Zurich Citizens News, 1970-07-02, Page 11THURSDAY, JULY 2, 1970
ZURICH CITIZENS NEWS
PAGE ELEVEN
Native of Zurich Celebrates 25
Anniversary With Mass at St. Boniface
Father Richard Anthony Bedard
returned to his home parish of
St, Boniface Roman Catholic
Church, Zurich, to mark the 25th
anniversary of his ordination as
a priest in the Redemptorist order
of Eastern Canada.
Be was born in Zurich, one
of the 14 children of the late
Dennis W. Bedard and Aimee
Durand, who is still a resident
here. Father Bedard completed
Grade 10 in the Zurich Public
School, and completed his sec-
ondary education at Mt. Carmel
High School. After a year of Arts
at the University of Detroit, he
decided to become a priest and
entered St. Marys' College at
Brockville, operated by the Red-
emptorist order.
After completing a year here
and a year of Novitiate in St.
John N.B., he majored in Phil-
osophy at the Redemptorist Bi-
lingual seminary in Aylmer,
Quebec, and graduated with his
B.A. degree from Laval Univ-
ersity in 1942. Always a brilliant
scholar, he won high academic
honours both years he attended
Aylmer, placing first in the
"Couis Concurrent" a special
Math test for students of Laval
University and its affiliates in
1941, and the following year
placed second in a test called
Prince de Galles" (Philosophy,
Math and Science).
Finally he entered theology at
the former St. Alphonsus Semin-
ary in Woodstock, and was ord-
ained on June 17, 1945. After a
year of study at the Ontario Col-
lege of Education he was assigned
to the teaching staff of St. Mary's
College in Brockville, for a per-
iod of nine years. Following this
he was named Mission Procurator
which thisosition entailed the
raising of funds for the Redemp-
torist Mission of Maizura in Jap-
an, a country he visited during
the seven years of his assignment.
He then returned to Brockville
to become Registrar and event-
ually Principal of the College.
In 1968 he was elected as First
Consultor. The following year he
was elected to the post of Vicar -
Provincial, the position he now
holds in the Eastern Canada Order
of the Redemptorists.
For his Jubilee, Father Bedard
concelebrated Mass at St. Bon-
iface church, Zurich, on June
21. Assisting were Father J. Mad-
igan, rector of St. Patrick's of
Toronto, and Father Johnston, whc
also was the principal speaker.
Other Confreres present were
Father Edward Boyce, Provincial
of the Order, Father Murphy,
Rector, of St. Patricks, London,
and Father Alexander. The choir,
directed by Gary Geoffrey, was
composed of former pupils of
Father Bedard.
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Following the ceremony, dinner
was served by the Zurich Women's
Institute at the Zurich Arena, for
the family members, relatives,
and guests, after which an open
reception was held for the many
local friends of Father Bedard.
Besides the immediate family
of brothers, sisters, nieces, and
nephews, those in attendance at
Mass and dinner were Sister M.
Eugenie of the Ursuline Convent,
Mrs. Joesph Bedard and daughter
Mary Gerardo, Miss Cecilia Den-
omy, of Chatham; Mr. Bruno
Bedard of Tilbury, Mr. and Mrs.
John Shrieber, Mrs. Lawrence
Jeffrey, and Mrs. August Bedard,
of Windsor, Mr. Charles Bedard
and daughter Antoinette, of Court
ight, Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Bed-
ard of Detroit, and Mrs. Celina
Bedard, of the Bluewater Highway
Mr. and Mrs. Willard Corriveau,
London, and Mrs, Adella Regier,
of Zurich.
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The unpleasant answer: we the
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What's government doing about
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The Ontario government is doing
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Ontario has a task force at work
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The war on water pollution is being
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Canada's life style of tomorrow presents many challenges. But it's Ontario's style to meet these challenges today.
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