Christ Church Anglican Saskatoon
515 28th Street West S7L 4R5 Saskatoon, SK, Canada

November 19th 2020 Home Worship Elizabeth, Princess of Hungary, 1231 From For All the Saints: Today we remember Elizabeth of Hungary, a thirteenthcentury princess who devoted her short life to serving the poor, the sick, and the homeless. She was born in 1207 and at the age of fourteen became the wife of Ludwig, the ruler of Thuringia. Their marriage was happy and with her husband’s support Elizabeth not only cared for their own children but also found time to supervise var...Continue reading

November 25th 2020 Home Worship MORNING PRAYER The sacrifice of God is a broken spirit: a broken and contrite heart, O God, you will not despise. Psalm 51.18 L: Let us confess our sins against God and our neighbour....Continue reading

November 18th 2020 Home Worship Hilda, Abbess of Whitby, 680 From For All the Saints: Hilda was a seventh-century Englishwoman who became the abbess of Whitby and nurtured adjoining households of nuns and monks. The Venerable Bede wrote of her: All who knew abbess Hilda, the servant of Christ, called her Mother because of her wonderful devotion and grace ...; she never ceased to give thanks to her Maker or to instruct the flock committed to her care. She was born into the ...Continue reading

November 17th 2020 Home Worship Hugh, Bishop of Lincoln, 1200 -- Commemoration From For All the Saints: Today we commemorate Hugh, a twelfth century bishop whose rare holiness and generous love nurtured the people of Lincoln from 1186 until his death fourteen years later. As a young man Hugh joined the Carthusians, an order of monks who dwelt high in the French Alps. They kept communal life to a minimum and made each monk free to pursue contemplative prayer in solitude and ...Continue reading

November 24th, 2020 Home Worship MORNING PRAYER The sacrifice of God is a broken spirit: a broken and contrite heart, O God, you will not despise. Psalm 51.18 L: Let us confess our sins against God and our neighbour....Continue reading

WE NEED YOUR OLD MOVIES NUTFLAKES is coming, Christ Church's forthcoming video movie rental store in the basement of the church. Already we have received hundreds of movies from a small handful of generous benefactors, but we need more stock before we are ready to open. The store will be operating with a unique model of practice to ensure the least possible risk of Covid exposure -- more information on that to come.... For now, we need to build our inventory, and we hope you will consider helping us out. By the way, all rentals will be 'free', and patrons invited to make a donation to our fundraiser for CHEP Good Food Inc. and its fight against hunger in our city. If you would like to arrange a drop off or pickup, please message us here or email: nutflakesyxe (at) gmail.com

November 23rd, 2020 Home Worship Clement, Bishop of Rome, c. 100 -- Commemoration From For All the Saints: Today we honour Clement of Rome, who flourished at the dawn of the Church’s history and is known to us as the author of a pastoral letter written around the year 96. He seems to have been a slave who adopted the name of his former master, Clemens, in gratitude for being granted his freedom. We do not know how or when he became a Christian, and though it is clear he ros...Continue reading

October 2 2020 Home Worship International Day of Non-Violence From un.org: The International Day of Non-Violence is observed on 2 October, the birthday of Mahatma Gandhi, leader of the Indian independence movement and pioneer of the philosophy and strategy of non-violence. According to General Assembly resolution A/RES/61/271 of 15 June 2007, which established the commemoration, the International Day is an occasion to "disseminate the message of non-violence, including thro...Continue reading

Queen of Scotland, Helper of the Poor, 1093 From For All the Saints: Margaret was an Anglo-Saxon princess who became the consort of King Malcolm III of Scotland in 1069. She bore eight children and through her husband initiated civilizing reforms in the Scottish royal court, the Scottish Church, and the Scottish nation. But Margaret is chiefly remembered for her efforts on behalf of Scotland’s poor. She not only gave out large sums of money but also ensured that institutions ...Continue reading

Join us here live at 10:30 am SK time for worship this Sunday morning as we celebrate the Reign of Christ. MORNING PRAYER Last Sunday After Pentecost: The Reign of Christ November 22nd, 2020 The sacrifice of God is a broken spirit: a broken and contrite heart, O God, you will not despise. Psalm 51.18...Continue reading

Join Rev Deacon Peter for Evening Prayer tonight here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-RJAjcVEf8&feature=youtu.be

October 1 2020 Home Worship MORNING PRAYER If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. But if we confess our sins, God is faithful and just, and will forgive our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 1 John 1.8, 9 L: Let us confess our sins against God and our neighbour....Continue reading

September 30 2020 Home Worship Jerome, Doctor From justus.anglican.org: Jerome was the foremost biblical scholar of the ancient Church. His translation of the Bible, along with his commentaries and homilies on the biblical books, have made him a major intellectual force in the Western Church. Jerome was born in about 347, and was converted and baptized during his student days in Rome. On a visit to Trier, he found himself attracted to the monastic life, which he tested in a...Continue reading

September 29 2020 Home Worship St Michael and All Angels This feast day has been held since the early days of the Church, and celebrates all those angels who help, guide, guard and protect us from the assaults of those principalities, powers and dominions opposed to the will of God. In celebration of this day, here are the words to the 16th Century hymn Lord God, to Thee We Give All Praise, written by Lutheran reformer Philip Melanchthon in honour of this very occasion: 1...Continue reading

September 28 Home Worship (Eve of St Michael and All Angels) MORNING PRAYER The sacrifice of God is a broken spirit: a broken and contrite heart, O God, you will not despise. Psalm 51.18 L: Let us confess our sins against God and our neighbour....Continue reading

Join us here for worship at 1030 am SK time ... Service and your other Sunday home worship resources below: MORNING PRAYER Seventeenth Sunday After Pentecost September 27th, 2020 If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. But if we confess our sins, God is faithful and just, and will forgive our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 1 John 1.8, 9...Continue reading

September 26 Home Worship Lancelot Andrewes, Bishop of Winchester (died this day in 1626) From justus.anglican.org: Lancelot Andrewes (1555-1626), Bishop of Winchester, was on the committee of scholars that produced the King James Translation of the Bible, and probably contributed more to that work than any other single person. It is accordingly no surprise to find him not only a devout writer but a learned and eloquent one, a master of English prose, and learned in Latin, ...Continue reading

September 25 Home Worship Sergius, Abbot of Holy Trinity (died this day in 1392) From justus.anglican.org: To the people of Russia, Sergius is a national hero and an example of Russian spiritual life at its best. Sergius was born around 1314, the son of a farmer. When he was twenty, he and his brother began to live as hermits in a forest near Moscow. Others joined them in what became the Monastery of the Holy Trinity, a center for the renewal of Russian Christianity. Pilgri...Continue reading

It's that time of the week again, Evening Prayer, and here's the link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-xV4CFl1FFk&feature=youtu.be

Photo: That's Bob and Ralph, 'keepin' the six', the Dedicated Duo who kept the Christ Church lawn looking tidy as the grounds of Buckingham Palace all summer long ... Thank you both, good and faithful servants! September 24 2020 Home Worship MORNING PRAYER If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. But if we confess our sins, God is faithful and just, and will forgive our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness. ...Continue reading

September 23 2020 Home Worship MORNING PRAYER The sacrifice of God is a broken spirit: a broken and contrite heart, O God, you will not despise. Psalm 51.18 L: Let us confess our sins against God and our neighbour....Continue reading

September 22 2020 Home Worship Autumnal Equinox/First Day of Autumn MORNING PRAYER Seek the Lord while he wills to be found, call upon him when he draws near; let the wicked forsake their ways, and the evil ones their thoughts; and let them return to the Lord, and he will have compassion, and to our God, for he will richly pardon. Isaiah 55.6, 7 L: Let us confess our sins against God and our neighbour. All: Most merciful God, we confess that we have sinned against you in th...Continue reading