Nothing More Beautiful: The Wonder of the Sacraments

Our fourth year of Nothing More Beautiful considers the life of grace. We direct our attention to the wondrous call that is ours to follow the Lord Jesus Christ as his disciples. Join us for an evening of music, prayer and special presentations:

Catechist: Most Rev. Donald Bolen, Bishop of Saskatoon
Witness: Teresa Kellendonk

Bishop Donald Bolen was ordained as a priest in 1991 and consecrated as the seventh Bishop of the Diocese of Saskatoon on March 25, 2010. Born in Gravelbourg, Sask., he is an avid Roughrider fan who enjoys spending time with his three older sisters and their children. After two years of parish ministry he continued his academic studies, focusing on the International Anglican-Roman Catholic Dialogue, and then began teaching in the University of Regina's Department of Religious Studies. He has served as the Vatican's officer for relations with the Anglican Communion and the World Methodist Council, and also co-chaired the international commission responsible for preparing texts for the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity. In 2008 he was awarded the Cross of St. Augustine by the Archbishop of Canterbury for his contribution to Anglican-Roman Catholic relations. Bishop Bolen has written numerous articles in the field of ecumenical relations, and has lectured on this subject in Canada, the United States, England, Italy and Australia.

Teresa Kellendonk is the Associate Director of Pastoral Care for the Archdiocese of Edmonton. She was born in Toronto and grew up in a family of nine children - an experience she says taught her lessons in patience, tolerance and humour. She credits her family and extended family members for her passion for ministry. Teresa earned her M. Div. at Newman Theological College and has extensive experience in parish ministry and hospital and prison chaplaincy. She is particularly grateful for her six years as prison chaplain at the maximum-security Edmonton Institution, where she was blessed with countless opportunities to witness the mercy of God and to be a sacramental instrument of that mercy.