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At present, St George School is using a building further north, formerly known as St Joseph's Middle School. With the retirement of Father St. John in 2013, Msgr. Hans Feichtinger was appointed parish administrator; since 2017 he also is administrator of the German-speaking parish St. Albertus. He has given greater attention to Catholic tradition and liturgical standards. A former official at the Vatican, his homilies are strongly rooted in Catholic theology.
Bicycles must not be brought through the building or into the elevators or stored on balconies or in parking stalls. Close to specialty fish and cheese shops, bakeries and butchers of the Market and Downtown Rideau, many of which are open on national holidays when most others in Ottawa are closed. The Condo Board is looking for volunteers to help with the library, the social and welcoming committees, the bike rooms and minor maintenance. This website has been developed by the Board of Directors to provide information about the St George. The residents’ portal provides additional links to news, documents and other information of interest to residents and owners. The ordination of Archbishop Brendan O'Brien, later Archbishop of St. John’s and Kingston, took place at St. George's Church on June 1, 1968.
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Ernest Bambrick was raised in St. Brigid's parish in the Lowertown neighbourhood of Ottawa and served there in the 1920s as a curate. He was pastor at St. Michael's in Fitzroy Harbour where he oversaw a large church renovation. Bambrick was a tough boss who left his imprint on the parish. One story is that while at St. Brigid's, an anti-Catholic fanatic was angered enough to try to run him down. The young Father Bambrick suffered an injury that took several months for him to recover.
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In 1973, the parish celebrated its 50th anniversary with a weeklong celebration. At that point in the church's development, Msgr. MacDonald paid tribute to the early parishioners who had experienced and overcome great challenges.
In the period up until 1917, when wartime conditions suspended the emigration of children to Canada, the number passing through the St George's Home totalled around 300. There was a resurgence in emigration after the war, with as many as 400 children a year being placed by the home. This stalled in 1925, however, when new regulations required that only children aged fourteen or over could be admitted to Canada. The Great Depression of the early 1930s also contributed to the decline. We are pleased to be the closest co-op to the University of Ottawa, which is located just around the corner from our quiet one way street.
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Many were locals but visitors arrived by car, bus, plane, and 66 special excursion trains. St. George's filled a huge void between St. Mary's Church on Bayswater Ave. and a small chapel in Britannia. In fact, the boundaries of the parish extended from Holland Ave. to Britannia in the west and from the Ottawa River to Manotick in the south.
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A longtime chaplain of the Ottawa police, Msgr. Donegan undertook the police prayer campaign where individual parishioners were matched with a police officer. He also instituted an annual Lenten project in aid of Mother Teresa’s worldwide charities. This activity raised over 113 thousand dollars by 1993. Donegan resumed his position as director of the CWL, which he held previously from 1950 to 1961.
This handy location meant that many families were able to ride the streetcar directly to church. Today, the streetcar corridor is the well-used recreational pathway lying just beyond the church. In 1929, the Catholic Women's League held a weeklong fall fair or tombola at the Hibernian Hall, next to the firehouse on Parkdale Ave. The parish netted over $5,000 for the event, a huge sum of money at the time. Later, the fair was held at the corner of Island Park Dr. and Richmond Rd., on the property of the Champlain Garage, with many attractions, including merry-go-round and Ferris wheel rides. The CWL also organized its members into groups to canvass for the Stations of the Cross, the Tabernacle and other needs of the new church.
There was no budgeting process and no regular audit. A regular secretary was hired and new finance and pastoral councils began a budget process, regulated the use of the parish hall and established a smoother, more transparent administration. Latour also worked with the liturgy committee to promote participation and training for the laity. Gerald Donegan was ordained a priest in 1950 and served as a curate at St. George's until 1961. During this period, he forged a strong association with the youth of the parish.
When the church was built in 1924, the space in the church basement was used as the parish school. There was only a small space under the front of the church for parish gatherings and the kitchen was the small room now used by the parish custodian. Prudhomme's 25th anniversary and the cramped space was filled to capacity. When the new school was built in 1939, the basement was remade as a parish hall. With the renovation completed in 2013, the parish hall is a desirable and much used social venue for parish socials, fund raisers and community gatherings.
At the end of its first year of operation, the home had received two groups of around thirty children each and the property was then purchased by the Society. The material below is taken from the web page Unless otherwise indicated, content is copyright Peter Higginbotham and may not be re-published without permission. Our housing co-op is a family oriented community of diverse people. We consider ourselves a safe and caring community.
