You Did It For Me: Festival of Faith 2026
About this Event
Join us in Saskatoon for this free, in-person event. It is an opportunity to deepen our understanding of the call to be bearers of Good News to all people in all places. We will delve into what it means to be a people of true hospitality inside and outside our churches.
Experience life-giving sessions based on Scripture, meaningful prayer and celebration, fellowship, and joyful music. Don't miss this chance to celebrate and grow in God's unwavering goodness. See you there!
This year's festival includes:
- faith formation that invites transformation
- examining our call to hospitality at all times in all places
- life-giving celebrations
- opportunities for fellowship
- beauty and peace of Taize Prayer
- an exquisite classical music concert followed by a wine and cheese
Bring a friend; all are welcome!
Wednesday, July 8
🕑: 07:00 PM
Eucharistic Celebration
Info: Opening Mass presided by Bishop Mark Hagemoen. Social with refreshments to follow. All are welcome.
Thursday, July 9
🕑: 09:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Hospitality in Scripture: Welcome to Mary and Martha's Place
Host: Debbie Rolfes
Info: Includes a refreshment break.
🕑: 11:15 AM - 12:00 PM
Eucharistic Celebration
Info: All are welcome.
🕑: 02:00 PM - 04:00 PM
Spirituality of Storytelling: How Stories Help Us Practice Hospitality
Host: Eric A. Clayton
Info: Storytelling necessitates deep sharing and vulnerability. Storytelling is both a descent into the fullness of who we are—made in the image and likeness of God—as well as a bridge across which we encounter the fullness of another. Stories help us claim our unique identity in God and recognize our shared identity with our neighbour, priming us to better welcome the stranger. In this session, we will explore what it means to know and share our own stories while inviting others to know and share their own. Includes a refreshment break.
🕑: 07:00 PM - 08:30 PM
Cultivating a Spirituality of Curiosity: How Myth, Fairy Tales and...
Host: Eric A. Clayton
Info: Cultivating a Spirituality of Curiosity: How Myth, Fairy Tales and the Stories of our Days Can Lead Us to God. Too often, we settle for judgement over curiosity. If we know it all, we have no need for others—other opinions, other ways of life, other insights into God. Fortunately, stories abound—both ancient and new—that can cultivate in us a desire for the new, the strange, the wild. That curiosity leads us out of ourselves and into the arms of others, of a community, of the People of God. In this session, we will use stories, tropes and motifs from everything from fairy tales to Star Wars, from Frozen to Ted Lasso, to discover how God continues to weave new threads into the narrative tapestry of creation.
Friday, July 10
🕑: 09:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Recognizing & Responding to the Call of Christ: Dilexi te and the Ignatian....
Host: Eric A. Clayton
Info: Recognizing & Responding to the Call of Christ: Dilexi te and the Ignatian Exercises. Christ calls to us across time and space, always desiring that we turn our lives toward God’s great project of justice, peace, mercy and love. In his apostolic exhortation, Dilexi te, Pope Leo XIV reminds us once again of this universal invitation, challenging us to situate our unique calls against the backdrop of the global Church. St. Ignatius of Loyola, in his Spiritual Exercises, gives us a meditation through which we might more readily grapple with this challenge: The Call of Christ. In this session, we will explore what this call looks like in our lives, how it is reflected in Dilexi te and what we are set upon to do in response. Includes a refreshment break.
🕑: 11:15 AM - 12:00 PM
Eucharist
Info: All are welcome.
🕑: 02:00 PM - 04:00 PM
Introduction to The Welcoming Prayer
Host: Fr. Kevin McGee
Info:
The Welcoming Prayer is a method of consenting to God’s presence and action in our physical and emotional reactions to events and situations in daily life. The purpose of the Welcoming Prayer is to deepen our relationship with God through consenting in the ordinary activities of our day — “consent-on-the-go." There will be an opportunity to experience The Welcoming Prayer during the session. Includes a refreshment break.
🕑: 07:00 PM - 08:00 PM
Taize Prayer
Host: St. Philip Neri Music Ministry
Info: You are warmly invited to experience a meditative service featuring gentle music in the form of simple yet profound prayer chants, often based on Scripture or Psalms. Short periods of silence and candlelit contemplation foster peace, renewal, and unity. Originating from the ecumenical Taizé Community in France, this prayer style brings together people of all walks of life. The service includes readings from Scripture, litany prayer, and there is no preaching. Whether you’re sitting in quiet contemplation or joining in the chants, the experience is one of peace and renewal. If this is your first experience of Taize, you will be very welcomed.
Saturday, July 11
🕑: 09:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Spirituality of Hospitality: Creating Free Space for Ourselves and Others
Host: Sr. Cindy Lewans, PM
Info: Includes a refreshment break.
🕑: 11:15 AM - 12:00 PM
Mary: A Celebration in Song
Host: St. Philip Music Ministry
Info: All are welcome.
🕑: 05:00 PM - 06:00 PM
Sunday Eucharist at St. Philip Neri Parish
Host: St. Philip Neri Parish
Info: Join us for Sunday Mass. All are welcome. Timbits and fellowship to follow.
Sunday, July 12
🕑: 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Sunday Eucharist at St. Philip Neri Parish
Host: St. Philip Neri Parish
Info: Join us for Sunday Mass. All are welcome. Timbits and fellowship to follow.
🕑: 07:00 PM - 08:30 PM
Hospitality as the Hallmark of Our Christian Home and Churches Part I
Host: Fr. Ron Rolheiser, OMI
Monday, July 13
🕑: 09:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Hospitality as the Hallmark of Our Christian Homes and Churches Part II
Host: Fr. Ron Rolheiser, OMI
Info: Includes a refreshment break.
🕑: 11:15 AM - 12:00 PM
Eucharistic Celebration
Info: All are welcome.
🕑: 02:00 PM - 04:00 PM
Hospitality as Hallmark of Our Christian Homes and Churches Part III
Host: Fr. Ron Rolheiser, OMI
Info: Includes a refreshment break.
🕑: 07:00 PM - 08:00 PM
Classical Music Concert with Wine and Cheese
Host: Matthew Praksas
Info: Violinist Wagner Barbosa and pianist Matthew Praksas present a program centered on peace and reflection.
At the heart of the concert is The Lark Ascending by Ralph Vaughan Williams, a beautiful and flowing work inspired by a bird rising into the sky.
The program also includes a variety of other pieces, from the rich sound of Argentine tango by Ástor Piazzolla to more quiet and reflective music.
Altogether, it’s a warm and inviting concert we’re excited to share. A wine and cheese social will follow the performance for those who would like to stay. All ages welcome.
Tuesday, July 14
🕑: 09:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Hospitality as the Hallmark of our Christian Home and Churches Part IV
Host: Fr. Ron Rolheiser, OMI
Info: Includes a refreshment break.
🕑: 11:15 AM - 12:00 PM
Closing Eucharistic Celebration
Info: All are welcome!
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