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(th s2toe t illl . ol s it , ‘ 4 s i) etues StpR f in /_ wl uk _‘ ~.. y‘ $Big se t es | Colborne Catholic Women‘s League members, left to right, a past president Joan Fawecett, current president Rose Sheldrick | and charter member and past president Ann Hill with the cake served to those attending the last mass to be held at St. Fran« ' cis de Sales Catholic church last Sunday. The Reverend Allan Donald Hood, parish priest serving at St. Francis de Sales | Roman Catholic church in Colborne, lit a candle to mark the spirit of the Colborne congregation. The candle will burn at St. Mary‘s, Grafton, where the parish is consolidating services. congregation, loved coming here for _ church is closed, the Roman the many things that have happened _ fmmpmma~ rem â€"â€"~â€" O# f ! , f F 5 ; f : [ ; 5 d tP &4 services. Catholic congregation consolidating _ in the local congregation. Then, 30â€" _ L " \\ 38 * | "There‘s a lovely spirit in this with St. Mary‘s in Grafton. For.the year church member Tass Corbier, x ';.\ i 9 | congregation, so, for me, it is a sad final celebration of mass, the church _ addressed the gathering. "A 18 :. c aaed @ | day," he said, his â€" was packed with families, friends "As we, the Catholic Women‘s },». To A ,@ [ee es i voice catching. _ and wellâ€"wishers. League, were meeting to discuss â€" % 'f")’;"% d > hy .n ~/* | "But my hope "As Father Hood said, we are the _ plans for today, the comment ‘Do i lsoth i ho . 3“* M 4.; _ and prayer is church, this is a building," Tass Corâ€" _ you remember ... , do you rememâ€" is "a «i. that this spirit bier concluded her reminiscent ber?" kept coming up. So we‘re â€" \!\\\';\\\( i ; remains within _ remarks at the final service. "We will _ using the theme Down Memory 6+ fi»"‘\" -,,1§,1“:-a;}}5&§f"'v es 8 you all, and in _ continue as a church, L am sure." Lane. . Fhas ) wete _ _ ‘y‘v our parish and For many, the tiny, intimate "This church opened in 1942 and 13;3';,» d ‘fl?'-:, Pss 1 {ij congregation as _ church has been the site of signifiâ€" there are at least two people in the e & fi‘j ;;',f,’“‘l',’l;’;:}r'lg‘v"? * %’_ - we move to St. cant events in the lives of families: congregation who remember when ho ppe e wl ue ;} 4 | Mary‘s, baptisms, marriages and deaths; first _ there was no (Roman Catholic) /‘ M e sw d - Grafton,." Communions, serving as altar boys, _ church in Colborne. Everyone used j fls ff"ffl dAAA roiiim After 57 playing euchre, supporting one to go to Grgfton, One parishioner e J?f‘fifi‘r’?fig"}h{u}n']if'f'l“ mssnd _â€" | years in Colâ€" another. told me their parents used to walk aade| /: d} e :‘1;;;‘.‘-“';’@_*;'{';.' C 3. o4 borne, St. Franâ€" "In a very real sense, this church _ from Lakeport to Grafton to go to _":"”‘_ :{’1* Wb ;}I‘f]-"' es cis de Sales . has been an ark of salvation for the church, so you see, it‘s not that far to e e it onl uces > § people in this community over the St. Mary‘s, Grafton, as things go in ts ce 3 ~ past 57 years. A place to come in this day and age." P ,93‘;1‘5"‘;‘,";‘"?11.' t he it n times of hardship and happiness," CWL charter member Ann Hill, 3 {-‘,'1;'“,{({1. : stt ag.", Rev. Hood noted, * in attendance last Sunday, was also MESbid d ‘ 3 © As the service was ending, marking her 71st birthday. Tt : â€" moments of silence were observed to "It‘s sort of a sad way to marl a f Cees : i allow the congregants to reflect on birthday," Mrs. Hill said on the lawn e t PB > ® e : where luncheon ym P e 2 is â€" and cake were & & P W ) being served folâ€" L e y ’fi% lowing the serâ€" fls o. hx vice. But she f | brightened with other memories. > s "I used to get Meaghan O‘Neill, 17 months, a tide to church _ enjoyed the luncheon served | with Mris Alf on the St., Francis de Sales | ‘\ Brownlgnd her church grounds after the 11 husband, and final mass last Sunday, { i she‘s well over _ Meaghan is the daughter of || 90 now. I‘m Jim and Mary O‘Neill. _ _ |t going to be like _2 cce mt /4 II that." > s i