Friday, May 5, 2017
The Colebrook Chronicle
Page 13
Around The Region
This group took a second to give us a smile before going back to
cleaning during Lennoxville’s Clean-Up day. Corey Bellam photo.
The Parish of Saint Peter Anglican Church in Cookshire, Que., celebrated 150 years this past Sunday
morning. Folks came from near and far to attend the service. Corey Bellam photo.
This group of volunteers took time out of their Saturday morning to help clean up the streets of Lennoxville,
Que., during a spring clean-up event held by the town. Corey Bellam photo.
Sherbrooke was one of nine municipalities to see workers out protesting the government’s Phoenix payroll
system, gathering on Saturday in front of Liberal Government Member of Parliament Marie-Claude
Bibeau’s office on Queen Street in Lennoxville. Corey Bellam photo.
UPCOMING BOTTLE
AND CAN DRIVE
This Saturday, May 6, the
First Lennoxville Scouts will be
holding their Spring Bottle and
Can Drive along with a Food
Drive at the SWM Peinture,
located at 215 Queen Street in
Lennoxville, from 9 a.m. to noon.
Folks are encouraged to come
help these boys and girls raise
money for their activities and
camping trips this year. The
Food will be all going to the
Lennoxville Cornerstone Food
Bank.
–Corey Bellam
PARISH CELEBRATES
150 YEARS
Sunday morning, the Parish
of Saint Peter Anglican Church
in Cookshire celebrated its 150th
anniversary in grand style with
a service that included Churches
in the area, and even some from
far away. This celebration
started at 10:30 a.m. with the
Venerable Dr. Edward Simonton
OSG welcoming all to this special
service. It was then time for The
Right Reverend Bruce Myers
OGS, Bishop of Quebec, to take
over this special service that
celebrated the 150 years of exis-
tence.
This historic old stone church
stands in the heart of Cookshire
and has been the sight of count-
less weddings, funerals and
other events over the years.
Many a tear and a laugh have
graced this old church. The Ser-
vice lasted close to two hours and
many photos were taken both
inside and out of the Church. A
lovely lunch was served after to
all that wanted to attend.
Saint Peter's was built in
either 1817 or 1819–records
show both dates. It was a wooden
structure at first and only the
fourth church in all the District
of St. Francis. The Reverend
Johnathan Taylor (originally a
Presbyterian
Minister
and
received into the Anglican Com-
munion in 1818) was the very
first clergyman to minister the
congregation and served from
1818-1849. In 1867, the wooden
structure was torn down and
replaced by the present building.
The first service in the new
building was held on Sept. 25,
1869. In 1895 the steeple was
blown over by a severe storm but
very soon replaced. The parish
hall was added in 1905 and the
kitchen in 1910. Many of the
stained glass windows are in
honor of the memory of first
supporters and such–people that
made this church what it is
today. Over the years, the closing
of many local churches has
resulted in the congregation ris-
ing some Sundays. This historic
old church has gone through
many changes since its start but
one thing that will never change
is the togetherness of these
churchgoers.
–Corey Bellam
LENNOXVILLE
SPRING CLEAN-UP
Saturday morning, the Town
of Lennoxville held their annual
Spring Clean-Up that brings the
people of Lennoxville out for a
morning of picking up trash that
has built up over the winter in
parks, rail beds and along side-
walks and such. At 10 a.m. about
60 people of all ages including 1st
Lennoxville Scouts gathered at
the Amedee-Beaudion Commu-
nity Center to be briefed of how
to do this by Audrey Hamel
Beaudoin (Green Patroller for
the City of Sherbrooke) as she
told all what is trash and what
is to be recycled. After a very
interesting talk it was time to hit
the streets of Lennoxville with
garbage bags and gloves to start
the clean up.
We found two young ladies by
the names of Erica and Morgan
hard at work filling bags. We also
came in contact with the 1st
Lennoxville Scouts hard at work
on the rail bed picking up trash.
A group of students from Bishops
College School (BCS) was also
hard at work picking up trash.
At 12 noon a light snack was
served at the Community Center
and the Lennoxville Clean-Up
was over. Another huge success
for Lennoxville. We spoke with
Lennoxville Bourrough Presi-
dent David Price along with Len-
noxville Council member Claude
Charron and they both told us
that they were very satisfied
with the event.
–Corey Bellam