Thursday, November 30, 2006
Sesquicentennial Cross Pilgrimage
One of the events planned for the celebration of the 150th anniversary of the Diocese of Huron is the Pilgrimage of the Cross. December 3, the cross will leave from its current home at St. Paul’s Cathedral to begin a thirteen month pilgrimage around the Diocese.The schedule is Wellington - December 2006; Perth - January 2007; Oxford - February; Brant/Norfolk - March; Waterloo - April; Saugeens - May; Huron - June; Lambton - July; Kent - August; Essex - September; Delaware - October; Medway - November and Brough - December.
Accompanying the cross will be a journal, where people may share their reflections, thoughts and prayers. It is hoped that pictures and video will be taken, and submitted for uploading to the Sesquicentennial website, so that people here and abroad might follow the cross’s progression.
Saturday, November 25, 2006
Church of the Redeemer, Highgate
Church of the Redeemer, Highgate was built in 1876 and is about 60ft by 30ft. For most of its history the congregation has been aligned with Church of the Advent, Ridgetown and in 2002 the 2 churches joined with congregations in Dresden, Thamesville, Florence and Aughrim to form the Parish of the Transfiguration.There is no parish hall but the church is able to use the local Royal Canadian Legion hall for events.
Saturday, November 18, 2006
St John the Evangelist, Brussels, Ontario
St John the Evangelist parish began in 1860 with the current building officially opened on the 13th of August 1876. Almost from the beginning it has been part of 2 to 4 point rural parishes; it currently has as its sister congregation Trinity Church, Blyth, about 22km away. The original settlers in the 1840's and 50's were mostly of Scottish descent but English as well. The village was originally known as Ainleyville, named after the original landowner. When the Grand Trunk railway came through the town the workers on the line, who were mostly from Belgium, named the station Brussels. Soon after the Post Office also changed its name to Brussels and that became the name of the community.
Saturday, November 11, 2006
Trinity Evangelical Lutheran, New Hamburg
Tomorrow in recognition of five years in full communion, congregations across the country of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada (ELCIC) and the Anglican Church Canada (ACC) are holding joint gatherings to highlight this significant anniversary.Shown is the cross atop the steeple of the Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, New Hamburg, Ontario. The cross itself is about 69in, with the steeple 50ft tall on top of a 60ft brick tower. In July 2004 when the steeple was re-slated and the roof re-shingled, the cross was painted red-brown to make it more visible against the sky.
Saturday, November 04, 2006
Awards for Excellence
This past Sunday, October 29 the Bishop’s Awards for Excellence in Ministry were held at the Cathedral Church of Saint Paul, London. The recipients were:| Howard Aitken | St. George’s, Goderich |
| Margaret Amer | St. Thomas’, Owen Sound |
| Barbara Atkinson | St. John the Evangelist, London |
| Chris Atkinson | St. John the Evangelist, London |
| Ronald Birkett | St. James’, Brantford |
| Michelle Blake | Parish of Blyth & Brussels |
| Tom Burdett | St. Andrew Memorial, London |
| Elsie Burton | St. David’s, Windsor |
| Mary Anne Campbell | Church of St. Jude, London |
| Ray Campbell | Church of St. Jude, London |
| Phil Challis | Christ Church, Chatham |
| Fran Claxton | St. Andrew Memorial, London |
| Norm Coates | Trinity Church, Cambridge |
| Eileen Cohen | St. David’s & St. Thomas’, Cambridge |
| George Crowther | St. John’s, Brantford |
| Joan Dobbie | Grace Church, Ilderton |
| Ralph Foster | Christ Church, Port Albert |
| Gordon Frank | All Saints’, London |
| Greg Grondin | Trinity, St. Thomas |
| Paddy Hammond | St. John the Divine, Arva |
| Mary Hilborn | St. Luke’s (Broughdale), London |
| George Hills | Parish of Saugeen Shores |
| Lois Hodgins | St. Mary’s, Brinsley |
| Marion Hodgins | Holy Trinity, Lucan |
| Don Hollingsworth | Trinity Church, Watford |
| Jean Hollingsworth | Trinity Church, Watford |
| Joyce Hopkins | Church of the Transfiguration, London |
| Mindy Hurley | St. John the Evangelist, Kitchener |
| Yvonne Hutson | Holy Trinity, London |
| Bill Jones | St. John’s (Sandwich), Windsor |
| John Kelso* | St. George’s of Forest Hill, Kitchener |
| Carol Kolohon | Parish of the Bruce Peninsula |
| Christopher Levett | St. Jude’s, Brantford |
| Joy Lippert | Church of the Epiphany, Woodstock |
| Sheila Martindale | Christ Church, Port Stanley |
| George Matthews | St. Paul’s, Kerwood |
| Kathy McDowell | All Saints’, London |
| Carol McLay | Trinity, Aylmer |
| Griff Moore | St. Anne’s (Byron), London |
| Geoff Morgan | St. Hilda’s - St. Luke’s, St. Thomas |
| John Nesbit | Trinity, Blyth |
| Marney Nichols | Parish of the Transfiguration |
| Ken Parkinson | St. Paul’s, Essex |
| Elmer Patterson | Church of the Epiphany, Woodstock |
| Mike Peasgood | St. Andrew’s, Kitchener |
| Charles Pickett | Holy Trinity, St. George |
| Donald Pole | Holy Trinity, Chatham |
| Maurice Quinton | Parish of Chatsworth |
| Francis Richardson | Christ Church, Meaford |
| Bob Rutherford | Holy Trinity, Burford |
| Marion Sheridan | St. John’s, Eastwood |
| Hazel Smithers | Holy Trinity, London |
| Jack Taylor | St. Stephen’s, Stratford |
| Marion Taylor | St. Stephen’s, Stratford |
| Ken Walker | St. John-in-the-Wilderness, Bright’s Grove |
| Gladys Warren | Christ Church, Chatham |
| Michael Wilton | St. Mary’s (Walkerville), Windsor |
| Malcolm Wood | Trinity, St. Thomas |
| Pauline Yang | Christ Church, Listowel |
Wednesday, November 01, 2006
St. Luke’s, Broughdale, London, Ontario
Today is the 100th anniversary of the opening of St Luke's, Broughdale on All Saints' Day, 1906. Anglicans in the growing subdivsion of Brough, now part of London, had been worshipping in a mission church of St. John’s, Arva. The decision to build the church was made in February 1906, the foundation stone laid in July and the building completed 4 months later. To celebrate the centennial year there has been a series of concerts that end this Friday with Alfredo Caxaj and his Latin Jazz ensemble. On Sunday there will be a 1906 style service celebrating All Saints Day. The differences in familiar prayers and order of service will show the subtle change in the Anglican service over the last 100 years.
Rector of St Luke's, Broughdale is The Ven. Jane Humphreys, Archdeacon of Middlesex.
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