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SECTION THE HERALD Wednesday FRENCH WEEK IN HALTON HILLS La Fraiaise Former president remembers is a very special week unflappable Miss Saint Jean When Charles Migue was a year old orphan he remembers boarding a train for a trip to a farm where he would find work His pastor and a a worker in Montreal arranged for a strong willed but motherly lady named Miss Saint Jean to look after him In St Catharines on a fruit farm Mistakenly the young Charles thought Ontario Street Montreal was his real destination and not the Ontario street train station in St Catharines In wficn about French Canadian families were living In the area In there were enough families for a parish so a Bishop In Toronto eventually gave permission for a gallon to form In the old Holy Cross Church on St In the meantime the new Holy Cross Church on Maple Ave had been completed The new parish for French Cann was called Sacre Cocur opening In 1965 Now there ore close to 125 families that socla REFLECTIONS A of historical on heritago vc Ever since that long train ride from Mon treal Charles Migue now has lived in Ontario He Later moved to Georgetown in 1MB with Miss Saint Jean and four other French Canadian boys to work on a new farm she bought on the site of Arbor Valley Apples on Main Street South The former president of he French Club In Georgetown fondly remembers the deter mined will of Miss Saint Jean She and Edward Hayes were tal In petitioning for a Catholic school In Georgetown for the French community FAMILIES A French Club was started in Georgetown lire together and attend services at the church says Mr Miguo In 1954 Mr Migue married a niece of Miss Saint Jean and eventually settled on a tract of land near Ste- warttown on the Fifth Line where they live today True to his lural roots Mr built his acres of swamp land into an orchard where he now grows apples gus strawberries and other fruits and tables In 1978 some drain age work was done to allow for more crop acreage Mr has eight children ranging in age from 19 to years One By Presidents onset Id roll lot Semaine is a special week of thanksgiving to the Lord for what we very privileged people being able In our family community to continue our culture and express ourselves in our own language and be accepted by our brothers and sisters in our neighborhood or this we thank you Lord In this week of La Semaine Francalsc The Church is composed of six members elected by the parishioners November The priest and Hit principal of SacreCoeur School are always automatically members of parish council The members are like When Charles came to Ontario from Montreal he was only years IfcworkedonafarmuiM Catharine before moving to In IMS when Ihe lon population was about he said Here Charles and wife bridle stand In orchard on heir farm near hit wart town on the Fifth Line son and daughter Vancouver He remembers the advice good men like former may Joseph Gibbons and Jack Armstrong in help ing the I- their own group Mr What dots French Wcelt mean lu Charles M It in our blood he The winter activities such the Quebec City n his in Its formative carnival stand years mind Georgetown is very In the friendly town when English and French Canndi ins can mix free ly Choi having to feel they have to stuy with mid trench Club organized carnival that lusted for three beginning with a float paride The I- renin has been especially in providing community for French Cana in children such as liking them on trips I ling or host from Quebec There ore also dances tor the adults spirt in and picnic other French i Ontario French Week What it means to me I NOTE Students at Cocur were approached by The Herald and express Heir thoughts about trench Week and what it how speak just like that I usually say I don t know and that a when you realize just how lucky you are I guess you could say it an honor to be able express yourself In French and Fngllsh which ever I choose What French really to me well or instance It is I is very helpful to those who speak it because they can learn how to speak languages in the other there are some to Well 1 am very proud of my language and I am tolng tn keep It For as long as lean For me having a French Week shows mat are proud and happy to be French During this week we have lots of activities and And I hnppj to be writing this letter I m glad be bilingual French to me means to be proud of my language because when I get older it will be useful for my future Going to I rench school of fun and at the same time we can learn ho v to write English I help my friends dot in their and they really like that i rench Is hard to learn because of all the verbs but It is worth It Most my friends around my neighborhood are and they always ask mt lospeakr- rench them because they want learn French also pi rents who take on the responsibility of looking being of church family ensuring sufficient funds are available for maintenance of church hall and rectory as well as being responsible for organizing dances and other special events such as our annual bazaar which is the big event the year La Semaine gives me the opportunity to thank everyone In Georgetown and surrounding for the wonderful attendance at our and the donations we receive from all the merchants CHURCH DIRECTORY HOLY CROSS ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH This Weekend Map live Attend The Church Of Fattier Con MASSES lu 1 ID for information coll Your Choice GEORGETOWN MAPLE AVENUE BAPTIST ALLIANCE CHURCH CHURCH Rev Ralph EVERY SUNDAY 3923 p 1 i This Sun Fob MONTHLY LaJc Preview HO HI CUIUS I Visitors Welcomg Enriching our childrens educational experiences REDUCE HIGH HEATING COSTS This Year winter Heating Costs May Set a New Spending Record parents el Institutions de Ecole Sacre Coeur Is the local Parent and Teachers Association for the French Separate School community of Hallon Hills and Milton We ore one of French schools in Ontario who are a film ted to the Federation Associations parents langue de I On tar Since its inception In when local Association received our Its charter from the parties our turcttdour school alms have been accomplished through such activities as our Open House in ir coffee federation group meetings standing has been Involved committees our in supporting school lrips r in French children our float in the Education of our Parade en French Week Open With help of the House again during Secrctonat of State and Education Week work our major annual and during the fund Raiser our Science in May we have is held in con enriched our children with elation annual meet The alms of our This year have Association are to on added promote mutual challenge of endeavour understun ling between promote our thohomeandthcBchool school and community through cooperation in by publishing a Local our shared of French Directory which educating our children w reflect our growing and promote members and strength FUN BMX rider Troy Gardiner Heft and Stephen Lee can watt for the action to begin They hope to ride In the races 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