St John’s College Newsletter
Vol XIII No.7 FALL 2016
Leaping into Their Future
This Issue
Chaplains Corner p. 3
Thinking Theology p. 4
College Events p. 5
Alumni News p. 6
Celebrating 150 Years p. 7
Student News p. 10
Fellow/Staff News p. 11
In Memorium p. 14
We welcome back the Heath Career Quest camp.
UPCOMING EVENTS
For more information or times please call 474-8531.
Lunch & Lively Conversation
Friday, 23rd September at noon
Evensong with
All The King’s Men
St John’s Chapel Sunday, 2nd October at 7pm
Convocation
Sunday, 6th November at 3pm
Bible and Breakfast
9am-11.30am Saturday, 17th September
Saturday, 15th October
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Word!
Chris and Kristin, our Canada
Summer Jobs student, meet
with Terry Duguid, MP Winnipeg
South.
In Lumine is the official alumni journal of
St John’s College
Design: Karen Armstrong Graphic Design
Editing: Jackie Markstrom
Thank you to this issues contributors:
Allison Chubb, Jackie Markstrom, David
Pate, Jill Stafford, Chris Trott, Anthony
Waterman and our alumni and friends.
Photos taken by Allison Chubb, Jackie
Markstrom, Jill Stafford, alumni and friends.
OUR MISSION is to share information,
stimulate discussion and foster happy
memories about St John’s College and,
in so doing continue to build community
through the forging and improving of
relationships with the College.
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Being the Ninth Epistle by Christopher Trott
150 YEARS! We were here before
Canada became a country. We were
here before Manitoba emerged as
a province. We were forged in the
discontent of the Red River Uprising
and the tragic losses of the First
World War. We nearly disappeared
due to the defalcation in the heart
of the Great Depression. We sur-
vived the Second World War and the
Great Flood of 1950. We forged new
relationships and partnerships with
the University of Manitoba. And we
are still here!
St John’s College has changed over
the past 150 years. We are no longer
the institution that opened on the
banks of the Red River in 1866. We
do not look back to recreate some
lost Golden Years when the College
was great but we look back to
reclaim our strengths from the past.
We look back to carry our closest
held values into the future. We can-
not say that in 150 years the College
will be anything like it is today. With
our efforts, though, the College will
still be here in 150 years.
The College officially opened
its doors on November 1 (All
Saints Day) 1866 at an opening
Convocation. This year we will
launch our 150th anniversary
celebrations at the Convocation
on Sunday November 6. I invite all
of you to make a special effort to
join us on this occasion to mark the
beginning of a year of events.
Included in this version of In Lumine
is a broad outline of the events that
will be happening at the College
over the course of the year. There
will be organ concerts in the
Chapel, lectures and talks on the
history of the College both in the
Lunch and Lively series and the
Soup and Bread lecture series.
Stephen Lewis will be giving the
Marjorie Ward Lecture and well-
known Canadian theologian and
former ecumenical officer for the
Anglican Communion; the Rev.
Canon Dr. Alyson Barnett-Cowan
will deliver the Wilmot Lectures.
We have thousands of Alumni
outside of Winnipeg and all of
you must be thinking, “Oh dear,
it is all happening at the College
and I can’t make it to Winnipeg”.
Not so. We will be bringing our
celebrations to Brandon, Montreal,
Ottawa, Kingston, Toronto, Calgary,
Vancouver and Victoria and we
ask all of you within reasonable
driving distances of these centres
to join us. I am personally looking
forward to meeting as many of you
as possible.
SAVE THE DATE: APRIL 28 to 30,
2017. This weekend will be our
Reunion for all years of the College.
On Saturday evening we will be
having a Gala dinner and dance.
All of you are invited, and if I may
exercise my wardenical authority,
all of you are expected to come.
I look forward to connecting with
each and every one of you.
 Chaplain’s Corner by The Rev’d Allison Courey

Social Justice Camp – a first for St John’s College!

Since “social justice” is a broad and often

heavy topic, the week’s curriculum fo-
cused mainly on local issues that impact
the lives of the students themselves. Each
new topic was introduced using games
and activities, with the students often
teaching and learning from one another.
The camp would not have been pos-
sible without a generous grant from the
Diocese of Rupert’s Land. Students from
low income families were supported
by a school principal and three College
Fellows. Thank you to everyone who For five days in July the College was filled with the sounds of 12 young teens
made the first social justice day camp and three university student support staff. We were excited to welcome a
such a success! diverse group, with several Metis, refugee, and new Canadians in the group.

The students had abundant amounts
of energy, so every day was filled with
games and other activities. A slip and
slide near the Lynn McLean Memorial
Garden was a favourite. Most
afternoons included a field trip on
Winnipeg Transit to explore the issues
introduced that morning.
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Topics included poverty,
homelessness, racism and
refugees, sex and sexuality,
earth care and a day spent
exploring colonialism and
indigenous rights and culture.
Perhaps the best part of the week for many
of the students was a workshop with our
residence don, Tino Hove. Tino has the gift
of spoken word and shared some of his
poetry with the students before teaching
them to write their own. One 15 year old
wrote an incredible piece about prejudice
and hospitality, performing it for her peers
on the last day.
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 Thinking Theology
with The Venerable David J Pate
One of the more annoying things
about current media is the way
in which Christianity is presented.
With rare exception, it is generally
assumed that a literal interpreta-
tion of scripture is the only way in
which contemporary Christianity
can be understood. As a retired
priest I find that educated friends
with no history of church connec-
tion assume that my belief in God
is comparable to belief in fairies at
the bottom of the garden.
I admit that my background in-
cludes a liberal theological training
in the 1960s, (and especially from
Clyde Smith, our Old Testament
professor), and was buttressed
by three study leaves in 1980s,
1990s, and 2000s at the Graduate
Theological Union in Berkeley,
California. Having been exposed to
critical, analytical thinking at theo-
logical college, I was quite open to
the understanding of metaphor in
interpretation of biblical texts.
Quite apart from the metaphorical
understanding of the creation nar-
ratives in Genesis is the willingness
to accept the fact that the birth
and infancy narratives of Matthew
and Luke are fanciful stories, which
contradict one another. They are
great stories which hold much
valuable truth about salvation his-
tory, but no historical information,
in part, because they were both
written nearly one hundred years
after the birth of Christ. This need
not interfere with our celebration
of the Christmas season with the
awareness of God entering human
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history in Christ any more than the
difficulties of the crucifixion, resur-
rection, and ascension narratives in
the Bible destroy our celebration of
the liberating awareness of God’s
love for us in the death, resurrection,
and ascension of Jesus Christ.
To read some of the comments
made by some members of General
Synod concerning the proposal
to allow same-sex marriage in
the Anglican Church of Canada is
almost enough to make one weep,
as if Leviticus 18 is the last (or any
word) on the subject of same-sex
marriage.
To understand the Bible as largely
shaped by metaphor is to allow a
wonderful, freeing understanding
of God’s love and acceptance. It
also frees us from all those awkward
questions about where Cain got
his wife, to what a father should do
about a stubborn and disobedi-
ent son (stone him to death at the
city gates – Deuteronomy 21:18),
or Psalm 137 where we are advised
to dash the brains of our enemies’
babies against the rocks, or even
St. Paul’s somewhat violent wish
against those who argue for circum-
cision (Galatians 5:12).
A metaphor reveals a much more
significant truth than historical ac-
curacy. How much more welcome
is the news that God cares enough
about us to enter into our lives than
the news that a young Palestinian
girl became pregnant under un-
usual circumstances and an old man
married her to legitimize the birth,
as angels and dreams foretold?
1 Timothy 5 is not a metaphor, but
how much more instructive it is to
understand it as a political church
argument about women’s ministry,
than as an eternal edict about how
“real” widows are allowed to serve
the church (read “men”).
A modern worshipper who ac-
cepts a metaphorical interpretation
of scripture can sit undisturbed
and enjoy a liturgy where the first
reading (on July 24, 2016 – year C)
has God advising Hosea to marry a
prostitute and have three children
with given names about how angry
God is with Israel, and a gospel
reading from Luke where a man is
unhelpful to a neighbour because
he has already gone to bed, but
because of the stubbornness of the
neighbour, the man gives in and
helps him. How much more helpful
it is to understand the Hosea read-
ing as how God will accept us no
matter how much we mess things
up, and the Luke passage being a
strong reminder how we all share
responsibility for one another.
I believe the responsibility of the
Christian living in 2016 is to try to
help others know a living God and
a risen Christ as a positive hopeful
experience.
 College Events
The Grad’s Farewell Dinner and
Dance was held on March 19,
2016 at Bergmann’s in downtown
Winnipeg. It was a great event with
Daniel Lee and Gloria Lamberta, as
Master of Ceremonies. The evening
was filled with good fun and we
especially enjoyed the Valedictory
Address by Yongtian Cheng. The
Fellow of the Year was awarded to Dr.
Esyllt Jones and the Senior and Vice-
Stick was passed to Daniel Lee and
Elsa Kaka.
The 4th Annual Student Art
Competition was held on March
16th.  The art was beautifully
displayed in the Daily Bread Café for
3 weeks for everyone to enjoy. Many
thanks to SJC Fellows: Jade Reimer,
Lisa Alexandrin, Christina Penner
and Michael Minor and our three
external judges: Noam Gonick,
Seema Goel and Teghan Beaudette
for organizing a wonderful event.  to successful settlement and integration. So when Lori said she’d like
Congratulations to our three winners:
1st Prize went to Luther Konadu
1st year SJC student for his drawing
of his mother, and 2nd place was
tied between Favour Jeremiah
(for “Reflections” and “Ease Off My
Burden”) and Alexis Ironside (“From
Scotland With Love”). Our thanks to
Ian Park, Food Services Manager
and staff for providing the space and
refreshments for the reception!
Each year in lieu of sending out
Christmas cards, Chris Trott arranges
to put on a dinner at the Ronald
MacDonald House. This year the
dinner was held on March 28 2016
with Chris Trott, Stuart Maddocks,
Amy Craddock, and Eun Ah Lee,
Senior Stick, preparing a delicious
meal for several families.
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Bach’s Birthday
This is also the 4th Annual
Bach’s Birthday Concert
which was held on March 24th
in the Chapel. This year we
honoured Retired Senior Fellow
David Arnason Professor of
English after 44 years at the
College and Retired Senior
Fellow James Dean Professor
in Economics, who has been teaching for 34 years. We were delighted
to have Michael Cutler on organ and Andre Washington on cello.
Michael was part of the SJC Chapel for 8 years as the Music Director
and is currently the Music Director for Crescent Fort Rouge United
Church in Winnipeg. Andre Washington has been playing cello for 13
years and is a student of Desautels Faculty of Music. Many thanks to
Senior Fellows Lance Roberts and Kurt Markstrom for helping with
the program.
The Lunch & Lively Conversation was on April 20, 2016 with
guest presenter Dr Lori Wilkinson, SJC Fellow with the Department
of Sociology. Lori is also Director of Immigration Research West and
the Editor of Journal of International Migration and Integration, an
academic and community think-tank concerned with issues related
to speak on “What are the challenges to successful settlement for
Refugees in Canada?” we were in for some great conversation! The
next Lunch &Lively Conversation will be on Friday, September 23,
2016 with guest speaker Pat Bovey, Art Historian presenting “SJC: A
Visionary Collection”.
Health Career
Quest Camp
From the 16th to the 23rd
July the College hosted 15
students and 3 counsellors
attending the Health Career
Quest Camp. Thank you again
to the generous donation
by Heathbridge Capital
Management Limited.
Some thoughts shared by students “I
made friends and faced fears” “definitely
want to go to university” “lifelong
friendships”; “Big happy family”.
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 Alumni News
Congratulations to Amy ’49 and
William Wadley on celebrating
their 65th Wedding Anniversary July
25, 2016!
Congratulations to David Carter
’58 on the launch of his new book
Our Fragile Democracy - In Defence
of Parliament on June 21, 2016 at
the Medicine Hat Library. David said,
“It covers my interesting times in
the political life in both church and
province - and will be somewhat
controversial.”
Susan Lewis ‘68 received the
Doctor of Laws from the University
of Manitoba on June 2, 2016 for her
work with United Way of Winnipeg
in fundraising more than $400 mil-
lion. Susan stepped down in 2014
as the organization’s president and
CEO, leaving a legacy that improved
the lives and communities in
Winnipeg.
Congratulations to W. Gary
Cavanagh ’72 who was presented
with The Honorary Life Membership
Award at the College of Pharmacists
of Manitoba Annual Awards
Luncheon on April 10, 2016. This
award was presented to Gary for his
significant contribution to phar-
macy in Manitoba an on a national
level.
Congratulations to Kevin Mowat
’74 on receiving The Manitoba
School Library Association
(MSLA) Distinguished
Service Award, for his out-
standing contributions in
support of effective school
libraries in Manitoba.
Congratulations to Stephen
Sharman ’78 on his ordina-
tion as Deacon on April 28,
2016 by Archbishop Irene at
St Nicholas Orthodox
Church, in Winnipeg.
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Joan McConnell and Greg Sobie.
Congratulations to Joan
McConnell ’78 on receiving the
Award of Excellence to celebrate
the accomplishment of outstand-
ing support staff. She was nomi-
nated by her boss, Associate Dean
Krystyna Koczanski, and Greg Sobie,
Program Manager in the Faculty of
Arts and presented by President
and Vice-Chancellor David Barnard
on June 14, 2016. Joan was Senior
Stick at SJC before beginning her
career on the University campus.
At the Manitoba Book Awards held
on April 30, 2016 Méira Cook ’98
won the Margaret Laurence Award
for Fiction for her book entitled
Nightwatching published by
HarperCollins Publishers Ltd.
Heather Bartley
’10 and Harley
Shepherd ’08 are
proud to announce
the newest member
of their family Brielle
Violet Shepherd,
born March 23,
2016 and weighing 9
lbs 1 oz.
We received an email from Nicole
Wruth ’12 letting us know that she
moved to Winkler in August. She is
excited about beginning her new
full time job with Garden Valley
Collegiate teaching dance, drama
and musical theatre! Congratulations
Nicole!
Trevor’s Wedding
Special good wishes to Trevor
Wideman ’13 and Annika who were
married in Vancouver on March 13,
2016. After graduating from St John’s
College Trevor moved to Vancouver
and is a PhD candidate at Simon
Fraser University, working in Urban
Planning, Land Use, and Property in
marginalized neighbourhoods.
Congratulations
to Maria Higoy
’16, on her
graduation. Maria
worked part-time
at the college for
4 years through-
out her studies
alongside the
Assistant Bursar.
We wish her much success!
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 St. John’s College
2016
September
Bible and Breakfast with David Lappano
Sept. 17th, 9:00am - 11:30am

Home Coming Week

Organ Concert Sept. 22, 12:00pm

Organ Concert Lunch & Lively Conversation with Pat Bovey

SJC: A Visionary Collection
S e p t . 2 3 r d , 1 2 : 0 0 pm - 2 : 0 0 p m

M a t r i c ul a t i o n a t St . J o h n ’ s C o l l e g e C h a p e l
( s t ud e n t s w h o h a v e n o t Ma t r i c ul a t e d a r e i n v i t e d t o
come sign the 1866 registry book)
Sept. 25th, 3:00pm

Matriculation
October
S J C C h a p e l / A l l T he K i n g ’ s M e n
Oct. 2nd, 7:00pm

Warden visits Montreal, Ottawa, and Kingston

alumni and friends
Oct. 12, 13, & 14th

Bible and Breakfast with

Lorraine McKenzie –Shepherd
Oct. 15th, 9:00am - 11:30am

All The
Kings Men
November
150th Convocation Nov. 6th
11:00am Founders and Benefactors Service
12:45 - 2:00pm Friends of the College Luncheon
3:00pm The 150th Convocation
7 : 0 0 p m S J C C h a p el / A l l T h e K i n g s M e n

Warden visits Toronto alumni and friends

Nov. 9th

Bible and Breakfast with David Widdicombe

Lunch & Lively Nov. 19th, 9:00am - 11:30am
Art Talk
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Celebrating
150 Years

Be part of the Excitement

SJC Chapel Advent Service Warden visits Victoria alumni and
N o v . 2 7 t h , 3 : 0 0 pm friends
Mar. 4th
December SJC Chapel / All The King’s Men
S J C C h a p e l / A l l T he K i n g ’ s M e n Mar. 7th, 7:00pm
Dec. 4th, 7:00pm
Wilmot Theology Lecture with The
Warden visits Calgary alumni and Revd Canon Alyson Barnett-
friends Cowan
Dec. 6th Mar. 20th-22nd

Bach’s Birthday in Honour of

2017
January
Retired SJC Fellows & Staff
Mar. 22nd, 2:30 - 4:30pm

Organ Concert

April
J a n . 2 6 t h , 1 2 : 0 0 pm

Fe b r u a r y Chapel Passion Service

Apr. 9th
Chapel Service/ All The Kings Men
Feb. 5th, 7:00pm Tennenbrae - All The Kings Men
Apr. 12th, 7:00pm
Lunch & Lively Conversation :
A History of St. John’s College Symposium
Feb. 22nd, 12:00 - 2:00pm Apr. 27th, 9:00am - 4:00pm

Organ Concert
F e b . 2 3 r d , 1 2 : 0 0 pm 150th Reunion Weekend
Wine & Cheese
Marjorie Ward Lecture Alumni Gathering
with Stephen Lewis Gala Dinner and Dance
Feb. 25th

March For more information please visit our website at

www.umanitoba.ca/colleges/st_john
Warden visits Vancouver alumni
and friends Or contact Jill Stafford (204) 474-7381
Mar. 2nd email at Jill.Stafford@umanitoba.ca

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 Student News
On March 9th, 2016, Dr Chris Trott,
attended the Emerging Leaders
Awards Dinner. Once again
St John’s College was well rep-
resented with 9 of the 66 award
recipients. The Emerging Leader
Award (ELA) recognizes students
who are committed to furthering
the university’s educational mis-
sion by contributing to the social,
cultural or economic well-being of
communities on and off campus,
while encouraging cross-cultural
understanding and demonstrating
sustained leadership and initia-
tive. Shayne Reitmeier 3rd year
SJC student was one of 4 students
asked to speak after the dinner.
Congratulations to the following
SJC students:
Shayne Reitmeter, Medicine
Gift Amadi, Faculty of Arts
Lolia Sonia Awoyesuku, College
of Nursing
Lindsay Berard, Faculty of Arts
Jesse Greenberg, Asper School of
Business
Carly McLellan, Faculty of Arts
Mawo Emmanuel Mommoh,
Faculty of Science
Bithiah Rebekah Selvarajan,
Faculty of Agricultural and Food
Sciences
Michael Xu, Faculty of Science
Matthew Driedger, Master’s
Candidate, Engineering
Gagan Sidhu, Master’s Candidate,
Agricultural and Food Sciences
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On May 1, 2016, at the Volunteer
Awards Gala, Honorary Fellow,
the Honourable Lt Governor
Janice Filmon presented
Shayne Reitmeier, SJC student
in 3rd Medicine with the Make a
Difference Community Award.
Congratulations to two SJC stu-
dents who attended the YMCA-
YWCA Women of distinction
Award’s dinner on May 4, 2016.
Marie Christian, a student study-
ing Social Work at the Inner city
campus received the Community
Champion award for her work and
dedication as a volunteer in her
community. Acqueline Masvikeni
4th year student was one of four
nominated for the Young Women
of Distinction Award and received a
certificate of nomination.
We share some fantastic news
from Derek McLean, former
Development Officer who will be-
come a SJC member this fall as he
enrolls in the School of Art at the
University of Manitoba. Welcome
back Derek!
Fellow/ Staff News
Congratulations Diana Brydon,
Senior Fellow on receiving an
Honorary Doctorate from Linnaeus
University in Kalmar, Sweden on
May 20, 2016 for her commitment
to international, interdisciplinary
and intergenerational development
of both the Arts and Humanities.
Diana attended Linnaeus University
in the spring of 2013 as part of
Academic excellence group in co-
lonial and post colonial studies. Her
involvement was an encourage-
ment to others in evaluating and
improving the work of the center in
colonial and post colonial studies.
She is committed to the
international and multidisciplinary
development of works of art and
the humanities and to the changed
over the generations.
Diana Brydon
Adele Perry, Senior Fellow,
launched her new book entitled
Aqueduct, Colonialism, Resources,
and the Histories We Remember on
April 25 at McNally Robinson, Grant
Park – Atrium.
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On March 18, 2016, Justice Murray
Sinclair, as one seven new
senators appointed to the upper
chamber. Murray Sinclair received
Honorary Doctor of Canon Law
from the St John’s College in 2000
for his dedication and work with
respect to Aboriginal issues.
Honorary Fellow Dr Jessie Lang,
Honorary Fellow celebrated her
100th Birthday on April 1, 2016.
Jackie Markstrom presented Dr
Lang with a special birthday card
complete with stories from the
recipients of the Wendy Hansen
Memorial Scholarship. Jessie’s
daughter Wendy Hansen ’62
died in 1993. The Wendy Hansen
Memorial Scholarship was cre-
ated in her memory. Jessie has
been an extraordinary supporter
of the community and life at St
John’s College and since 2000
the Scholarship as awarded over
$25,000 to SJC students.
Congratulations to Retired Fellow
Dr. Robert Thomas, on being
appointed Professor Emeritus by
the Board of Governors on May 24
in recognition of his many years
of distinguished service to the
University. The title of Professor
Emeritus will be presented as a
ceremony on September 28, 2016.
Congratulations to Christina
Penner, SJC Fellow and her
husband James Paul on the birth of
identical twin girls, Kate Elizabeth
and Jillian Macushla born on June
30. Although only 32 weeks old
they were each 4 pounds 8 oz they
are receiving terrific care and are
doing well. 
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 Staff News

Staff News
Congratulations to Jamila Jama
and her husband Tuji on the birth
of their baby girl Taalia on February
28, 2016. Jamila is employed with
St John’s Food services.

Luther Konadu
The Development Office sends a
big thank you to Luther Konadu
1st year SJC student in Fine Arts,
for his time as a Development
Assistant during last year’s term
under the Work-Study program.
Luther was always ready to help
Jamila, Tuji and Taalia. with anything and helped put to-
gether our first Christmas video and
research for the 150th Anniversary.
On August 5th we said farewell to
Library Assistant Amrit Chhina,
who has been with St John’s
College Library for the past 13
years. He is being transferred to
a new department called Access
Services to provide a variety of
services to all of the libraries on
the Fort Garry campus. Amrit has
always been generous with his time
helping students, staff and Fellows
with whatever they needed. We
wish him well in his new position.
We welcome Shaun Mulvey,
to the College Library. He has a
Bachelor of Arts and a Master of Amrit Chhina
Arts in Anthropology and several
years of experience working in the
University of Manitoba Libraries.

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 William Aldridge grad 1900.
Congratulations to Ian Park on 20 years of service at the College! Ian be-
came the Food Services Manager in July of 1996 and brought with him a
wealth of experience in the catering industry as an Executive Chef. Ian has
established the Daily Bread Café as one of the best places on the university
campus to gather over some great food. I’m sure everyone who has eaten
in the Café has a favourite dish they enjoy time and time again. He believes
that the coming together over food and drink is important in sustaining
something that defines us: our community here at the College!
As we near the opening of the 150th year of the College, we know that
Ian Park shares a lengthy family history of Johnians! On his mother’s
side, his great grandfather William Aldridge graduated in 1900. Then on
his father’s side, great grandfather Robert Elfinstone Park ’38 served
as Priest to many parishes in Winnipeg and at St John’s Cathedral. Then
grandfather Frank Ison ’28 and great aunt Anne (Park) Lawson who
attended one year in 1939. Ian’s father Robert Park ’50, mother (Lady
Stick) Lisa “Betty” Ison ’49, aunt Rosemary (Ison) Wallace ’52, aunt
Doreen (Ison) Jones ’53, uncle James Ison ’63 and cousin Stephen
Park ’68. Ian’s father had both his brothers John E. Park ‘38 and Charles
Park (date unknown) attend St John’s College but had their education
interrupted to serve in the war. Now Ian and Janice’s son Owen Park is
currently a 3rd year student and will soon be adding his name to the many
SJC graduates in the family!

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Johnians of the late 1950s and
1960s will remember with great
affection the Revd Dr William
Stuart Frederick (‘Bill’)
Pickering. He was born in Enfield,
North London, on 29 January,
1922, served in the RAF during the
war, and after demobilisation was
trained for the Sacred Ministry at
King’s College, London. He gradu-
ated AKC in 1949, served a curacy,
then returned to London for doc-
toral studies in Sociology.
Upon completing his doctorate in
1958, Bill came to us as Associate
Professor of Sociology. His courses
were an immediate academic and
financial success for the College.
Criminology was a particular
triumph, being the largest class in
that subject in Canada at that time.
But like most clerical members of
the faculty in those days he also
worked as a priest, serving at the
outset as Dean of Residence and
Chaplain, and for the whole of his
time here as Lecturer in Pastoral
Theology. After his term as Dean of
Residence Bill lived in a furnished
house in River Heights, which
despite the vociferous complaints
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In Memoriam
Alumni and Friends of the College
of his colleagues and friends he
maintained throughout the Winter
months at 60º F, loudly decrying the
overheating of Winnipeg houses.
Each Summer he spent in England
and on the Continent especially
France and Greece. He made friends
both with Winnipeg Ukrainian
churches and a nearby Hutterian
community, and organised parties
of students to visit and observe. His
book on The Hutterites: Christians
who Practise a Communal Way of
Life, published 1982, was largely
based on his researches whilst at
the college.
As an active and useful priest of the
diocese of Rupert’s Land, Bill was
always available as preacher, priest-
in-charge or honorary assistant.
And he was a very important, and
in some cases a formative, influ-
ence on the lives of the theological
students at St John’s. On one occa-
sion he demonstrated a baptism to
his students by actually baptizing a
real-life baby, son of one of the ordi-
nands, in the chapel font. Through
his initiative, the Easter Vigil was ob-
served in 1962 for the first time in
the history of the diocese; at which
the eucharist was celebrated versus
populum long before this became
accepted practice in Canada. It was
a great loss to the college when he
returned to England in 1966 to be
near his parents.
In 1981 Bill was invited back to
Winnipeg to receive the DCL
(Honoris Causa) and to deliver the
inaugural Marjorie Ward lecture
on Exit the Sacred? He had ‘often
wondered on reflection’ whether
he should have stayed with us. ‘My
happiest academic days without a
shadow of a doubt were in London
and in Winnipeg.’
One of his stepsons, also a priest,
administered the Last Rites at his
home in Cambridge on 22 May
2016, and Bill died early the next
morning in his ninety-fifth year.
Two other former SJC Fellows who
were colleagues of Bill’s also died
this year:
Dr Clyde C. Smith on August 5,
2016 and his wife Ellen Marie C.
(Gormsen) Smith who died on
July 21, 2015. After Clyde com-
pleted is degree at Divinity School
at the University of Chicago, he
married Ellen in 1953. Clyde and
Ellen moved to Winnipeg where
Clyde became a professor in
Theology at SJC from 1958 to 1963
and Ellen became very active with
the College community. We send
our condolences to their son Harald
Clyde and daughter Karen.
Dr. Thomas M. Coakley, passed
away on May 21, 2016. Tom taught
history at the College from 1958 to
1963 when he returned to the US.
Bill, Clyde and Tom all worked at
the College in the early 1960s.

Tom Laird and David Carter
Election.
The Revd Dr. David Carter ‘58
travelled from Elkwater, AB to
Oakbank, MB on June 15, 2016 to
preside at a service of internment
for Thomas Laird ‘59 who died
Dec. 22, 2015. The service was held
at Sunnyside Cemetery with his
daughter Tanis Troutman and her
children Naomi and Jeremy in at-
tendance along with close friends.
David sent a photo of the early
years at Broadway.
Our condolences to Dawne
Gordon ’63 on the death of her
husband Hugh Douglas Gordon
’63 on July 16, 2016 at the age of
77 years. Hugh graduated from
St John’s College in 1963 with a
Bachelor of Education. Hugh also
met Dawne while studying at SJC
and married in 1964. Hugh was
dedicated to his family and a pas-
sionate teacher who loved working
with students.
Carla Jane Ella McLeod ‘64
passed away on June 18, 2016 in
Winnipeg. Carla graduated from
St. John’s College with a Bachelor
of Arts degree. She worked as
a journalist for the Winnipeg
Tribune and the Winnipeg Free
Press until she started working for
FALL 2016
the Department of Education as a
speechwriter for the Minister before
retiring in 2004.
Condolences to the family of David
Tinker ’71 who died December
11, 2015. He will be missed by his
brother David and wife Janet, and
many friends who remember Dave
from his time in the College.
On July 18, 2016 Nancy Jane
Whytehead died at the age of 86
years. Nancy was married to the late
Lawrence Whytehead Honorary
Fellow of St John’s College who died
in 2005. Our condolences to her
family; former Chaplain of SJC, The
Revd Canon Mary Holmen, Cathy
Whytehead ’81 and Dave Wulff,
and Louise and Ken Hunter.
Dr Isabel Auld C.M., Honorary
Fellow of St John’s College ‘85,
and first woman Chancellor of the
University of Manitoba, died on
Easter Sunday, March 27, 2016. She
had many honours included honor-
ary Doctorates from the Universities
of Saskatchewan ‘79, Manitoba ‘86,
Member of the Order of Canada ‘89,
Winnipeg’s Citizens’ Hall of Fame
‘93 and she was named Chancellor
Emeritus in 2004.
Una Frances Bowles, wife of the
late Hon. Richard S. Bowles died on
May 13, 2016. Our condolences to
the family; Sheldon and Penny
Bowles and their children Kingsley
Bowles ’91 and wife Susan Goldie,
and Patricia Bowles ’92. Also
Maryann (Nee Bowles) Nevile ’68
and husband Dan Bachor and their
son Ben Nevile ’96.
On Feb 23, 2016, Jennifer Ann
Matlashewski died at her home
in Caesarea, Ontario, at the age
of 40. She is the sister of Robyn
Giannuzzi ’04 and the daugh-
ter of Kathleen and Norman
Matlashewski, who attended St
John’s for one year in 1972.
William (Bill) Regehr died sud-
denly on March 14, 2016 at the age
of 84 years. Bill was a long-time
member of College Council and sat
on the Development Committee
for many years. He will be missed
by his family and the many friends
here at the College.
Our sincere condolence to Arthur
Braid, Honorary Fellow of SJC and
member of SJC Council, on the
death of his wife Judith Braid on
June 1, 2016. Judith also leaves to
mourn son Kyle (Nicole), daughter
Lianne (Dean) and her three grand-
daughters, Penny, Isla and Sasha.
On June 1, 2016 Margaret
Hardman died in her 94th year.
Margaret was married to the late
Revd Maurice Hardman ’44 who
died in 1993. She was the former
Assistant Bursar at the College
from 1959 to approx 1984, and was
made Honorary Fellow in ’85. A
committal service was held at the
St. John’s Cathedral Cemetery with
the Revd Allison Chubb, Chaplain
of SJC officiating.
* We have just learned that
Marjorie Ward (Webster) died on
Friday 19th August. A longer
tribute will follow in the next
issue of In Lumine.
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Nour El Abd at Dons retreat.
In May five of the seven SJC Student Council members went on a 2-day
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