De Margerie Series On Christian Reconciliation and Unity:
“Grassroots Ecumenism”
The 2024 De Margerie Series on Christian Reconciliation and Unity will feature speaker Rev. Dr. Karen Petersen Finch, Professor of Pastoral Leadership at The Presbyterian College in Montréal, who also represents the Presbyterian Church (USA) in the Reformed-Catholic Dialogue in the United States.
Lectures:
The series includes two lectures available both in-person or via live-stream video:
• REGINA: “Re-imagining Lay People as Stewards of Doctrine” Wednesday, Jan. 24 at 7:00 p.m., Riffel Auditorium, Campion College, Regina;
• SASKATOON: “Doctrine as the Fuel of Renewal” Thursday, Jan. 25 at 7:00 p.m., Fr. O’Donnell Auditorium, St. Thomas More College, Saskatoon.
These are two different lectures, which can be attended in-person OR or through livestream video, which can be viewed online at: LINK on YouTube
Please plan to view or attend both!
Workshop:
The De Margerie Series also includes an in-person-only workshop entitled “The Eucharist – Where is Jesus?” which will be held in Saskatoon from 10:00 a.m. to noon, Friday, Jan. 26 (with a soup lunch to follow, free-will offering) at Holy Spirit Roman Catholic Church, 114 Kingsmere Place, Saskatoon.
Sponsored by the Prairie Centre for Ecumenism and the Archdiocese of Regina, the in-person-only workshop will also be held in Regina from 10:00 a.m. to noon, Saturday, Jan. 27, at Christ the King Roman Catholic Church, 3239 Garnet Street, Regina.
About the Speaker –
Rev. Dr. Karen Petersen Finch is an ecumenical theologian in the Reformed tradition who specializes in dialogue with Roman Catholic theology at the local, national, and international levels. Karen is Professor of Pastoral Leadership at The Presbyterian College in Montréal, QC, Canada and represents the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) in the Reformed-Catholic Dialogue in the United States. Karen earned her doctoral degree from Gonzaga University with a dissertation recommending the theological method of Bernard Lonergan, S.J. for ecumenical dialogue. She later studied as a Fellow of the Lonergan Institute at Boston College in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. Her book, Grassroots Ecumenism: The Way of Local Christian Reunion, is currently inspiring multilateral dialogue among lay people in the West Island of Montreal.
About the Series:
Fr. Bernard de Margerie
The annual De Margerie Series on Christian Reconciliation and Unity is named in honour of Fr. Bernard de Margerie, a priest of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Saskatoon who has dedicated his life in ministry to the promotion of Christian unity. The De Margerie Series lectures are presented by the Prairie Centre for Ecumenism, the Leslie and Irene Dubé Chair for Catholic Studies at St. Thomas More College at the University of Saskatchewan, Campion College at the University of Regina, the Saskatoon Theological Union (College of Emmanuel & St. Chad, Lutheran Theological Seminary, and St. Andrew’s College), the Archdiocese of Regina, and the Roman Catholic Diocese of Saskatoon.
Loving Our Neighbours!
St. Mary Catholic Church in Saskatoon’s core neighbourhood has opened the doors of its well-known church hall on 20th Street West to serve as a night-time warm-up location from 10 p.m. to 7 a.m. seven days a week until the end of March, in an ecumenical partnership between St. Mary Parish and the Salvation Army. During Week of Prayer for Christian Unity events, the Prairie Centre for Ecumenism will be collecting hats and mitts for the warm-up location.
Follow up Book Study:
Thank you for considering a gift for the Prairie Centre for Ecumenism. Your donation will help us to continue our vision to be working toward the full visible unity of the Church – one body with many members. Charitable tax receipts will be provided for donations over $20. Donate online at: pcecumenism.ca/donate.
(Ecumenism in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Saskatoon is supported by gifts to the Bishop’s Annual Appeal.)
