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o 4 CRHrconielCe ‘ Mennonites, who have played & very important part in the #ettiement of this area, are planâ€" Bing to produce a "Pageant" to give the story of the Mennonites and Amish in Ontario, in conâ€" Junction with Canada‘s 1967 Cenâ€" Rennial celebrations. At a recent meeting of their yearâ€"old â€" Mennonite â€" Historical Bociety of Canada, held in Vineâ€" fand at the United Mennonite Church, full support for such an undertaking was given by the membership. Ivan Groh of St. Catharines, & retired teacher, discussed the experiences of the first Mennoâ€" nite Settlers. The first came from Bucks County, Pa., in 1786, and located in the Jordanâ€"Vineâ€" landâ€"Beamsville area, sometimes called the Twenty. There were six families immigrated to Canâ€" ada in 1786 and by 1798 there were approximately 100 Menno It was felt that the production ef a Pageant represented a fine epportunity to make an impact both "historically and theologicâ€" Mennonite Plan Centennial Pageant ally". The yearâ€"old society which has & membership of 40 aiso reâ€" elected Mrs. David Bergy; Elâ€" ven Shants and Earle Snyder to threeâ€"year terms as directors. President is Dr. J. W. Fretz. Mr. Fretz noted that little has been written by Ontario Menâ€" nonites in the province, thereâ€" fore the MHSO has a tremendâ€" ous job to permanently record the _ significant _ contributions made by Mennonites to the life, gulture, and ideals of Ontario. In the afternoon meeting, two research papers were read conâ€" eerning the coming of the Menâ€" nonites to the Niagara Peninsula. Mennonite History . . . What is considered the "First‘" ecumenical wedding in this area took place at St. Eugene‘s Chapel, University of Waterloo, Saturday with the Rev. C. A. Hauser of St. Aloysius Parish ofâ€" ficiating, assisted by the Rev. H. E. Janke of St. Andrews Memâ€" orial Anglican Church. â€"The Bride was the former Mary Catherine Flisher of Kitchener "FIRST" ECUMENICAL WEDDING FOR THIS DIOCESE Waterloo â€" St. Clements â€" Bridgeport â€" St. Agatha â€" Heidelberg â€" Conestoga â€" Bamburg Taking The Vows Barbara Coffman of Vineland, traced the history of the first Mennonite Church of the Twenty. It was organized in 1801 folâ€" lowing the Great Migration of 1799 (mass immigration from the Atiantic states westward) and the influx of new Mennonite setâ€" tlers from Pennsylvania. There was no ordained minisâ€" ter in the new group so Samâ€" ue? Meyer was delegated to write to the ministers of the Bedâ€" minster congregation in Bucks county. They had no one availâ€" able so the group of Twenty was instructed to "proceed amongst themselves to choose and authâ€" orize one whom the Lord should indicate to carry on the work of the Church." Through this _ unprecedented method of providing church leadâ€" ership, came into being the first Mcennonite church in Canada. krom Russia To Ontario: * The first, he said, came withâ€" out their church and the pioneers waited something like twenty years for preachers, bishops and regular services. Groh contendâ€" ed that the Mennonite of the preâ€" Great Migration period had a gloomy, pessimistic church hisâ€" tory. By 1931 not a trace of their church was left in Welland County. According to Miss Coffman, a meeting was held to select a minister and a deacon. Votes were cast and the final selecâ€" tion made by lot. Valentine Kratz became the first Menn6 nite minister and John Fretz the first deacon in Ontario. nite and Quaker families scatâ€" tesed throughout three townâ€" ships. Of interest was an interview, WATERLOO, ONTARIO, WEDNESDAY, MAY 11, 19646 Esth. 1855 Cir. 10,111 Mr. Dutton‘s report notes that 52 parking spaces, at $50. per arnum, would be rented at the Square. Further, the survey inâ€" dicated that seven spaces, at "«$30. per annum, would be reâ€" quired on the Erb St. Parking lotâ€"seven in the parking lot beâ€" hind the new libraryâ€"and 13 on th,. Herbert street lot (all at $30. yearly). Previously council had agreed that they must supply longâ€"team parking facilities for downtown businessmen and their emâ€" ployees, and members of the City Hall staff. A recommended survey was taken to determine how many spaces would be reâ€" quired and in a written report, City Engineer, D‘Arcy Dutton reported that replies indicated that 79 parking spaces, for longâ€" term parking, would be rented. â€"In addition to this, there are 34 cars from the city hall staff The parking problem on Waâ€" terloo Square was deferred Monâ€" day night until next week, and will be dealt with in committee of whole. by moderator Dr. John Wiebe, of Mrs. Tina Martens who had come to Canada two weeks earlier with her 18 year old son Leonard, to live with relatives in Vineland. She reports that in the last two years the Chrisâ€" tians at Kimpersay experienced Long â€" Term Parking Requirements Council Will Decide Monday * Kih e 4 o l , Both Father Hauser and Rev. Janke expressed pleasure for being chosen for this "special" occasion. (full wedding story inside). and the groom is Keith H. Evans (son of Terree Evans of the Waterloo Chronicle) also of Kitchener. Mr. Dutton recommended that, in view of the small number of people requiring longâ€"term parkâ€" irg spaces in areas other than the Square and Herbert St. that these two lots only be placed under full two hour limits with long term spaces for rent. Should council concurr, he then suggested that the following be considered: 1â€"Parking for city hall staff, and recommended that the Cafoâ€" line lot to be built, be used for this purpose and other longâ€"term paid parking. He suggested that stickers be purchased for the Caroline St. Lot and issued to the staff, and further, that these stickers be honored on _ the Square until this lot is completâ€" ed. Further, that the city issue stickers to the staff in the Welâ€" to be accommodated and several fare and Nursing building for cars from the Welfare and NurSâ€" _ use on the Herbert St. Lot ing building on Regina St. at (Continued on page 4) Erb, plus police and fire dept. cars. The latter will be accomâ€" . modated when, in the near fuâ€" This Is One Way ture, the fire department moves ZZL _ to new quarters on Weber St. M:‘_‘.â€" a lot more freedom in worshipâ€" ing and praying openly than formerly. The relaxed conditions came about abruptly. Two years ago the Mennonite Bishop was jailed, after three months he was sudâ€" (Continued on page 4) Happily Married The dollar value of building permits issued for the month of April show an increase over the same month for 1965. The first (Continued on page 3) Building Boom Continues: SUBSCRIPTION $3.00 YEAR Publicize the activiâ€" tiee of your club or group . . . they are of interest to many and The "Chronicle" will tell it better and to a larger audience. vyou. Waterloo Still On The Move are hore to serve