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Holy Trinity.Qxd Holy Trinity Anglican Church Pembroke, Ontario 1855 – 2005 Our Story Great is Your Faithfulness THE ANGLICAN CHURCH OF CANADA DIOCESE OF OTTAWA The Parish of Holy Trinity Pembroke, Ontario Holy Trinity Anglican Church Pembroke, Ontario 1855-2005 Our Story To The Glory of Almighty God and With Thanksgiving to Members, Past and Present Of Holy Trinity Anglican Church, Pembroke (1855 – 2005) Copyright © 2005, Holy Trinity Anglican Church, Pembroke, Ontario. ISSBN All Rights Reserved No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form, or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior express written permission of the authors. Produced by Pappin Communications, Pembroke, Ontario - Printed and Bound by Custom Printers of Renfrew Copies of this book can be ordered from: Holy Trinity Anglican Church 68 Renfrew Street, Pembroke, Ontario, K8A 5R6 iii 1855 - 2005 Our Story Contents Preface ............................................................................................................................................................................. vi A Word from the Book Committee ......................................................................................................................... viii Introduction ................................................................................................................................................................... ix Our Story: Holy Trinity Anglican Church, Pembroke, Ontario ............................................................................. 1 A Journey of Service: Ladies’ Groups and Holy Trinity Church ........................................................................ 60 Sunday School to Kids’ Church – and other Youth Programs ............................................................................ 75 Makng a Joyful Noise .................................................................................................................................................. 90 Holy Trinity Parish – Cemetery ................................................................................................................................. 98 Appendices .................................................................................................................................................................. 103 Bibliography Secondary Sources ............................................................................................................................. 130 List of Appendices l. 1855-2005 Book Committee Members 2. Liturgical Colours 3. Holy Trinity Church – Restoration Fund Budget 1989 4. Anglican-Lutheran Eucharist 5. Holy Trinity Anglican Church, Pembroke: Vision Statement and Goals – 1995 6. Seven-Point Proposal 7. Holy Trinity Church and Area Cursillistas 8. Holy Trinity Church Organizational Chart (April 1982) 9. Parish Nursing: A Statement of Philosophy 10. Health and Healing Team at Holy Trinity Church: Terms of Reference 11. A Model for a Strong Parish: Four “Directions” of Ministry 12. A Vision for Holy Trinity Anglican Church, Pembroke 13. Logo and Description, Holy Trinity Church 14. Holy Trinity Anglican Church, Pembroke, Mission Statement: Definitions 15. Holy Trinity Anglican Church, Pembroke, Mission Co-ordinators’ Job Description 16. Wardens, Delegates to Synod, Treasurers – 1855-2005 17. Property Records 18. Ladies Aid Society in Connection with the Holy Trinity Church Congregation – July 6, 1867 19. Evening Branch of Women’s Auxilliary Presidents from 1948 to 2005 20. Some Rectory Guild Members 21. East End Circle Members – 1958 22. May 28th, 1975: Anne Smith Party – Former East End Circle Members 23. Some Altar Guild Members 24. Membership in Guild and Auxiliary by Family Surname 25. Holy Trinity Anglican Church Greeters 26. Sunday School Teachers – A Partial List 27. Volunteers with 4th Pembroke Boy Scout: Sponsor Holy Trinity Church – June 24th, 1926-1984 28. Some Rememebered Youth Leaders 29. Choir Members – Present and Past v Preface In the New Testament letter to the Hebrews, the writer spends an entire chapter (chapter 11) recollecting the faith and example of many heroes of the Old Testament, and concludes this history with the words, “Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us. Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith..” (Hebrews 12:1-2). This history of the Anglican church in Pembroke does not have the status of Scripture, and covers only 150 years (not the 1,000 plus years of the Old Testament), but I hope it accomplishes similar goals. History is important for Christians. We honour the saints who have gone before us, and thank God for their work and witness (I use the word ‘saints’ here as it is used in the New Testament, i.e. to refer to all Christians). We would not be where we are today but for their labours. As you flip through the pages of this book, I hope you smile and say a prayer of thanks as you read the many stories of clergy and lay people who have served God faithfully in this Upper Ottawa Valley over the last century and a half. We learn a lot from history. For one thing, we frequently discover that our problems and situations are not so unique after all. As King Solomon observed, “…there is nothing new under the sun.” (Ecclesiastes 1:9). Our forebears struggled to pay the bills sometimes, too! We can learn from their example – I, for instance, am encouraged to be a better parish priest as I hear about the pastoral care of my predecessors such as Archdeacon Phillips, Archdeacon Wright, or Canon Steinke. I trust we all are inspired by the sacrifice and persistence of the pioneers of the Pembroke Mission in not only erecting a building, but in establishing a congregation. To know the story of our ancestors, including our ancestors in the faith, is to know more about ourselves. Christians are not isolated individuals, but belong to the “… One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic Church” (The Nicene Creed). We are called not only to a personal relationship with God, but to a corporate one as well, as the body of Christ. We are connected in the Holy Spirit to our Christian brothers and sister of past, present and future generations. This history of Holy Trinity, Pembroke is our history; it’s about us. Above all, history can point us to God. Our theme verse for this sesquicentennial is “Great is Your Faithfulness”, taken from Lamentations 3:22-23. I pray that as you read you are reminded that ‘God is good, all the time’, and are moved to love Him more dearly and follow Him more nearly. As God has done for and vi through others, so He can do for and through us. As we move into the future in a society that is less and less Christian and the challenge to reach new generations for Jesus Christ is great, may we be encouraged in our mission by the stories contained in these pages. I want to take this opportunity to thank, on behalf of all of us, Mr. Einar Lund and the History Committee who worked so hard to prepare this wonderful book. There were many hours involved in the research, compilation and writing of this story. Thanks also to the many individuals who contributed time and material, e.g. photos or information, to this project. I pray and trust it will be a treasure for many years to come. I conclude with two prayers; the first is our 150th Anniversary Prayer written especially for this occasion and based upon our theme verse, the second is a Thanksgiving for Mission from the Book of Common Prayer, p. 58: “We praise You O Lord, for Your steadfast love never ceases. Your mercies never come to an end, they are new every morning. We glorify You for Your great faithfulness and thank You for all You have done for and through our parish and its members over these 150 years. We pray that as You are faithful to us, so we may always be faithful to You, in the name of the Holy Trinity, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Amen”. “We thank thee, most merciful Father, that it hath pleased thee to build thy Church in many lands. We praise thee for the light of the Gospel, the labours of thy servants, and the ministrations of thy Church. We also bless thy holy Name for those who have lived, and suffered, and died for thy sake; beseeching thee to give us grace to follow their good examples, that with them we may at last attain thy heavenly promises; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen” In Christ Jesus The Venerable Tim Parent June 2005 vii A Word From the Book Committee On January 31st, 2004, the committee members (Appendix 1) met to begin compiling this 150-year story of Holy Trinity Anglican Church, Pembroke, Ontario. The story of this Parish begins in 1855 and a few years later the first church was constructed on the south- east corner of Pembroke and Cecilia Streets. (This was the spelling of Cecelia Street at the time.) The present church is located on Renfrew Street. To the reader, a word about history. Members of this committee are not historians by training. However, history is more art than science.1 In our role we have looked at facts of past events and we have allowed our image-making minds to rummage through them in memory – ours and other members of the congregation. We have then reassembled these fragments of the past by means of narrative that, we hope, holds them together in the body of this story. In this undertaking
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