1963
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September
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Archbishop Duke appoints
Father Albert Eisenring as
the first pastor of a new parish in the
Lynn Valley area of North Vancouver. Land for the new parish had been
acquired several years earlier. Father Eisenring takes up residence in the smaller of the two existing,
rundown houses on the parish
property and recommends that the new parish be named in honor of
Saint
Stephen,
the first martyr.
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November
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The first Mass in the new parish is celebrated on November
17 at the
Lynn Valley Community Centre on Frederick Road. Over 400 people were in
attendance. |
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March
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The
first meeting of the Saint Stephen’s chapter of the
Catholic Women’s League is held. |
July
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Renovations to the second house on the property are completed, and it
becomes the parish rectory. This small house
continued to serve as the parish rectory for about twenty more years.
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September
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Construction begins on a
new building that was intended to serve eventually as the parish hall and, in the
interim, as a more suitable venue for Mass. This is the present church. |
December
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The first Mass is celebrated in the new
church/hall on Christmas Eve. |
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1965
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March
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Archbishop Johnson
blesses the new church on March 14. |
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1969
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August
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Father Eisenring leaves Saint Stephen’s to pursue graduate
studies in psychology at the University of
Detroit.
Father David Monroe is named parish administrator. |
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July
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Father
John Swinkels is appointed the second pastor
of Saint Stephen’s. |
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1971
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March
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Pierre Elliott
Trudeau, then the prime
minister of Canada, and Margaret Sinclair are married at Saint Stephen’s. |
September
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Father Lawrence Sabatini, a member of the
Congregation of the Missionaries of St. Charles (Scalabrinarians),
is appointed third pastor of Saint Stephen’s. |
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1972–73
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Part of the parish land is sold for private housing to raise funds for the
parish.
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1974
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Construction of the parish hall is completed.
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1978
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July
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Father Albert Corradin,
also a Scalabrinarian, is appointed fourth pastor of Saint Stephen’s |
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Father Sabatini is appointed Auxiliary
Bishop of Vancouver. |
August
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The parish debt is eliminated. |
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The first
Extraordinary Ministers of the Eucharist are commissioned. |
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1982
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July
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Father William Kilty is appointed fifth pastor of Saint
Stephen’s. |
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July
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Father William Mendenhall is appointed sixth pastor of Saint
Stephen’s. |
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1993
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July
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Father Lawrence Holland is appointed seventh pastor of
Saint Stephen’s. |
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The
Seniors Outreach Program begins
its work in the parish.
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The Seeds program for 3- to
5-year olds starts up.
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Spring
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First steps taken to offer an
ALPHA
Course at Saint Stephen’s. |
June
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The newly established
Social Committee organizes its first event for the parish, a square dance. |
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2003
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July
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Father Peter Chiang is appointed eighth pastor of
Saint Stephen’s. |
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