Ontario Community Newspapers

The Era (Newmarket, Ontario), August 24, 1977, A10

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7 P ByANNEBRODIE Era reporter HOLLAND LAN DING Its supposed to be like a selfserve gas says celebration reflection In Valentinls and canmunity A wallpaper sample book found in a barn on the property became a guest book for those who Its open visited the shrine Rod President Chevrolet Inc Is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr RON SANDERSON their sales staff RON has had many years experience In the retail automobile business and would welcome his many friends and customers to visit him at his new location at IjcUroIrt 3nc MUlll l I J J ii7- tel I The Board of Directors of the Newmarket School are pleased to announce that will be joining Marie Coyle Head Directress and Judy Pre school Directress at the school Kundan Is a fully qualified Directress has had training and experience In creative- movement for young children She Is eagerly looking forward to meeting the children of the school and their parents In September Father Saga Augusta is seen outside the Country Chain Chapel near Holland Landing Opened since the shrine moved into a new age this week when stations of the cross were consecrated Sunday hour a day for everyone to come and serve himself Its new ever energy call it But Its not a gas station or fast food outlet It Is a chain of a sort Valentinls pet project for which he has been working off and on since Is a shrine to Madonna Catena or Lady of the Chain The Madonna of the Chain Is the patron saint of his native Italian village He had image carved by an artist there and through en couragement from an Italian priest he and his brother Massimo built a shrine as Its home In Canada The Country Chain Chapel was founded on his farm north of Newmarket off Sand Holland Landing Around it has emerged a group of devotees mostly from Calabria the home province of Valentin Many Italians came from that area to Toronto VThe Madonna wanted to be with us says Mr Valentini The idea came to Mr Valentini a Toronto barber and his brick layer brother In germinating from a wish to commemorate his namesake and grand father who would have been that year The two men built a 22 ft belltower of weathered wooden shingles to honor my grandfather and all grandfathers Torontos Rev Pomes a former head of the Madonna shrine In Laurighano held an openair mass In He was impressed by the efforts of the brothers and the natural surroundings of the bell- tower He claims Mr Valentini was chosen by the Madonna to build the shrine and some coin cidences seem to confirm this idea Every year following open air masses were held there for family and friends was a day of Some wrote of their personal revelations in it Valentini was im pressed by what he saw each year at his farm and had a carving of the Madonna made for it by a Laurignano artist Ferdinand The fourfoot statue home until when he brought It to Holland Landing He and his brother Massimo then built a shrine around it There was founded the Madonna della Catena Country Chapel Valentinls nineyear old daughter Mary designed the logo which according to her father Is better than anyone else could have done Mr Paolones design WE HAVe BEEN INSTRUCTED TO SHU VARIOUS BANKRUPT STOCK OP HOUSEHOLD SUPPLEMENTED BY OTHER BY PUBLIC AUCTION ATUnOYONOBST RICHMOND HILL MONDAY M PM Slock Chesterfields piece sets room sets stereos colour TVs lamps etc etc Term Cheque cash WILSON AUCTIONEER for the shrine looked to Mr Valentini like a kindergarten sketch but now its a piece of art Everyone asks who did it and I tell them a bricklayer and a barber Recently Mrl Valentini decided to move some debris and scrub from around the shrine Beside it were some car tires used to fence off the land I counted them and there were thirteen It was an inspiration to me says Mr Valentini I knew I had to build the stations of the cross there He did and they stand alongside the shrine in the same simple and handsome style of the shrine and belltower Last Sunday a congregation came to consecrate the stations and pay tribute to the Madonna Even when the Valentinis arent there the shrine is open to the public INCREDIBLE I I I I I I I I I I I BRADFORD CURLING CLUB Mens Ladles Mixed OPEN HOUSE PM 10 For Information call Joe McNeil Joanne Whiteside I I I I I I I I I I I SALE OF SENSIBLE SIZED CERAMIC LESSON BY BRENDEENS to THURS Fall Term it JO J- New 1977 2dr and models Beginners to Advance Reward Dealers paints and brushes Available Phone 7757006 TAUGHT BY PROFESSIONAL BRENOA Reg List Our new CheveHe art car youll love If you looks In a thats easy to live with They have always been oneot our best buys Suddenly theyre even belter To reduce Inventory were ottering a special selection including both two and tour door models at one low heavily discounted price Every car has- power steering steel belted radial 3speed turbo transmission and many other luxury features Some have much more vinyl roof body side mouldings etc But regardless of equipment theyre all at the same price so the earlier the bird the the worm Freight 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