WPCU - Saskatoon schedule

2008: Pray without ceasing
(I Thess. 5:12-18)

To order copies of the Canadian service kit for the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity:
• phone (877) 702-7773 ext. 239
• fax: (877) 702-7775
• email:
• or use the order form

• Read "A brief history of the Week of Prayer". This text can be freely duplicated in church bulletins or newsletters.

• Read "A Model for Visits to Neighbour Churches during the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity", an article by Angelika Piché in Ecumenism (no. 151, Sept. 2003).

• For further information about the WPCU, see our WPCU pages or the Canadian Council of Churches.

Week of Prayer for Christian Unity
January 20-27, 2008: “Pray without ceasing” (I Thess. 5: 12-18)

Saskatoon schedule

The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, is celebrated around the world each January. In Saskatoon we meet all over the city: both Sundays in the afternoon, each weekday morning for worship followed by breakfast, a noon service with lunch, and four evenings. Everyone is welcome at all services. Invite a neighbour and come!

At some of the services, an offering will be collected for expenses or to support continued ecumenical ministry in Saskatoon. Please be generous. Cheques should be made out to the "Prairie Centre for Ecumenism." All donations are tax-deductible.

Wednesday, January 16

5:00 to 7:00 p.m. Ecumenical Supper
St. Thomas More College cafeteria, 1437 College Drive
Tickets $5 from STM campus ministry
Sponsored by the U of S campus ministers, the Ecumenical Supper is a regular feature of shared student programming. Come hear about what Christian student clubs are up to on campus, opportunities for ecumenical outreach to Northern Canada, and the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity! An invitation is extended to all students to come for supper and discussion. (The supper will be finished in time for night classes.)
Contact (ph. 966-8931) for further information.

Sunday, January 20

3:00 p.m. Opening Service at Christ Church Anglican, 515 - 28th Street West
Speaker: Rev. Mark Hedlin

Monday, January 21

7:00 a.m. Mayfair United Church, 902 - 33rd Street West

Tuesday, January 22

7:00 a.m. St. Anne's RC Church, 217 Lenore Drive

7:30 p.m. Jazz Service at Grace-Westminster United Church, 505-10th Street East
[NEW LOCATION]

Wednesday, January 23

7:00 a.m. St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, 436 Spadina Crescent East (@ 20th Street)

7:30 p.m. MusicFest at Mayfair United Church, 902 - 33rd Street West

Thursday, January 24

7:00 a.m. Mount Royal Mennonite Church, 610 - Avenue O North

12 noon Queen's House Retreat & Renewal Centre, 601 Taylor Street West (with lunch)

7:30 p.m. Service for Public Ministry of Healing (Order of St. Luke)
at St. Timothy's Anglican Church, 2101 Lansdowne Avenue South
Speaker: The Very Rev. Terry Wiebe

Friday, January 25

7:00 a.m. Holy Resurrection Orthodox Church, 2202 Lorne Avenue

7:30 p.m. Gen-X Service at St. Philip Neri RC Church, 1902 - Munroe Avenue

Saturday, January 26

7:00 p.m. Youth Service at Youth for Christ Centre, 1338 Avenue B. North

Sunday, January 27

2:30 p.m. Concluding Service at Holy Spirit RC Church, 114 Kingsmere Boulevard
Speaker: Rev. Leo English

Ecumenical prayer at other times of the year

Additional opportunities for ecumenical prayer are found throughout the year. We encourage you to seek out these occasions, and send announcements to the .

Taizé prayer

8 - 9 pm on the second Tuesday of each month at Queen's House, 601 Taylor Street West in Saskatoon.
This hour of prayer in the style of the ecumenical community at Taizé, France, consists of musical praise, petition and thanksgiving, short readings from scripture and a period of silence.