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LESLIE mus: Retired priest of 50 years returns to Stoufiville parish to assist when requested. ZWIlllNG LA. HENCKELS CANADA'S 2010 WAEREHOUSE SALE 2 DAYS ONLY! JUNE 5 6 Featuring a special selection of seconds, discontinued, overstock and products in damaged packaging. ° Kitchenware: Knives, Cookware, Flatware and more 0 Beauty tools: Tweezers, Nippers, Nail Files and more Cosh, MasterCard 8» Viso only. Sony, no debit. No retums o! exchanges. All soles final. (hildlen under the age of 12 are not petmifled. location: 435 Cochrane Drive, Matkham, ON, UR 9R5 “People-'dr'iefitéd"ptiést brdught new‘en't'husia‘sm Hwy“;7 “He affected people," she said. “He brought a new enthusiasm when he came." That exuberance translated into Father Tamas establishing the Catholic Women's League at St. Mark's, the Knights of Columbus, Children’s Liturgy and the Saturday evening folk choir mass. He also introduced female alter In 1953, at the age of 13, Father servers to the pariSh- Tamas entered a minor seminary “I jumped on (that) because it’s in Swged, Hungary. Shortly there- ?! 800d idea» Theft? equal they“? after, it was shut down. not second-class citizens,” he said. “The communists didn't believe Mme, Flatware and mm »ers, Nail Files and mme Sal, June 5 - Sun, June 6 : IO am - 4 pm Aiding people is why Father Tamasbecamea priest. “The most thing was helping ' le. I'm very people- oriented, he said. Father Tamas first heard the call of the church during the high mass and red vestments at Pentecost when he was six years old. “I was interesied in the solemâ€" nity, the choir. I was very moved,” he said. W - anon sunny SAuvBuuw.c0M BOO-ASK-SALLY For the next two yeam, Father Tamas worked as a labourer in the loading docks of a transponation company, but knew it was not for him. In 1956, the Hungarian Revo- lution took place, which was a revolt by the Hungarian people against the ruling Communist Party. in God and closed (the seminaries) Prior to coming to Stoufi'ville, down," Father'lhnms said. Father Tamas was an associate pas- For the next two years, Father tor in Midland, then moved to par- Tamas worked as a labourer in the ishes in Toronto before a brief stay loading docks of a transportation in Brampton in 1977. It was during the revolt that Father Tamas made the 15 km jour- ney, alone and on foot, to a refugee camp in Vienna “it’s a lonely experience. You never know if you are going to mkeitor not," hesaicL NEW STORE: 9.50 HWYO“, Unit 5-0] Markham, ON lb! 0H7 A year later, Father Tamas was assigned to Holy Family Parish in Bolton where he was tasked with building the parish’s first church. Father Tamas retired in Septem- ber 2005 on the advice ofhis doc- tors, but he still helps out at St. Mark’s and other parishes when requested. He lives in Markham. 'For more information on the anniversary celebration, contact Teresa Kusatz at 905-640-4183. mmmwm‘mlm nu mmmmmummmm #555669