| <tab>Having been named chaplain to the Precious Blood Monastery in Alexandria in 1940, he left his parish at Glen Nevis and moved to Alexandria. And at Alexandria in 1949, when he was several years into his 80s, he founded a missionary congregation for English-speaking Roman Catholic women, Our Lady’s Missionaries. The decree by Bishop Brodeur instituting the new congregation was dated 15 Aug. 1949. The women of the congregation remained in Alexandria for 10 years before moving in 1959 to Toronto, where the congregation now has its Canadian home. While they lived in Alexandria, their home on Kenyon Street was known as Immaculata House. It had once been the residence of E. J. Dever. The first 5 sisters took their first vows on 8 Dec. 1951. Sisters in the congregation have worked in places which include Mexico, South America, Africa, Japan, Vietnam and the Philippines. The //Glengarry News//, over many years, has reported closely and affectionately on the work of the congregation and on the locally connected people who have been members of it. A 50th anniversary celebration of the founding of the congregation was held in Alexandria in May 1999. | <tab>Having been named chaplain to the Precious Blood Monastery in Alexandria in 1940, he left his parish at Glen Nevis and moved to Alexandria. And at Alexandria in 1949, when he was several years into his 80s, he founded a missionary congregation for English-speaking Roman Catholic women, Our Lady’s Missionaries. The decree by Bishop Brodeur instituting the new congregation was dated 15 Aug. 1949. The women of the congregation remained in Alexandria for 10 years before moving in 1959 to Toronto, where the congregation now has its Canadian home. While they lived in Alexandria, their home on Kenyon Street was known as Immaculata House. It had once been the residence of E. J. Dever. The first 5 sisters took their first vows on 8 Dec. 1951. Sisters in the congregation have worked in places which include Mexico, South America, Africa, Japan, Vietnam and the Philippines. The //Glengarry News//, over many years, has reported closely and affectionately on the work of the congregation and on the locally connected people who have been members of it. A 50th anniversary celebration of the founding of the congregation was held in Alexandria in May 1999. |
| <tab>In 1942, he celebrated the golden jubilee of his priesthood. (//GN// 17 July 1942) He died at the Hotel Dieu Hospital, Cornwall, just before the first missionaries of his congregation left for Africa. He is buried in St. Finnan’s cemetery, Alexandria. A man of strong personality, and a vigorous community leader, he stands in the upper ranks of importance of the Glengarrians of his time. He preached in both English and French. He published an article on Alexander Macdonell, the first bishop of Upper Canada, in the 1938-39 //Report// of the Canadian Catholic Historical Association. See also George D. Sabourin. | <tab>In 1942, he celebrated the golden jubilee of his priesthood. (//GN// 17 July 1942) He died at the Hotel Dieu Hospital, Cornwall, just before the first missionaries of his congregation left for Africa. He is buried in St. Finnan’s cemetery, Alexandria. A man of strong personality, and a vigorous community leader, he stands in the upper ranks of importance of the Glengarrians of his time. He preached in both English and French. He published an article on Alexander Macdonell, the first bishop of Upper Canada, in the 1938-39 //Report// of the Canadian Catholic Historical Association. See also [[sabourin_george_d|George D. Sabourin]]. |
