The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity will be celebrated in Saskatoon with activities beginning on Saturday, January 19th. There are many opportunities to worship, pray, and learn together as a diverse community of Christians in the city. Take note of the schedule of events below, and plan to participate. Worship materials this year have been prepared by the Churches of India on the theme “What Does God Require of Us?” Remember to pray for peace and unity between Christians and Churches in our city and around the world.
Saturday, January 19
10:00 am – 12:30 • Ecumenical Dialogue: Lessons Learned
Public workshop with Bishop Gregory Cameron, Church in Wales (Anglican)
at St. Anne’s RC Parish, 217 Lenore Drive (map)
Presented by the RC Diocesan Commission for Ecumenism, St. Thomas More College, & the St. Anne’s Ecumenical Committee
Sunday, January 20
3:00 pm • Opening Service at St. Thomas Wesley United Church
808 – 20th Street West at Avenue H (map)
Preacher: Bishop Gregory Cameron, Church in Wales (Anglican)
Monday, January 21
7:00 am • St. Matthew’s Anglican
135 – 109 Street East at Egbert Avenue (map)7:00 pm • How Communion Changes Ecumenism
Ecumenical Lecture with Bishop Gregory Cameron
at St. Thomas More College Auditorium, 1437 College Drive (map)
parking available in Place Riel lot, access off of Wiggins Street
Presented by the RC Diocesan Commission for Ecumenism & St. Thomas More College
Tuesday, January 22
7:00 am • St. George’s Anglican
624 Avenue I South, south of 17th Street (map)7:30 pm • Service for Public Ministry of Healing (Order of St. Luke)
at St. Stephen’s Anglican, 10 Grosvenor Crescent, south of Taylor Street (map)
Wednesday, January 23
7:00 am • Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church
419 Avenue E North at Bedford Road (map)10:00 am to 1:00 pm • Clergy workshop: Six Pointers to Ecumenical Ministry, with Bishop Gregory Cameron
at Cathedral of the Holy Family, 123 Nelson Road (off Attridge, map)
Presented by the RC Diocesan Commission for Ecumenism & St. Thomas More College
Thursday, January 24
7:00 am • St. Joseph’s Roman Catholic Church
535 – 8th Street East at Broadway (map)12 noon • Queen’s House Retreat & Renewal Centre, 601 Taylor Street West at Herman Avenue (with lunch by donation) (map)
Friday, January 25
7:00 am • First Mennonite Church
418 Queen Street at 5th Avenue (map)7:30 pm • Jazz Service at St. Francis Xavier Roman Catholic Parish, 222 Willow Street (Melrose Avenue & Hilliard Street) (map)
Saturday, January 26
7:30 pm • Youth Service at Redeemer Lutheran Church
812 Preston Avenue at Main Street (map)
Sunday, January 27
3:00 pm • Concluding Service at St. John’s Anglican Cathedral
816 Spadina Crescent East (map)
Preacher: Bishop Cindy Halmarson (Lutheran)
