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De Margerie Lecture
The 2023 De Margerie Lectures on Christian Reconciliation and Unity featured the Rt. Rev. Bruce Myers, OGS (Anglican Bishop of Quebec), and were held for the first time in both Regina and Saskatoon, January 18 - 21st. His lecture was titled Ecumenical Log Drivers: Forming Agents of Reconciliation for Church and World.
The De Margerie Lectures are named in honour of Fr. Bernard de Margerie, a priest of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Saskatoon and founding director of the Prairie Centre for Ecumenism. He has dedicated his whole life in ministry to the promotion of Christian unity. The annual event was expanded to offer lectures in both Regina and Saskatoon under the sponsorship of the Leslie and Irene Dubé Chair for Catholic Studies at St. Thomas More College, the Prairie Centre for Ecumenism, the Archdiocese of Regina, and Campion College. The lectures were followed by two workshops, one for clergy and one for the public.
Follow the link to read the article by Paul Sinkewicz
If you were unable to attend the lectures, please click on the pictures to follow the links to watch.
Follow the link to read the article by Paul Sinkewicz
The annual Week of Prayer for Christian Unity will be observed from Wednesday, January 18 to Wednesday, January 25, 2023. In Saskatchewan we will have local prayer services in towns and cities across the province. We encourage you to gather with your neighbouring churches to pray for the unity that Christ wills. Please also include prayers in your regular Sunday services on January 22 and whenever you gather. Complete resources are available for free at https://weekofprayer.ca
In partnership with the Prairie Centre for Ecumenism, we are pleased to offer these special lectures, workshops, and an online Bible study as part of the Week.
Ministering Ecumenically in Our Congregations
A workshop for clergy and pastoral leadership with Bishop Bruce Myers
In-person only
Friday, January 20 at St. Stephen's Anglican, 10 Grosvenor Cres., Saskatoon
from 10 am to 12:00 pm
Restricted to clergy and pastoral leadership, no registration required.
Presented in-person by the Prairie Centre for Ecumenism and the RC Diocese of Saskatoon.
Living into the Unity We Seek
A workshop for clergy and pastoral leadership with Bishop Bruce Myers
In-person only
Saturday, January 21 at St. Stephen's Anglican Church, 10 Grosvenor
9 am breakfast
10 am workshop
All are welcome, no registration required.
Presented in-person by the Prairie Centre for Ecumenism and the RC Diocese of Saskatoon.
Week of Prayer for Christian Unity 2023 - Do good; seek justice (Isaiah 1:17)
January 18 to 25, 2023
Learning to do right requires the decision to engage in self-reflection. The Week of Prayer is a time set aside for Christians to recognize that the divisions between our churches cannot be separated from divisions within the wider human family. Praying together for Christian unity allows us to reflect on what unites us and to commit ourselves to confront oppression and division amongst humanity.
The 2023 WPCU resources were developed by the Minnesota Council of Churches. They reflect the ecumenical work on racial justice in the U.S. following the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis in May 2020.
Resources are now available at https://weekofprayer.ca, including an order of worship, hymn suggestions, 8 days of scripture reflections on the theme, and materials for children and youth.
New this year: resources for campus ministry
Canadian resources for the 2023 Week of Prayer for Christian Unity have been prepared by the ecumenical WPCU Writing and Animation Team of volunteers from member churches of the Canadian Council of Churches working in partnership with the Canadian Centre for Ecumenism, the Prairie Centre for Ecumenism, and the Women's Inter-Church Council of Canada.
[Image credit:Tom Threndyle]
8 Day Bible Study - Do good; seek justice (Isa. 1:17) January 18-25, 2023
The Prairie Centre for Ecumenism and the Regina Council of Churches will once again be offering an 8 day online Bible study on the theme of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity led by a diverse selection of ministers. Each day will be led by a different Christian leader from across Saskatchewan. Mark your calendars for Jan. 18 to 25 from 12:15 to 1pm (except Sunday, Jan. 22 at 3pm).
Please be sure to register using this link -https://bit.ly/WPCU-2023-Bible-Study.This Bible Study series will also be available on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/@PrairieCentreforEcumenism
Presented on Zoom by the Prairie Centre for Ecumenism and the Regina Council of Churches.
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Wed, Jan 18 - Rev. Brody Albers, Anglican, Christopher Lake
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Thu, Jan 19 - Rev. Dr. Kathleen James-Cavan, United Church, Saskatoon
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Fri, Jan 20 - Major Al Hoeft, Salvation Army, Regina
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Sat, Jan 21 - Pastor Rachel Wallace, Mennonite, Eigenheim
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Sun, Jan 22 (at 3pm) - Deacon Harry Lafond, Roman Catholic, Saskatoon
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Mon, Jan 23 - Dave Feick, Micah Mission, Saskatoon
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Tue, Jan 24th - Rev. Keitha Ogbogu, Free Methodist, Calgary
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Wed, Jan 25th - Rev. Dr. Ali Tote, ELCIC, Saskatoon
Ecumenical Log Drivers: Forming Agents of Reconciliation for Church and World
The 2023 De Margerie Lectures on Christian Reconciliation and Unity
Rt. Rev. Bruce Myers, OGS (Anglican Bishop of Quebec)
In the past century the ecumenical movement has made extraordinary efforts in healing the wounds of division in the the church. However, despite efforts to educate and inspire successive generations of Christian leaders about the quest for the church’s visible unity, an ecumenical malaise has set in which ignorance, fear, mistrust, suspicion, stereotypes, caricatures, recrimination, anathematization—even persecution continue in the relations between divided churches. Drawing on decades of reflection on ecumenical reception and formation, Bishop Myers presents an approach to teaching the practical and theological aspects of ecumenism in a way that is both holistic and pragmatic and offers the potential to raise up a new generation of church leaders who are also agents of reconciliation and Christian unity.
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Wed. Jan. 18, 7:00 pm at Campion College, Regina
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Thurs. Jan. 19 at 7:00 pm at St. Thomas More College, Saskatoon
You are invited to the 11th annual De Margerie Lectures. In-person and livestreamed, there will be two different lectures. Each lecture will be unique, so please plan to view or attend both if you can. If you can't attend, watch it online at https://www.youtube.com/@schmiserce
Please plan to view or attend both.
Bishop Myers has been bishop of Quebec since 2017. Raised on a farm in Glengarry County, Ontario, he studied at the University of Toronto before a decade as a parliamentary correspondent in Ottawa and Quebec City. He completed his theological studies at McGill University, Montreal Diocesan Theological College, Bossey Ecumenical Institute, and the University of Geneva. He has recently completed a doctor of ministry at St. Paul University in Ottawa. He is a professed member of the Order of the Good Shepherd, an international community of Anglicans who share a common rule of life. Before election as bishop, he served parishes in Quebec City and the Magdalen Islands, and as Coordinator for Ecumenical and Interfaith Relations for the Anglican Church of Canada.
The De Margerie Lectures are named in honour of Fr. Bernard de Margerie, a priest of the Diocese of Saskatoon who has dedicated his whole life in ministry to the promotion of Christian unity. In this 11th year of the lecture series, we are expanding to offer lectures in both Regina and Saskatoon under the sponsorship of St. Thomas More College, the Prairie Centre for Ecumenism, the Archdiocese of Regina, and Campion College.
[Image credit: Graymoor Ecumenical & Interreligious Institute]