The Lucknow Sentinel, 2015-09-02, Page 7Band Major Mark Ryan holds his staff high as the Port Albert
Pipes and Drum pipe in the dignitaries to begin the Grand
Opening Celebration on August 22, 2015 of the St. Joseph's
Community Kingsbridge Centre.
Valerie Gillies Lucknow Sentine
The segments of ribbon flutter downward after being cut by Jim
Van Osch, chair of the building committee, as he declares the St.
Joseph's Community Kingsbridge Centre officially open on August
22, 2015. The declaration was followed by a large cheer and
enthusiastic applause.
The acquisition and restoration of the St. Joseph's Kingsbridge
Church to once again serve the community as the St. Joseph's
Community Kingsbridge Centre was all about preserving history
and providing a community hub for the future generations.
Among the youngest to attend this historic ceremony on August
22, 2015 were infant cousins, shown here with their mothers.
From left: Khristina Drennan holds Jaden Van Osch, Jenna
Johnston holds Oakley Johnston.
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Six placards were displayed on easels at the front of the St.
Joseph's Community Kingsbridge Centre main room at the Grand
Opening Ceremony on August 22, 2015. They relay information
about the building and the accompanying former manse, as well
as suggestions for the future. This placard explained the three
phases of renovations to the building, complete with floor plans.
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Miltenburg was followed
by Councillor of ACW Roger
Watt who spoke on behalf of
the Huron County Cultural
Committee. This is a new
position for Watt, as well. He
was intrigued and impressed
with the Kingsbridge com-
munity in their working
through the process to have
this opening come to
fruition.
VanDiepenbeek also com-
mended the building commit-
tee, stating concerning histor-
ical buildings, "when they are
gone, they are gone forever if
nobody takes them on."
Warden Paul Gowing
spoke on behalf of the
County of Huron. The County
is honoured and privileged to
have this resource preserved
and repurposed for their con-
stituents' use.
Huron -Bruce MP Ben
Lobb remarked on how the
building decor reflected
rural Ontario small commu-
nities. "There is not a lot of
fluff and glamour, but there
is the simple beauty." He is
impressed by the unique fact
that this project was done by
and for the love of the mem-
bers of the community, "not
by a bunch of politicians':
Following an emotional
and joyful performance by
the Kingsbridge Quartet,
which was duly informed to
their suprise that they are
now officially the resident
quartet, Jim Van Osch spoke
for the building committee.
He described the phases of
the work to restore and reno-
vate. Of particular note is the
original stained-glass win-
dows have begun to be
restored and glazed for pro-
tection. The goal of the com-
mittee is to have the building
fully accessible, both
upstairs and down. Van
Osch invited those in attend-
ance to tour the parts of the
building that are now
opened, to review the panels
on display on the stage,
remarking that what they
showed were suggestions of
what is to be done, but urg-
ing those in the community
to bring their own opinions
and suggestions to the com-
mittee in order to incorpo-
rate the best ideas into plans
going forward.
A highlight of the evening
was a performance of the
Kingsbridge Choir led by
Marianne Hogan and
accompanied by Brigett
Hayden on the fiddle,
organist Brenda Manderson
and Jennifer Miltenburg who
began with playing guitar,
but moved to the drums for
the final song. The choir per-
formed "My Land" followed
by "We Rise Again" during
which there was a growing
energy being built in the
crowd. The crowning piece
was a triumphant rendition
of "Revival" which brought
the crowd to their feet in a
standing ovation.
Choir members, in
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addition to the musicians for
the evening, were: Ainsley
Flynn, Amanda Miltenburg,
Lisa Pitre, Terrie Van Osch,
Janice Van Osch, Clarice Dal-
ton, Marcie Riegling, Fay and
Pat Sherratt, Diane Lalonde,
Cecilia Miltenburg, Pat
Frayne, Lisa Van Osch, Angela
Keely, Erin Dalton, Shannon
Pitre, Betty -Lou Dalton, Thea
Ritgen, Marianne Hogan and
Judy McKenzie.
Master of Ceremonies
Shawn Dalton delivered the
closing remarks, inviting eve-
ryone again to see the vari-
ous displays in the rooms
now open to the public,
including the many artifacts
that will be refurbished for
reuse or display, to view the
placards and to watch a Pow-
erpoint presentation on the
restoration process. To keep
informed on future develop-
ments, Dalton advised going
to the Facebook page or the
website www.stjosephsk
ingsbridge.com.
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