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BE2005.1.95.10 |
Object Name |
Program |
Scope & Content |
A church program entitled "St. Peter's Church, Erindale, 125 Anniversary, June 18th, 1950" printed in dark navy blue ink on cream coloured card. The front contains the title at the top and a line drawing of St. Peter's Church in the centre with the names of the Rector, and Warden's below: "Rev. George F. Banks, Rector; Lt. Col. C. T. Sharpe, Rector's Warden, Allen C. Wood, Peoples Warden". Inside, the program is printed with the order of service including the words of the hymns. The Honorable Ray Lawson, The Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, and The Right Rev. A. R. Beverly, Lord Bishop of Toronto participated. The back of the program contains a brief history of St. Peter's Church including a list of past rectors. |
History |
The 125th anniversary was marked with a huge garden party where a turkey supper was served to nearly 2,000 people. Archdeacon Banks stated " It was a whale of an affair". Ref: The Telegram, Toronto, Sat. Dec. 3, 1960. The original St. Peter's Church was built in 1826 and demolished in 1887 to make way for a stone structure. The tower and spire of the present church were added in 1910 and the church Hall in 1936. The stonework was restored and the spire covered in copper in 1949. St. Peter's Church had many ties with the Harris family of Benares House. The Harrises were strong supporters of the Church with Captain James B. Harris (1797-1884) acting as a church warden from 1838-1860. Arthur B. Harris (1843-1932) was on the building committee in 1886 and also served as a church warden and had agreed to assume some of the debt over and above the amount contributed to the Building Fund of the new structure. Many members of the family were married at the Church; including Mary Magrath and Arthur Harris, Annie Harris and Beverly Sayers and Kathleen Colloton and Geoffrey Sayers. As well, many of the Harris' are buried in the graveyard there. Ref: Thompson Adamson "175 Years of History" (Erindale: St Peter's Anglican Church, 2000). |
Title |
St. Peter's Church, Erindale 125th Anniversary, June 18th, 1950 |
People |
Banks, George |