2019 CCP Awards of Merit
A.C. Forrest Memorial Award
Student Award
Editorial – Magazine
Judge: Michele Beacom
Third Place: The United Church Observer
Observations – #MeToo
Author: Jocelyn Bell
Second Place: Canadian Mennonite
Questions of Conscience
Author: Virginia A. Hostetler
First Place: Faith Today
Competing Views on State Neutrality: Court Decision may Impact Church and State Collaboration
Author: Bruce J. Clemenger
Editor: Bill Fledderus
Editorial – Newspaper
Judge: Michele Beacom
No Third Place was awarded
Second Place: Christian Courier
The Best Laid Plans
Author: Angela Reitsma Bick
First Place: The Catholic Register
It’s Time for Action
Author: Jim O’Leary
From the Editor
Judge: Michele Beacom
Third Place: Salvationist
Armed and Dangerous
Author: Geoff Moulton
Second Place: The United Church Observer
Observations – The Lasting Legacy of 1988
Author: Jocelyn Bell
First Place: Canada Lutheran
Sowing Hope
Author: The Reverend Kenn Ward
News Story – Magazine
Judge: Richard Landau
Third Place: Canadian Mennonite
Mennonite Arrested at Kinder Morgan Pipeline Protest
Authors: Amy Dueckman and Ross W. Muir
Editor: Virginia A. Hostetler
Second Place: Faith & Friends
From Armour to Sanctuary
Author: Linda Leigh
First Place: The Canadian Lutheran
Humboldt – Still Strong
Author: James Morgan
News Story – Newspaper
Judge: Richard Landau
Third Place: The Saskatchewan Anglican
Anglican, Lutheran Colleges hold First Joint Service
Author: The Reverend Dr. Iain Luke
Second Place: The Catholic Register
Abuse Survivor Demands ‘Real’ Change
Author: Michael Swan
First Place: Christian Courier
‘The Restorer of Women’
Author: Maaike VanderMeer
In-Depth Treatment of a News Event – Magazine
Judge: Richard Landau
No Third Place was awarded
Second Place: Salvationist
Messengers of the Gospel
Author: Pamela Richardson
First Place: The United Church Observer
Island Access
Author: Angela Mombourquette
In-Depth Treatment of a News Event – Newspaper
Judge: Richard Landau
Third Place: The Saskatchewan Anglican
Bishop of Muyinga visits the Diocese of Qu’Appelle
Author: Joanne Shurvin-Martin
Second Place: The B.C. Catholic
Pioneering Congregation Wraps Up Mission in B.C.
Author: Agnieszka Ruck
First Place: The Catholic Register
School in Crisis
Authors: Catholic Register Staff
Features – Magazine
Judge: Cynthia Shannon
Third Place: The Canadian Lutheran
Trust Not In Princes
Author: The Reverend Dr. John Hellwege
Second Place: Faith Today
The Shame of Sexual Harassment in the Church: How it Happens,
How we can Heal
Author: Alex Newman
First Place: The United Church Observer
In the Beginning
Author: Alanna Mitchell
Features – Newspaper
Judge: Cynthia Shannon
No Third Place was awarded
Second Place: The Catholic Register
Stewards of God’s Creation
Author: Jean Ko Din
First Place: Christian Courier
The Corpus of James K.A. Smith: Worldview made flesh
Author: Peter Schuurman
Editor: Angela Reitsma Bick
Opinion Piece
Judge: Mirko Petricevic
Third Place: The Catholic Register
Another Betrayal
Author: Jim O’Leary
Second Place: The United Church Observer
I Regret My 100 Huntley Street Book
Author: Paul Knowles
First Place: Faith Today
Your Theology is Changing – is that okay? The difference between maturing and copping out
Author: Rod J. K. Wilson
Editors: Bill Fledderus and Karen Stiller
Column – Magazine
Judge: Emily Cramer
No Third Place was awarded
Second Place: Canada Lutheran
Saskatchewan Synod
Author: Bishop Sid Haugen
Editor: The Reverend Kenn Ward
First Place: Faith Today
Author: Carolyn Arends
Editor: Karen Stiller
Column – Newspaper
Judge: Emily Cramer
Third Place: The B.C. Catholic
Global Theatre
Author: C.S. Morrisey
Second Place: The Catholic Register
The Church on the Street
Author: Robert Kinghorn
First Place: Christian Courier
A Story of Moving Boxes, Word Gets Around, Two Trees
Editor: Angela Reitsma Bick
Department
Judge: Bruce Soderholm
Third Place: Salvationist
Ethically Speaking
Authors: Major Doug Binner, Lieutenant Crystal Porter, Aimee Patterson
Second Place: The Catholic Register
Youth Speak News
Editor: Jean Ko Din
First Place: Canadian Mennonite
Authors: Rachel Bergen, Annika Krause, Daniel Rempel, Madalene Arias, with Peter Haresnape, Moses Falco, Laura Abraham
Editors: Aaron Epp and Ross W. Muir
Service Journalism
Judge: Amy MacLachlan
No Third Place awarded
Second Place: Salvationist
Hope for the Hopeless
Author: Brandalyn Musial
First Place: The United Church Observer
Addicted to Plastic
Author: Susan Nerberg
Media Review
Judge: Michael Coren
Third Place: Christian Courier
Robinson’s Rich Vision
Author: Philip Christman
Editor: Brian Bork
Second Place: The United Church Observer
The Gospel of Rap
Author: Kira-Lynn Ferderber
First Place: The Canadian Lutheran
Hammers and Nails: 12 Rules for Life
Author: The Reverend Michael Schutz
Theological Reflection
Judge: Rolf Pedersen
Honourable Mention: Tapestry
Pray with Perseverance
Author: Jill M. Munoz
Third Place: the Catalyst
The Living Relationship Between the People and the Land
Author: Mark MacDonald
Second Place: The United Church Observer
The Complex History of the Huron Carol
Author: Will Pearson
First Place: Canada Lutheran
Tree Talk
Author: The Reverend Dr. Allen Jorgenson
Biblical Interpretation
Judge: Doug Koop
Third Place: The United Church Observer
Is There a Point to Life?
Author: Trisha Elliott
Second Place: the Catalyst
Vulnerable Voices
Author: Sylvia C. Keesmaat
First Place: Salvationist
The Perils of Power, Daring to Lead
Author: Donald E. Burke
Personal Experience – Circulation under 10,000
Judge: Muriel Duncan
Third Place: Canadian Mennonite
From ‘Never a Teacher’ to ‘Why Not?’
Author: Henry Neufeld
Editors: Virginia A. Hostetler and Ross W. Muir
Second Place: Canada Lutheran
She Wore Flowers in her Hair
Author: Raven Rautenbach
Editor: The Reverend Kenn Ward
First Place: Christian Courier
Open Windows
Author: Sonya VanderVeen Feddema
Editor: Angela Reitsma Bick
Personal Experience – Circulation over 10,000
Judge: Brent van Staalduinen
Third Place: Salvationist
Defining Disability
Author: Dion Oxford
Second Place: Faith Today
Let the Sermon be Interrupted: The Church, First Nations And Reconciliation
Author: Mark Buchanan
First Place: The United Church Observer
Power in the Blood
Author: Anne Bokma
Interview
Judge: Michael Coren
Third Place: Faith Today
The Faith Today Interview with Sharon Ramsey
Author: Karen Stiller
Editor: Bill Fledderus
Second Place: Rupert’s Land News
Interview with Julie Collings
Editor and Author: Kyla Neufeld
Designer: Mike Berg
First Place: Salvationist
Holy Protest
Author: Kristin Ostensen with Lt-Colonel Wendy Swan
Biographical Profile
Judge: Donald Bastian
Third Place: The B.C. Catholic
A Cup of Kindness, 50 Years Later
Author and Photographer: Agniezska Ruck
Second Place: Faith & Friends
Fiddles and Family
Author: Kristin Ostensen
First Place: The United Church Observer
The Good Death
Author: Pieta Woolley
Humour
Judge: Kevin Frank
No Third Place was awarded
Second Place: Faith & Friends
Two Missiles to Paradise
Author: Phil Callaway
First Place: The Catholic Register
Listen to What the Lord Wants us to Hear
Author: Gerry Turcotte
General Excellence – Newspaper
Judge: Bob Cox
First Place: The Catholic Register
September 2, September 9 and September 16, 2018 Issue
Catholic Register Staff
A.C. Forrest Memorial Award – Circulation under 10,000
Judge: Richard Landau
There was no Honourable Mention awarded
First Place: Canadian Mennonite
Modern ghosts of a horse-drawn scandal, Pt. IV: Humility
Author: Will Braun
Editor: Ross W. Muir
A.C. Forrest Memorial Award – Circulation over 10,000
Judge: Richard Landau
Honourable Mention: Faith Today
The Shame of Sexual Harassment in the Church: How it Happens,
How we can Heal
Author: Alex Newman
Editors: Bill Fledderus and Karen Stiller
First Place: The United Church Observer
Angels on Call
Author: Roberta Staley
Student Award: Sponsored by Faith Today and Love is Moving
Judge: Ken Ramstead
Honourable Mention: The Catholic Register
Making a Mark: Theology and the Tattoo Trend
Author: Jacklyn Gilmour
First Place: The United Church Observer
Wilbur Howard and the White Church
Author: Mugoli Samba