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SACRED HEART Catholic
Church in Tertace marked a spe-
cial day on July 5, 1994 with a
Mass of thanksgiving and ap-
preciation.

For Bishop Gerry Wiesner, spe-
cial guests, former pastors, visit-
ing priests and parishioners it was
a day of mixed feelings resulting
from the fact that the gathering
marked the official ‘‘closing” of
the Oblate Fathers’ pastoral work
in Terrace.

It was also a day of reuniting
old friends, thanking God for the
gift of each other, showing ap-
preciation for years of service and
{rusting that God will continue to
provide in the future.

The Oblates of Mary Immacu-
jate, a religious missionary order
of priests and brothers, have
served in Terrace since 1917.

The congregation began in
France in 1816 when the founder,
Blesses Eugene de Mazenod, set
as their motto ‘Preach the gospel
to the poor.’’

Their diversified field of mis-
sionary work has spanned six
continents, wilh the work on this
continent since 1847 reaching
from the Arctic to South Amer-
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Early Oblate missionaries in
B.C. were mown as_ the
“church’s paratroopers”? as they
served-in most of the frontier
areas,

To this day a bush plane is
flown out of Smithers by an
Oblate priest to remote villages
ihat would not be served without
the pioneering spirit of these men,

The Roman Catholic com-
munity in Terrace no longer falls
under the missionary mandate of
the order of Oblates of Mary Im-
maculate, and with diminishing
numbers of men joining this spc-
cial calling to service {he decision
was made to withdraw from the
Terrace parish.

The gathering for this occasion
was somewhat like a graduation
with farewells, thanksgiving and

challenges.

It was fitting that the parish
gathered at a Eucharist celebia-
tion, as Catholics do world wide
for special days, to receive in
faith the body, blood and word of
their Lord from the hands of the
Oblate community that has served
them forso many years.

The main celebrant was Bishop
Gerry Wiesner (Prince George)
and concelebrating were former
pastors Oliver Mohan OMI (Van-
couver), Jim Jerdan OMI
(Vandethoof), Aliak Noonan
OMI (Kamloops), Tim Coohken
OMI (Dawson City), outgoing
pastor Jolin Massel OMI (off to
Peru) and visiling pastors from
the area, Loe Hoffart OMI
(Prince Rupert) and Oto
Rollheiser OMI CKilimat),

Prescnialions, words of ap-
preciation, a poem, memories and
humour were mixed with prayer,
a blessing song and good fellow-
ship.

One of the highlights of the
evening came when the Oblate
priests sang an ancient Latin
Hymn that has always been sung
whenever they gather as a com-
munity.

Eight men, representing the
many priests that have served
Terrace over 77 ‘years, stood
proudly and sing a capella the
words of Salve Regina,

As the beloved familiar words
rang through the church, sadness
and pride mixed with love and
appreciation, helped tie together
the closure thal this day was to
bring

Fellowship continued in the
school gymnasium with coffee
and a luncheon.

TO MARK

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athers’ work in Terrace, people gathered for prayer and

celebration, Above cutting the cake at the July 5.farewell were Pastor John Massel, Jim Jordan, Al-

lan Noonan Tim Coonen and Fr. Mohan,

End of an era

Sacred Heart Parish has moved
into a new era with the welcom-
ing of Fr. John Smith.

He does not belong to a reli-
gious order but is an ordained
priest who has been appointed by
the Bishop to serve in Terrace.

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Special thanks to Marlene

_Sarich for the contribution of the

write-up and to Diane Ccy for the
poem.

Thanks to Ken Fuergrutz for the
photograph and a special wel-
come to Terrace for Fr. John
Smith who came to us from Notre
Dame Catholic Church in Daw-
sen Creek.

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A speedy recovery going to
Diana Elkins and Uncle John
Desjardins. They both - are

recovering at Mills Memorial

Hospital.

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1994 AT 7:30 P.M.

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