ALGOMA ANGLICAN April 2010 Official Voice of the Diocese of Algoma – A section of the Anglican Journal Vol. 53 – No. 4 St. John’s, Copper Cliff celebrates Inside Algoma 100th anniversary By Robert Lewis and David the rocks at what now is the Mur- built for all those who were not a cost of about $600. This was the Stamp ray Mine. Very soon a typical min- Roman Catholic. This later became first Anglican Church in Copper The history of Copper Cliff ing town was born. A large number the Methodist church and was lo- Cliff, served by Sidney Yeomans, dates back to the year 1886. The of Cornish miners from England cated where the United Church a Layreader and Leon Griffith, a engineers who were construct- were employed by the mines, and now stands in Copper Cliff. By divinity student (1904-1907). ing the Canadian Pacific Railway for their benefit, services were held 1900 the Anglicans, then known as During the years 1907-08, a to Chapleau, Ontario came across by itinerant missionaries. the Church of England in Canada, movement was started with the indications of copper and nickel in In 1896 a Union Church was had built a ‘snug little building’ at purpose of erecting a permanent church. Rev. T. N. Mumford M.A. (1908-1912) was the first full time priest to be appointed to the par- ish, serving St. John’s, Cartier and Wahnapitae. He began his minis- try in Copper Cliff in August 1908. In the fall of 1909 plans for a new 97th birthday church were prepared. In Septem- ber 1909 the foundations were laid celebration at and the basement built at a cost of St. Matthew’s $608. The Bishop of Algoma, the The people of St. Matthew’s, Right Reverend George Thornloe, Sault Ste. Marie held a special visited the town on July 11, 1910 birthday party for parishioner and laid the cornerstone. The ded- William (Bill) Thompson fol- ication of the church took place on lowing the Sunday service on July 13, 1911.The first Eucharist February 21. was held July 16, 1911. During the years 1912-1948, See p. 5 the Parish was served by the Rev- erends Johnson, Cooper, Frank- lin-Watson, Norman, Bruce, and Hinchcliffe with faithful Layread- ers when needed. In July 1949 a new entrance which replaced the West door which entered the side of the nave, was dedicated by the Rt. Rev. Wil- liam L. Wright, Bishop of Algoma. The parish lived well and thrived, providing ministry to many people throughout the next four to five decades. During the years 1948-1990, the HISTORIC CHURCH: The Church of St. John the Divine in Copper Cliff is celebrat- Parish was served by the Rever- Jeffery Hopper ing their 100th anniversary in 2010. The cornerstone for the church was laid by Bishop ends Hatt, Archdeacon Thompson, ordained to the Thorneloe in July of 1910. The dedication took place on July 13, 1911. Noel Goater and Jack Crouch. The last major work accom- diaconate plished was the addition of an Bishop Andrews ordained entrance way, Rector’s office, Jeffery Hopper to the diacon- Learning experience provided by kitchen, choir-room, washroom ate at St. Mark’s, Emsdale on facilities and a new roof. The Tuesday, February 24. extension and renovations were See p. 7 St. Luke’s Cathedral in the Sault dedicated by the Rt. Rev. Leslie By Jo Anstess tute’s National Theological Con- cussed what they had heard and Peterson, Bishop of Algoma, on Recently the writer was involved ference (New York). The theme accepted questions from the floor. October 21, 1984. The present site of the church at Next deadline in a learning experience provided this year was “Building an Ethical “The floor” in this case included The deadline for the next by St. Luke’s Cathedral, Sault Ste. Economy: Theology and the Mar- questions coming in from all over the corner of Creighton Road and issue of The Algoma Anglican is Marie, to the community. Many ketplace. North America via e-mail and Godfrey Drive, formerly Granite Monday, April 19. from the wider community outside In keeping with this theme, live Skype. Participants then broke Street, has an interesting back- Send items to: ground. This general area was the Mail or courier: St. Luke’s attended and expressed lectures were heard from people into small groups for our own dis- P.O. Box 221 interest in having the same type of prominent in their fields, either cussions. Each group leader was site of the Canadian Copper Com- pany’s horse stables at the turn of 1148 Hwy 141 event next year. theology or economics, includ- provided with a list of questions Rosseau P0C 1J0 the century. The church building Through the magic of modern ing the Archbishop of Canterbury, designed to stimulate discussion E-mail: technology, those interested were Rowan Williams. Following each and each question had a time limit. was in place and in use several [email protected] able to participate in Trinity Insti- lecture the panel of lecturers dis- See Group – p. 7 See – p. 5 St. James’, Gravenhurst plans cornerstone year, not to our surprise, the brought it to our Vestry. We decid- was a rich history even before that the first settler here in the 1860’s Committee struck subject of a corner stone for our ed right then to form a committee year. he was the one who began to clear church came up. One member of to find out the exact date that St. James McCabe, the first settler the primeval forest to use to build to review long and our congregation had taken this James was established in Graven- of Gravenhurst, built his Tavern, his shanty and also to use for to heart and every year we hoped hurst and have this date put on The Free Mason Arms Hotel, wood to burn in his stove and then vibrant history to get to it but there was just too our cornerstone. The church had south of where the town center is to clear the land for a pasture or By Carol Fraser much to do. Finally this year he always celebrated our anniversary today. It would have been on the garden. Although he and his wife The Anglican Church has an took matters into his own hands from 1888, which is the year the opposite side of the road where Letitia were born in Ireland, they annual meeting when all parish- and did research on the price of red brick church was built but as St. James Cemetery is now and belonged to the Church of England ioners attend called Vestry. This a stone and bronze plaque and we found out to our surprise there slightly to the north. Since he was See Historic – p. 7 (2) Algoma Anglican, April 2010 The politics of friendship: A review of Mary and Max By the Rev. Patrick McManus cent), an obese 44 year old Jewish The film is a visual treat as it anybody but myself. Dr. Benard …what consolation have we in man with undiagnosed Asperger’s beautifully breathes and moves Hazelhof said if I was on a desert this human society, so replete with Faith whose only human contact is in hues of browns and greys. The island, then I would have to get mistaken notions and distressing with his Overeater’s Anonymous handcrafted claymation, from used to my own company. Just me anxieties, except the unfeigned and group or his blind elderly Chinese the suburbs of Melbourne to the and the coconuts. He said I would faith and mutual affections of Culture Corner neighbour. streets of New York, softens the have to accept myself, my warts genuine, loyal friends? Their improbable pen-pal depth to which this movie plunges and all. And that we don’t get to St. Augustine, City of God, friendship develops over a host of the viewer (though animated, it is choose our warts, they are a part XIX.8 Adam Eliot, the Australian letters sent back and forth (letters not for children). In any other me- of us and we have to live with director behind the 2003 Oscar- which send Max into an anxiety dium, the film would have failed them. We can, however, choose St. Augustine knew that friend- winning animated short, Harvey attack each time he gets one). to hold the viewer. After watch- our friends. And I am glad I have ship was a gift from God: that true Krumpet, has made his full-length The story follows their friendship ing the movie, if you’re like me, chosen you. Dr. Hazelhof also said joy in life was not to be found debut with Mary & Max, a clay- over two decades as it expands you’ll feel as if you’ve been given that everyone’s lives are like a without friends and the gift of mation tale about two archetypal and contracts with the joys of life a gift, as if you’ve been allowed, very long sidewalk. Some are well their love and company. In fact, ‘outsiders’ who strike up a rare (love, dreams, accomplishments) for a few hours, to eavesdrop on paved. Others, like mine, have for Augustine, God’s grace of and deep, although unlikely and with its sometimes dark reali- the beauty of a friendship that cracks, banana skins and cigarette salvation is not something that is friendship. ties (anxiety, broken relationships, knows not the boundaries of con- butts. Your sidewalk is like mine, had in isolation but only had in Mary Daisy Dinkle (voiced depression, suicide).