Cutting the confirmation cake was a team project. From left are Rev. Leonard Botchway, Princess Botchway, Bishop Helen Kennedy, Angel Botchway, Tyson Stobbs, Quinton Stobbs and Wyatt Mantei.
By Wendy Godfrey
Photography: 
Amber Mantei

Five young people confirmed in Estevan

ESTEVAN (Qu’A) — Five young people were confirmed in a service at St. Giles Anglican Church on Nov. 16, 2025. Angel Botchway, Princess Botchway, Wyatt Mantei, Quinton Stobbs, and Tyson Stobbs were confirmed by Bishop Helen Kennedy, who also preached at the service.

Bishop Helen reminded the confirmands that God is always with them even when they mess up. And she assured them they would mess up, as we all do. But God would still be with them and would always love them.

Following the service a potluck lunch was held in honour of the newly confirmed. Following a parish tradition, there was a cake with their (edible) photos on it. They joined the bishop, cutting the cake together, and then received gifts from the Synod office.

St. Giles Estevan arranged for pictures of the newly confirmed members to decorate a cake in their honour.