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The congregation of this church will start their 150th wk,- { s'r. JOHN;S:AHGLIW CHURCH, CARRYING PLACE anniversary celebrations with a birthday party in Canterbury hall Saturday, January 12. â€" Photo lent by Rev. D. Hawkins. Carrying Place Church ' (Marks. 150th Birthday A giant birthday party will be held in Canterbury Hall Ssiturda January 12. Anglicans from a 1 over this area will salute their mother church as it celebrates its 150th anniversary. It was in 1824 that an Irishman Rev. John Grier established the“ first local garish of the Church‘ ,of Englan at Carrying Place. He also conducted services at Piston, Rossmore, Wellington, l-h‘llier, Consecon, the Trent and Brighton. He left Carrying Place in 1841 and went to St. Thomas Church, Belleville. He died at theage of 80 and his wife at 90. They had a family of 13 children Since that time 29 priests have sériied the Church of St. John. Rev. David Hawkins, former memb 'â€"' .ol' the British Air Forces 5 the 30th Minister at St. John’s» ‘ In 1885 a new church was built to replace the first one that burned. The corner stone was laid by Reuben Young. EN. \(Ted) Young an active member of the church who has done a lot to organize the 150th" an» niversary still has, the silver trowel in the possession. Miss Amelia Hayes, Trenton was the organist for many years. when the new organ was installed, the old organ was given to Miss Hayes. Her father made it into a desk which she still has in her home at Trenton, The following is a‘coiii le as list of’therlergy who hag; servedv'St. John's Parish ‘Church; John Grier; ,R.V. Rogers; EEG. Bartlett; G. Brown: JasMcIntryre; F. Padfield; ‘H. E. Flees; 'E.H.M. Baker; C.P. Mulva‘ny; LA. Morris; ,1.W.:Forster; BF. Byers; J.de.P}Wright; - S.Ei Morton; J.A. Poston; W.J. Grattnn; F.G. Kirkpatrick; A.E. Tavener; A:',Strothers; S.‘ Coleman; 'F.C. Beazer; Gs. Rennison; 0. Johnston; J. Rogers; ”A. Wakeling; A. Semple; R. Nfih; M. Soulter; G. Kingley; and D. Hawkins. Rev. .Kav'id Hawkins Wit-h Anniversary Plate ,t Carrying Place Church _. Marking 150th Birthday; CARRYlNG PLACE These days, Rev. David Hawkins has plans for pushing plates: - It's only one detail of the program the busy Anglican ipriest has been plotting in the «past year celebrating the 150th anniversary of St. John's church here, Physically and spiritually, St. John's is a Quinte land- ,Imark. As a' pioneer mission on the strategic Indian Carry~ mg Place portage, linking the Bay of Quinte and Lake Outer: in, it , fostered COllgDegafi‘OllS‘ in later district settlements. V In more recent years, when rural churches have been dis- appearing, it still remains an active centre of community ,worship. . It‘s future promises to be , even more energetic, believes its rector. , 'Ml‘. Hawkins â€"- particularly in this anniversary year -â€" is proof that a country pastorate i' is not necessarily a placid charge. His ‘parish of Kente also includes Wellington and Ameliasburgli. organized since his appointment in 1971. 4.1 . Kente parish countsw‘hb‘dtif 140 families: approximately one third are centred on St. John‘s. St. John's, he says, has "a lot of potential for the Putui‘e‘ - to matdh its past." Credit for its historic start goes to an Irish cleric, John Grier. \vho travelled through out Prince Edward County. to: meet the religious needs oi" early settlers. As the only‘ clergyman once he had iihei melancholy task of conducting ‘ his'ini'aiit daughter’s funeral. , -The present St. John's wasi built in 1885. What happened ‘ to the first edifice is a mystery i since thei‘e'are no i~m~dsfii Fire is accepted as the rfikellest m ‘ St. John's Anglican Church, Carrying Place. is 150 years old this year. Members of the congregation. fellow parishioners of the Parish of‘ . Kente. Rector David Hawkins, .Bishop J.B. Ci‘cegan. l‘ormcr parishioners. and well-wisliers from many of the area's Churches. guthered together Saturday night in Canterbury ’l‘rentnii, in a liall. Kin SL. giant bll‘i‘tdfly celebration. it any planned was the first of m ' events for the veer to . , > . moi occasmn. k the li‘nuiil puiiil oi the evenings celebrations was 21 giant cake in the Form of ii church building which was on tllspliiy for most of the evening before refreshments were served. , David iliiwkins (left); 12. V. i’l‘cdi Young, (‘hulrmiiii ot the Anniversary iiiimmiitce. (‘U'T’l‘INU THE (LAKE m." Till' anniversary coke is helm: ciii jointly 1)) Rev. and Bishop J. B. (roentgen. during celebrations Saturday night. EV. (Ted! Young, Chairman of the Anniversary Committee, addressed the crowd of close to NM) people. who listened ai- tentavelv while he said “A year ago it was just a dream to us and tonight we are trying to fulfill that dream". He was speaking about the preparations tor the Anniversary celebrations. Mr, Young's ancestors arrived in the area in the Int [7005. about l7H0 or non. They have been members of the L John‘s congregation ever lice, it was Mr Young's a Itcsinr. loyuhun Young. who mm the cornerstone [or the new church huili iii iiillfi. with u HOW“ occasion. hus iodav. Mrf Young pointed out the iiiiportiince of 11 Women's group within a church. He said ”St, John's has had some very lean years and liiid It not been for the Guild. iii' the ACW as it is known iodiiv. we might have been out 01‘ hiisi ' “A hiitic i~styte dinner was He ' wanted 1 ‘ fifiw‘ iii the . which ' ,1!!! still lwi‘wd to conclude the hirthdiiy l, L'elotii‘iilinns, i Ci 7L1: