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Mariachircifot THE BARBIE EXAMINER WED EBAY MAY 1951 Jigs ms EMINENCE James Cardinal McGuigan Roman Catholic Archbishop of Toronto gave the solemn blessing at the opening or the new Church 01 the Holy Martyrs or Japan at Bradford on Sunday At right is the parish priest Rev MeGlnn History of Bradford Parish Dates BackLto 1864 First Church Built 120 Years A90 The first record of organized Catholic worship in the Town ship of West Gwillimbury is land deed dated Feb 18 1837 whereby John McGann sold part of lot 12 on the 9th concession to Garret Molioy James Cronan and Thomas Cronan in trust for the use oi the Catholic Church in that township Catholic burying grounds was here cstabiished and shortlyaiterwards small frame church dedicated to St Francis De Sales was built This church was dismantled around 1885 biit the cemetery is still in use This original church was serv ed fromtime to time in those early years hy priests from To cumseh Toronto Barrie and Newmarket who also had stations in the district These were the private homes of the early settlers where Catholic neighbors gathered for holy Mass when missionary priest was available Some of the stations were at he ODonnell and Mar Now in StockyV Asramous noors LILY BULBS GLamouis Bums mam comm nonrs Ross Bushes lo smug or vamous irrivos Lawn GRASS LAWN rsnrrprzsits Come Early And Avoid TheARushk Brown stagire mowers 375090 ust certainconditlons under tent erature ti eguit aunt iarty homesteads in 1857 Bradford waancorpor TIIE MODERN NEW CHURCH at Bradford stands along side the old at the sole openingjeeremony war took place Sundayattemoon at tour oclock Thegnew ding deslgned by Iondon Architect Stevens andbuilt by ated as village and six years later the Catholic families pur chased three lots on Queen St running west from Moore St The old church small brick build ing was built in the centre of this property by Rev Christie market and blessed in 1864 by BishopAJohnzloseph Lynchoi To ronto ItWas dedicatednto the 26 Martyrs of Japan who had been canonizad at historic ceres many in home two years earlier at which Bishop Lynch hadnbeen dresent Holy Martyrs Church was servA ed in the ensuing years from St John Chrysosloms Parish New market holy Mass was offered once or twice month for the early years Succeeding Father Christie the first pastor were llev ODonoghue 186567 Rev Kain 186778 Rev llarris 137685 Rev James Beausang 188588 Rev William Berrigan 188891 Rev Denis Morris 18911901 Rev Patrick Whitney 190114 Rev Matthew Wediock 191435 and 4Rtoev Muckleh STD 1935 1n the all of 1940 the mission church at Bradford wasseparated from St Johns Parish New market and erected into separ ate parish th Re Melville Bolsn as rst parish priest For the first tour ears Father Bolanlived in Aurora wherehe was alsoehaplain iorv theChr ti Brothers at house But in11945 he Bradford and resided at the home OIML Dehis Nolan rDuring Father Boians years as priest 194049 the Ca oiic families were consolidate the development at the brought large number of new Ca families to the parish telnetease thenumber of the ori and Anglosiixon Cath olie farm of the highland farms missio church dedi cated rst Jame the Less was Ansnoneld settlement Kiwi II th prepared roajd surface are som parish priest of New bcrt Lukes as parish house and Vent ms connriusrows ing commemorates the history ish which stretches over earsS The re Carolyn 17 can sauce tor the Toccasion London Ltd was illiedt to overflowing Like its predecessor the church is dedicated to the Iwentystledartyrs of aspen whowere put to death for their faith in 1597 attractive young paiishioners Schmidtleit l5 and Oigo on the eastside at th Holiand River on the 3rd coneessiod or KingTownship Ajsignal hene teeter of this mis Ion churchs the late Mr Johriftcfipeland of Toronto in the earlyisumm of 1949 Father Boian bought the large homeand grounds at Barrie and Letitia streets irom Mr Gii site fora future Catholic school The present parish priest Rev McGinn was appointedthe second resident pasto on July and iookup residence in the newparishhouse our Barrie Street In January 1950 Sep arate School Board was formed and during the ensuing summera twovroomed school was built on the grounds=ofthe oldLukees Liliewhitil had been decided over to the school board by the par ile The Catholic as St Marys was opened in eptemher 1950 with an enrolment of53 In August that to Ursuiine Sisters had arrivedjiom Chatham to make oundat at Bradford and to aka the new school sisters bought the parish house andeonA verted it into their c9nvcnt which was blessed by Car McGuigan in Septe her 1950 on theoccasion of th hi the new sehoolanjd was under thcpatronage of VS Mary of the Assumption The also began7a private kinderg ln thespring of 1951 thepres eat rectory was completed the to he eanonizctlhst Gonzales and FranciszMichach ng the20 gative Japanese or group of rtyrs are three young boys ho Were altar serv ers or the onary priests St Thomas Kozaki whowns 14 St Anthony 13 and St Louis Ibaragi who was only 12 There is extant very touching letter writtenby St Thomas Koraki to hismothcr while he was on the road to Nagasaki and his martyr dom together with his father CRAIGHURST Mrs Ellerington spent Friday at am Station Congratulations to Rev John Riddcl who has passed his final exams at Wyclltie College and will be ordained on Sunday May 12 Mr and Mrs Carr spent Shnday at Sehright Toronto Visit Mr and Mrs Thomas Hodgson Mr and Mrs Currie Baldwin and Mr and Mrs Ralph Hodgson were inToronto on Sunday owing to the death of their uncle Charles Worsioid Clark ananiser Carr of Toronto spent the Weekend with Mr and Mrs Lewis Carr Mrs Cliff Brown of Barrie spent last Friday and Saturday with Mr and Mrs Em Caston Mranodgson is spcnding few days in Toronto who is also one of our martyrs In it he writes you must tear sin very much sinccthat is what caused Our Lordso rnueh suffer irlg you do commit sin you must go to confession at once and ash Our Lords forgiven The pleasures of this world ap pear like dream and fade away to nothing just as dream does it there isanyone who persecutes you do uothate him love him as Our Lord did on the cross Do not worry raboutIather nor me since we are going to heaven together and we will wait for you thcre to come praying ioryou 13 Fave MEMBERS OF TIiETCLERtiY march in solemn procession from the new church ThetirstRomorL Catholic church at Bradiord was blessed in 1864 The development or the Holland Marsh brought large number of newCanadian Catholics to the parish VUlNlilttlfliE TRADE Last year threeiiiths of Can adas exports went to the United Statesand threcouarters of our imports were from that country Are we putting all our eggs in one basket Greater trade be tween Britain and the Common wealth would serve as sale STORIEDISTBEAM 1relands principal riyer the Shannon flows 240miles to Atlantic Ocean LONG RAIL NET The system at railways in West Germany cxtendsor 70000 kilo metreswith 24400 hrldges 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