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January 15, 2010 ”It’s going to be a wonderful, spiritual, majestic occasion,” said Archdiocesan Centennial Steering Committee Co-Chair Joan Pratchler referring to the June 6, 2010 Centennial Mass to be celebrated in the Brandt Centre. The mass will be the culmination of a year-long Centennial celebration that began at Pentecost May 31, 2009 and continues with parish and deanery celebrations up to June 6. “Our planning is in high gear,” she said. Pratchler said everyone will be urged to be at the Centre by 2 pm even though the mass begins at 3 pm. “A procession of clergy, bishops and representatives of each of the 165 diocesan parishes carrying parish banners, CWL, Knights of Columbus and others will begin at 2:30 and that will take some time and it will take time for people to park their vehicles and find their seats.” Invitations will eventually reach Canadian bishops, civic, provincial and federal politicians, church leaders of other denominations and several other groups and individuals. The list, Pratchler said, is not yet complete. The Centennial Hymn composed by Sister Anastasia Young SSS, with lyrics by Reverend Francis Hengen will be featured and some new music may be composed for the celebration but Pratchler said, that’s not yet decided. The mass will be said in Canada’s two official languages, English and French, and some of the readings will be read in the language of the original settlers who helped build the Archdiocese, said Pratchler. “We have two guiding principles in our planning; it must be inclusive and it must be a celebration of our faith.” The event will be part of our history and part of our future she said and hopes the Brandt Centre which can accommodate about 7,000 depending on how the stage is set up will be full. “Thank God, we live in a country where we and others can celebrate our faith freely without fear.” All of the 9 Archdiocesan deaneries held separate centennial celebrations through the year with the last, Moose-Jaw Gravelbourg Deanery, held January 17 in Our Lady of Assumption Co-Cathedral, Gravelbourg. The Centennial year also featured the awarding of several Papal honours and dozens of the faithful who have given and continue to give service to the church and their communities were recognized with special parish centennial awards. 3 symbols were created for the Centennial; Our Lady of the Rosary Icon, One Hundred Faith Stories a book of stories from around the Archdiocese and a Centennial logo. The Icon was created by Saskatoon artist Giselle Bauche and travelled to all deanery celebrations. It will rest in a place of honour in the Archdiocesan mother church, Holy Rosary Cathedral, when the Centennial is over. The book has almost become a best seller in the Archdiocese and the logo has appeared on all archdiocesan correspondence and papers. There are about 120,000 Roman Catholics in the Regina Archdiocese which covers all of southern Saskatchewan from the U.S. border to about half way between Regina and Saskatoon. Frank Flegel  Enlarge |
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