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OUR STAFF
Reverend Alfredo (Fred) Tinio: |
Office Co-ordinator: Barb MacKay
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Alfredo Junio Tinio was born in Malitbog, Southern Leyte, Phillipines, August 11, 1934, to Jose and Romana (nee Junio) Tinio. He received his BTh from Febias College of the Bible (Manila, Philippines) in 1956, graduated from Western Leyte College (Ormoc City, Philippines) in 1974 with BA degree. In 1977 he received a SPE degree from the Pastoral Institute of BC (Vancouver). Fred graduated from Methodist Medical Center (Peoria, Illinois) in 1984 with a CPE degree, and received a MDiv degree from North Central Region, ACPE (University of Chicago, Medical Center) in 1984. At the same time he took some post graduate studies at Eden Theological Seminary in St. Louis, Missouri working towards his M.A. in Theology.
- Fred has served as:
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1. Teacher with Philippine Ministerial Training School in Leyte, Philippines 1956-70;
2. Minister of the United Church of Christ in Leyte, Philippines from 1964-70;
3. Moderator with Southern-Western Leyte Conference in Philippines 1970-79;
4. Executive Vice President of The College of Maasin in Massin, Philippines 1979-82;
5. Resident Chaplain of Methodist Medical Center of Illinois in
- Peoria, Illinois 1982- 84;
6. Minister of Coronation Pastoral Charge (Alberta) from 1985-89;
7. Minister of Grace United Church, (Wainwright, Alberta) from 1989-2001
8. Present Minister of Third Avenue United Church, North Battleford, Saskatchewan - - since January 16, 2001;
On July 30, 1956 Fred and Shirley (nee Magno) , a professor in the Philippines, were married. They have six children: Arleen, Alfredo Jr., Alfredo III, Alfredo IV, Alfredito, and Jonathan Alfred.
- Other interests that Fred has been involved with include:
- Clinical Member, Association of Clinical Pastoral Education (ACPE),USA;
Moderator Emeritus, Southern-Western Conference, United Church of Christ, Philippines (1979);
Executive Director of Southern Leyte United Way; Philippines (1981-1982);
Member, Lion's Club International, Wainwright Chapter;
Music, Gardening, Bowling, and Golf;
Chaplain, Royal Canadian Legion Branch 70, North Battleford, Sask.
Fred Tinio's parents died just after the end of the Second World War due to the extreme deprivation they suffered when the Japanese occupied the Philippines. Sadly, he became an orphan at the age of fourteen. As a minister, he has served in three countries: the Philippines, the United States and Canada. In 1985, the Tinio's moved to Canada, coming up into the country through Estevan, Saskatchewan to Coronation, Alberta where they spent four years before moving to Wainwright. Reverend Tinio and his wife, Shirley, became Canadian citizens in 1990. Their second son, Alfredo Jr. is an ordained minister with the
United Church of Christ in the Philippines.
BARBARA MACKAY -
Barb was born to Donald & Lillian Truemner on December 21, 1948 at Flin Flon, Manitoba. When she was only 6 months old, her parents purchased a farm at Midnight Lake where she grew up and attended the Midnight Lake country school. She attended High School in Glaslyn. In this community, the neighbors worked together helping each other, and this is where she learned about the benefits that can be achieved when people work together.
After High School, she worked for the Bank of Nova Scotia in Glaslyn. She was employed by the Royal Bank of Canada for more than 28 years. Later she worked for M & M Meat Shops and the Battlefords Union Hospital Canteen. Barb became the Office Coordinator for Third Avenue United Church in 2002.
In 1983 she married Robert MacKay and both are faithful supporters of the United Church. Barb is involved in numerous church activities such as: Hand Bells, Singing, and organizing fundraising events.
She also enjoys gardening and cooking.
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