Fonds 030 - St. John the Evangelist Catholic Youth Organization

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ON00120 030

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St. John the Evangelist Catholic Youth Organization

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  • 1946 - 1947 (Creation)

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0.01 m of textual records

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(January 1944 - June 1980)

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St. John the Evangelist Roman Catholic Church was built in Garson, Ontario in 1913-1914. Prior to this time, mass was celebrated in Garson by a visiting priest from Ste. Anne's Parish in Sudbury with the first mass in Garson celebrated in 1906 by Reverend G.S. Lebel. In 1935 the mission of St. John's, which included the towns of Garson and Falconbridge, became a parish and Reverend John P. Coghlan was named the first Parish Priest, serving until 1964. In March of 1950 the original St. John's church succumbed to fire and another church was immediately built in its place, with the first mass being held there on December 17, 1950.

The Catholic Youth Organization (C.Y.O.), affiliated with St. John's, was established in January 1944 due to the efforts of Father A.J. Sullivan. The C.Y.O.'s first meeting had twenty people in attendance and by 1946 had grown to include approximately fifty members, who were divided into 'junior' and 'senior' groups. It was a popular unit within the church and many events and programs were held for the benefit of the members. Events included dances, debates, quiz nights, holiday parties, roller skating parties and tobogganing outings. The C.Y.O. also took great interest in athletics and took part in a bowling league and a baseball league, as well as organized hikes, skiing trips and dart tournaments for members. By April 1946 the C.Y.O. was running its own news bulletin, which was used to relay gossip, local news and events within St. John's Parish and to advertise upcoming parties and events being held by the C.Y.O. The C.Y.O. remained in existence until June 1980.

The editorial staff for the years 1946-1947 were:
Editor: Lil Scagnetti
Assistant Editor: Mike Dudowich
Typist: Diane Scagnetti [Di Scagnetti/Diane Dellelce]
Printer: Abele Crisante
Sports Editor: George Morin
Poetry Department: Marg Lachapelle
Senior Reporter: Theresa Moreau, Claire Daoust
Junior Reporter: Rose Devuono, Bea Laliberte
Deliveries: Stan Hyduk
Social Editor [April 1946]: T. Egan

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ACC2012-030, Greater Sudbury Public Library - Garson Branch

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The fonds contains bulletins published by the Catholic Youth Organization (C.Y.O.) of St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church in Garson, Ontario. The bulletins outline social and sporting news and events in St. John's Parish.

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      For more information see Ray Kaattari, Voices from the Past: Garson Remembers (Garson: Garson Historical Group, 1992), 131-132 & 'Parish History: St. John the Evangelist/St. Bernardine of Siena,' Diocese of Sault Ste. Marie http://stjohn.diocesessm.org/about/history/en

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