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* * * This web page was developed by the MSSS in
2002 to highlight the function of the Ukrainian Catholic Religious
Education Centre and to
keep residents and youth informed of these activities.
At this time, information
remains on-line for archive purposes.
The Ukrainian
Catholic Religious Education Centre was initiated by His Excellency, Bishop
Andrew Roborecki in the mid-70’s to provide home programs for children
as well as adult religious education in the rural areas of the Saskatoon Eparchy.
This was in response to Vatican II “to make one’s faith become
living, conscious and active through the light of instruction”. In September,
1977, Pope Paul VI called upon the bishops of the world to set up a Religious
Education Centre in
their
eparchies/dioceses.
The Religious
Education Centre for the Saskatoon Eparchy was first housed in the Sister
Servants of Mary Immaculate home in Regina (1974-1980) and then Saskatoon
(1980-1986). In 1986, the Centre was moved to the Sheptytsky Institute in
Saskatoon where it occupied Rooms 26, 28 and 30. In June 1994, the Centre
was relocated to the original Sheptytsky library where it is still housed.
Operated by the Sisters Servants of Mary Immaculate, the Centre is an excellent
resource for materials. The Centre facilitates education in-services, Catechetical
workshops, parish programs and retreats.
Contact the Centre for hours of operation.
Call: (306)652-1718; Fax: (306)374-9894
e-mail: rel.ed@sasktel.net