Something I’ve been meaning to post, from here.
On December 6th, 2008, the Feast of St. Nicholas, the Diocese of Saskatchewan held our Electoral Synod. Our task for the day was to elect a new Bishop of the Diocese. The office has been vacant since Bishop Anthony Burton stepped down in September.
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Acting Metropolitan Phillips announced the results of the first ballot at 1:20 pm, and declared that we had a winner: the Very Reverend Michael Hawkins, by a decisive margin in both houses. He is now our Bishop-elect. The news sparked a standing ovation among both delegates and observers.
Mr. Hawkins is currently the Rector of St. Alban’s Cathedral in Prince Albert, and the Dean of Saskatchewan, where he has served since 2001. Prior to moving to Prince Albert, he served in two rural parishes in the Diocese of Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island.
I pray that Bishop Hawkins will have the courage to stand up for the gospel of Jesus and to defend his large flock against the wiles of the evil one. To do this he will need to pick up his cross daily and follow the Lord Jesus in the power of the Holy Spirit. May God make of Bishop Hawkins a mighty and bold man of God in the Canadian House of Bishops!
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