Bishop Mark Hagemoen celebrated the Sacrament of Confirmation with youth from St. Theresa Parish, Lintlaw, SK on Sunday, June 16, 2024.
Bishop Mark Hagemoen and pastor Fr. Jerome Ogunleye with youth confirmed June 16 at St. Theresa Parish, Lintlaw, SK. (Submitted photo)
Youth of St. Ann Parish, Annaheim, SK, were confirmed June 15, 2024 by Bishop Mark Hagemoenn.
Bishop Mark Hagemoen and pastor Fr. Prosper Abotsi with youth who were confirmed June 15 at St. Ann Parish, Annaheim SK. (Submitted photo)
Our Lady of Guadalupe Deacon Paul Labelle, St. Mary Pastor and diocesan Vicar-General Fr. Kevin McGee, Saskatoon Bishop Mark Hagemoen, and Our Lady of Guadalupe Pastor Fr. Graham Hill, CSsR (left to right) at the memorial wake opening Mass June 6, 2024. (Photo by Kiply Lukan Yaworski, Catholic Saskatoon News)
Bishop Mark Hagemoen presided at an early-morning opening Mass Thursday, June 6, 2024 for the first day of a final four-day Memorial Wake for children who died or were lost in other ways at Residential Schools. The fourth and final annual event was organized by Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish.
Once again a tipi was set up on the grounds of St. Mary Parish, where Our Lady of Guadalupe parishioners worship each Sunday afternoon, and once again prayers, hymns, and ceremonies were offered throughout the four days — along with a welcoming and listening presence for any who passed by or stopped in.
At the opening Mass, Bishop Hagemoen expressed his hope that the event would again be a lesson in how to walk together. “In order to do that, we pray ‘teach me your ways, O God,’” the bishop said, citing the psalm response for the day. “The best way we learn about God is to walk as God does… with no competition, and with compassion.”
“We remember and pray for the children who went to Residential School and never returned home to their communities and families, and those who did return home, but returned home lost – physically, psychologically, emotionally, spiritually,” said Our Lady of Guadalupe pastor Fr. Graham Hill, CSsR, during the closing Mass June 9.
The event first started in June 2021 in the wake of news reports about unmarked graves found at the former site of a residential school at Tk’emlups te Secwépemc First Nation in Kamloops B.C.
Once again a tipi was set up on the grounds of St. Mary Parish, where Our Lady of Guadalupe parishioners worship each Sunday afternoon, and once again prayers, hymns, and ceremonies were offered throughout the four days — along with a welcoming and listening presence for any who passed by or stopped in.
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Saskatoon Bishop Mark Hagemoen, Knowledge Keeper Lyndon Linklater, and Vicar-Gneral Fr. Ivan Nahachewsky of the Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Saskatoon, wait with others for the early morning opening of the first day of the four-day Memorial Wake vigil June 6. (Photo by Kiply Lukan Yaworski, Catholic Saskatoon News)
Traditional drumming and singing by Mario Fiddler and his children (the “Cree Canaries”) was again part of the four-day event to pray for all those lost at Residential Schools. (Photo by Kiply Lukan Yaworski, Catholic Saskaton News)
An early-morning outdoor Mass opened the 2024 four-day memorial wake, with Saskatoon Bishop Mark Hagemoen presiding. (Photo by Kiply Lukan Yaworski, Catholic Saskatoon News)
Our Lady of Guadalupe parish Elders Irene Sharp, Dianne Anderson, and Sharon Genaille (left to right) at the opening Mass June 6. (Photo by Kiply Lukan Yaworski, Catholic Saskatoon News)
Bishop Mark Hagemoen presided at the opening Mass June 6 for the 2024 four-day memorial wake by Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish. (Photo by Kiply Lukan Yaworski, Catholic Saskatoon News)
Our Lady of Guadalupe parishioner Sandra Harper was reader at the opening Mass of the four-day memorial wake. (Photo by Kiply Lukan Yaworski, Catholic Saskatoon News)
A pipe ceremony and an outdoor Mass June 6 again opened Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish’s four-day memorial wake. (Photo by Kiply Lukan Yaworski, Catholic Saskatoon News)
Our Lady of Guadalupe Pastor Fr. Graham Hill, CSsR, was one of the leaders participating in the memorial wake held over four days in June for the past four years. (Photo by Kiply Lukan Yaworski, Catholic Saskatoon News)
Our Lady of Guadalupe Deacon Paul Labelle (left) proclaims the Gospel at the opening Mass four the four-day event. St. Mary pastor and diocesan Vicar-General Fr. Kevin McGee (at right) also joined events during the four days. (Photo by Kiply Lukan Yaworski, Catholic Saskatoon News)
A pipe ceremony and an early-morning outdoor Mass opened Our Lady of Guadalupe’s 2024 four-day memorial wake, held on the grounds of St. Mary Catholic Church in Saskatoon. (Photo by Kiply Lukan Yaworski, Catholic Saskatoon News)
Elders in prayer during the memorial wake opening Mass June 6. (Photo by Kiply Lukan Yaworski, Catholic Saskatoon News)
Photos by Crystal Bosch, Sacred Heart Parish, Liebenthal, SK
An annual pilgrimage to the church and shrine at Blumenfeld, SK was held Sunday, June 9, marking the start of prairie pilgrimage season in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Saskatoon.
Pilgrimage highlights include the blessing of the graves in the church cemetery; praying of the Rosary outdoors; children scattering flower petals in procession before celebration of Mass; as well as opportunities for confession; and a supper to conclude the day.
Bishop Mark Hagemoen presided at Mass, with area pastors Fr. Francis Appiah-Kubi (Fox Valley, Richmound), Fr. Prince Sarpong (Leader, Lancer, Liebenthal), Fr. John Abban-Bonsu (Kindersley, Eston, Marengo, Eatonia), and and Fr. Conrad of Maple Creek (Regina Archdiocese).
The church and pilgrimage site at Blumenfeld, SK overlooks serene countryside and fields. Located on the 10-acre site are the two-story, wood-framed church, Sts. Peter and Paul, built in 1915; a fieldstone grotto shrine, which features a replica “La Pieta” sculpture dedicated to Our Lady of Sorrows, built in 1936; a cemetery that remains in use; a memorial cairn constructed to commemorate the church’s 50th anniversary; outdoor Stations of the Cross; and hedgerows separating the site from adjoining farm fields
The history of the 109-year-old Sts. Peter and Paul Church building has featured contributions of parishioners through many decades, as well as the service and witness of Oblate priests and Ursuline sisters who served in the area.
Closed as an active parish in 1964, the Blumenfeld church has continued to serve as a gathering place for the region as the site of the annual pilgrimage to the shrine of Our Lady of the Sorrows that began during the Great Depression.
A volunteer committee (with membership from many surrounding communities) cares for the pilgrimage site, accepting donations for the upkeep of the church building and site. The historic church and pilgrimage site is open to touring visitors from 2 to 4 p.m. on Sunday afternoons throughout the summer.
(Fund-raising for the upkeep of the Blumenfeld church and pilgrimage site is ongoing. Donations can be sent to “Blumenfeld Heritage”, Box 104, Leader, SK S0N 1H0.)
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Bishop Mark Hagemoen celebrated the Sacrament of Confirmation June 6, 2024 with youth of St. Mary Parish in Saskatoon.
Bishop Mark Hagemoen, pastor Fr. Kevin McGee (left) and Deacon Van Tam Luke Tran (right) with confirmands at St. Mary Parish in Saskatoon. (Submitted photo)
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Bishop Mark Hagemoen celebrated the Sacrament of Confirmation with youth of St. Philip Neri Parish in Saskatoon on June 4, 2024.
Bishop Mark Hagemoen and pastor Fr. Doug Jeffrey, OMI, pictured with recently-confirmed youth June 4 at St. Philip Neri Parish in Saskatoon. (Submitted photo)
Bishop Mark Hagemoen attended the annual meeting of the national Our Lady of Guadalupe Circle May 28-June 1 in Edmonton, AB.
Our Lady of Guadalupe Circle is a Catholic coalition of Indigenous people, bishops, lay movements, clergy, and institutes of consecrated life, engaged in renewing and fostering relationships between the Catholic Church and Indigenous Peoples in Canada.
CCCB representatives on the OLGC include Bishop Hagemoen and Bishop Daniel Jodoin of the Diocese of Nicolet, Quebec.
Members of the national Our Lady of Guadalupe Circle met recently in Edmonton.
Bishop Mark Hagemoen joined the parish community at St. Mary Catholic Church in Macklin, SK on Saturday, May 25 for the celebration of the Sacrament of Confirmation with youth of the parish.
Bishop Mark Hagemoen and pastor Fr. Santhosh Thekkekulam, VC, with confirmands May 25, 2024 at St. Mary Parish, Macklin, SK. (Submitted photo)
On Pentecost Sunday, May 19, 2024. Bishop Mark Hagemoen joined the parish community at St. Paul Co-Cathedral in Saskatoon to celebrate the Sacrament of Confirmation with youth of the parish.
Deacon Donat Davatz, Bishop Mark Hagemoen, and Rector Fr. Stefano Penna, (back row, l-r) with young confirmands on Pentecost Sunday 2024 at St. Paul Co-Cathedral in Saskatoon. (Photo courtesy of Simone Mann)
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