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Picton United appreciates Hospice PE
Phyllis Mabee, Chairperson of the Mission & Stewardship Committee of Picton United Church presents $300 to Nancy Parks, Executive Director and Mark Larratt-Smith, Chairman of the Board of Hospice Prince Edward, at the appreciation dinner for Hospice volunteers that was held at the Picton Golf and Country Club. Earlier in the day volunteers of Hospice […]
They tore down the church on Sunday – timeline
Gas line break at church demolition site NOV 15 – The first sign of trouble was the “rotten egg” smell in the air. Police, fire and ambulance services were called to the scene of the Main Street Picton church demolition site Monday afternoon after the excavator driver hit the gas line that led to the former […]
Church removed its pews for open-concept sanctuary
St. Andrew’s in Picton likely has more spoons than any other church in Prince Edward County – good thing too, because they’re often brought out of the kitchen to be used as musical instruments. Such was the case Sunday during the County Ceilidh which celebrated the King Street Picton church’s newly-renovated, open-concept sanctuary. The brand […]
Macaulay Museum rehabilitation project begins
Rehabilitation work to Macaulay Church Museum (the former Mary Magdalene Church circa 1825) will begin by the end of September. An integral part of the Macaulay Heritage Park, the church has been a museum since the early 1970s. The last major work done to the church was during the conversion to a museum, with Wintario […]
Of buildings lost and tractors found
The old gentleman was standing by the great Corliss steam engine at the Ameliasburg Museum a few years ago. I struck up a conversation with him and mentioned that it was too bad the 1842 Roblin Mill had been dismantled and carried off to the Black Creek Pioneer Village in Toronto. “Best thing that ever […]
Adapting the church for community needs
The community of friends at St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church in Picton spent their last hour in the pews Sunday. Elder Gary Nugent and Joe Brinckos carried pews out of the church, on King Street, Picton Monday. The pews will be replaced with upholstered chairs so the sanctuary space will be adaptable for Sunday worship as […]
When the Demolition of a Church sparks Anger…
Anger is a natural and healthy emotion. Suppressed anger robs us of the power to act. Allowed to follow its natural path as a transformational energy, anger can give us clarity and purpose. How can we use our anger about the demolition of the church to express who we want to be as a community?
Church demolition outrages Latchford
I am outraged that on a Sunday morning, without all the necessary permits in place and without appropriate safety precautions to protect passers-by and adjoining property, demolition began on the Methodist-Episcopal Church on Picton Main Street. This appalling action demonstrates a blatant disregard for government process and for the County’s heritage, and shows a total […]
