Huron set to mark 150th anniversary.On Oct. 28, 2007, exactly 150 years to the day that Benjamin Cronyn was consecrated con·se·crate tr.v. con·se·crat·ed, con·se·crat·ing, con·se·crates 1. To declare or set apart as sacred: consecrate a church. 2. Christianity a. as the first synodically-elected bishop in the Anglican world, Anglicans from the diocese of Huron will gather for worship in the John Labatt Centre The John Labatt Centre, usually referred to as the "JLC", opened on October 11, 2002. It is named after John Labatt, founder of the Labatt brewery in London. Labatt still has a large brewery in London to the present day, although its head office was moved to Toronto in the early 1990s. , in downtown London, Ont., to celebrate the diocese's sesquicentennial ses·qui·cen·ten·ni·al adj. Of or relating to a period of 150 years. n. A 150th anniversary or its celebration. Noun 1. . Around 10,000 Anglicans are expected to attend the celebration. One of the first events to kick off the sesquicentennial is the launch Dec. 8 of the DVD DVD: see digital versatile disc. DVD in full digital video disc or digital versatile disc Type of optical disc. The DVD represents the second generation of compact-disc (CD) technology. production entitled Huron, Our Story, which will include a reenactment of the election of Bishop Cronyn. "Our diocese set the pattern that has become part of the worldwide Anglican Communion in how it selects its bishops and yes, it all started here in Huron," said Rev. Nick * Wells, who helped plan the project. Other anniversary projects planned include a diocesan children's festival, a picture book of all churches in the diocese, a Pilgrimage of the Cross, a Thanksgiving service at Her Majesty's Royal Chapel of the Mohawks, and an academic conference at Huron University College Huron University College was founded Huron College on May 5, 1863 by Benjamin Cronyn and Isaac Hellmuth, it is one of the oldest university communities in Canada and founding college of The University of Western Ontario. . For more information, visit the diocese of Huron Web site, www.diohuron.org. Huron Church News |
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