community, survived government on the one hand and the because he was abroad at the time. Romero church and the poor on the other.

Donald Bater passed away Fon riegnraddusa teWd frome StS. Ahndarelwl’s CMollege iss George Palmer of Regina passed January 10, 2015. Don received his in 1957 and he spent 35 years in min - away on January 6, 2015. George Bachelor of Divinity degree from St. istry serving congregations at received an honorary Doctor of Andrew’s College in 1953 and Rockglen, , Three Hills Divinity degree from the College in received an honorary Doctor of (AB), Grace-Westminster in 2011. Divinity degree in 1989. Saskatoon and Elrose, as well as con - Bill Chapman of Saskatoon tributing to church committees at passed away on May 22, 2015. Bill regional, provincial and national lev - els.

14 www.standrews.ca St. Andrew’s College From the Library tion and research sessions and the students There are many exciting things going from the School of Physical Therapy con - on in the other libraries of the STU. At the tinue to make good use of our space. We Otto Olson Memorial Library of the have begun to add material to our collec - Lutheran Seminary, we are in the process of tion regarding online teaching and learn - creating a rare book room for all of their ing. As we move into an increasingly elec - unique and valuable material. The shelving tronic world with a focus on distance edu - is going up and it should completed by the cation, it will be essential that our library is end of the summer. At the A.C. Schindel well-equipped with the necessary material Library of Horizon College and Seminary, to help facilitate a successful transition into we are creating a quiet study room for stu - this new realm of teaching and learning. dents to have place to go for silent, uninter - A highlight for me this fall was for rupted study. This project should also be Mallory Wiebe and I to conduct a Research completed by the end of the summer. There in Theological Writing session with Sandra continues to be ongoing communication Beardsall’s STM students. It was a delight with the College of Emmanuel & St. Chad to delve into the research material and regarding their library collection and their spend time with students talking about the hopes for it for the future. I anticipate a process and methodology of conducting continued vibrant relationship between all Alison Jantz research. I hope to be involved in more of four colleges and their library collections. STU Library Director these sessions in the future! Given that our The summer months will provide an Warm summer greetings from the St. student body is small, sessions such as these opportunity to take stock of what needs to Andrew’s College Library! We have had a provide a wonderful opportunity to get to be done in the library in preparation for full and active academic year in the library! know the students better and learn about the fall, as well as to do some catch-up! If Students from various classes and pro - their library and research needs. you have some spare time, come visit us in grams have participated in library orienta - the very “warm” library this summer! Lynn Caldwell Appointed Full Time Professor Of Church and Society

The Board of St. Andrew’s College, shared the faculty position of Church and with the approval of the General Council of Society at St. Andrew’s with Dr. Nettie The United Church of Canada, is happy to Wiebe. announce the appointment of Dr. Lynn Also since 2008 Lynn Caldwell has Caldwell as the College’s full-time taught through the College of Education Professor of Church and Society. and St. Thomas More College at the Lynn Caldwell earned her Bachelor of University of Saskatchewan. Arts from the University of Saskatchewan, In her now full time faculty position in her Master of Divinity from St. Andrew’s Church and Society, Dr. Caldwell will lead College, and her Master of Arts and Doctor the teaching of ethics in the St. Andrew’s of Philosophy in Sociology and Equity program and will bring both the instruc - Studies from the University of Toronto. tion and challenge of the contemporary Dr. Caldwell has served the Church as role of the Church in the world. In addi - a member of the program staff of tion she has accepted the new faculty Saskatchewan Conference, in pastoral min - responsibility of leading the College’s pro - istry, with the General Council, in distance grams in continuing education. education with St. Andrew’s College and Lynn Caldwell brings to her role deep ing learning, her passion for justice, and leadership development with the Centre connections in both community and her experience in the ethos and communi - for Christian Studies. Since 2008 she has Church, her skills in teaching and facilitat - ty of St. Andrew’s.

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