Codex Lethbridge
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next Wednesday – Father Sylla is going to Taber. Will be back on Monday.
6 A very interesting meeting of the member of the catholic temperance union Society took place to night in the nave of the Church, after the evening service.
10 A meeting of the Knights of Columbus took place to night at the priests house to see about the organization of a Knight’s Society in this parish.
12 Fath. Meyer has left for Grassy Lake. Will come back next Wednesday – Fath. Bidaults has been sent to Medicine Hat, no priest being there to say mass on Sundays. A lettre [sic] of his Lordship Bishop Legal, gave to the priests of Lethbridge the care of that parish, with prayer to go there at least twice a month, to give those people the opportunity of hearing mass and fulfilling their Easter duty. Father Bidault will return to Lethbridge on Monday.
17 Father Sylla leaves Lethbridge to return in the mountains.
19 Father Meyer is going to diamond city. Will come back on Wednesday.
20 A meeting of the members of Catholic temperance union took place in the nave of the Church. Mr. O’Sullivan of the Central Catholic publishing company, Winnipeg, was presented to them. He spoke about the necessity of furthering catholic press, and he gathered a good number of subscriptions for the Central Catholic. To morrow, he will visit several catholic families on the same purpose.
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20 At the high mass, Fath. Rosenthal appointed from the pulpit the Building committee of the new Church. Were called up Mrs. Heart, Doyle, Power, Dr. Gallavan, R.V. Gibbons, Kevin, L. M. Johnston.
During the evening service, between 7.30 and 9 o’clock, the robbers introduced themselves in the priest’s house and took away Fath. Bidaults coat, underwear, and several other articles, all being priced about twenty five dollars.
22 First meeting at the presbytery, of the Building Committee members. It was decided that, first of all, the plan of the new Church was to be well determined. In consequence of that, Fath. Rosenthal and Mr. Doyle are charged to write to various architects.
23 Meeting of the Social Committee to organise [sic] a musical entertainment for St. Patrick’s feast. But a musician of great renown giving a seance on that very day, in the Knox Church, the Committee decided to postpone the concert till Easter Tuesday.
25 Father Leduc came to Lethbridge, sent by the bishop, to transact some business with Mother Green, concerning the Block 35 along the place destined for the new Church. No previous arrangement having been done, he came back on the following Monday, without having obtained the intended results of his visit. Father Bidault is going to Medicine Hat.
26 Father Meyer starts for Coutts and several other places around in the State. Will come back on Wednesday.
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Febr. [written in the top left corner of the page]
next Wednesday – Father Sylla is going to Taber. Will be back on Monday.
6 A very interesting meeting of the member of the catholic temperance union Society took place to night in the nave of the Church, after the evening service.
10 A meeting of the Knights of Columbus took place to night at the priests house to see about the organization of a Knight’s Society in this parish.
12 Fath. Meyer has left for Grassy Lake. Will come back next Wednesday – Fath. Bidaults has been sent to Medicine Hat, no priest being there to say mass on Sundays. A lettre [sic] of his Lordship Bishop Legal, gave to the priests of Lethbridge the care of that parish, with prayer to go there at least twice a month, to give those people the opportunity of hearing mass and fulfilling their Easter duty. Father Bidault will return to Lethbridge on Monday.
17 Father Sylla leaves Lethbridge to return in the mountains.
19 Father Meyer is going to diamond city. Will come back on Wednesday.
20 A meeting of the members of Catholic temperance union took place in the nave of the Church. Mr. O’Sullivan of the Central Catholic publishing company, Winnipeg, was presented to them. He spoke about the necessity of furthering catholic press, and he gathered a good number of subscriptions for the Central Catholic. To morrow, he will visit several catholic families on the same purpose.
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Febr.
20 At the high mass, Fath. Rosenthal appointed from the pulpit the Building committee of the new Church. Were called up Mrs. Heart, Doyle, Power, Dr. Gallavan, R.V. Gibbons, Kevin, L. M. Johnston.
During the evening service, between 7.30 and 9 o’clock, the robbers introduced themselves in the priest’s house and took away Fath. Bidaults coat, underwear, and several other articles, all being priced about twenty five dollars.
22 First meeting at the presbytery, of the Building Committee members. It was decided that, first of all, the plan of the new Church was to be well determined. In consequence of that, Fath. Rosenthal and Mr. Doyle are charged to write to various architects.
23 Meeting of the Social Committee to organise [sic] a musical entertainment for St. Patrick’s feast. But a musician of great renown giving a seance on that very day, in the Knox Church, the Committee decided to postpone the concert till Easter Tuesday.
25 Father Leduc came to Lethbridge, sent by the bishop, to transact some business with Mother Green, concerning the Block 35 along the place destined for the new Church. No previous arrangement having been done, he came back on the following Monday, without having obtained the intended results of his visit. Father Bidault is going to Medicine Hat.
26 Father Meyer starts for Coutts and several other places around in the State. Will come back on Wednesday.
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