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Irwin's Visit
21 October 2001
Our guest on 21 October was the Venerable Sid Irwin, priest
of this parish during the 1980's, who led the way in the rebuilding of Saint
James' church. Many parishioners had the chance to renew their friendships
with Sid as we celebrated with a potluck lunch after the 10 o'clock service.
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On behalf of the parish, Pamela Best presented Sid with a commemorative plate marking the 125 years of our parish life.
Sid recalled those days almost
twenty years ago, when such an enormous effort went into the creation of a new
building. Members
of the congregation did the entire interior finish – door and window frames,
painting, as well as much of the plumbing and wiring. Many parishioners remember both
Sid and Isabel Irwin working hard with the congregation on the finishing of the
new church; Sid installed much of the trim, and fitted many of the old church
kitchen cupboards into the Sacristy.
