EMMANUEL BAPTIST CHURCH WEEK OF PRAYER…FOR OUR CITY Jesus’ inclusive way of living offers freedom from the false way in which we often classify others and ourselves. Jesus broke every rule in the social structures of the Jewish culture. He spent time with poor people, sick people, disabled people, dead people, unclean people, children, women, Pharisees, tax collectors, sinners, Samaritans, Gentiles—and the list goes on… When Jesus was asked which was the most important commandment he responded, ‘Love God with everything you are and then love your neighbour as yourself.’ In this statement Jesus makes the point that loving and caring for our neighbours should be a natural and logical outgrowth of our love for God. As well, Jesus redefined the term neighbour to mean anyone with whom we have dealings with or come in contact with. Leslie Mitton writes, ‘our neighbors are those within our home, those we meet at work, in our church, and in our recreation. And more than that, our employer is our neighbor too; so are our work people, all who serve us in shops, those who empty our garbage cans, those who keep our streets and our parks clean. So too are the people of Europe, of Asia, in the Middle East, and in North America, etc. If we love our neighbors as we love ourselves, we shall want for them the treatment we should want for ourselves, were we in their place.’ To begin to see this happen, we need the lens of Jesus to correct our sight, to correct how we see others. Seeing like Jesus prevents us from separating or excluding people because it tunes us into something outside of ourselves. During this season of Lent, we will spend our time wrestling with what it means to love God and to love our neighbours. As a way to get this started, we are beginning the season by intentionally praying for the people of Saskatoon and the life of the city. This booklet is designed to give an overview of the city of Saskatoon and the seven member nations of the Saskatoon Tribal Council, identifying the neighbourhoods, schools, places of worship, community leaders, and agencies that exist in each ward, so that we can be intentional in praying for our city. Each day we will pray for two wards. (The lists are not exhaustive. We have done our best to include what we are aware of, but we may have missed things. If there is something that you know of that isn’t listed, please add it and let us know, so we can update what we have.) Your kingdom come, Your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. MONDAY WARD 1 WAYS TO PRAY 1. invite God to impress His heart on our hearts, to show us the places in our hearts that need to change so that we can more fully love God and our neighbours; 2. pray for the people in the neighbourhoods; 3. pray for the leadership in the ward and in the neighourhoods; 4. pray for the agencies in the neighbourhoods and the work they are doing; 5. pray that the Christ-follower in the neighbourhoods would find ways to befriend community members, care for them, and have God centered conversations; 6. ask God if there are ways that you can be involved Your kingdom come, Your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. in these neighbourhoods participating in the work of God’s Kingdom coming to earth. LEADERS NEIGHBOURHOODS Mayor Charlie Clark central industrial / city park / forest grove / hudson bay park City Councillor Darren Hill kelsey-woodlawn / mayfair / north park / richmond heights STC Chief Mark Arcand sutherland / sutherland industrial / university of Saskatchewan Saskatoon Public Schools Trustee Holly Kelleher Saskatoon Catholic School Trustee Diane Boyko Fire Halls 5 & 7 PLACES OF WORSHIP SCHOOLS AGENCIES/PROGRAMS Centre for Spiritual Living Saskatchewan Polytechnic Institute Harry Bailey Aquatic Centre Church At Saskatoon University of Saskatchewan Saskatoon Community Services Village Holy Covenant Orthodox Church City Park School (Crisis Intervention/United Way/Family St. Matthew’s Anglican Church North Park Wilson School Services/Catholic Family Bay Park Baptist Church Mayfair School Services/YWCA/Sexual Assault & First Baptist Church École Henry Kelsey Informtaion Centre) Evangelical Lutheran Church in Sutherland School City Hospital Canada Sask Synod École Forest Grove Royal University Hospital Grace Lutheran Church St. Edward School Irene & Leslie Dubé Centre for Mental First Mennonite Church St. Michael Community School Health Forest Grove Community Church École St. Paul School Saskatoon Cancer Centre Sutherland Evangelical Church St. Volodymyr School Métis Family & Community Justice West Portal Mennonite Church Bishop Filevich Ukrainian Bilingual Centre Cross Point Fellowship School Saskatoon Indian & Metis Friendship St. Michael’s Catholic Church St. Thomas More College Centre Saints Martyrs Canadiens St. Andrew’s College Saskatoon Council on Aging Dormition of the Blessed Mother of AIDS Saskatoon God Saskatoon Tribal Council Mayfair United Church READ Saskatoon Meewasin Valley United Church EGADZ Youth Centre St. Paul’s United Church Saskatoon Police Service Youth for Christ Hope Restored Canada Habitat for Humanity MONDAY WARD 10 WAYS TO PRAY 1. invite God to impress His heart on our hearts, to show us the places in our hearts that need to change so that we can more fully love God and our neighbours; 2. pray for the people in the neighbourhoods; 3. pray for the leadership in the ward and in the neighourhoods; 4. pray for the agencies in the neighbourhoods and the work they are doing; 5. pray that the Christ-followers the neighbourhoods would find ways to befriend community members, care for them, and have God centered conversations; 6. ask God if there are ways that you can be involved Your kingdom come, Your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. in these neighbourhoods participating in the work of God’s Kingdom coming to earth. LEADERS NEIGHBOURHOODS Mayor Charlie Clark aspen ridge / arbor creek / erindale / evergreen / silverspring/ City Councillor Zach Jeffries university heights / university management area / willowgrove STC Chief Mark Arcand Saskatoon Public Schools Trustee Ray Morrison Muskoday First Nation (162 km northeast of Saskatoon) Saskatoon Catholic School Trustee Debbie Berscheid Fire Hall 9 PLACES OF WORSHIP SCHOOLS AGENCIES/PROGRAMS 15:5 Church Centennial Collegiate Saskatoon Forestry Farm Park & Zoo Cathedral of the Holy Family St. Joseph’s High School Northeast Swale Conservation Area Catholic Pastoral Centre Silverspring School Ebeneezer Baptist Church Sylvia Fedoruk School Erindale Alliance Church Willowgrove School Dr. John G. Egnatoff School Mother Teresa School Holy Family Catholic School Father Robinson School St. Nicholas Catholic School TUESDAY WARD 2 WAYS TO PRAY 1. invite God to impress his heart on our hearts, to show us the places in our hearts that need to change so that we can more fully love God and our neighbours; 2. pray for the people in the neighbourhoods; 3. pray for the leadership in the ward and in the neighourhoods; 4. pray for the agencies in the neighbourhoods and the work they are doing; 5. pray that the Christ-followers in the neighbourhoods would find ways to befriend community members, care for them, and have God centered conversations; 6. ask God if there are ways that you can be involved Your kingdom come, Your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. in these neighbourhoods participating in the work of God’s Kingdom coming to earth. LEADERS NEIGHBOURHOODS Mayor Charlie Clark agpro industrial / caswell hill / cn yards management City Councillor Hilary Gough gordie howe management area / holiday park / king george STC Chief Mark Arcand meadowgreen / montgomery place / pleasant hill / riversdale Saskatoon Public Schools Trustee Vernon J. Linklater saskpower management area / south west indutrial Saskatoon Catholic School Trustee Ron Boechler west industrial / westmount PLACES OF WORSHIP PLACES OF WORSHIP AGENCIES/PROGRAMS Christ the Healer Gospel Church Ukrainian Orthodox Holy Trinity St. Paul’s Hospital Hands On Saskatoon Street Ministries Cathedral White Buffalo Youth Lodge Meadow Green House for All Nations River Bend Integrated Community Salvation Army Community Services Saskatoon Tabernacle Ministries Station 20 West Christ Church Anglican St. David’s Trinity United Church SWITCH Community Health Program St. George’s Anglican Church St. Thomas-Wesley United Church Westside Community Clinic Avalokitesvara Buddhist Temple City Centre Church Saskatoon Food Bank & Learning Centre The Rock Church Friendship Inn River of Life Ministries SCHOOLS The Bridge on 20th Holy Cross Lutheran Church Bedford Road Collegiate Institute Infinity House Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church E.D Feehan High School Larson House Rehabilitation Centre Hope Fellowship Church W.P. Bate School Mumford House Pleasant Hill Mennonite Church Montgomery School Meewasinota Halfway House St. Vincent of Lerins Orthodox Church Pleasant Hill School Sanctum Hospice Carpenter’s Church Westmount School Str8up – 10,000 Steps to Healing Guadelupe Parish King George School Core Neighbourhood Youth Co-op Redemptorist Father Princess Alexandra School CHEP Good Food St. John Bosco Rectory Caswell School CLASSIC (Community Legal Assistance St. Mary’s Parish St. Dominic School Services for Saskatoon Inner City) Our Lady of Czestochwa École Saskatoon French School SCYAP (Saskatoon Community Youth Arts Bishop’s Chancery Eparchy of SK St. John School Programming) St. George’s Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral St. Mary’s Wellness and Education Crocus Co-op Centre Saskatoon Housing Initiatives Frontier College Partnership Gabriel Dumont Institute Parent Aide Saskatoon TUESDAY WARD 9 WAYS TO PRAY 1. invite God to impress His heart on our hearts, to show us the places in our hearts that need to change so that we can more fully love God and our neighbours; 2. pray for the people in the neighbourhoods; 3. pray for the leadership in the ward and in the neighourhoods; 4.