Celebrating 125 years at St. James in Parham

A special Evensong service has been planned on January 25, 2012, 7pm at St. James Anglican Church in Parham to mark the 125th anniversary of its consecration. The church was built by members of the community in 1887. One little known piece of its history is that it was originally located between Hope's general store and Joey Dupuis' store until 1912, when it had to be moved to its current location as a result of the building of the CPR railway through Parham.

The special Evensong service on Jan. 25 will feature guest speaker, Archdeacon Bill Clark of Kingston, and guests are invited to stay for coffee and cake following the service. Throughout the upcoming year, various ministers who have served at the church will be visiting it at different times. They will include Rev. Michael Caswell, Rev. Doug Richards, Rev. Claude Delorme, Rev. Peter Tett, Rev. Martin Walsh and Rev. D. A. P. Smith.

On July 29, 2012 another large celebration will take place at the church and Bishop Michael Olton, the 12th Bishop of Ontario, will be making a special appearance then. Long-time church member Lois Webster is currently compiling a history of the church that she will be printing up. All are welcome to attend the special service on Jan. 25 at 7pm to help celebrate the 125th birthday of this Parham landmark.