Bishop Mark Hagemoen gathered with pastors, parish leaders, and ministry staff Sept. 14, 2022, for an annual Administration Day, held at the Cathedral of the Holy Family in Saskatoon, as well as on Zoom.
New staff were introduced, reflections on the recent visit to Canada by Pope Francis and his apology to Canada’s Indigenous peoples for the church’s involvement in Residential Schools, updates related to human resources, safeguarding and the Covenant of Care, administration and ministry were among the topics covered at the day-long meeting. The 2022 Bishop’s Annual Appeal was also launched, with the distribution of materials to parishes for the weeks ahead.
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Representatives of Development and Peace Caritas Canada set up at display at the diocesan Administration Day Sept. 15 in Saskatoon. (Photo by Kiply Lukan Yaworski, Catholic Saskatoon News)
Rita Taylor of the Catholic Pastoral Centre admin team consults with MC Daniel Pettipas of Saint Anne Parish before the start of the 2022 diocesan Administration Day in Saskatoon. (Photo by Kiply Lukan Yaworski, Catholic Saskatoon News)
Connecting with colleagues is an important part of Administration Day. (Photo by Kiply Lukan Yaworski, Catholic Saskatoon News)
Parish representatives share a moment during the annual Admin Day. (Photo by Kiply Lukan Yaworski, Catholic Saskatoon News)
During the 2022 Admin Day, Debbie Ledoux, Parish Life Director of Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish in Saskatoon reflected on the parish’s bus trip to participate in papal visit events at Maskwacis and Lac Ste Anne, AB. (Photo by Kiply Lukan Yaworski, Catholic Saskatoon News)
Human Resources consultant Vicki Towriss spoke about creating and nurturing engaged and cohesive teams. (Photo by Kiply Lukan Yaworski, Catholic Saskatoon News)
Development and Peace Provincial Animator Michael Leblanc provided an overview of the organization and its work. (Photo by Kiply Lukan Yaworski, Catholic Saskatoon News)
Raissa Bugyi, Executive Director of the Diocese of Saskatoon Catholic Foundation, provided updates and launched the 2022 Bishop’s Annual Appeal. (Photo by Kiply Lukan Yaworski, Catholic Saskatoon News)
Interim Director of Administration Brenda FitzGerald provided an update about safeguarding priorities and goals, as well as an overview of operations and finance. (Photo by Kiply Lukan Yaworski, Catholic Saskatoon News)
Evangelization and Mission Leader John Hickey led a session on “Every Catholic a Disciple Maker.” (Photo by Kiply Lukan Yaworski, Catholic Saskatoon News)
Evangelization and Mission Leader John Hickey interviews a guest on Zoom. (Photo by Kiply Lukan Yaworski, Catholic Saskatoon News)
Parish Life Director Matthew Courchene of St. John Bosco shared how that Saskatoon parish has focused on evangelization over the past eight years — and some of the results. (Photo by Kiply Lukan Yaworski, Catholic Saskatoon News)
At the annual Admin Day Sept. 15, a “Wednesday Afternoon Live” panel shared information about upcoming adult faith programs in the diocese. (Photo by Kiply Lukan Yaworski, Catholic Saskatoon News)
Our Lady of Lourdes parishioners Jim and Brenda Tryhuba shared the impact of the diocesan adult faith programs they have participated in — including Proclaim-Awaken-Encounter events last year. This year’s Adult Faith schedule was also announced at Admin Day. (Photo by Kiply Lukan Yaworski, Catholic Saskatoon News)
Fr. Prince Sarpong, pastor at Leader, Lancer and Liebenthal parishes, won a jelly bean guessing contest at Admin Day! (Photo by Kiply Lukan Yaworski, Catholic Saskatoon News)
