| Summary: | Mildred (Barnes) Carter was born and raised in Sugarloaf between White Hills and Logy Bay. After moving to Ontario she settled in Petty Harbour in 1972. In this interview we discuss St. George's Church in Petty Harbour including the regular and special services, church organizations, past reverends and organists, structure of the parish, changes to the church, and garden parties. 85-year-old Mildred (Barnes) Carter was born and raised in Sugarloaf between the White Hills and Logy Bay; Moved to Ontario and moved to Petty Harbour in 1972; purchase and renovations of Rectory in 1973; 3:46 - Reverends and Bishops over the years; 5:04 - wooden cross carried by Gordon Chafe as first crucifer; cross in memory of Kenneth Chafe who died in the Ocean Ranger; church bell; 7:45 - church services and events; clubs and organizations; 11:37 - garden parties; Thanksgiving; Anglican Church Women (ACW/ACWA); reverends from Petty Harbour; changes with St. George’s church over time; 17:50 - Confirmation class; clergy changes; dances and concerts; sockhop; local shops; Herbie’s Olde Shoppe; buses to St. John’s from Petty Harbour; 25:17 - sound system; font; research on St. George’s church and cemetery; choir and junior choir; 32:52 - paintings in church; [Mildred shows Terra the painting by Pamela Chafe];altar cloths; altar guild; deanery meetings; annual meeting of the Eastern Dioceses; 39:15 - changes in Christmas and Easter services; baptisms, funerals, weddings; changes to the congregation; 47:06 - turkey teas and garden parties.
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