It was a bittersweet celebration in Watson over the weekend as the St. Bride\u2019s Anglican Church was deconsecrated.<\/p>\n
The final mass was said by Bishop of the Saskatoon Diocese, Chris Harper, Rev. Matteo Carboni, and Archdeacon Alex Parsons on Sept. 12 with members of the Watson and Humboldt congregations in attendance.<\/p>\n
Carboni resided over the Watson parish before Sunday\u2019s secularization service and those congregants will now be welcome to attend mass at St. Andrew\u2019s Anglican Church in Humboldt where Carboni also resides.<\/p>\n
While the service was a mixture said Harper of celebration and sorrow, with only four members of the congregation celebrating service at the church, Carboni said they were putting in a lot of time and energy into maintaining the parish.<\/p>\n
Margaret Henderson, one of the few members of the Watson church, said it was getting hard to justify the resources being spent on four people.<\/p>\n
Read it all<\/a>.<\/p>\n (Northeast Now) Last service said at Watson\u2019s Anglican church, congregation to join nearby parish in Humboldt https:\/\/t.co\/f63y2gl2DP<\/a> #parishministry<\/a> #anglican<\/a> #canada<\/a> #religion<\/a> #anglicanchurchofcanada<\/a><\/p>\n — Kendall Harmon (@KendallHarmon6) September 14, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n \n