Sunday School 193?

Greencourt Anglican Sunday School, about 1936.
BACK ROW: Mrs. Pearse, Mrs. Meilicke, Aaron and Andrew
Meilicke, Frank Selleck, Joey Schnierer on his shoulders,
Arthur Meilicke, Eugene Johner. MIDDLE ROW: Grace
Collins, Helen Singh, Etherl Holbrook, Hazel Singh, Jean
Collins. FRONT ROW: Marshal Holbrook, Louis Sodmondt,
Donnie and Ronnie Sodmondt, Eva Collins, Raymond
Sodmondt, Alberta Meilicke, Rosie Schnierer.
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St. Saviour’s Anglican Church

by Alberta Tully

The land for the churchyard and cemetery was donated

by Mr. Phillip Hawkes, off the N.W. corner of his

homestead. This site was about a half mile west of the

town of Greencourt. Later Mr. Craine gave a piece off his

homestead, the N.E. corner, to extend the cemetery on the

west side.

The logs for lumber were sawed in the mill owned

by Dr. Baly, on his homestead. The shingles, windows

and fi nishing lumber were hauled from Edmonion. The

church was built by the community to be an ecumenical

church. Any denomination was welcome to hold service

there, and did.

The font and lectern were made by Mr. J. Thompson

and were artistically constructed of wood, shaped for the

purpose. The pews were wide, smooth planks with a narrow

shelf on the back of each to hold the hymn books.

The kneelers were red cushions, hung on the backs of the

pews. There were refl ector coal oil lamps on the walls.

The church organ was bought with money from various

gifts. Money was also raised for it by having dances

in Greencourt. The school which Mrs. Tim Selleck had

attended in England sent money raised by them from a

tea and bazaar.

A church bell was put up on a post in the yard. The

church was dedicated by Bishop Cyprian Pinkhams, of

Calgary, in July of 1913. The first rector, who was present

at the dedication, was Rev. Mr. Ball, M.A.

Homemade bread and homemade saskatoon wine

were the elements of the first communion service.

Services were held regularly whenever there was a

priest in the mission. Ministers of other denominations

regularly held service in the church too. There was a

small vicarage built. In 1927 the church was moved to a

lot beside the vicarage. The vicarage was sold and moved

by 1935.

In 1931 the Rev. Mr. Hunt came to the mission. He

organized a Sunday School that lasted until about 1950.

Mrs. Emma Meilicke, Mrs. Mercy Pearse and Mrs. Myrtle

Boyer were the first teachers, Mrs. Emma Meilicke

kept it going all the time until the end.

When times changed, with roads better and everybody

owning a motor vehicle, it was easier for the people

of the congregation to go to Mayerthorpe. The Mayerthorpe

church was also warmer. The Greencourt church

now stood empty and there was the ever present danger

of grass fires. Such a good offer was made to purchase the

land that the vestry sold it about 1966.

Note by FT. Alberta was born 1916, therefore the year is not right. Aaron was born 1918 and look to be maybe 16, therefore 1932 or so. I do not thing Alberta is in the picture.