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Continued A history of St. Ann's Church (part 2) by Dave Dupuis After the drowning of Father Kennedy in 1873, Father Proulx, the first regular pastor of the church was sent to Penetanguishene until a new pastor could be appointed. Father Theophilus Francis Laboureau was sent to St. Ann's on Sept. 23 rd 1873. Born in the diocese of Dijon in the old province of Burgundy, ,.France, he was called to Janada in 1858 by Bishop de Charbonnel. He was ordained priest on January 14th 1866 in Montreal for the diocese of Toronto. In 1875 the present brick presbytery was erected under the directions of Fr. Laboureau. Four years later in January 1879 the reformatory was detached from Penetanguishene mission and a chaplain was ap- pointed having the ex- clusive charge of the boys institution. The populations of the villages around Penetanguishene _incr- eased and its citizens grew tired of having to attend mass in private homes. In 1881, Father Laboureau undertook the building of churches in Midland, Victoria Har- bour, Port Severn and Waubauhene where the church built in 1861 was already inadequate to the requirements of the people. All these churches were finished in the same year, 1881. The church of Midland was blessed in January, 1882 by Bishop O'Mahoney. Until 1882 the church lot at Penetanguishene accommodated the cemetery before it became necessary to purchase land for another. Four acres were bought from Hermidas Gamelin and Thomas Leduc at a convenient distance from the church. Reverend Father McBride assisted by the pastor blessed the new cemetery in July 1882. Not long afterwards the bodies from the old cemetery were moved to the new one. The work in the mission of Penetanguishene _in- creased greatly. Priests who were sent to help Father Laboureau during his tenure were Fathers Jeffcott, Whitney, Lynett, Cantillon, Grant, Kidd, Centre d'activités francaises télé: 549-8594 Penetanguishene La croisiére du dimanche soir, le 23 juillet, 4 bord du David Richard, commanditée par le Club Richelieu, était un succes €clatant, des points de vue social, fraternel, et de pur plaisir. Par une temperature parfaite, nous avons gouté la beauté des paysages des rives du port de Penetanguishene, l'étendue d'espace entre la butte de I'Ile Travers aux élévateurs de Port MeNicoll, les rochers €ternels de quelques-unes des 30,000 Iles, tout ce spectacle merveilleux cloture par un magnifique coucher de soleil. Mais en plus de ces delices naturelles, il y avait musique et danse. A l'animation fournie par nos propres gens de la région, deux groupes du Collége Glendon, soit le groupe thé&trale et le cours d'immersion, ont ajouté leur cachet particulier frangais par leurs chants, danses, et musique. Nous €tions environ 150 passagers, presque tous francophones, ce-qui démontrait bien que nous sommes nombreux et pleins de vie, et ce qui annonce bien pour la grande danse au Curling ven- dredi, le 4 aofit, sous l'égide de votre Centre d'Activités francaises. l'annee, Ce sera une occasion, une fois dans our se rencontrer tous pour avoir du "fun', et, en meme temps, témoigner notre présence reelle. Montant a bord (de gauche & droite) les Richelieu Augustin Desroches, Gilbert Gignac, Urbain Maurice. Minehan and Brunelle. In 1884, Father Laboureau' received permission from Arch- bishop Lynch to com- mence building of a new church. As Penet- nguishene is the point round which centred the traditions of the Hurons missions and the first mission re-established in the old Huron country it was the connecting link between the past and the present. A memorial church was proposed to serve as a fitting monument to the memory of Fathers De Breboeuf, Lallement and_ their companions, whose ar- duous labors and heroic death form one of the brightest pages of the history of Canada. In 1885, after receiving permission from the Archbishop Father Laboureau began securing funds. He researched extensively on the missions and lectured in different parts of the country, He also went to France to appeal for assistance and to select a type of ar- chitecture. Subtantial assistance was received from Se vera] Accidents busy police PENETANGUISHENE -- Penetanguishene police report a relatively quiet weekend, with most problems being caused by minor accidents. On Saturday, July 22 an accident occurred in front of 139 Poyntz Street. The two drivers involved in the crash were Bernard LePage of Champlain Re) 2 "Gl in Penetanguishene, and Francisco Trillo of Toronto. Damage to the Trillo vehicle was estimated at $50, but damage to the LePage car was thought to be about $200. Mr Trillo was 'charged with passing improperly after the accident. Another accident took place on Friday, at the corner of Lafontaine Road (County Road No. 26) and Robert St. W. Christopher Banka of Penetanguishene was the driver of the car, which apparently struck a guy- wire attached to a telephone pole. Damage to the Banka vehicle was about $600 and Mr. Banka sustained minor injuries. He was charged with careless driving. Also over the weekend, a Christian Island man was charged with using a licence plate from another vehicle and also with. driving while disqualified. Everett King will appear in court to answer those charges. DALT' HONDA. ALL STAR SERVICE Canada's First Civic Dealer a, IN OBES Sales - Service - Parts - Leasing factory trained mechanics LO ERON TEST. S: ORILLIA - 325-2396 TORONTO, 2343 Eglinton Ave. W. 789-4101 rasta distinguished people in Europe and from such Canadians as Sir Charles Tupper, John A Mac- donald, Sir Wilfrid Laurier, and Edward Blake. The corner stone was laid on Sept 8, 1886, by Archbishop Lynch in the presence of the Lieutenant Govenor of Ontario the Hon. J. Beverley Robinson. It was constructed of rock faced granite and field stones, trimmed with Red Credit Valley stone and white Not- tawasaga Sand Stone. The style of architecture chosen was late Romanesque. Progress was slow due to lack of funds but in December of 1890 the church was roofed and served to hold mass but remained unfinished until 1902. In 1902 St. Ann's Memorial Church was officially opened and blessed by the reverends D. O'Conner of Toronto, assisted by Rev. R. O'Connor of Peterboro and the Rev. F. P. Mc Evay of London. The interior dimensions are 137 feet long, 45 ft. wide and the building is capable of seating a thousand people. At the opening of the church in 1902, the main altar was presented by Mr. Alphonse Tessier and at Easter 1908 he also presented the pulpit. The pews were placed in November 1904. Most of the windows in groups of three's were in place at the opening of the church while the large one over the front en- trance was added in the summer of 1910. All windows, altars and statues were private donations. OnFebruary 6, 1910, the Pipe Organ, built by the Mathew Church Organ Co. was placed over the main entrance in the choir gallery and blessed by Father Kidd, then Chancellor of the Diocese. The Church of St. Ann's was complete and a ae magnificent structure it was. It was September of 1906 that Father Laboureau resigned and left Penetanguishene and it was fitting that when he died on October 22, 1908 at the age 71, that his remains be conveyed to Penetanguishene for funeral services. During the funeral ceremonies all places of business, the mills, the factories were all closed and from all the country surrounding came hundreds to pay a last token of respect to their old friend who had done missionary work in their midst for 33 years. His fo; r m) er parishioners wished to have a worthy memorial of their pastor placed in their beautiful memorial church, the church he had built, so in January, 1909, bells were blessed in his honor by Archbishop Mc Evay. Also erected in 1909 were two bells in honour of Fathers Breboeuf and Lallement. In the old days, it was the little landing place of Otouacha at the mouth of Penetanguishene Bay which generated the missions of Toanche, Shonatiria, Ossosane and St. Marie and in the new times Penetanguishene has been the origin of parishes at Lafontaine, Perkinsfield, Stayner, Collingwood, Owen Sound, Phelpston, Barrie, Orillia, The Severn, Waubaushene, Victoria Harbour, Midland, etc. As it was jokingly written in a document, 'In Penetanguishene, Old and New"' on the 16 of March, 1913, the 264th anniversary of Father Breboeuf's death,"The memory of these first missionaries is so linked with Penetanguishene and the Memorial Church that the Parish priest finds occasionally in his mail letters and petitions addressed to 'The Rev. Fathers De Breboeuf and Lallement, Penetangu- ishene',"'. The new wage rates On August 1, 1978 new Minimum Wage rates will go into effect. 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