PARISH NOTES
Please send items for Parish Notes to weekend@thestarphoenix.com with the words “Parish Notes” in the subject line. Submission deadline is the Friday one week before at 10 a.m.
Country Gospel Breakfast Buffet
and Concert: Saturday, 9 a.m., at Smileys Buffet, 702 Circle Drive East. Presented by Country Gospel Music Association. Featuring The Amundson Family and Larry Krause. Adults cost $18 and children under 12 cost $7. Everyone is welcome. Information at 306-242-7431 or 306-229-8600.
Silent Guided Retreat: March 30 to April 2 at Queen’s House Retreat and Renewal Centre, 601 Taylor Street West. Time of silence to restore, realign and strengthen your soul. Meet daily with a spiritual director and spend time praying with scripture. With Dianne Mantyka. Cost is $575, includes accommodation and meals. Registration at 306-242-1916 or receptionist@ queenshouse.org. Deadline Friday. Information at queenshouse.org.
Spiritual Days: A 12-Step Retreat: March 27 to 29 at Queen’s House Retreat and Renewal Centre, 601 Taylor Street West. Letting go and letting God. With Brad Bodnarchuk and Brian Bauche. Cost is $190 to attend during the day or $315 for live-in. Registration at 306-242-1916 or receptionist@ queenshouse.org. Deadline Friday. Information at queenshouse.org.
Sunday Meditation: Sundays, 10 a.m., at Windsor Chapel, 704 Windsor Street. Presented by the Centre for Spiritual Living Saskatoon. Learn how to create the life you long for. Sunday celebration follows at 10:30 a.m. Information at 306-975-2022 or cslsaskatoon.com.
Buddhist Meditation: Sundays, 4 to 5:30 p.m. Guided meditation taught by the monks from the Buddha Meditation Centre of Saskatoon on Township Road 354 in Corman Park. Everyone is welcome. Class is free. Information at meditationsaskatoon.org or 306-374-2840. Potluck and Taizé Prayer Service:
Mondays, potluck at 6 p.m., Taizé at 7:30 p.m. at St. Matthew’s Anglican Church, 135 109th Street West. Facilitator Rev. Karen Walters.
Centring Prayer: Mondays, 7 to 8:30 p.m., at Queen’s House Retreat and Renewal Centre, 601 Taylor Street West. Everyone is welcome. Information at 306-242-1916 or receptionist@queenshouse.org.
Sutherland Inn from the Cold Program: Monday to Friday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.,. at St. Paul’s United Church, 454 Egbert Avenue. This program models the other City of Saskatoon warming centres, offering a safe, warm place for people to rest.
Celtic Evening Service: Tuesdays, 7 p.m., at St. George’s Anglican Church, 624 Avenue I South. Celtic music, tea and coffee. Each mid-month service will begin with a potluck at 6 p.m.
Ladies’ Bible Study: Wednesdays, 9:30 to 11:30 a.m., at Louise Avenue Congregational Church, 1602 Louise Avenue. Study will be “The Holy Spirit.” With coffee and fellowship. Information at sbwest@sasktel.net.
Free Community Soup Lunch:
Wednesdays, noon, at St. Paul’s United Church, 454 Egbert Avenue. Everyone is welcome.
L’arche Prayer Nights: Wednesdays, 7 p.m. Prayer and fellowship with L’arche Saskatoon, an ecumenical Christian community, 3035 Preston Avenue South. Everyone is welcome from all faiths. Information at wthiessen@larchesaskatoon.org.
Taizé Prayer Service: Second Wednesday of each month, 7 to 8 p.m., at Queen’s House Retreat and Renewal Centre, 601 Taylor Street West. A time of music, prayer, silence and contemplation. Information at 306-242-1916 or receptionist@queenshouse.org.
Women in Ministry Friday Luncheon: First Friday of the month, 11:45 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., at Queen’s House Retreat and Renewal Centre, 601 Taylor Street West. For women employed in ecclesial ministry; retired from a ministry position; or studying for ecclesial ministry. Cost is $13. Register at 306-242-1916 or receptionist@queenshouse.org.
Easter Tea and Bake Sale: March 21, 1 to 3 p.m., at St. Mary’s Parish, 211 Avenue O South. A social afternoon with refreshments. Admission $3 at the door.
Easter Tea and Bake Sale: March 21, 1 to 3 p.m., at the Ukrainian Catholic Parish of the Dormition of the Blessed Mother of God, 120 105th Street West. Easter bread, butter lambs, home baking, perogies, cabbage rolls, and raffles. Adults cost $3, children cost $2, and children under six get in free.
Who Am I?: March 28, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., at Queen’s House Retreat and Renewal Centre, 601 Taylor Street West. A retreat for women. With Lynn Grow. Cost is $125, includes lunch. Registration at 306-242-1916 or receptionist@ queenshouse.org. Deadline March 21. Information at queenshouse.org.