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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1990-08-15, Page 5Yount wriest has new thoughts on church BY SUSAN OXFORD Dein a young man thti ace priest in 's St. Patrick's Roman Calbobc Church, Father Janitac, brings with hon some fresh new thoughts. He arrived at the church June 28 and doesn't know how long he will be here. Father Janisse was 35 -years -old May 29 and St. Patrick's is his first church as is parish priest. He is a very proud French Canadian who was born in Windsor, Ont. to a family of five children. His mocha died when he was 11 -years -old and his father remarried two years later to a woman who also had five children. Of the 10 children only Fattier Janisse joined a holy order. His grandfather and father were funeral direc:trors and Father Janisse decided early he didn't want to follow in their footsteps. He has uncles and cousins that are priers and cousins that are sisters (nuns). When Father Janisse was 18 - years -old and in his first year of university at Windsor he joined the seminary and completed his Bachelor of Arts. He went to Western University's King College to complete a masters degree in divinity. Father Janisse was 25 - years -old when he was ordained. His first assignment was at St. John V ianney , Windsor, where he was an associate priest for two years and then went to St. Patrick's, London, again as an associate priest. After that Father Janisse worked at Victoria Hospital, Lon- don, at hospital chaplaincy. That was followed with two years in London at St. Martin's as an as- sociate priest and then two years at Sacred Heart in Sarnia. Father Janisse is a diocesan priest that can't be sent out of the London diocese without his consent. He says he doesn't like to travel because "I don't like airplanes and someone's got to stay in the home area." In his last parish Father Janisse had 1,300 households and Dublin has 173 for him to care for. In Dublin he has observed that there are stronger family units. He has noticed people in cities may have more problems and he feels this may be due to a number of reasons. "There's more marital breakdown in cities, whereas in the country people will stay together instead of divorce," said Father Janisse. "When a marriage breaks up there's no doubt it leaves a lot of stress on the children. There's a great rise in violence, sexual promiscuity, abuse and more real aggression." During his last assignments Father Janisse learned he likes working with children, especially youths. Working with the group Christ and Others Retreat (CORE), a retreat for older teenagers, he has spent weekends helping high school children with their faith. He plans to become involved with CORE out of Stratford. Also he plans to start a youth group with grade 5, 6 and 7 children. The church house in which he lives is already furnished with some of his possessions: a stereo to listen to classical, rock 'n roll and country music; favourite posters and pic- tures; and a television set. He doesn't play any sports although he is a bit of an armchair athlete and watches spats un TV, atpCWiy sot Sumlotimes he *ache. NMI* sad says he really enjoys "walleitin a good mystery." He likes to garde* and says he loves nature and that makes Dublin "a perfect little set- ting that's quiet and has very wel- coming people." Father Janisse usually takes Mon- day off from work and attends conferences or goes on retreats, although he has to be flexible about his schedule since "u's nut a 9 to 5 job." He says the longer a priest is a priest the more things are demanded of him. "1' m one of the younger priests here w the last long while said Father Janisbe, ..and the young lock at things differently. "Some people put a special pride in their priest, but we're human beings too. The church has opened up and people are taking more of a pan in church. People should have an awareness of what is going on; 11 gives them more ownership of their faith. People in southern Ontario are more open and apt to question the r, hurc:h m(Xe, and we priests are marc wutxxni tau. "The church MOS On choosing prima) by having psychological exams in the seminary, and has added an extra yew of being in the seminary to be sure the priests really do have a calling. It's dif- ficult to Judge a personality and there is more caution in ordaining. There is a board of a number of priests to deal with priests and when anything turfaccs we act mare quickly. "Power can really corrupt, un- questioned power especially. 'There is a lot of anger right now (because of events in Newfoundland). How mach trust can you put into a per- son and how much power can you give a person? The church everywhere is looking at themsel- ves. With church members there is less blind faith." Father Janisse has given considerable thought to what happened in Newfoundland and "also that it is up to parents to be more accountable for their children." *Nits that we priest called a thild at 3:00 sail. to two pamphlets ad the parents would let that happen. That's crazy. That anM. utU of power shouldn't be given to anyone, even a priest. I wouldn't want people having such h a blind faith in me. The soluuon is in murals and we can't do what we want when we want and step at people. 'Poole are ruing more involved now in their church. We arc meeting changes in society. What' needed will depend on what people wafL" Being so young, Father Jamsse is a new breed of priest that grew up with the Vaucan Council II changes of the 1960's and he's thankful for that. He feels the church is more stable and some of the methods of teaching people are new. "With Vatican 11 we questioned 'who is the church and what roles do people have?", said Father Janisse. "People are working together more. 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Think twice before ploughing If you're a wheat grower, and you're thinking of working those messy patches of bindweed and thistle peeking though your wheat - stubble, you may be ploughing under a golden opportunity to control those pesky perennials for good. According to some of Ontario's most seasoned weed -control strategists, the fall provides an ideal window of opportunity to control perennial weeds like Canada thistle and filed bindweed. But to take advantage of that opportunity means not working the stubble, but instead, letting it regrow for several weeks after harvest. Al Hamill, head of weed research for Agriculture Canada at the Har- row Research Station, has become recognized for his effective ap- proach to Canada thistle control. According to Dr. Hamill, the secret of perennial weed control involves a wearing down of root reserves to the point that thistles and bindweed are most susceptible to herbicides applied after the cereal harvest. "The scenario I have followed for both Canada thistle and bindweed control has been to rotate to the cereal crop. The in -crop application will set beck those weeds, causing them to rely somewhat on their root reserves to begin new growth." "Harvest cuts the top out of the thistle, and to a lessor extent the bindweed. The open canopy fol- lowing harvest promotes more growth on each of these perennial species. drawing once again on root reserves. The more we draw on these reser- ves, the more we weaken the plant. This procedure, then, with the regrowth of the plant, particularly Canada thistle, sets the plant up for the most susceptible point." Dr. Hamill stresses the importance of allowing adequate weed regrowth before this fall herbicide application to provide a doorway for the her- bicide to enter the perennial weed's root system there the real work is done to prevent regrowth. He also notes the importance of controlling these weeds before they become more widespread in the field. Former OMAF field -crop specialist, currently Consulting Agronomist with Cargill Ltd., Pat Lynch agrees that many cereal - growers should plan a fall herbicide application to keep Canada thistle and filed bindweed in check. He also agrees that fall is the most strategic time to attack the root system of field bindweed. "Weeds such as bindweed, after grain har- vest, will start to grow again and are into a very vulnerable stage. At bud time, they're going to be trying to fill up those roots again, so we've got a good opportunity to control them...A well-timed Sep- tember application is far superior to a June application for these peren- nial wends." Not unlike herbicide applications at other times of the year, timing is important with fall perennial weed control as Lynch explains. "The one critical thing about this post=harvest application is the fact that the bindweed must be actively growing. It's at the bud to flower stage. It's a very critical period of time that this herbicide must get on. Any of the problems that 1 have experienced in terms of poor control, I've been convinced that it comes back to the stage of growth wasn't nght, or the plant was not actively growing...If I could have my way, I'd be spraying in Septem- ber when there was lots of mois- ture, on a nice warm day." In general, the season for this application begins in late August and ends typically by the time of the Ploughing Match. Once the herbicide has been applied, it re- quires approximately 10 days before tillage of killing frost in order to translocate effectively into the root system. Over the last 15 years, perennial weeds have become more prominent in the overall weed spectrum of Ontario field crops. Given the acknowledged success of fall -applied herbicide programs and the inherent difficulties of control- ling Canada thistle and filed bindweed through either in -crop herbicides or tillage, it's fair to say more farmers than ever will be looking at wheat -stubble as a gol- den opportunity this fall. CIVIC CORNER THE SEAFORTH STREESTCAPE COMMITTEE will meet Wednesday, August 15 at 7:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers, Town Hall. THE LOCAL ARCHITEC- TURAL ADVISORY COMMIT- TEE will meet Thursday, August 16 at 7:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers, Town Hall. THE SEAFORTH BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT AREA COM- MITTEE will meet Tuesday, August 21 at 7:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers, Town Hall. KEN CAMPBELL YOUR PROGRESSIVE CONSERVATIVE CANDIDATE FOR HURON COUNTY -- 55 years of age and married to Joan for 34 years with 3 grown children -- Operates a cash crop farm and grain elevator business -- Member of Seaforth Northside United Church — An active community member who gets things done Ken Campell is dedicated to: Serving the people of Huron County with com on sense government - Preserving Huron County's agricultural base - A safe environment through an effective, workable environmental process A more co-ordinated community based approach to services for seniors -- Giving tax payers a break CA11P13I:IJ KEN PROGRESSIVE CONSERVATIVE [X] HEA FOR MORE INFORMATION CALL CAMPAIGN HEADQUARTERS f' 11 ALBERT ST., CLINTON 482-5727 AUTHORIZED BY ALF ROSS C.F.O. FOR KEN CAMPBEI..I.