PAST EVENTS @ St. Therese Institute

Commissioning is a blessing of the students by our Bishop, as a sacred gesture of their having completed the Nine Month Faith Formation Program at St. Therese Institute Faith and Mission and their being “sent out” to carry the Gospel into the marketplace of their lives. Following the blessing, the students are presented with a Diploma of Catholic Studies for the Lay Apostolate.

"Let us go forward in peace, our eyes upon heaven, the only one goal of our labors." St. Thérèse of Lisieux

2023 Commissioning Celebration

Friday, May 5th

Evening of Praise / Social – 7:30 pm
Eucharistic Adoration with Praise & Worship – Chapel
Dessert Social to follow – Dining Hall

Saturday, May 6th

Commissioning Mass – 2:00 pm
Main Celebrant: Bishop Mark Hagemoen – St. Bruno Parish

Commissioning Banquet – 5:00 pm
RSVP: Reserve tickets through your student by Wed., April 19, 4:00pm 
Tickets ($30 / $10 ages 5-10) – Dining Hall

Evening ‘Coffee House’ Entertainment – 7:30pm
Donations appreciated to help offset food costs – Gymnasium

Special “Invitation Only” Guest Information

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Our Spring Course line-up immerses you into our student community for a week-long, intensive-style course on one of seven faith topics. Visit www.St-T.ca/SC23 for more information. Group rates for 4+ available.

[Hosted by NET Canada] Do you know a young person who is passionate about their faith? Maybe a relative or someone at your parish who would like to deepen their faith, share their faith, and grow in community alongside other young adults? Who you think should consider becoming a NET Missionary?

Discover first-hand everything that our Faith Formation Program offers!

Have you (or someone you know) been considering attending St. Therese as a full-time student? Or maybe you're a St. Therese alumni who wants to recharge and re-experience the unique St.T student life. Then, Come & See, and join us for one, two, three or more days of our Feb. 20–25, 2023 "Come & See" open house week. (update: stay as late as noon on Saturday, Feb. 25).

Start your interior Christmas preparations with a weekend of prayer, powerful talks, art & music, warmth & rest. St. Therese Institute is elated to be able to welcome you back for an in-person retreat in Bruno, SK (85km E of Saskatoon). The retreat will be led by St. Therese Institute alumnus, Fr. Joshua Grandmaison, CC, and will feature a creative space by Catholic Artist, Tianna Williams (sacredartbytianna.com).

Discover first-hand everything that our Faith Formation Program offers!

Have you (or someone you know) been considering attending St. Therese as a full-time student? Or maybe you're a St. Therese alumni who wants to recharge and re-experience the unique St.T student life. Then, Come & See, and join us for one, two, three or more days of our Nov. 6–11 "Come & See" open house week.

Ignite is a week-long Catholic summer camp for teens (going into grade 9 through graduating grade 12) who desire to grow in holiness. It is an incredible week with excellent talks, amazing people, daily Mass, epic large group activities, Reconciliation, Adoration, praise and worship, and much more! You will grow in the knowledge of Christ and the Church and be empowered to go forward while striving to be a modern-day saint.

(Ignite is operated at St. Therese Institute by FacetoFace Ministies of Saskatoon. Please visit www.f2f.ca for more information or to contact FacetoFace Ministries).

Come on out to Bruno, SK, and take in the Celebration of the Cherries for the Praires! Family fun, entertainment, local vendors, kids activities, Sour Cherry U-Pick, and of course CHERRY themed foods -- from pancakes with cherry sauce, to cherry smokies, to cherry sundaes, to cherry tarts!

Join us for the Pancake Breakfast operated by St. Therese (all proceeds from the breakfast support St. Therese). Other local Bruno clubs and service groups run the lunch food venue, and your purcahses at their booths help support them.

(This community event is hosted on the St. Therese grounds, but is planned & operated by an independant Bruno Cherry Sunday Committee.  Please visit www.CherrySunday.ca for more information or to contact the committee. For Sour Cherry U-Pick inquiries, please contact www.EverydayFarms.ca.)

Ignite is a week-long Catholic summer camp for teens (going into grade 9 through graduating grade 12) who desire to grow in holiness. It is an incredible week with excellent talks, amazing people, daily Mass, epic large group activities, Reconciliation, Adoration, praise and worship, and much more! You will grow in the knowledge of Christ and the Church and be empowered to go forward while striving to be a modern-day saint.

(Ignite is operated at St. Therese Institute by FacetoFace Ministies of Saskatoon. Please visit www.f2f.ca for more information or to contact FacetoFace Ministries).

Our Spring Course line-up immerses you into our student community for a week-long, intensive-style course on one of seven faith topics.

SCHEDULE OVERVIEW:
The retreat will include 6 Sessions, plus scheduled times for prayer, praise, personal reflcetion, adoration and Mass.
Sessions will generally be about 1.5 hours long . Sessions and prayer times will be recorded and you will be able to replay any content missed.
For a detailed schedule, please click the DETAILS button below.

HOW TO CONNECT TO THE LIVE-STREAM:
Registration is required; Details will be emailed to you when you register.

COST:
There is no fee to register for this retreat, but donations are both graciously accepted & gratefully appreciate to help us offset Bishop Scott's travel and our streaming costs

DEC. 31 -- RETREAT CANCELED: Please be advised that due to the current Covid-19 surge and our two-week delay of in-person programming (until Jan. 19), the Courage to be Catholic retreat with Bishop Scot McCaig, scheduled to begin January 7-9, 2022, has been canceled. Hope springs eternal: stay tuned for information about our Lenten Retreat!

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SCHEDULE OVERVIEW:
Sessions will generally be about 1.5 hours long and will start Friday, Jan. 7 @ 7:00pm; Saturday, Jan. 8 @ 10:00am, 1:30pm, 3:15pm and 7:00pm, with Mass at 8:00am; Sunday, Jan. 9 @ 9:00am, with Mass at 11:00am. Sessions will be recorded and you will be able to replay any content missed. For a detailed schedule, please click the DETAILS button below.

HOW TO CONNECT TO THE LIVE-STREAM:
A link to the live-stream landing page will be emailed out a few days prior to the retreat start, and again each morning during the retreat. You can either watch the sessions live, or you can pause or watch/rewatch each session afterwards (you will need to be registered for the retreat however to get the link for the recordings).

COST:
There is no fee to register for this retreat, but donations are both graciously accepted & gratefully appreciate to help us offset Bishop Scott's travel and our streaming costs

POSTER and PROMO:
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EVENT POSTPONED

An 8-day discernment retreat for those contemplating priesthood or religious life.

This rare opportunity for an 8-day silent retreat in the Ignatian tradition is open to those who think they might have a call to some form of consecrated life or priesthood. While it can sometimes be difficult discerning God’s call, there is a way to hear his voice and reach clarity.

St. Ignatius of Loyola gave the Church the “Spiritual Exercises” to souls attain the peace of God’s will and the grace to decide upon it. With conferences by Fr. John O’Brien, S.J. and with a team of spiritual directors, this unique offering is open to men and women, age 39 and under, and takes place in the beautiful prairie setting of Saskatchewan in the summer.

REGISTRATION:Interested individuals, please contact Jim Anderson for information and registration.Registration for this event has ended.

Living Pope Francis' Apostolic Exhortation
EVANGELII GAUDIUM  (The Joy of the Gospel)

St. Augustine said, “You have made us for Yourself, oh Lord, and our hearts are restless until the rest in You.”

This restlessness of heart is an all too common experience in our day as people struggle with a deep hunger for meaning, joy and hope in their lives. In this conference, through reflection on Pope Francis’ letter The Joy of the Gospel, participants will: study the teachings of the Catholic Church on theology of evangelization, mission, and salvation; understand the role of the Holy Spirit and Mary in evangelization; learn what are...

To become a prophetic presence in a culture desperate for the taste of truth and the warmth of grace...

The world needs prophetic voices that speak the truth without fear, and yet with artistry, delight and imagination. Do you have artistic talents that have yet to be shared with those around you, in a way that could light up their path? Do you have words that need to be heard, but you aren’t sure how to begin? This is a conference to expand the horizon of your heart so that you can expand the horizons of those who meet you and who will be blessed by your future artistic work. This conference is your chance to be part of The Bard School (founded by presenter Sarah de Nordwall in London England),  and to see your artistic inklings fanned into a flame.

Participants will engage in the 5 frontier conversations that characterise the Bard School’s learning sessions – Why do artists need theology and philosophy? What is the mystery of the artistic process?  What is the nature of the artistic vocation and its calling to society?  How does our personal maturity and healing in Christ affect our capacities as artists?  The arts business – do I have to become a professional in the way the world understands it? What is my next step?