Head and shoulders image of Rev. Colin Clay, University Chaplain and faculty member, St. Andrew's College.

Bio/Historical Note: Following a deployment with the British Army to Korea during the Korean Conflict, The Rev. Canon Dr. Colin Clay studied history at Cambridge. From there he moved on to Wells Cathedral in the Mendip Hills for two years of seminary. Clay was ordained in 1958 at the 800-year-old Southwark Anglican Cathedral in London, England. Following a deployment with the British Army to Korea, Clay studied history at Cambridge. From there he moved on to Wells Cathedral in the Mendip Hills for two years of seminary. After his ordination, he was posted to a South London parish. It was during his time there that Clay received a note from a fellow Anglican priest, now serving in Canada mentioning the need for priests in Ontario. He urged Clay to apply. In 1959 Clay accepted a posting in Sudbury, where he was involved pastorally, and also taught Religious Studies at Laurentian University. Being a Korean War veteran and a military padre, it was Clay’s involvement in that area of ministry that brought him to Saskatoon. He was in the city as an ‘examining chaplain,’ meeting with a candidate, when he heard about an ecumenical chaplaincy position that was coming available at the U of S; he was hired to the position in 1977. Clay retired in 2000 and continues in the ministry, remaining a strong advocate for world peace. Clay continues to serve as padre for the 506 Veterans Organization (2022).