About the Branch

The Saskatoon branch is the only one in the entire province, and its boundaries are co-terminous with the Diocese of Saskatoon, which stretches across the middle of Saskatchewan. The branch hosted the PBSC's National AGM in 2005 and encourages all its members to donate to the national body rather than to the branch, whose small overheads are easily covered by the coffee money collected at meetings. 

Members of the branch meet at All Saints' Church, 1801 Lorne Avenue in Saskatoon, which is now the only church in the city to use the BCP at all services. Meetings are held monthly from September through April, except for December, when the parish's Christmas     program takes precedence. The branch was set up as the result of a visit by the PBSC's former chairman, Mr. Michael Edward, and is motivated by his injunction to "educate ourselves." Several members of the branch have given lectures on such subjects as Anglican hymnody and various  books of the Old Testament. Lectures given by eminent theologians, including some delivered at the Atlantic School of Theology and recorded on DVD for Parish Alive, have been watched and discussed, and recently the branch has studied a course by Dr. Michael Green, also recorded as a DVD. All meetings are open to the general public.

The branch's newsletter, the "Report," is produced monthly from September through April and is circulated to local members, to Councillors, and, on the initiative of Synod Office, to local clergy. Since a request from the previous webmaster, it has also been made available to this website.

The branch has been delighted to host two book-signing visits from Sue Careless to promote vols. I and II of "Discovering the Book of Common Prayer: A Hands On Approach." Both volumes sold well, and members look forward to welcoming Sue back with her forthcoming final volume in the trilogy. 

Branch Publications

The branch's newsletter, the "Report," is produced monthly from September through April. The latest issues:

(February 2010 January 2010 December 2009 November 2009 October 2009 

September 2009 May 2009 January 2009 December 2008 November 2008 

October 2008 September 2008 February 2008 January 2008 December 2007 

November 2007 October 2007 September 2007 April 2007 and February 2007, 

December, November and October 2006) 

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