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Sunday School helps send an orphan to school in Uganda

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Wondering why our flyer boys are actually boys and girls?

As a fundraiser for the Rupert’s Land Orphan Fund, the kids of St. John’s Sunday School and their friends were out delivering our Easter flyers this spring. The money we saved on sending the Easter Invitations through the mail was donated on their behalf to help send  an orphan to school for an entire year.


The kids raised enough money to sponsor an orphan for a year.
Paying school fees allows orphans go to school and makes it financially easier for them to stay with their extended family.

One in every seven children in Uganda is an orphan. Our sister group of churches, the Diocese of Buganda is helping the orphans of Uganda by providing for their school fees. Basic tuition is paid for by the government up to grade seven, but the additional costs for uniforms, lunches, examinations, school supplies and building fund are not provided. Paying these fees ensures that the orphans will be able to attend school and reduces the financial burden on the extended families caring for them. Money raised through the Rupert’s Land Orphan Fund goes directly to this effort.

Thanks to all the volunteers: our Sunday School children and their friends, their teacher, Gary and the parent volunteers who came out to lend a hand, as well as the organizers and Bud Oliver from the Rupert’s Land Orphan Fund whose important ministry helps us help others. A very special thanks to the Teakles who had the delivery teams over to their house for brownies and ice cream!

Learn more about our Sunday School. 
Learn more about the Rupert’s Land Orphan Fund:
brochure: part one
brochure: part two

Easter garden

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Our Easter Garden will be set up again this year on Saturday, April 7 at th 10:00 a.m. We would be grateful if you would lend us some of your house plants for our garden. Please bring your plants to the church either when you attend the Good Friday service or on Holy Saturday morning.

Altar Flowers: Potted Lillies

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Potted Lillies

remember loved ones through lilly donations

During Easter, potted lilies will be the Altar Flowers as well as part of the Easter Garden.

Parishioners and/or families of parishioners are invited to remember loved ones through the Memorial Donations towards the cost of these flowers.

Altar Flower Memorial Donations
may be made by:

  • adding to your weekly offering envelope - note “Altar Flowers” on the “Special Offering” line and record the amount being donated.
  • placing a separate envelope on the offertory plate.
  • mailing your dedication to the office of the Cathedral.

Which ever way you choose to make your donation, please be sure to include a note with the dedication and the name(s) of the giver, as you would like it to appear in the bulletin. Charitable Tax Receipts are issued for Altar Flower donations.

Flora Ann Hine (nee Mowatt)

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Flo was also an active member of St. John’s Anglican Cathedral for the past 43 years.

On March 17, 2012, at Seven Oaks Hospital, Flora Ann Hine began her final journey into eternity.  Flo is survived by her sisters Gladys McCallum (Winnipeg) and Beulah Mowat (Edmonton).  She was predeceased by her husband Stan Hine (1985), her sister Vera Mowat (l985), her brother-in-law Ross McCallum (l989), and her parents Jacob Mowat (l974) and Mabel Mowat (1954).

Flo was born on Lot 110, East St. Paul, July 15, l924.  She attended Donald McLeod Elementary School and East Kildonan Collegiate.  She married Stan on September 24, 1947; they settled in East St. Paul in October 1959. Flo’s early work experience was with Eaton’s Mail Order.  She retired from Manitoba Health Services in 1986 after 33 years of service.

Flo was also an active member of St. John’s Anglican Cathedral for the past 43 years.  She was an Oblate of St. Benedict’s Monastery, Winnipeg since 1994.  Flo had many interests, from sports to reading.  Travelling was of particular interest; the only continent she had not visited was Antarctica. Upon her retirement, Flo became an active member in East St. Paul 55+ Centre.

The Order for the Burial of the Dead with Holy Communion will be held on Thursday, 22 March 2012, at St. John’s Cathedral, 135 Anderson Avenue, Winnipeg.  Officiating will the Very Rev. Paul N. Johnson.  In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the charity of your choice.

Private interment to be held at a later date.

Tribute to Professor Lawrence Ritchie

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Lawrence served at the Cathedral and was greatly loved (98-05).
This Thursday, there will be a concert in his honour at St. John’s College. 
All are welcome to attend. 

Bach’s Birthday

A Tribute to Professor Lawrence Ritchie

A Noon hour concert
In the Chapel of St John the Evangelist
Thursday March 22, 12:15 pm – 1:00 pm
St John’s College, 92 Dysart Road

Performance by
Lottie Enns-Braun: Organist & Sean Tauber: Cellist

Reception to Follow

Memorial Service for Nathanael Meissner

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The Rev. Jack Risk and his wife Christine Willette thank you for your prayers for their son Nathanael John Arthur Meissner who was reported missing in late December 2011 while hiking in the Gatineau Hills.  His death from exposure has recently been confirmed.
A memorial service will be held 2 p.m. on Saturday, March 31, at St. Matthew Anglican Church, 641 St. Matthew’s Avenue, Winnipeg.
Please direct any memorial donations, with the family’s gratitude, to:  The WestEnd Commons or Resource Assistance for Youth.

Teaching our Children: Why did people want to kill Jesus?

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We’ve been careful to teach our kids that Jesus loves each and every one of us, but then when Lent comes, how do we go on to explain why so many people wanted him dead?

Anglican Virtual Church School lesson writer, Fiona Brownlee challenges us to tell our children the whole truth about Jesus:

“I think we need to be honest with our children. I think we need to give them the whole story of Jesus. Not just the parts that make us comfortable.

Jesus during his ministry made many people uncomfortable. He made the religious leadership uncomfortable. He made the political leaders uncomfortable. I think if he visited one of our parishes he would make us uncomfortable as well.

Children need to know that Jesus made and continues to make people uncomfortable. For some in Jesus’ day this discomfort turned into fear and they thought the only way to deal with it was to put him to death.”

- Fiona Brownlee

Read the full article Lent, Children and Honesty about Jesus

AGM Tomorrow

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Don’t Forget!

The annual meeting of the parishioners of the Parish of St. John’s Cathedral will be held in the John West Hall.
All members are entitled to attend and to vote.