Saskatchewan anglican The newspaper of the Dioceses of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon and Qu’Appelle • A Section of the Anglican Journal • October 2019 St. Mary, Regina to sponsor South Sudan refugees By Rev. Nathaniel Deng Mayen REGINA — St. Mary the Virgin Anglican Church is sponsoring a South Sudanese family of six, who currently live in a Ugandan refugee camp. In order to make this possible, the church needs to raise $9,000 more before the end of this year, as well as $18,000 next year, before the family arrives in Canada. St. Mary’s asks friends and Recording the miracles of Jesus congregations in the Diocese On Oct. 18, Christians around the world celebrate author, including the earliest history of the Church. of Qu’Appelle to support the feast of St. Luke, the physician and companion of Ancient traditions also acknowledge Luke as the this work through prayers St. Paul whose gospel preserved the most extensive founder of Christian iconography, making him a and through the following biography of Jesus Christ. St. Luke wrote a greater patron of artists as well as doctors and other medical fundraising options: volume of the New Testament than any other single caregivers. Photo by Renata Sedmakova/Shutterstock * Direct donations to St. Mary Anglican Church, with a memo line “South Sudanese College announces some new additions Family Sponsorship.” Please mail cheques to St. Mary the Virgin Anglican Church, Submitted He completed a Ph.D. 3337 – 15th Ave. Regina, Sask., at McMaster Divinity S4T 1T3. SASKATOON — The College, and has taught * Attend the South College of Emmanuel & or tutored classes at Sudanese Food Fair – a St Chad is welcoming two McMaster, Horizon fundraiser to be held Oct. 26 new academic staff this College, Providence from 4 to 7 p.m. in St. Mary’s fall. Seminary, and Emmanuel upper hall. The Rev. Dr. Trish & St Chad. Meals, ready to be McCarthy will offer In addition to their taken home to enjoy, will courses in pastoral teaching duties, the new be prepared by the South education, while Dr. Adam faculty will take on other Sudanese people in Regina, Wright will teach New roles on behalf of the in support of the family in the Testament studies. college. McCarthy will refugee camp. Dr. McCarthy is a parish co-ordinate field education * Donate cans and bottles priest with 27 years’ and internships, while – St. Mary’s will collect cans experience in the dioceses Rev. Dr. Trish McCarthy Dr. Adam Wright Wright will work on com- and bottle to recycle. of Calgary and Qu’Appelle. munications and student Regina residents may She has a doctor of recruitment. contact Amanda Hayward ministry degree in spiritual direction, Dr. Wright is a New The college is looking (306-584-1590), Elizabeth Deng pastoral care and spiritu- chaplaincy, youth and Testament scholar with a forward to the new (639-571-0149), or Nathaniel ality from the University of inter-cultural work, along focus on Greek and Roman interests and new energy Deng Mayen (306-716-6380) for the South (Sewanee). with service as an area influences on the New each of them will bring to a flyer about the recycling Her ministries include archdeacon. Testament. our learning community. Continued on page 4 Find the Saskatchewan Anglican on Facebook and Issuu! 2 The Saskatchewan Anglican October 2019 Lieutenant- governor visits Published by the Qu'Appelle Dioceses of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon and Qu’Appelle. 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Marie-Louise at [email protected]. October 2019 The Saskatchewan Anglican 3 The Bishop's Corner Who are you and what's your message? By the Right Rev. Chris Harper and have marvelled in the calling prophet of hope, despite the Bishop of Saskatoon of his ministry. challenges, persecution, and threats A prophet who was counted because of his calling and nowing who you are and among the major prophets in the proclamation of God’s word and to what you have been Bible, but yet was reluctant in correction (cf. Jer. 15:20). His mes- Kcalled to are vitally im- his calling, because his message sage also contained hope, realised in portant. This is especially so in from God was one that the Nation the mercy and knowledge of God. a world that asks all to conform of Israel did not want to hear.