Submitted by St. Therese Institute of Faith and Mission, Bruno, SK
BRUNO, SASK. (CCN) — On Friday, Sept. 5, a new group of participants in the Catholic faith formation program at St. Therese Institute of Faith and Mission was welcomed to the Bruno, Saskatchewan St. Therese campus at the former St. Ursuline Convent.
“What a gift it was to kick start the new year with the celebration of the Eucharist,” said Rachelle Bentler, Apostolic Intern at St. Therese Institute. Both Bishop Mark Hagemoen of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Saskatoon and Bishop Michael Smolinski of the Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Saskatoon joined St. Bruno Pastor Fr. Pius Schroh and staff and students for the academic year’s opening Mass in the St. Therese Chapel.
With the goal of being “Canada’s life-changing Catholic gap year,” St. Therese offers a nine-month Catholic faith and formation experience within a shared community lifestyle. Each year the program of study, prayer, and community is undertaken by young adult Catholics from across western Canada and beyond.
Participants are invited to deepen their identity through the St. Therese program of “a semi-monastic life of prayer, sacraments, and Catholic academics in joyful Christian community.”
