history
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About St. Patrick – Messy Church theme
St. Patrick is the theme for our Messy Church gathering this month on Wednesday October 8 at 4:30pm. Patrick was born into a wealthy and influential family in the 5th century. His father was from a Roman family of high rank and his mother was from a devout family. Patrick was born in Scotland and…
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2013 Antique Appraisal Show
THE ANTIQUES ROAD SHOW is a very popular PBS television show in which participants bring their treasures and heirlooms to be viewed by all and informally appraised by experts. St. Georges Anglican Church is getting our own version of this show coming to our Hall on September 28, from 1 – 4:30. For a modest fee of $20…
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Grant Johnston, age 95, tapping sugar maples on his property in Glen Williams
Story and photos by Rick Gorski St. George’s Anglican Church parishioner Grant Johnston, age 95, tapping sugar maples on his property in Glen Williams. (March 25, 2013) Grant, born and raised on Manitoulin Island, recalls the changes in collecting maple sap and making syrup from his youth and today. Then the family farm required everyone’s’…
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160 years of God at work
On this past Sunday we celebrated the 160th Anniversary Of St. George’s Church, Georgetown. While I was leafing through the written and photo records of our archives, I realized that too often that written history’s focus was too heavily on the leaders, the clergy. But what, I hoped we could focus on this year as…
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