check out this article about the recent Suicide Prevention Event that we were involved with

http://www.outreachmagazine.com/news-and-stories/churches/4045-Suicide-Prevention-Local-Church-Outreach.html

Our parish is composed of two points, St. David, Prince Albert and St. John, Royal, both of which are pictured above. We are an Anglican church, one of four in Prince Albert, and part of the Diocese of Saskatchewan which occupies the northern half of the province of Saskatchewan. St. John’s was built in 1912 and has “the best acoustics of any church in the Diocese” according to our Bishop Anthony Burton. In 2009 St. John's Royal had to be deconsecrated as the building was no longer safe to occupy. At the deconsecration service Bishop Michael Hawkins celebrated the spiritual and religious heritage of St. John and the impact its ministry has on St. David's, the Diocese of Saskatchewan, and beyond. Bishop Michael offered thanksgiving for St. John and all rural churches as the farm teams of our current churches. St. David’s is a daughter church of St. Alban’s Cathedral, born in 1962 and celebrated its 40th anniversary as a parish in 2002.

A little about our Priest and Rector, The Reverend Norbert Haukenfrers, as told by himself:

Several years ago I noticed the most wonderful woman in the world. I had known her for several years before that, but only as the best friend of my cousin. Actually it over twenty years ago now that I noticed that Teresa was more than just shy and beautiful. And for the last twentyt years I have been lucky enough to call her my best friend and wife. In the last 13 years two daughters have also entered our household and in the last four years we became an official family adopting, Oliver, our dog.

I was called to ordained ministry in the 80's and worked for a few years as a pastor in Calgary before heading of to Regent College in Vancouver for more study. Since graduating from Regent College I have had careers as a construction superintendent and a marine engineer before returning to ordained ministry in 2005. Alongside this professional experience, my preparation for ordained ministry incorporated formal theological education. I have received: A Diploma of Biblical Studies from Mountainview Bible College in Didsbury, AB; A Bachelor of Biblical Studies with honour majoring in Pastoral Studies and Adult Education from Rocky Mountain College, Calgary, AB with my Bachelors thesis being The Biblical Principles of Adult Education; and, a Masters of Christian Studies, majoring in Practical Theology from Regent College, Vancouver. My Masters thesis is called The Bellows of the Affections: the Meditative Spirituality of Thomas Watson, and anyone with trouble sleeping is invited to ask me for a copy of this, as it is a known sleep causing agent.

Before being appointed the Rector of the parish of St. David, Prince Albert andSt. John Royal I was serving as an Associate Priest at the Cathedral Church of St. Alban the Martyr in Prince Albert, SK as well as the Priest-In-Charge of the Parish of MacDowall, SK and St. Louis, SK.

A little about St. David's
At St. David's we believe the church is a family of people who are brought together by what God has done for us in Jesus Christ. Our mission statement and some of our ministries are described on this website. Our motto "To know Christ, and to make Him known" we adopted to reflect our commitment to historic, reformed Anglicanism. As a body of Christ we worship Jesus as Saviour and Lord, and listen for His voice through the Word of God as it is taught and received. We seek to serve His deep concern for all people. Whether you are looking for a home church, or just visiting, we pray you will know the reality of Jesus Christ better through being with us.

At St. David's we practise five distinctives of Anglicanism, as a way of knowing God:
1. Catholicism - The Anglican Church never meant to create a new church they wanted to be an improvement of the existing church they never saw themselves as starting something separate but wanted to purify and restore the church. Anglicans understand themselves as one part of this really big church universal.

2. Sacramentalism – Simply is a way of talking about how the earth is good, see Genesis 1 and notice how at the end of every day God declares his creation good. Anglicans practise the two Gospel sacraments of Holy Communion and Baptism. Holy Communion/Eucharist - in this common substance of Bread and Wine we see that God is able to facilitate or make himself known through or to strengthen or empower a Christian life. Baptism - the water doesn’t change its characteristic it is still H2O but God uses water to facilitate birthing of this new life.

3. Evangelical – not what the term currently refers to as a political point of view but in its historical sense in that it has a respect for the story of the Bible as lifechanging and life giving. As Anglicans we read the bible as a story, and it becomes something we can embody, something we can enter. We see the Bible as a 5 part play with 4 and a half acts recorded in the Bible. The bible is something we live into, not simply give mental assent to.

4. Spiritual Formation – very much about rhythm and routine where there is an emphasis on creating holy religious rhythms and routines that actually become spiritual and that fit within our regular day to day routines of our lives. The Book of Common Prayer was written to have at home as well as church to help people learn to pray for example Morning Prayer, Evening Prayer, Noon Day Prayer, Compline.

5. Person and work of the Holy Spirit – The person of the Godhead who has no body, when we think of the Father we think of physicality, when we think of the Son we think of physicality, when we think of the Holy Spirit we no longer think of physicality. That is because the Holy Spirit is the continuing presence of Christ, He is 'the Comforter' and 'the Continuator' of the work of Christ. As Anglicans we take seriously how we interact with the continuing presence of the Holy Spirit.