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Mariners' service marks second Century of Remembrance
Joanne Walters
Today we tend to think of
our Great Lakes as play-
grounds and shipping lanes
but they're also the final rest-
ing place for thousands of
vessels and crews who have
fallen victim to storms over
the centuries, starting with
the first recorded wreck of
the Griffon in 1679.
In 2013 Goderich com-
memorated the centenary of
the Great Storm of 1913. An
estimated 274 lives were lost,
including three local men
aboard the Wexford, in this
terrible tragedy on our
waters. Just three years later,
in October 1916, stormy
waters on Lake Erie took the
lives of 51 sailors and sank
four ships in what became
known as Black Friday. Ten
Huron County sailors died
when the steamer Merida
went down in this storm.
Our dead are never
dead to us, until
we have forgotten
them."
— George Eliot
One of the young men who
died was Rod McDonald,
brother of Donald McDon-
ald who had died aboard the
Wexford. Three of the Meri-
da's crew were members of
Knox Presbyterian Church,
home to the Goderich & Dis-
trict Mariners' Service.
The Mariners' Service is
one of the oldest traditions
not only at Knox but possi-
bly in the entire commu-
nity. Starting as the "Sailors
& Fishermen's Service" in
1903, it continued every
spring just before shipping
season until 1914 when the
Rev. Dr. George Ross, then
minister at Knox who had
just conducted the memo-
rial service for victims of
the Great Storm the year
before, combined the pre-
vious service to "bless the
fleet" with another memo-
rial tribute to storm victims
& renamed it the Mariners'
Service. Now, 103 years
later we continue as a com-
munity event not only to
ask God's blessing on the
current shipping season
but to honour the memory
of all who have lost their
lives on our waters.
At this year's' 103rd
Annual Goderich & District
Mariners' Service Sunday,
February 26, the guest
speaker will be the Rev.
Ernie Naylor of Atwood
Presbyterian Church. The
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for the 63rd consecutive
year and there will also be
a
special music by Goderich
Laketown Band once again
performing Songs of the
Karegnondi. Originally
commissioned by St.
Anne's school band in Clin-
ton from acclaimed
composer Jeff Christmas,
the score is inspired by the
Great Storrs and divided
into three themes: Hymn to
the Foundered, Wexford
Shanty & November Witch.
There will be commentary
to explain each piece. The
sanctuary will be decorated
with flags and shipping
memorabilia to add to a
moving experience.
Following the 2:30 p.m.
service, there will be refresh-
ments and fellowship down-
stairs in MacMillan Hall
where marine exhibits,
including many new ship
models on loan, can be
viewed.
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