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In this redevelopment project, assorted entry details, variation in cladding, glazing and roof massing all contribute to the individuality of each home. Stone, brick, stucco and cedar shakes create interest and identity for each residence. The thirty-four residences of St. George’s Yard are sited in Wellington Village on the former St. George’s Elementary School Yard.
This was also the site of many school Christmas concerts. Bambrick retired in 1967 and died two years later in April, 1969. He was interred in a family plot at Notre Dame Cemetery. In the early years, the parish school was located in the church basement. Over a period of time, problems mounted and parents were choosing to send their children to public schools.
Father Michael O'Neill (1933- oversees a tremendous growth in the parish while fighting illness
At St. George's, he oversaw the building of a new convent and the continued expansion of the parish. During the mid-20th century, the parish was very much part of the social life of Catholics in the neighbourhood. St. George’s had an adult bowling league and a huge youth group called ‘The Solidarity’. Amateur plays were produced on the large stage that existed in the hall until the major church renovations of 1968.
Originally built as a Methodist Episcopal Church, St. George's, Ottawa was purchased in 1885. The first Anglican service in the church was held on May 31st that year. The main spire was struck by lightning twice on June 28, 1898 and set ablaze. When repaired, the decision was made to have it not extend above the original brickwork.
St. George’s Receiving Home in Ottawa
New Orpington Lodge, later renamed St George's Home, was established in October 1895 on Wellington Street in the Hintonburg district of Ottawa. The home's original name was probably based on the Catholic orphanage at Orpington in Kent. You can learn more about our community based housing co-operative through various images we have placed in our photo gallery.. Democratic management is the lifeblood of a healthy co-op and the people who live there, and who collectively own and operate the co-op. The members elect a board of directors and authorize the board to conduct day to day business of the co-op. Now known as the Holy Rosary Parish Rectory on Wellington Street in Ottawa, one of the main Receiving Homes for Catholic children was St. George’s Home in Ottawa.
He was also the spiritual director of the Catholic Women’s League. In 1961, he was appointed pastor of Saint Elizabeth's in Cantley. When he returned to the parish as pastor, many parishioners had fond memories of his time at St. George's, almost 25 years earlier. Such was his popularity that his appointment also resulted in a surge of attendance from parishioners of other churches. In 1979, following the announcement of Project 4000, Msgr.
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A graduate of the University of Ottawa, where he was a star athlete, Msgr. Prudhomme came to St. George's from Our Lady of the Visitation Church in Gloucester. He later served as pastor of Blessed Sacrament Parish (1933–39) and St. Patrick’s Parish downtown (1939–51).
This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license. In 1961, a new convent was built by the Grey Sisters. After residing in a house on Piccadilly Ave. since 1941, the new convent provided larger and more adequate quarters for the sisters. It has become the home of Ottawa's growing Eritrean Catholic community. The rented house was 'furnished and fitted up for the reception of fifty children by the generosity of a benefactor' .
The St. George is a community of more than 200 residents and commercial businesses. There are 117 residential units on floors three through twenty-five. Commercial space occupies the second floor with the commercial lobby on the ground floor. The third floor has recreational facilities including a pool, sauna, exercise room, large outdoor patio, and the guest suite.
Founded in France in 1833, the Society is a large, international organization, with branches in Ottawa. Its members interview the needy and help with relief of the destitute and poor. Food vouchers are given to the needy and paid through the St. Vincent de Paul fund, established through several annual Sunday collections. Recipients are generally within the parish boundaries but not necessarily parish members. The West Ottawa Council of the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul was established in 1925.
John MacDonald committed the parish to sponsoring a refugee family and asked Frank McAlpine to chair a parish refugee committee. Numerous parishioners were part of the refugee effort, which began in July, 1979 and ended in December, 1980. Some $20,000 was raised in the parish with several groups divided according to tasks, i.e. clothing, food, furniture, recreation, housing, medical needs. The refugee family consisted of two parents and four children. When the sponsorship ended, there was a surplus in the budget, which was directed towards another refugee family.
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.
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.
A few years later there was an addition built which almost doubled the size of the school. In 2005, the school moved to the former St. Joseph's intermediate school on Keyworth Ave., which was renovated for primary school students. The site was sold to a developer and now is a townhouse complex.
Location of originals
Feichtinger has raised devotion to the patron saint, building a shrine to St. George in the new church extension and using an image of St. George as the parish logo. Gerald Donegan returned to the parish for the 50th anniversary of his ordination. He laid in state at St. Patrick's Basilica downtown, his original home parish.
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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