St. George’s Anglican Church Sydney NS
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The Parish of the Resurrection, through living by and in the richness of God's love and the fellowship of each other, will seek to share the joy and abundant life with which we have been blessed.
The Parish of the Resurrection, through living by and in the richness of God's love and the fellowship of each other, will seek to share the joy and abundant life with which we have been blessed.
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Barbara Miller
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Box 801 Charlotte St.
Sydney, Nova Scotia
B1P 6H7
Sydney, Nova Scotia
B1P 6H7
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St. George’s Anglican Church service times last updated on the 12th of February, 2024
St. George’s Anglican Church service times last updated on the 12th of February, 2024
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Christmas Eve Candlelight Service 2019
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St. George’s Anglican Church History
St. George's Church is a garrison church over 200 years old. It held its first official church meeting on September 27, 1785. The church was built with walls three feet thick using stones from the destroyed Fortress of Louisbourg. These stones came as ballast in ships (bringing the first settlers) from the Fortress of Caen. Rev. Ranna Cossitt's house was built close by and is the oldest house in Sydney. It is now a museum know as the Cossitt House.
In 1854 Sydney lost its permanent garrison. With no soldiers to keep the economy strong Sydney was in trouble. This affected St. Geroge's as well because this garrison church had been supported by the soldiers and government officials who were usually English and Anglican. And so St. Geroge's fell into hard times.
Coal mining brought revitalization to the ilsand and in the late 1800's shipbuilding and lumbering also brough people and money to Sydney. St. George's thrived again. Like so many churches, St. George's was subject to nature playing tricks on it. In 1873 the "August Gale" blew over the woden tower. It was two years before it was rebuilt. Again on August 27, 1888, the new tower, built of stone and metal was struck by lighting and damaged, but not destroyed. Over two hundred years later it still stands.
King George III granted St. George's a Royal Charter and so the royal Family attends when in the area. The Queen Mother attended in 1967.
Some of the Island's importand industries have closed (the Steel Plant, the Coal Mines) thus creating a lack of employment for our young families. As such, man families have left leaving churches with dwindling numbers, St. George's being one of them. After years of task forces and much consideration St. George's joined the amalgamated Parish of the Resurrection in 2004.
In 1854 Sydney lost its permanent garrison. With no soldiers to keep the economy strong Sydney was in trouble. This affected St. Geroge's as well because this garrison church had been supported by the soldiers and government officials who were usually English and Anglican. And so St. Geroge's fell into hard times.
Coal mining brought revitalization to the ilsand and in the late 1800's shipbuilding and lumbering also brough people and money to Sydney. St. George's thrived again. Like so many churches, St. George's was subject to nature playing tricks on it. In 1873 the "August Gale" blew over the woden tower. It was two years before it was rebuilt. Again on August 27, 1888, the new tower, built of stone and metal was struck by lighting and damaged, but not destroyed. Over two hundred years later it still stands.
Some of the Island's importand industries have closed (the Steel Plant, the Coal Mines) thus creating a lack of employment for our young families. As such, man families have left leaving churches with dwindling numbers, St. George's being one of them. After years of task forces and much consideration St. George's joined the amalgamated Parish of the Resurrection in 2004.
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May your light illuminate our hearts
Eternal God, this holy night is radiant with the brilliance of your one true light. May that light illuminate our hearts and shine in our words and deeds. May the hope, the peace, the joy, and the love represented by the birth in Bethlehem this night fill our lives and become part of all that we say and do. May we share the divine life of your son Jesus Christ, even as he humbled himself to share our humanity. Amen.
St. George’s Anglican Church listing was last updated on the 12th of February, 2024
