Rev. Ted Nimik - Honorary assistant

Ted Nimik was born and raised in Winnipeg, Manitoba. At the age of 14 he joined the Winnipeg Grenadiers a unit of the Canadian Army Reserve. He advanced through the ranks receiving a commission as a Captain and then became Officer Commanding the Military Police Company of the 17th Service Battalion of the Royal Canadian Army.  Resigning his Commission in 1981. Ted also worked with the Canadian National Railway and then with the Winnipeg Police Service from 1953 to 1973. Rev. Ted is a 40 year Life Member of Branch #215 of the Royal Canadian Legion and has served as Command Chaplain for Manitoba and Northwestern  Ontario Command. 

Ted was accepted by St Johns College and was ordered as Deacon in May, 1977.  He worked in parishes in British Columbia and Alberta before returning to Winnipeg in 1990 where he served as Executive Director for the West Broadway Community Ministry for ten years. One year after making the decision to retire in 2000 he was asked if he would consider serving the Parishes of Hallock, Minnesota, Ridgeville and Emerson, Manitoba.  Ted and his wife Sandra have been married for 30 years and have 5 children. They have been at St. Saviour’s for 15 years.

St . Saviour’s Lay Readers:

L-R (Back Row): Ian Hope, Lynda Gunter, Campbell McIntyre, Brian Wright, Stan Burton

L-R (Front Row): Diane Coppen, Eulah Matheson, Kim McIntyre-Leighton