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Bishops attend grave search at Anglican school site

Diana Swift — Wed, 01 Dec 2021 14:05:49 +0000

Despite its pristine location in Saskatchewan’s boreal forest on the edge of the Canadian Shield, the town of La Ronge, Sask. (population: ca 5,700) has had its share of pain—experiencing, since 2015, a suicide crisis and evacuation for wildfires.

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‘Life marches on’

Matthew Puddister — Thu, 01 Apr 2021 04:00:53 +0000

As the pandemic persists, Anglicans across Canada continue to adapt life- and death-defining liturgies.

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Role for church seen in vaccinating North

Matthew Puddister — Mon, 08 Mar 2021 05:06:31 +0000

In guidance produced during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in April, the World Health Organization (WHO) was emphatic: “Religious leaders, faith-based organizations, and faith communities can play a major role in saving lives and reducing illness related to COVID-19.”

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‘He loved the Lord’: Angus Sewap remembered as role model, humble and dedicated priest

Matthew Puddister — Mon, 14 Dec 2020 20:36:43 +0000

Canon Angus Sewap, a Pelican Narrows priest whose quiet presence carried tremendous authority, has died from complications due to COVID-19. He was 72.

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Saskatchewan bishops recovering from COVID-19

Joelle Kidd — Wed, 25 Nov 2020 18:49:52 +0000

Bishop of the diocese of Saskatchewan Michael Hawkins is thankful for the prayers and support he’s received while in the hospital with COVID-19, and is encouraging people to be careful as the pandemic continues. Hawkins contracted COVID-19 in mid-November and was admitted to the ICU. When he spoke with the Anglican Journal Nov. 24, he […]

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‘It affects everybody’: Sask. bishops sign interfaith statement on suicide prevention

Matthew Puddister — Fri, 25 Sep 2020 20:00:13 +0000

Four Anglican bishops have joined religious leaders across Saskatchewan in signing an interfaith statement that calls for greater efforts to prevent suicide.

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Around the dioceses, February 2020

Anglican Journal Staff — Mon, 27 Jan 2020 20:54:38 +0000

The signing of an agreement between James Settee College and the Vancouver School of Theology was a major topic at the latest meeting of the Indigenous Council for the Anglican diocese of Saskatchewan.

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For those grieving in Humboldt, a ‘warm hug’ of God’s comfort

Joelle Kidd — Tue, 10 Apr 2018 20:58:59 +0000

On Friday, April 6, a collision on a northeast Saskatchewan highway between a semi-trailer and the bus carrying the Humboldt Broncos junior hockey team to a playoff game ended 15 lives, hospitalized 14 others and left an arena full of hockey fans waiting for a puck drop that never came. Expressions of mourning and solidarity […]

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Saskatchewan bishops call for ‘concrete action’ towards reconciliation after Stanley verdict

Joelle Kidd — Tue, 20 Feb 2018 21:47:24 +0000

(This story has been updated to include comments from Bishop David Irving, of the diocese of Saskatoon.) Following the acquittal of Gerald Stanley, the farmer accused in the shooting death of Colten Boushie, a 22-year-old Indigenous man, Saskatchewan bishops said that they “wish to join all those who are re-dedicating themselves to work for reconciliation […]

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