Mary Brubacher:  

July 2022 Some people will know me as Mary Kay Blatchford; others as Mary Brubacher. So, what’s in a name? When I married for the first time, in 1971, I decided to take my husband’s last name. Then, as a certain cosmetic company became well known, I simplified my first name to Mary. Sometime after a divorce, I married for the second time, but by then I did not want another name change. So, Mary Brubacher is who I am. I have lived in Regina since 1994 when I was head-hunted for a job here. I am now officially retired. As long as my two adult children both continue to live here, I too will continue to live here in Regina as well. This past June, I celebrated 45 years as an ordained minister in the United Church of Canada. While I have worked in a variety of settings, most of my career has been in healthcare chaplaincy, where I have been a combination of practitioner, administrator, educator, researcher, and writer. I now have a small consulting practice, working by word of mouth and referral. I don’t work much, but I would not want to be any busier. At this stage in my life, time is at a premium. I make every minute count, for with each passing day, there will be less time, until there is no more. Perhaps like some others at this stage of life, I am in the process of downsizing, de-cluttering, purging, organizing, giving away, donating, re-configuring, re-cycling, and re-purposing, to make room for something...Expand for more