ROMAN MISSAL CHANGES BEGIN IN ADVENTby Frank Flegel

The first Sunday in Advent, November 27th, is D-Day for implementation of the latest liturgy, ritual and music changes in the Mass.

“The changes in Liturgy are small, a word or two here and there but the biggest change people notice will be the requirement to kneel during the consecration,” said Reverend Ron Andree, chair of Archdiocesan Liturgy.

The General Instructions for the Roman Missal (GIRM), which contains all the prayers from both the Lectionary and the Sacramentary, has always called for kneeling, and Andree did not know the origin of standing in some churches. “The liturgy is an expression of our unity and definitely we will encourage people that the posture be an expression also of our unity.” Of course, he said, people who are unable to kneel can sit. People will continue to stand in churches with no kneelers until they can be installed. “Everybody should do the same thing because we are united by song, by gesture, by posture. It forms a cohesive body at worship.”

Some of the word changes are akin to back to the future ie: The Confiteor again includes “through my fault, through my fault, through my most grievous fault”, during which the old practice of striking the breast is encouraged. There are also other options the priest may use with new responses

and other word changes in prayers said during the Liturgy of the Eucharist.

Music used during the Mass has also been changed to accommodate the new words. The new music is contained in a publication “Celebrate in Song” which will contain three “Mass settings” titled simply A, B and C. Fr. Andree said the people will be asked to learn setting “A” simply to get used to the changes and move on from there. He noted that there really is no limitation on the number of Mass settings and pointed out that U.S composers have produced a number of different settings.

Andree noted that it is only the Mass parts in the CBW III that will no longer be used and there is no change in the hymns. To help in the transition, prayer cards will be placed in pews.

Archbishop Daniel Bohan said, “ the changes will make the Mass a more solemn and prayerful event that will help people who want to find God to find Him.” Many people in the church felt there was a lack of reverence in the language and the way the Mass was celebrated. Archbishop Bohan described the history and philosophy of changes in the Mass particularly since Vatican II. “The Vatican II Council looked at the Liturgy and noted that, over time, additions had been made and things had developed that actually made it more difficult to get at the true

meaning of the celebration, so it asked for reform.”

One of the major changes from Vatican II was to allow the use of local languages in the Mass, which required translations from the Latin. Some of those translations were not as fai thful to the original Latin as the church wanted. “There was an attempt to make the language easier for people, more familiar to simplify the concepts so the prayers were more easily understood.”

The translation process was complicated and involved going back to the original Greek, the language of the Roman Empire in Jesus’ time, to French, to Latin and eventually into English. “Part of the concern was that there needed to be a restoration of that aspect

of reverence and that it be reflected in the language with more solemn words, rather than ordinary speech. The purpose,” he added, “is to draw more people back into the Eucharist.”

Change always involves some controversy. The move from the familiar to something new did involve some animated and hot discussion in some areas. Archbishop Bohan added, “The previous translation was very much in the way people speak, short sentences. In Latin you may have many lines that are all one sentence, so there are some questions about how clear the translations will be.” In any case, the changes will all be in place by November 27, the First Sunday in Advent.

Archdiocesan Liturgy Director Rev. Ron Andree and Archbishop Daniel Bohan

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COUPLE CELEBRATES 70 YEARS

“We never fought. Not once,” said Bertha Labash as she and her almost 91-year-old husband, Willie, were feted at a 70th anniversary celebration held August 6 at St. Peter’s Parish Hall, Regina. The couple snuggled close as family and friends lined up to take photos of the two as they sat behind a table that contained a huge cake of two hearts intertwined. They grew up around Lestock, Saskatchewan, were married in Mary Queen of All Hearts Parish, Lestock, farmed there until retirement to Regina 10 years ago. The actual anniversary date was October 14 but the August date was chosen to accommodate distant relatives and friends.

St. Anne Parish Begin 50th Anniversary Celebrations

A fanfare from trumpets and the reading of a proclamation, composed by parishioners with help from Monsignor Ken Miller and read by Dave Bellerive, s igna led the s tar t o f year- long celebrations for the 50th anniversary of Regina’s St. Anne Parish.

Fittingly it took place July 26, the feast of St. Anne, the mother of Mary and Grandmother of Jesus. The parish actually began in October 50 years ago,

but they decided to begin and end the year long celebration on St. Anne’s feast day.

St. Anne’s is located in south Regina with about 320 families registered. “There are a lot of senior citizens in this parish, living in the house they bought 50 years ago.” Pastor Gary Lindenbach said.

He asked the congregation to think of the legacy left by previous parishioners. “With our light shining, we leave a legacy for others. Let us ask the Lord for us to be a light for others.”

Associate pastor Reverend George (Varki) Thattuparampil and former parish priests Msgr. Ken Miller and Fr. Ken Koep concelebrated the Mass with Fr. Lindenbach.

HOLY CROSS CHURCH 50 YEARS OLDHoly Cross Parish celebrated the 50th anniversary of the church building at a special Mass with Archbishop Daniel Bohan who concelebrated Mass with Monsignors Michael Hogan, Ken Miller and current pastor Father Thomas Nguyen. The par ish was actual ly established in 1959 but it took two years and $275,000.00 to

build the church.

Msgr. Hogan was the parish’s first pastor and received a welcoming round of applause when introduced by Archbishop Bohan.

The occasion was used to officially open the Monsignor Michael Hogan Library in what was formerly the pastor’s office. Archbishop Bohan blessed the parish’s new library and Monsignor Hogan cut the ribbon and opened the door.

Immediately following Mass, presentations were made to Pastoral Assistant Sandra Morris who has been with the parish since 2003, Ed and Clem Deck, and John and Dolores Pentz were recognized for their long service to the parish. Ed Deck served as Finance Chair for 18 years and John and Dolores Pentz were recognized as original members of the parish.

A hot dog and hamburger barbecue, with games and face painting for the children, was held in the church parking lot.

Willie and Bertha Labash

Monsignor Michael Hogan

Dave Bellerive,

FAREWELL FATHER SCHAFFER Fr. Eugene Schaffer passed away peacefully on Monday, July 25, 2011. He was predeceased by his parents, Frank and Christina; brother David and sister Leona. Eugene is survived by two sisters, Dorothy (Gilles) Lesperance of Regina and Delores (Pat) Murphy of Saskatoon; three nieces, three nephews, and eleven great nieces

and nephews. Fr. Gene celebrated his 50th Anniversary of Ordination on June 5, 2011 at an afternoon tea, at Holy Family Parish. Twenty-five priests and Archbishop Bohan were in attendance.

Fr. Schaffer was born in Loon Lake, in Northwestern SK but, when he was very young, his family moved to Regina. He attended St. Augustine Elementary and then Bosco High School.

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LAY MINISTRY GRADUATION GORDON STOPANSKI RETIRES

by Frank Flegel

“We’ve got to think of it as a business,” said Gordon Stopanski, retiring chair of the Regina Archdiocesan Pastoral Council, (APC). “You can trust in God and the Holy Spirit but at the end of the day unless the boots are on the ground doing the work, it isn’t going to happen,” he said.

Stopanski sat for an interview after retiring from APC following eight years of service, most of it as chair. The APC is composed of representatives of the nine archdiocesan deaneries which in turn are composed of representatives of parishes within the deaneries.

The APC acts as an advisory body of lay people and a few consecrated women who meet with the archbishop four to fi ve times a year. They helped draw up the Archdiocesan Pastoral Plan released in 2010 after years of consultation with all areas of the archdiocesan church. Recommendations called for decentralization of some of the services provided by the archdiocesan offi ce to the deaneries. It has been a slow process with progress in some deaneries and less in others.

Stopanski said he enjoyed his time on APC. The highlights of his eight years were the arrival of Archbishop Dan Bohan six years ago, the Pastoral Plan and the 2010 archdiocesan centenary celebrations. “It’s been great. A lot of fun! I leave in the footsteps of other great chairpersons I’ve had and I’m sure there’s going to be someone new who will come into the group and lead them on to the new century.”

Twelve graduates of the Lay Ministry Formation Program graduated, received their certifi cates and were commissioned by Archbishop Daniel Bohan at a special Mass, June 18, at Little Flower Church.

The church was almost full with family and friends as the Archbishop called each graduate by name and said, “I commission you in the name of the Archdiocese of Regina to go and take up your share in the mission of the Church in the World.”

Archbishop Bohan described lay ministry as different from the ordained ministry. “My mission is to make you strong through the sacraments so that you can carry out the mission which Jesus the Christ gives to you. My ministry is directed to you, the Church.”

“The lay ministry,” he said, “is directed towards the world where the need is immense. Our society is becoming anti-religious, anti-Christian and promotes life without God. You, the lay people, need to change the world through your involvement with it, where you work, where you play, where you socialize. It is the ordained minister’s responsibility to sanctify the Church; it is the lay person’s ministry to sanctify the world and to give the world life in Christ to bring the whole world into a relationship with Jesus Christ. The mission is daunting,” he said, “perhaps even overwhelming, but it is done one piece at a time where you live your normal life from day to day.”

Valedictorian Violet Fuchs of Regina’s Holy Trinity Parish said graduation is like being kicked out of the nest to fl y on our own. They were strangers in 2008 when this class began but in that time we have bonded, said Fuchs. “We have become family not only to restore our faith but to know more about ourselves. What a gift of faith Jesus has given us”.

Graduate Ingrid Prost of St. Gerard’s Church Yorkton, said she took the course because she wanted to know more about her faith. “It has manifested my prayer life and helped me to discover new forms of prayer and I am now more trusting

These Lay Ministry Formation Graduates celebrated the completion of their three year program with Archbishop Bohan.

SR. TOUCANNE REST IN PEACESister Yvonne was born on September 17, 1910 and died peacefully on October 9, 2011 in Calgary at the age of 101. She recently celebrated eighty years as a Sister of Charity of St. Louis. Sister Yvonne entered the Sisters of Charity of St. Louis in 1928 in Levis, PQ. She taught for thirty-fi ve years in Melville, Marquis, Moose Jaw and Wilcox then worked in Tanzania under the Canadian Governments "External Aid Program" and later with CUSO in Botswana. She

then turned her attention to women experiencing domestic violence. Subsequently, she co-founded Sophia House, in Regina in 1988, a residence for women leaving domestic abuse. Sister Yvonne will be remembered for her exuberant "joie de vivre", for her courage and tenacity in overcoming obstacles to the ministries especially dear to her heart. If friends so desire memorial tributes may be made to Sophia House, P.O. Box 37125, Regina, SK S4S7K4 Telephone: (306)565-2537.

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increas ing. “The participation rate is just a 19% average of all parishioners,” she said, and ended her presentat ion with the statement, “just imagine what

could be done with more participation.”

Archbishop Daniel Bohan reminded everyone that stewardship is not just about money, “It is about the way we live.” He told the story of a man Jesus healed who then wanted to remain with Jesus. Instead Jesus told the man to go back to his family and

friends and tell them the good things God did for him. “What God asked of the man was stewardship, Gratitude for the gifts God has given us,” said the Archbishop.

Archdiocesan Stewardship Cha i r, Reve rend John Weckend repeated the Archb ishop ’s theme o f stewardship as a way of life. “It is an attitude of gratitude.”

To illustrate how some of the money from the Appeal was

being spent, presentations were given by seminarian James Zick and Archdiocesan Youth Coordinator Michelle Braden accompanied by Carter Lang, Stephanie Silzer, Danielle Logel and Melanie Gianbaptista who told of their experiences attending World Youth Day in Madrid, Spain.

Archdiocesan Financia l Officer, Deacon Barry Wood, also gave an overview of the archdiocesan financial statement and explained how the funds raised by the Appeal helps keep the over-all assessment of the parishes down. The shortfall of funds raised in 2010, coupled with increasing costs, actually meant that the assessment had to be increased this year.

The kick off was attended by priests and representatives of par ishes across the Archdiocese and included d i sp lays f rom each o f the Pastora l Min is t r ies depar tments promot ing the services they offer the Deaneries.

This year’s campaign goal is again $1.25-million. The money is used to support more than 20 ministries and services.

11TH ANNUAL APPEAL KICKS OFFVery Reverend Lorne Crozon is stepping down as Priest Chair of the Annual Appeal committee after 11 years that saw more than $ 13,346,528 raised for various ministries in the Archdiocese. Father Crozon, now the Vicar General, is being replaced by Reverend Sathiadas Antony from Christ the King Parish in Regina as the new Priest Chair of the Appeal.

T h e a n n o u n c e m e n t was made at the Annual Archdiocesan Commitment to the Future Campaign Kick Off on September 22. “The campaign which actually began on January 1,

2011 swings into high gear every fall” said Campaign Coordinator Denise Walsh. “The 2010 campaign ran for just six months in order to transistion the campaign to the calendar year dates (January to December) from the original campaign dates of July 1 to June 30.” In spite of the shortened time frame $960,000.00 was still raised, 70% of the $1.25 million goal. “That’s pretty good for six months,” said Walsh in her opening presentation.

With sl ides and graphs Walsh discussed the history of the campaign which clearly showed how fewer dollars were being collected even though ind iv idual contributions, which average $193.00, have been steadily

ST. GERARD’S CWL MADE

EMERGENCY QUILTS

On July 1, 2010 the City of Yorkton declared a State of Emergency after receiving over 100 mm of rain in a very short period of time. Due to a flash flood, many residents were displaced from their homes.

In an effort to assist with future crises, the St. Gerard CWL Council crafted thirteen quilts to be used by three local agencies: Shelwin House is a 24 hour shelter for abused women and their children; Parkland Victim Services aiding victims of crime and traumatic events; and The Salvation Armywho also provided emergency supplies and established an Emergency Response Supply Distribution Centre in Yorkton.

At their recent windup in June, the CWL presented the three local agencies with the hand-made quilts.

Pictured above left to right: LaVern Dumka and Melinda Davies (Shelwin House), Envoy Roy Bladen (The Salvation Army), Yvonne Turgeon (St. Gerard CWL Quilt Project Coordinator), and Cheryl Tiller (Parkland Victim Services).

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ALTAR STONES?One of the last actions taken during the decommissioning of a Roman Catholic Church is the removal of the Altar Stone, but few are aware of its existence until it is taken from the altar. “It dates to the early history of the Church when Eucharist was celebrated in the catacombs on the tombs of the martyrs,” said former Regina Archdiocesan Vicar General Monsignor Ken Miller in an interview. “The martyrs had identified their lives with the suffering and death of Christ that they too were willing to lay down their lives.” Altar stones were to contain relics of martyrs but that has since been expanded to allow relics of saints to be used.

There are two types of altars, said Fr. Miller, moveable and fixed. The fixed are made of natural stone. Prior to 1969 every moveable altar had to have an altar stone embedded in the mensa, the table of the altar. With stone altars the relic was embedded somewhere in the altar and with moveable altars a slot was prepared for the stone. The relic is usually a tiny bone chip covered with linen. All stones also have five crosses representing the five wounds of Christ’s Crucifixion.

No one questioned knows the source of the relics but former Chancellor Reverend J.R. Prince, now parish priest in Claybank, guessed probably from Rome. “I don’t know why but no records were kept.” Because there are no records, most of the relics in altar stones are not identified. Fr. Prince said Construction Historian Frank Korvemaker of Regina is trying to identify the relic contained in the altar stone of the recently decommissioned St. Ann in Truax.

“We don’t know the source of the relics,” said Archdiocesan Archivist Susan Klein. “We do have some beautiful, identified relics (separate from altar stones) but many of the stones we have are not identified.” Klein said there is no record of how the relics were obtained or where the stones themselves came from. “We have a small stock of them (altar stones) wrapped in Ottawa newspapers dated 1957, but that’s all we know.”

The stones are either 10 X 10 or 8 X 6 inches according to Miller, large enough to accommodate the chalice with the consecrated wine and the paten with the consecrated host to rest over. Miller said there is now no obligation to have a consecrated altar stone in a moveable altar but it is a practice. He noted altars in care homes and schools usually do not have altar stones but are blessed. Reverend Bill Burke, Director of the National Liturgy Office of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops said while altar stones are no longer required they are “strongly encouraged especially in cathedrals.”

Most altar stones from recently decommissioned churches were sent to the Regina Archdiocese office. Some have gone to other churches and some have been buried. “You just dig a hole and bury them,” said Fr. Prince, “in a place where they won’t be disturbed.”

PRO-LIFE INTERFAITH CONFERENCE AND LIFE CHAIN

Regina Pro-Life Executive Director, Bob Walddeger said he organized the conference hoping to “build an army.” “There’s just the 12 board of directors and we can’t do everything, so I thought we could get more people interested. This was the first one and I expect we will have another.” The main purpose, he said, was to get people talking. “I just want to put a pebble in someone’s shoe. We have to get people talking and thinking. I hope this is a new birth for Regina Pro-Life.”

The conference was held October 1 at the Western Christian College and was followed on Sunday, October 2, with the annual Life Chain demonstration on Albert Street, one of Regina’s main north-south thoroughfares. More than 160 were registered with many taking out new memberships. Demonstrators lined both sides of a two block stretch holding signs declaring abortions hurt women and children. For the first time no graphic photos were shown. “The photos are controversial especially with children around so we decided to just go with the signs,“ said Waldegger. The photos are used when the group holds a demonstration in a downtown mall during the busiest time of day.

A video, played at an interfaith pro-life conference, compared the number of abor ted babies in the United States since the Supreme Court decision on Roe and Wade to a modern holocaust that is continuing. The half hour video, which can be found at heartchanger.com, said there have been 53,510,348 abortions performed since the January 22, 1973 U.S. Supreme Court legalized abortion in that country. “It’s a holocaust and it’s continuing”, said the announcer.

The video is called 180 and shows pro-choice people becoming pro-life in response to a series of questions. The video also shows a few graphic photos of aborted babies, in one instance an aborted chi ld being wrapped in paper, destined presumably for a garbage can. Regina Pro-Life Board member Michael Martorana, told the approximately 30 conference attendees not to be intimidated and to stand up for life. “This is our holocaust”, he said. He argued that it’s ok to show graphic photos of the WWII holocaust but he can’t publically show a photo of a seven month old aborted girl, killed with a saline solution, because it’s too graphic and may offend someone.

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ARCHDIOCESAN CWL NEWSby Yvonne Kruzeniski

In early May, over 200 CWL members attended the 88th annual Archdiocesan Convention, held in Yorkton at St. Gerard’s parish. Leah Perrault, pastoral director of Saskatoon Diocese and keynote speaker for the convention, addressed the attendees on the League theme, Women of Faith and Justice. She said, ‘faith is not something we think but something we do. It is someone we know who challenges us and changes us to be people of justice.” She used examples of 3 women of the Old Testament who demonstrated how hospitality created an environment for justice to happen, that peace

and perseverance can lead to a commitment to justice and that hope is a vision for the possibility of justice. Leah challenged members to look for opportunities to create a more just society. Sr. Bernadette Feist, director of Native Valley Ministries, shared her work experiences with the First Nations people of the Archdiocese. The second day of convention included the business session, Standing Committee reports summarizing each committee’s activities in the past year, ending with the celebration of the Eucharist and installation of the new Diocesan Executive including Chantal Devine of Marquis as Diocesan President.

CWL members across Canada are using the League theme “Centered on Faith and Justice” focusing on Women Against Poverty (WAP). Councils in Saskatchewan are directing this focus on affordable housing especially for single parents, low-income families and seniors. Creating awareness in each council is encouraged. Inviting speakers to address the issue, questioning prospective candidates in the upcoming provincial election or directing letters to all levels of government are some of the ways this topic can be pursued.

CWL continually strives to work for a more just, safe and compassionate society for all. This is evidenced in both new and old resolutions. For example, a resolution from 2002 is still relevant today. Resolution 2002.11 Responsible Internet Use for Children encourages “members to educate themselves and their families on safe, wise, and responsible Internet use.” Facebook was not around in 2002, but the resolved clause is applicable to it and timely today. Resolution 2010.01 Chrysotile Asbestos put forward by CWL’s from New Brunswick and Saskatchewan, calls for the stop of exportation of chrysotile asbestos to developing countries and a ban on its mining by the year 2015.

The 91st National Convention held in Toronto in August and chaired by National President, Velma Harasen, includes attendees, Tillie Aessie, Provincial President and Chantal Devine, Diocesan President as well as members from across Canada. All conventions bring forth new initiatives and fresh ideas for councils to use. We await the news and initiatives that come out of this convention.

CWL NATIONAL MEETING RESOLUTIONS GET ACTION

The Catholic Women’s League of Canada appears to have some infl uence in affecting government policy. A resolution asking for regulating the lead content in children’s toys and furniture passed at the national 2003 convention was turned into government policy in 2010. The government’s 2010/11 budget provided tax credits for

children participating in cultural and arts activities which was a resolution passed at last year’s CWL national

convention. “It’s been a good year,” said Velma Harasen of Regina describing her fi rst year of a two year term as national president. “It’s been extremely gratifying,” she said. “The dedication, enthusiasm, sisterhood of the women and the deep faith that they have is the same. It doesn’t matter where you go. It struck me as something special that I don’t think any other organization has.”

Harasen chose Faith and Justice as the theme for her term as president and from that the organization has focused on poverty. One of the projects was called Women against Poverty: Change for Change. Members were asked to empty their pockets of change around April 26, the feast of Our Lady of Good Counsel and choose a project in their community that would alleviate poverty among women and children. “Some of the projects have been absolutely incredible,” she said describing one project that raised over $9,000.00 for a women’s shelter in Ontario. The theme will continue for this year with each province taking on a project particular to their province. Manitoba chose poverty in the Aboriginal community and Saskatchewan is working on inadequate and affordable housing. “There are a variety of ways to fi nd out what the problems are, educating, fi nding out what the problems are and what can be done.” Some have chosen the working poor and another chose poverty among seniors.

The League is also looking at Spiritual poverty as well. “In our secular world, how do we get our people back that have been hurt by the church or having a crisis in their faith.” To that end the executive meeting coming up in Winnipeg will feature a speaker on spiritual poverty.

Membership has remained fairly stable at around 95,000 and councils are working to increase that especially with young women. “There are younger women coming in and I think that our theme is resonating with the younger people. They feel they can do something concrete about poverty.” A leadership development team is putting together resources to get basic training to teach young women how to take leadership roles in the league, in the church and in the community, said Harasen. “Some councils are working in high schools and we have university campuses. This year a council was formed in the University of Victoria.”

Leah Perrault, pastoral d i rector of Saskatoon D iocese and keynote speaker

Velma Harasen CWL National President.

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UN CONSEIL FRANCOPHONE DE PASTORALE EN FORMATION

Les paroisses francophones et bilingues de l’Archidiocèse de Regina font face à des problèmes particuliers en ce qui concerne les services à assurer à leurs paroissiens de langue française. Afin d’aider à résoudre certains de ces problèmes, Monseigneur Daniel Bohan a demandé en mai 2009 la formation d’un conseil francophone de pastorale qui serait un organe consultatif pour

lui. Le groupe a pu rencontrer l’archevêque à plusieurs reprises et travaille maintenant à l’établissement d’une structure formelle. “Nous portons le nom de Conseil de Pastorale francophone de l’Archidiocèse de Regina”, a indiqué Laurianne Jacques, responsable de la pastorale à la paroisse Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Regina. “[Mgr Bohan] voulait que chaque paroisse bilingue soit représentée par une personne au sein de ce conseil.”

L’archidiocèse compte sept paroisses francophones et bilingues, lesquelles sont toutes en milieu rural à l’exception de St-Jean-Baptiste; cependant le conseil compte six membres. “Une des paroisses sera probablement bientôt fermée”, a dit Laurianne Jacques. Parmi les sept paroisses, trois ont le statut de paroisse francophone: St-Jean-Baptiste de Regina, St-Jean-Baptiste, Ferland et Notre-Dame-de-l’Assomption, Gravelbourg; cependant la paroisse Notre-Dame-de-l’Assomption offre également des célébrations liturgiques et des services en anglais. Les paroisses St-Maurice, Bellegarde, Notre-Dame-d’Auvergne, Ponteix, St-Ignace, Willow Bunch et Ste-Thérèse-de-l’Enfant-Jésus, Lisieux sont considérées comme des paroisses bilingues.

Le groupe actuellement en fonction est constitué de personnes contactées par Mme Jacques mais il vise à mettre en place une structure faite de représentants nommés par les conseils paroissiaux. “Ils n’auraient pas besoin d’être des membres du conseil paroissial”, a-t-elle dit, “mais ils seraient nommés par leur conseil. Nous essayons de créer une structure plus organisée.” L’archevêque a suggéré que le groupe ait une rencontre avec lui trois ou quatre fois par année. Quant au Conseil de pastorale du diocèse, il a une rencontre avec l’archevêque environ cinq fois par année.

“C’est vraiment un groupe consultatif mis en place pour aider l’archevêque à répondre aux défis des paroisses francophones et bilingues. Ces défis sont d’ordre linguistique. Nous n’avons pas accès aux mêmes ressources que les paroisses anglophones”, dit Mme Jacques. Par exemple, dit-elle, le nouveau mussel qui sera bientôt en usage n’est pas disponible en français. Un autre but du nouveau conseil est d’aider la majorité [anglophone] à prendre conscience de l’existence de la communauté francophone: “ Nous avons nos droits tout comme les anglophones mais nous avons à

contribuer à cette prise de conscience.”

Mme Jacques ne connaissait pas la population de toutes les paroisses francophones et bilingues mais sa propre paroisse est en expansion. “Nous avons environ 142 familles inscrites et même le nombre de personnes qui viennent à nos célébrations dominicales est à la hausse.” La paroisse compte un grand nombre d’immigrants en provenance de pays francophones. Mme Jacques a ajouté que l’un des buts du conseil francophone de pastorale est de promouvoir la croissance de ces communautés.

FRANCOPHONE

PASTORAL COUNCIL TO BE FORMEDby Frank Flegel

French and bilingual parishes in the Regina Archdiocese have unique problems providing services for their French speaking congregations. To help resolve some of these issues Archbishop Daniel Bohan, requested a Francophone pastoral council be formed as an advisory body to him. The group has met with the Archbishop several times and is now working to establish a formal structure. “We are called, in English the Francophone Pastoral Council of the Archdiocese of Regina,” said Laurianne Jacques, parish minister for Regina’s St. Jean Baptiste Parish; acting chair. “He wanted someone from each of the bilingual parishes as representatives on this council.”

The group that is now functioning is trying to set up a structure with representatives appointed by the parish councils. The Archbishop suggested the group meet with him three or four times a year. There are seven Francophone and bilingual parishes in the archdiocese, all in rural areas except for St. Jean Baptiste but the council has six members. “One of the parishes may soon close,” said Jacques. Three of the seven, St. Jean Baptiste Regina, St. Jean Baptiste Ferland and Notre Dame de l’Assomption, Gravelbourg have French status, although Our Lady de l’Assomption also offers English liturgy and services. St. Maurice de Belgarde, Notre Dame d’Auvergne de Ponteix, St. Ignace de Willow Bunch and Ste Therese de l’Enfant Jesus de Lisieux are classed as bilingual.

“It is really an advisory group to help the archbishop with the challenges with the French and bilingual parishes. The challenges are from the language. We don’t have the same materials available to us as the English parishes,” said Jacques. For example she said the new missal which will shortly go into use is not available to them in French. The other purpose, said Jacques, is to make the majority aware that the French community exists out there. “We have our rights just as the English people have rights but we have to create this awareness.”

Jacques did not know the population of all the Francophone/bilingual parishes but her own parish is growing. “We have about 142 registered families and it is growing, and even the number of people coming to church on Sunday is growing.” The parish has a large number of immigrants from French speaking countries. She said one of the purposes of the French pastoral council is to spur growth in those communities.

Laurianne Jacques

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ST. MICHAEL’S RETREAT ANNUAL BIKE A THON.

They walked, they biked and some even trotted a bit for the annual St. Michael’s Retreat Ministries Bike-Walk-A-Thon held August 6. The annual event is one of the major fund raisers organized by the Friends of St. Michael’s group.

The bikers, made the approximately 30 Km run from the Evraz Steel Plant north of Regina to St. Michael’s in the Lumsden Valley in about 1.5 hours. “We had the wind at our backs,” said Barry Rink, “It was a breeze.” Four bikers rode down from Davidson the day previous. “That was tough,” said Friar Kevin Lynch. “We had a head wind all the way.”

Walkers began in Lumsden Park about seven Km from St. Michael’s but the last part of the walk is uphill. “That last bit was a killer,” said one of the walkers whose physical shape was evidence that walking up hills is not a regular activity.

The walkers wound their way through Lumsden visiting five churches en route; St. Peter’s Roman Catholic, Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran, Rock of the Valley Community, Plain and Valley Anglican and finally St. Andrew’s United. Each church provided the walkers with liquid refreshments upon their arrival. An outdoor inter-church service was held led by Reverend Ken Koep.

The event was held on a Saturday this year instead of the usual Sunday. “We’d had some people say Sunday was their day to attend church,” said Cindy Seiferling an organizing committee member. “So we decided this year to hold it on Saturday. But the numbers are down so we’ll have to look at it again,” she said.

More priests, sisters and lay volunteers in the

missionsFather Bart Burke says ”Since Sister June’s retirement, we no longer have any sisters helping in four missions”

by Fr. Bart Burke

I thank Catholic Missions In Canada for its financial support to the four missions where I serve as pastor, namely Sandy Lake in Ontario, and in Manitoba, God’s Lake Narrows, God’s River and Oxford House. I have been pastor to these four missions—all native reserves—since December 1992.

There are no roads into these four missions, except for a winter road for about six weeks across frozen lakes and land. Food, clothing and other supplies have to be flown in for ten and a half months. This makes everything quite expensive, particularly travelling to communities on small planes.

The local native people help with cleaning our churches and some minor repairs. They give as much financial support on Sundays as they can but they have their families to take care of as well. Unemployment is about 80 per cent during most of the year.

Most of our financial support comes from Catholic Missions In Canada and from the Archdiocese of Keewatin-Le Pas. Oblate Archbishop Sylvain Lavoie frequently visits our missions and gives us great encouragement. He came in June to celebrate Confirmation and First Communion in God’s Lake Narrows, and in God’s River and for the farewell service for Sister June Ayotte, S.C.S.L. Sister June gave ten years of dedicated service to our mission in God’s River; we miss her help very much. Since Sister June’s retirement, we no longer have any sisters helping in these four missions.

In 2008, my plane tickets cost about $9,000 travelling between my four missions. Since then, the cost of travel has gone up. I thank Catholic Missions In Canada for covering the cost of my travels and for helping defray other expenses to maintain our four missions. Our expenses include supplies for religious education for students and programs for adult education, training leaders for Sunday Services and for funerals when no priest is available, and travelling for workshop training for our leaders.

At age 83, I am still happy to serve God and the people of God. We have a great need of more priests, sisters and lay people who are willing to volunteer a couple of years or longer to serve in these missions in Northern Canada.

I offer my prayers and thanks to the many very generous donors of Catholic Missions In Canada who make sacrifices so that the work of the Catholic Church can continue into the future. Please pray for the people in our missions.

Reprinted with permission from Catholic Missions In Canada Magazine. (www.cmic.info <http://www.cmic.info/> ).

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The Roman Missal, 3rd Edition

At the beginning of the new liturgical year, the First Sunday of Advent, November 27, 2011, we will be using a newly revised translation of the Roman Missal during Mass. The Missal is the collection of prayers, chants, and instructions (rubrics) used to celebrate the Mass in the Roman Rite. The majority of the prayers we recite or sing at Mass are contained in this book and it is these prayers that have been retranslated from the original Latin into English.

The forthcoming third edition of the Roman Missal contains the same Order of Mass promulgated by mandate of the Second Vatican Council. However, since then there has been further progress made in the translation process and the addition of many new saints along with the composition of some new prayers has necessitated a revision of the Roman Missal.

Before use of the revised Roman Missal becomes mandatory on the First Sunday of Advent, dioceses and their parishes will need to prepare for the implementation. Liturgical books, such as the Sacramentary, will need to be replaced, and participation aids used by the people such as missalettes and music resources will need to be replaced and/or revised. Priests will need to learn and practise the new texts. Those engaged in music ministry together with congregations will need to learn new musical settings for parts of the Mass.

Additionally, we will all have to learn the new prayers, responses, and gestures. Certainly all of this will take time so that we can come to appreciate the revisions that have occurred and embrace their depth of meaning. It is hoped that this workshop will be a step towards a renewed understanding and participation in the mysteries we celebrate in the liturgy.

Workshop Schedule

Registration/Coffee—9:30 a.m.

Session One—10:00 a.m. to Noon Fr. Ron Andree

“The Revised Translation of the Order of Mass”

Th is sess ion wi l l exp lore the background of the Roman Missal, a bit of its history, the reasons for the current revision, take a look at the most important changes and survey some of the rubrics which govern the celebration of the Mass.

Lunch—12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m.

Session Two—1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Marian Grady/Mary Ann Scherr

“Full, Conscious, Active Participation”

This session will pay special attention to the new musical settings for the acclamations and other assembly responses. The primary intent of the liturgy is the full, conscious, active participation of all.

Both sessions will incorporate time for a short break if required, for questions,

and discussion.

Registration Information

This workshop is open to all people and as many as possible from the parishes in the deanery are encouraged to attend. It is hoped that every parish is represented in some capacity. Certainly the liturgical leadership in the parish, ie. pastors, musicians, liturgical ministers and coordinators, will prove to be an indispensable source of strength in introducing the new Roman Missal in our liturgical celebrations.

**You are encouraged to register/confirm your attendance with the host parish one week prior to the date of the workshop.** This will enable those providing food services to plan accordingly.

Workshop Registration Fee $15 per person Includes lunch/

materials; cheques payable at the door to Host Parish

ROMAN MISSAL LITURGY WORKSHOPS ESTEVAN, OCT. 15 - FORT QU’APPELLE, OCT. 22

SWIFT CURRENT, OCT. 29 - REGINA, HOLY FAMILY PARISH, NOV. 5

Archdiocese of Regina Liturgy Commission

MembersFr. Ron Andree, Chair

Marian GradyLaurianne Jacques

Fr. Gary LindenbachMiles Myers

Mary Ann ScherrSr. Anastasia Young SSS

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CULTURAL INTERFACE MEETING

by Frank Flegel

They call themselves Cultural Interface. They are a group of priests in the Regina Archdiocese who meet regularly and look for ways different cultures can live together. “International priests make up more than a third and nearly half the active priests in our diocese,” said Archbishop Daniel Bohan in an interview at the group’s July 28 meeting, “they are a gift to us. If we did not have them we would not be providing adequate ministry to almost half the diocese.” Ghana, Nigeria, India, Viet Nam and Philippines are represented along with Canadian priests.

The group was formed following a session that took place a few years ago with Father Anthony Gittens of Catholic Theological Union, Chicago. Gittens told them that you can’t just inculturate international priests into North American culture. “They have something of value in their culture,” said Bohan, “If we make them accept only what is common with ours, then we are missing out the richness that can be from having these men with us.”

Bohan said the group is trying to come up with something that they can bring to all the priests in the diocese but he admits it’s been a struggle. He feels there is some frustration in overseas priests because their church is very different than here. “In some countries he comes from a huge population and so you don’t see him visiting families a lot ‘cause he’s not used to that. In some countries women have a very different position in society and it’s very challenging for some of these priests to work with women in positions of authority in the church. We also have to get used to their different ways in dealing with people which sometimes we find strange to us and not to them. There are also issues people have with accents and understandings and getting used to Canadian winters. Rev. James Owolagba is from Nigeria. “The first thing I had to get used to was getting a set of keys to the church. In Africa the churches are never locked.”

Bohan said there have been some problems with a few international priests but in general “these priests have been very good priests and very good for us.” There is a vetting process that requires the bishop or the priest’s religious community to sign off that the priest is in good standing, is of good conduct and has no criminal record. Bohan said the group’s latest meeting had good results, and it is hoped they will have something ready in about a year to present to all the priests in the diocese.

Fr. Nguyen and Barry Wood

FUNDS RAISED FOR VOCATIONSReverend Thomas Nguyen presented a cheque to Archdiocesan Finance officer Barry Wood after holding his fundraiser “A Life of Vocations “ on May 29th at Holy Cross. Fr. Nguyen stressed the need for more priestly vocations in the archdiocese and all monies raised went to the seminarian fund. Nguyen also used the occasion to sing songs he wrote and told the story of his own vocation, his call to priestly service and how it came about. As part of his presentation Nguyen also listed the yearly costs of attending St. Peter’s Seminary in London, Ontario, where he attended. They ranged over $20,000.00 annually, including tuition, accommodation and food. He estimated a single student could get by on $31-33,000.00 per year. The event raised $4,222.32 including about $1,900.00 from the silent auction.

PRIESTS VISIT FILES HILLS, PEEPEEKISIS RESERVE.

by Frank Flegel

It was a first for many of the priests who visited the Peepeekisis First Nation, October 5 as part of their four-day Clergy Assembly. The meetings were held in Moose Jaw but after breakfast they bussed to the Reserve and Mary Immaculate Church.

“It was amazing,” said Sister Bernadette Feist, OSU, Native Valley Ministry. “There were 57 of them and they were very receptive of Elder Robert Bellegarde.” According to Feist, Bellegarde told them he was a faithful Roman Catholic but also a proud Cree. He explained the meaning of the rituals associated with the pipe ceremony, feast, give away and smudging, most associated one way or other with Mother Earth. “It was very powerful,” said Feist.

Reverend Rick Krofchek of St. Joseph’s Church Moose Jaw said it was a wonderful explanation of First Nations culture. “It was very spiritual and dovetails with Roman Catholic beliefs. Very enlightening.” Archbishop Bohan said that the visit was to provide exposure to First Nations and that he too was learning more through the presentations by Archbishop Sylvain Lavoie of Keewatin-The Pas and Harry Lafond, Exectuive Director of the Office of the Treaty Commissioner, who were the co-presenters at the Assembly

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October 24 - 25, 2011 68th Annual Convention Catholic Health Association of Saskatchewan Heritage Inn, Moose Jaw Keynote Speakers: Monsignor Charles Fahey Sr. Elizabeth Davis

The Grace of Age

Registration information and full conference details will be available in August. For further information, please contact Colleen or Trish at (306) 655-5330 or email cath.health@sasktel.net

With our theme The Grace of Age we wish to identify positive ways in which upcoming aging generations will shape how we serve in health care. We know that many in Catholic healthcare—be they in acute, long-term care, parishes, or other community groups—are serving the aging with much grace. We are all on this journey of aging, there-fore we hope to encourage a mindset that fosters continuing spiritual, emotional and physical health along the way.

COMPASSIONATE HEALERS’ Mass

“Health care is a ministry not just a job”, was the theme of Archbishop Daniel Bohan’s homily at the fifth annual Compassionate Healers’ Mass, October 12 in Holy Rosary Cathedral. “We see health care as a ministry because we are followers of Jesus,” said the Archbishop.

The annual Mass is held to honour and recognize those who work and volunteer in health care ministry in whatever capacity, medical, non-medical and chaplaincy. “It’s a tremendous feeling of support from the larger community,” said Pasqua Hospital Roman Catholic Chaplain Mary Deutscher. “It is great to have the Archbishop there and the priests and appreciate we do this for a higher purpose.”

The Archbishop said ministry is defi ned as an act of service. “Therefore we too follow the way that is Jesus; we understand that we are not to be served but to serve. We see our work as sharing in the ministry of Jesus who came to heal.” Bohan carried the theme into spiritual healing as well as physical. “His healing was more than restoring physical health it was also a spiritual healing,” said Bohan and told Gospel story of the crippled man whose friends lowered him through the roof of Peter’s house asking Jesus to heal him. “And what does Jesus say? He says to the paralyzed man, ‘Son, your sins are forgiven,’ Jesus healed the man to the very depths of his heart and soul.” This is what we make present in our

ministry of compassionate healing, said the Archbishop. “That is the healing that our ministry shows to all who are touched by our hands which we stretch out in this profound ministry we exercise.” Bohan ended his homily by reciting the poem Christ has no body, written by Saint Theresa of Avila, Doctor of the Church.

Sandra Kary, Executive Director of the Catholic Health Association of Saskatchewan (CHAS), thanked everyone for coming and described the annual Mass as time to enjoy gathering together and celebrating those who work and volunteer. She said she

often refl ects on the CHAS motto, The Compassion of Christ Compels us, and wonders how Christ is at the centre of caregiving. She answered her rhetorical question with fi ve examples; “It happens when: we look beyond our limited judgement and show compassion anyway; continue caring for those who choose self-destructive paths; choose to offer joy in the mundane of our day; we still give, even when thanks are unlikely to be offered and, show respect and compassion when no one else is watching.”

A light lunch followed.Lisa Milleker with the Oil of the Sick

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DESIGNATED SACRED SPACE OFFICIALLY OPENED IN CRAIK

Ten variations of ‘Do unto others as you would have them do unto you’ are on a series of posts within the Designated Sacred Space officially opened on July 30.

Four years ago, on a wind swept hillside above the Arm River Valley near this cen-tral Saskatchewan community, a group of people representing different faith tradi-

tions decided to build a space representing the diversity that is Saskatchewan. It was to be open, with an inspirational view, conducive to meditation, a memorial depicting unifying quotes from differ-ent faiths. Multi-Faith Saskatchewan and the Craik Sustainable Living Project (CSLP) together decided the space will be called the Designated Sacred Space. A search was undertaken for a suitable site, a marker at the chosen site next to the Craik Eco-Centre was erected in 2008 and fund raising began. It all came together with the official opening, July 30, on a windy, hot day under a clear blue sky.

Several speakers referred to Saskatchewan’s cultural and spiritual diversity and how the centre brings them together.

Saskatchewan Minister for Advanced Education, Employment and Immigration, Rob Norris, said the space shows the value we share and reflects the province’s motto, “From Many People, Strength.”

The ceremony ended with Norris cutting a ceremo-nial ribbon and each faith tradition reading their version of the Golden Rule.

Craik, Saskatchewan is located about half-way between Regina and Saskatoon on Highway 11, also known as the Riel Trail. The Eco-Centre is on the north side of the highway on a side road. The Designated Sacred Space is a few metres from the Centre overlooking Arm Lake.

HOLY YOGAThe practice of Yoga dates to before Christ, was practiced mostly in the Middle East, became associated with eastern religions, entered the Western consciousness in the 1960s when the famed Beatles took it up with the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi and lately has taken on a Christian persona known as Holy Yoga. “There is a meditation component of yoga,” said Connie Moker Wernikowski, Registered Holy Yoga Teacher (RHYT), “in Christian yoga we focus that

spiritual part on our God, the Trinity, the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. So it’s truly focused on Jesus.” A prayer is recited at the beginning and ending of each class. “At the beginning we ask that we come into the presence of God the Father, Son and Holy Spirit and we do our whole practice with the idea that we intentionally have put ourselves in the presence of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit.” Wernikowski’s version of Holy Yoga begins with a biblical reading, psalms or Gospel passages, and she then suggests the class reflect on them during the rest poses.

There are a variety of yoga practices but the physical part, the exercise and stretching routines are the same. “It’s all yoga but the approach to the exercises is different. Some are more hard and fast and are a real workout and some are more slow and stretchy,” said Wernikowski. Her style is called Hatha/Flow. “Hatha is Sanscrit meaning the physical practice of yoga. “Flow”, she said, “means besides teaching the individual yoga postures I often join them together in sequence”.

Mary Deutscher and Cecile Wyatt take classes from Wernikowski and both claim the meditation and spiritual part of Holy Yoga give them a better workout. Deutscher is a relative neophyte yoga practitioner and Wyatt has been doing yoga off and on for about 20 years.

Deutscher began yoga in late 2010 in what she calls a secular class. “What’s really different is you’re really encouraged to tap into your Christian Faith to make the most of the stretching exercise you’re doing and to open yourself to God quite explicitly.” Deutscher said the meditation component of Holy Yoga touched her more deeply than in the secular yoga classes and it allows her to challenge the energy from the deep spiritual connection to a better workout.

For Wyatt Holy Yoga is more intense and has a deeper meaning for her because of its focus on biblical readings. “It focuses my thoughts on something outside of myself that is positive. You’re in contact with the Spirit within.”

Wernikowski teaches her classes only in churches; Christ the King Roman Catholic, Knox Metropolitan United and the Anglican chapel in Living Spirit Centre.

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WORLD YOUTH DAY PILGRIMS RETURN HOME INSPIRED

l-r Chelsea Dumontier, Michelle Braden, Melissa Strachan

They finally arrived home, August 26, about f ive hours late, tired but happy after the “experience of a lifetime,” at World Youth Day events in Madrid, Spain and visiting ancient and holy sites in Italy.

Melissa Strachan, 21, and Chelsea Dumontier, 18,

were two of 41 Regina Archdiocesan youth pilgrims. They were accompanied by Archdiocesan Youth Coordinator Michelle Braden, Archbishop Daniel Bohan, Reverend Danilo Rafael and Reverened Thomas Nguyen.

The trip was 24 days. It included a week in Rome with a visit to Assisi; a week in Granada, Spain hosted with local families; a week in Madrid with Word Youth Day events and the remaining days at the El Poblado del Amanacer retreat centre in a nature preserve near Spain’s Mediterranean Coast.

Braden said the trip was challenging but she recognized lots of growth in herself and among the other pilgrims. Dumontier and Strachan said they learned more about themselves and

their faith had been strengthened.

The entire trip was a highlight for all three but for Strachan and Braden time spent in retreat was a special highlight. “It was time to unwind and put a focus on what we’ve done,” said Braden. “It was time to reflect and time to figure out how I was going to apply all of this new found wisdom to real life,” said Strachan. Dumontier said initially the trip was a little scary for her. She had never been away from home for more than a week prior to this trip. Her trip highlight was a Mass in St. Francis Basilica in Assisi. “I totally forgot that there was anybody else in that building but us. It was so exciting!”

The group stayed in hotels while in Rome and Assisi, spent a week with families, slept under the stars in on overnight vigil prior to the opening of World Youth Day in Madrid where they were hosted by a local parish and slept on the floor of the parish centre.

Each pilgrim paid $4,000.00 which included accommodation, transportation, entrée fees for some locations and most meals. Each brought their own spending money. Strachan said she and her group from St. Peter’s Parish, Regina, fund raised for three years. The pilgrims’ costs were also subsidized by the Archdiocesan Annual Appeal. The next World Youth Day will be held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in 2013.

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COMING EVENTSFriday Night is Girls Night! Calling all girls ages 10 to 16 to join the Regina Catholic Challenge Girls Club. We meet Sept. to May on Friday Nights from 6 to 8 pm at Holy Rosary School. For more information contact Jo-Anne 586-6776

ROMAN MISSAL LITURGY WORKSHOPS: Estevan, Oct. 15, Fort Qu’Appelle - Oct. 22, Swift Current, Oct. 29, Regina, Holy Family Parish, Nov. 5. See Ad on page 9 for details

Saturday, October 22nd : 3rd Annual Craft/Home-Based Business/Incredible-Edible Sale 9;00 A.M.-3:00 P.M. St Anne’s Parish 1701 Cowan Crescent, Regina $2.00 Admission. Home made soup and fresh sandwiches available. Get an early start on Christmas buying....we have pottery, jewellery, skin care, preserves, gourmet foods, paintings, art work....and so much more.... all proceeds will go directly to our building fund.

Sunday October 23rd Estevan’s Polka Octoberfest. Mass 11 A.M. Dance 2 P.M. Supper 6 P.M. Tickets are $20 each or $35/couple call 634-2190 for information.

2011 Sat, Oct 29, 2011, Ecumenism Workshop: Common Prayer, Common Purpose, Continuing the Mission. Speakers are Archbishop Daniel Bohan and Bishop Gregory Kerr-Wilson • Registration at 9:30 a.m. • Holy Rosary Cathedral 2104 Garnet St.

Saturday, Oct 29th, 2011 Social Justice Leadership Development & Peace Workshop: Archdiocesan Social Justice Coordinator, Bert Pitzel and Regional D&P Animator, Armella Sonntag will be co-hosting a Social Justice Leadership Workshop to network, receive basic tools for social justice leadership in the parish and to become familiar with the D&P fall campaign. Assistance will be offered for newly installed social justice chairs. A leadership guide will be supplied. Included in the day’s agenda will be preparation and training for the D&P Fall Action Campaign on small-scale farming and ecological justice. 9:30 am to 4:00 p.m. Holy Child Parish, 2636 7th Ave. E., Regina Sask. A light lunch will be provided for $2.00

Saturday December 03 Camp Monahan’s Annual Christmas Supper and Dance Fundraiser at The Owl Multipurpose Room in the U. of R. Ridell Centre, 3737 Wascana Parkway. Roast beef Dinner and Live Music, Great for your office Christmas party. Tickets are $25 and drinks are $3. call 522-1047 or email campmonahan@sasktel.net

All teens are invited to join their peers for a night of: Praise and worship music, silent prayer, adoration, topics for reflection and the sacrament of reconciliation! Evenings will always begin at 7:30 and will alternate between Holy Family Parish and Resurrection Parish. Come join us! *Sunday Oct 23, Sunday Nov 20@ Holy Family, Sun. Dec 18, Sun. Jan 15, Sun. Feb 12@ Resurrection, Sun. March 18 @ Holy Family, Sun. April 22 @ Resurrection, Sun. May 27 @ Holy Family

YOUTH LEADERSHIP CAMP A SUCCESS!

The weekend of September 30 – October 2, found 28 young people from around the diocese enjoying a wonderful weekend of growth and fellowship. The Diocesan Leadership Camp was held at Glen Harbor Camp on Long Lake. It was attended by 20 high school participants, 8 young adults who served as leaders and 2 youth ministers. The weekend focused on building leadership skills as well as a visioning process in which the young people gave voice to their hopes and dreams for future youth involvement in our diocese. Some of the highlights included a beautiful hike through the valley, a rousing game of Capture the Flag (glow in the dark style!), “Minute to Win It” challenges and 3 beautiful and unique prayer services organized and presented entirely by the participants. We also enjoyed late nights around the campfire and the celebration of the Eucharist with Father Lorne Crozon, who graciously drove out to be with us! The participants left on Sunday afternoon, having formed new friendships with “like-minded” young people from around the diocese. They have big plans! Watch for them!

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