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Waterloo Chronicle (Waterloo, On1868), 19 Apr 1978, p. 26

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9? Rolling Human " Block Parents end successful year . via-mumm.mnaw= Hills Dr., Waterloo con- cluded their first year with an Appreciation Tea. The Lakeshore area was the first in Waterloo to initiate the program following the successful pilot project in Kitchener. The Block Parents of N. A. MacEachern This past Tuesday the pre-school children of MacEachern Block Pa- rents met their older brothers and sisters in the school gymnasium at 3 p.m. They viewed a video tape of the Mr. Dressup program which Poiice Week May 14-20 name-tagged and served tea and cookies by other Block Parent children. Constable Roland Pile of the Waterloo Regional Police made a guest ap- pearance and spoke briefly, thanking the Block Parents tor their assistance. He got his message across despite a seven - month - fQ "heckler in the thi row". He also mentioned the recent appointment of MacEachern chair- man Jane German to the position of ctrorxiinator for Waterloo city on the regional committee. introduces _ the Block Parent concept to young- Also present at the Tea was Barbara Neu- feld, the president of the Waterloo Regional Block Parent Program who has done the major share of the job of in- troducing the program to each new area. The red and white signs are now appearing in win- dows of homes in over 50 school areas, assur- ing the children of the region of a ready refuge in an emergency. library; the adults were‘ This last column in the series of Waterloo's older churches features Holy Saviour Anglican Church on Allen St. E. The neat yellow brick church and parish hall blend in well with the older, well kept, housesonthestreet. Much of the history By Mary Rowell Historic Waterloo _ Holy Saviour Anglican Church of the church has been researched and written by Dr. Paul G. Cbrnell. It was built in the fall of 1897 and opened '[or of 1897 and opened '[or worship on January 10th 1898. For a few years it was a mission church at- tached to St. John's in Kitchener, but by 1901 the church had its own rector and separated from sr. John's. In 1910 a rectory was bought at the corner of Allen and Mary Streets. By 1913 a parish hall was needed and Mr. Jos- eph E. Seagram builtlit, in memory of his wife Stephanie. It, is a two story building very much on the same lines as the church. The buildings were joined by a connect- ing passage and rooms. In 1927 major improve- ments to the chancel, and memorial ‘windows were made. The focal point of the chancel is the very beautiful wood carv- By Linda Francescutti Information Officer In this time of rising costs, irs good to know that, for many Ontario residents. there's help available to offset prop- erty taxes through Ontar- io Tax Credits. The Tax Credit form is straightforward and easy to complete. For many people. the filing of For more Information contact your Local Councul through your Pastor Congratulations to the Waterloo C W L Cour» CD'S for their fine service to the Church and Community ALL Catholic Women Aged 16 and over are minted to become Members Hamilton Diocesan Council Proclaims Week Tax credits available ing of the “Lord's Sup- per" above the altar. Another beautiful exam- ple of wood carving is the chancel, screen. There were also improvements to the building and hard- wood floors and new pews were installed. -. Major renovations and additions ' were done between 1935 and 37. The architect for this was Mr. T.H. Wells. The nave was extended some feet towards Allen St., the square tower was built, a choir room Was excavated in the base- ment, and a central etF trance was provided. More wood carving was done this time by artisans at the Globe Fur- niture Company. It was all done of the finest oak and features flowers, fruits "figures and heads of children. The walls have panelled wainscotting. The carved narthex screen completed the magnifi- Mrs. Dorothy Schnarr. Church Life Convenor, National OWL. Council this form will result in either a rebate or a re- duction in provincial tax- es. The program is a maj- or one. Budgeted this year at an estimated $435 million dollars. close to 606y, of Ontario's tax fil- ers can expect to bene- fit by this program. There are four credits. Homeowners, renters 23-29 cent interior. In 1954 the parish hall was extended towards In 1958 All Saints Anglican church was begun with 70 families transfering from this church. Also members of this church were involved Allen St. and a fireside room was created. in the fmmdintr'ant1,tumi- ing of Renison College. At the present time the church is installing stained glass windows de- picting the life of Christ. They are being done by the Maine Studio in Can- terbury England. The parish is very ac- tive and the church fa- cilities are well used for various activities during the week. The membership is about 400 families making it necessary for Rev. Ger- aid T. Churchill to con- duct two Sunday ser- vices to accommodate the worshipers. and roomers are eligible for the Property Tax Credit. The Sales Tax Credit may be claimed by anyone over 16 who is not claimed as a depen- dant on someone else's income tax return. Se- nior Citizens are eligible for the Pensioner Tax Credit. The Property. Sales and Pensioner Tax Credits are designed to give as- sistance to moderate in- come people and senior citizens to offset the im- pact of property and re- tail sales taxes. t Want to know more about Ontario Tax Credits? Call the Ontario Minis- try of Revenue, Dial 965-8470 in Metro " ronto. or ask the Oper- ator for Zenith 8-2000 (toil-freer from any- where in Ontario If you made a contri- bution to a registered Ott- tario Political party. con- stituency association or candidate in the 1977 Pro- vincial election and have an official receipt to sup- port it, you may claim the Political Contribution Tax Credit.

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