Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Kimberley, B.C.

Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Kimberly, B.C. Canada

Church Sign

"The first Catholic Church influence in Kimberley was initiated by Father Coccola, the famous priest, missionary and explorer who visited the new mines on the "hill" during the period of 1900-1910. Periodic visits were made by the missionaries from St. Eugene's and in 1910, when work assumed larger proportions, another great missionary, Father Duplanil visited Kimberley. He would come up from the Mission to say Mass in Joe Irwin's log cabin at 5:30 in the morning, as breakfast was at 6:00, and work began at 7:00 A.M.

"On April 16, 1911 the little mission had its first Easter Mass when Father Beck rode up from the Mission on horseback and said Mass in Tom Summer's Store, on Spokane Street.

"The spiritual needs of the Mission were attended to in like manner until 1922 when the first Sacred Heart Church was built by Father Bessette on the corner of Wallinger and Howard Street.

"It was a gala day when the church was blessed by Father Althoff, V.G. of Nelson, assisted by-Father Bessette and Father Stephen Murphy of Cranbrook. A choir and organist came from Cranbrook, and the little band of pioneer Catholics rejoiced that they had seen their dreams and hopes finally realized.

"History would not be complete without mentioning how our early pioneers worked together, regardless of race or creed. Not having their own choir or organist, Mr. and Mrs. John Dickson, parents of Mrs. J. J. O'Neill, volunteered their services, and the strains of Leonard's Mass in F wafted from the little church, sung by Mr. Dickson, a stalwart Presbyterian, and Mrs. Dickson, a staunch Anglican, who also played the organ. The Midnight Mass found Dick Burke holding a flashlight as Mrs. Dickson played and sang "Oh Holy Night".

"At the beginning of 1925 came the energetic Father Hartman, 0.M.I., under whose leadership the new church and rectory were built on the Church Hill and completed in 1927.

Sacred Heart Catholic Church

"... the parish hall was built in 1958. This proved to be a much needed asset for the parishioners, as it became the center of C.W.L., Knights of Colum-bus and catechetical activities, kindergarten, classes, teas and catering.

"In May of 1967 ...Father Doyle arrived in Kimberley ...As well as attending to the spiritual needs of the parish, Father Doyle and Father Martin worked arduously to improve the appearance of both the church and the grounds. The church was also Bavarianized to blend with the City's new look, making a most pleasing and fitting landmark to welcome incoming and departing visitors to Kimberley."  (Link.)

Parish Hall, Built in 1958

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Photos: Taken in 2019 by Amy Wilson while visiting in Kimberley.

Link:   https://kimberleykeePaP pers.ca/others/catholic.shtml

Burnaby Village Church

Burnaby Village Church
Burnaby, B.C. Canada

Plaque on wall of Church Narthex

"In a report to Mayor and Council in January 1972, the Chairman of the Burnaby Centennial '71 Committee (James.A. Barrington) reported on their activities to date. He noted that the committee had been tasked with providing a variety of events, and a permanent commemorative project. He also noted they had sponsored over 20 events and had completed the Heritage Village, “a small town reflecting the early history of British Columbia.” A sub-committee of the Centennial Committee was responsible for a permanent commemorative project. Chair Sandy Stewart worked with Richie Smith and Vic Stusiak to develop the concept of an open-air museum reflective of tram-stop community. The Interurban tram1223 and the Jubilee Station were their starting points. Architect and artist Rudy Kovacs was hired to come up with a design." (Link 1.)

Map of Burnaby Village

(See Church Next to Legend Heading)

(Link 1.)

"The museum opened with a blacksmith shop, buggy and bicycle shop, general store, land office, school house, manor house, ice cream parlour, apothecary shop, barber shop, dentist shop, Chinese general imports shop, print shop, and tram in November." (Link 1.)

Church Interior
(Link 1.)

"Nestled within our beautiful 1920s village and surrounded by gardens, the church is perfect for an intimate wedding, memorial or baptism. Hardwood floors, upright piano, traditional stained glass windows and 14 authentic wooden pews are just a few of the special features awaiting you in this quaint 80 person venue.

"Following your service, beautiful gardens and heritage buildings await, providing the perfect backdrop for your photos. During our open season, your guests are invited to tour the site where costumed townsfolk welcome visitors into their picturesque shops and homes. During our Special Event weekends, the village site may be altered or additional programming may take place within the vicinity of the Church...Capacity 84." (Link 1.)

Church Sanctuary

Window Above Altar

 Pulpit

Narthex Table

Photos: Taken in May 2016 by SW during Brooksbank Elementary School, North Vancouver, B.C, field trip with her granddaughter's 3rd grade class.

Link 1: http://www.burnabyvillagemuseum.ca/EN/main/village/facility-rentals/venues/church.html

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Sutherland Church/St. Timothy's Anglican Church
630 East 19th Street

St. Timothy's Anglican Church
North Vancouver, B.C. Canada

In 2004 one hundred members of St. Martin's Anglican Church (See Blog Post April 6, 2014.) on Windsor Rd. in North Vancouver decided to establish the separate congregation of St. Timothy's Anglican Church. "...originally St. Timothy's was a part of the Anglican Mission (under Rwanda) from June 2004- June 2012 ..." (REF 2.)  In 2005 St. Timothy's became  under the auspices of the Anglican Network in Canada.

St. Timothy's Church 
Outdoor Sign

"The Anglican Network in Canada (ANiC) is a Canadian church established in 2005 under the jurisdiction of the Anglican Province of the Southern Cone, a province of the Anglican Communion. It was a founding diocese of the Anglican Church in North America in June 2009. It comprises 72 parishes in eight Canadian provinces and two American states.^[2] The Canadian provinces with more parishes are British Columbia, with 26, and Ontario, with 25. Their first Moderator Bishop was Don Harvey, from 2009 to 2014, when he was succeeded by Charlie Masters.

"The stated mission of the Anglican Network in Canada is to "Build Bucolically faithful, Gospel sharing, Anglican Churches". The network desires to be used by God to build new churches and expand existing churches that it believes will be fully Anglican, bucolically faithful, evangelizing and disciplining.^[5]

The Anglican Network in Canada, along with the ACNA and the majority of the Anglican Communion, uphold the historic Christian creeds, traditional moral and theological principles pertaining to the Trinity, Christian sexuality, and the authority of the Christian scriptures." (Link 2.)

Altar

The congregation of St. Timothy's Anglican Church celebrated their 11th anniversary this June 2015.  They have met at Sutherland Church (See Blog Post January 26, 2014.) for the last three years.  Previous to that they held Sunday worship services in two North Vancouver location.   First at the Food Bank on the corner of  Bewicke Ave. and the Low Level Road, then in the Lynn Valley Recreation Centre on Mountain Highway.

Lectern

During Sunday worship services a special altar, lectern, communion table, and carrying cross is placed in the chancel.  These were all made by congregation member Gordon Barrett. The woods he used include: maple, oak, and cherry.     The wood grain on the front of the altar features repeated patterns suggesting the cross, Christ with arms raised in blessing, and a halo of radiance.  

Communion Table

The altar is on rollers so that it can easily be moved into the sanctuary for the service.   The back of the altar is open with shelves to accommodate all the altar and communion pieces.

The cloth adorning the altar made by Gordon Barrett is a donation from congregation member, Hazel Blacoe.  The fabric originated in Ireland and was her mother's treasured Irish linen bed sheet.  Hazel brought it from Ireland, never used it, but carried it with her as she moved to and across Canada before settling in North Vancouver.  The needlework was stitched by another congregation member, Nancy (Vondette) Nelson. (REF 3.)

Since the congregation of St. Timothy's does not have to support the upkeep of a building that portion of their giving goes to outreach in the community and mission. "St. Timothy's Church is dedicated to provide 10% of income from regular offerings to outreach projects at local, national and international levels. We strongly believe in the importance of supporting ministries and organizations in the areas of heath care, evangelism, mercy ministries, education, environment, church planting and church resourcing." (Link 1.)

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Photos: Taken by SW in January of 2014 and May and June of 2015.
Link 1: http://www.st-timothy.com/
Link 2: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anglican_Network_in_Canada
Reference 1: The Bible/New Testament/First Letter of Paul to Timothy and 
                          Second Letter of Paul to Timothy.
Reference 2: e mail from Rev. Ken Bell, Senior Priest at St. Timothy's Anglican
                          Church.
Reference 3: As described by Hazel Blacoe, 2017.

CHURCH HISTORIES/LYNN VALLEY

Present Church

(followed by church congregations that joined it)

Year Built               Name                                   Address                          Blog Post Date

1956   Mount Olivet Lutheran Church       1700 Mountain Hwy                 3/27/11

             North Shore Lutheran Church         167 East 6th St.                          3/25/12

            St. Mark's Lutheran Church              137 West 6th St.                        3/18/12

               

1959   St. Clement's Anglican Church            3400 Institute Rd.           11/27/11

              
                      Mission Church/St. Clement-by-the-brook        
                                                originally on Church Street                                 11/27/11

1963/1965   Westlynn Baptist Church          1341 East 27th St.                 4/1/12 

                      Southern Baptist Church       131 East Kings Road                  5/18/14

1964    St. Stephen's Catholic Church     1360 East 24th Street             1/22/12

1965   The Church of Jesus Christ of Later Day Saints    
                                                          941 Lynn Valley Rd.                                        12/7/14

1973   New Life Christian Centre     2800 Mountain Highway                 10/12/14

                      Elim Pentacostal Church         124 West 8th Street                    7/1/12

1975   Hillside Baptist Church      870 Lynn Valley Road                                3/9/14

                     Hillside Baptist Church               139 Lower Keith Road              2/9/14

1975   Jehovah Witnesses Kingdom Hall    2626 Mountain Highway          8/5/12

                        Jehovah Witnesses Kingdom Hall        1550 Philip Ave.           2/27/11

                        Jehovah Witnesses Kingdom Hall       121  East 12th St.            2/13/11
 

1986   Valley Full Gospel Church             1160 East 29th St.                           8/12/12

                                               Church Demolished 2015
                   (new church being built on same site)

1959-2015          Lynn Valley United Church   3201 Mountain Highway     2/19/12                        

                            Lynnmour United Church      700 Mountain Highway         2/20/11

                            Lynnmour United Church  1103 Mountain Highway           2/20/11

                            Lynn Valley Methodist Church     260 Institute Rd.             1/30/11                     

                            Knox Presbyterian Church     1343 Lynn Valley Rd.               2/2/14                                                       

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Prayer

God, be with the persecuted Christians through out the world. Amen (SW.)

426 West Esplanade C

St. Paul's Catholic Church
Mission First Nations Reserve

"Saint Paul’s Roman Catholic Church (Originally known as Sacred Heart Church.) (REF. 2) National Historic Site of Canada, with its twin spires and Gothic Revival style, is a local landmark located on the fifteen hectare Mission First Nations Reserve on the North Shore of Burrard Inlet, (Eslha7an Village) (REF. 2) across from the Vancouver Harbour. It is situated within the Mission Reserve, surrounded by housing and public buildings and adjacent to a ‘Celebration of Creation Garden,’ created for the Squamish Nation Elders in 1998. Official recognition refers to the church on its footprint.

1890 (NVA Photo #5770)

"Saint Paul’s Roman Catholic Church was designated a national historic site of Canada in 1980 because:

- this oldest surviving mission church in the Vancouver area has long been a focal point of the Mission Reserve;
- it is an example of the Gothic Revival Style in Canada.

"Saint Paul’s is associated with the Oblates of Mary Immaculate, a Roman Catholic missionary order that played an important role in the introduction of Catholicism to western Canada and the lower mainland of British Columbia. Established in 1864, this mission reserve was the first permanent settlement in the area now known as North Vancouver. The original chapel dating from the mid-1860s was replaced in 1884 by a larger frame church with a projecting front steeple. (See 1890 photo above.) The current St. Paul’s church, which incorporates the walls of the 1884 church, was extensively remodeled and expanded with the addition of twin spires in 1909.

Front of church in 2014

Rose window seen in the front of church in 2014 photo

Four plaques between doors in front of church in 2014 photo
The commemorate the 1884 building, the history of the church,
the 1979-1983 renovation, and the 2013 restoration.

"Saint Paul’s is a fine example of Gothic Revival ecclesiastical architecture in Canada. The walls of the 1884 building were retained but lofty 26-metre-high corner towers replaced the original central tower. The addition of transepts and a vestry, along with circular-shaped chapels, created a sophisticated cruciform shape that was without precedent among Oblate mission churches in British Columbia. Apart from two chancel columns retained from the 1884 structure, decoration was confined to fret-sawn trim, largely removed in later renovations. The church was reopened in 1910 and named St. Paul’s in memory of Father Durieu, the first Oblate missionary in the area. St. Paul’s was the last mission church of this scale and complexity to be built on a First Nation mission in British Columbia, and is the last surviving example.

Sanctuary 2014

(Crucifix also appears in a 1950's photo) (REF. 3)

Last Supper plaque below the Crucifix 2014

(Plaque also appears in a 1983 photo) (REF. 3)

Native carving on alter candle holder 2014

(one of two)

Sanctuary side wall Station of the Cross

and

Native motif painting to the right, 2014

Painting of St. Paul on rear wall of Sanctuary

2014

Stature of Mary and the Christ Child 

on rear wall of Sanctuary 2014

"Key elements that contribute to the heritage character of this site include:
- its setting on the Mission Reserve surrounded by community housing and public buildings;
- views across Burrard Inlet to Vancouver;
- its cruciform plan and symmetrical massing;
- the twin 26-metre-high ornate spires that project from the front elevation;
- the wood shingled roof with wooden detailing at the soffit level;
- the wooden crosses on top of both spires and over each gable end;
- the wood construction and clapboard cladding;
- the symmetrical fenestration with Gothic arched windows in single, double and triple assembly, some with stained glass, as well as rosette stained glass windows;

Rosetta stained glass window and triple window

in west transept 2014

- the wide wooden exterior staircase leading to the entry;
- the wooden, twin pilaster surrounds for the principle doors located at the base of the spires;
- the semi-circular chapels;

Rear view of church, note 
semi-circular chapel on the left 2014

- the wall and two chancel columns retained from the 1884 structure;
- surviving original mill work in the interior, including the pews."(Link.)

Wooden cross dating back to 1900

(REF. 3.)

1881 Bell from Cincinnati, Ohio

(The 550 pound bell was mounted in the single belfry in 1881,

later put in the west tower.) (REF 3.)

Thank you: To Father John J. Brioux, OMI, St. Paul's Parish, Oblates of Mary
                        Immaculate for permission to photograph the church and for the
                        booklet "Mission on the Inlet".
Photos: Taken in November 2014 by SW.
Reference 1: "Sources: Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada, 
                       Minutes, June 1981, November 1983, February 1990.
Reference 2: "North Shore News", Nov. 30, 2014, "Stately landmark returned 
                       to glory".
Reference 3: "Mission on the Inlet, St. Paul's Indian Catholic Church, North
                       Vancouver, B.C. 1863-1984."
Link 1: http://www.historicplaces.ca/en/rep-reg/place-lieu.aspx?id=12683
Link 2: http://www2.cnv.org/

Prayer

God, be with the persecuted Christians through out the world. Amen (SW.)