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St. Alban's Parish (Burnaby, B.C.) fonds
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190 cm of textual records
8 architectural plans
37 photographs
3 microfilm reels
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The first service of what was to become the parish of St. Alban the Martyr in Burnaby took place in the Municipal Hall in March 1907. A committee was appointed from that group to work towards the establishment of a parish. Parish boundaries were set and the rector of St. Mary, Sapperton was appointed priest-in-charge, beginning June 1, 1907. Two lots were purchased in the name of the Diocese as a suitable location for the church building. The building was completed in March 1909 and the first service in it was held on April 1 of that year. As it was free of debt, it was consecrated by the Bishop a few days later. By January 1921, a rectory had been paid for and in 1923 a parish hall was formally opened. The original church was moved down the street onto what had been the parish tennis courts. The building was raised to allow for a future basement and extended to include a vestry and baptistry. The property on which the church had originally been situated was sold to help pay for these improvements. In 1957-1959, the parsonage house was sold for a sum of money and a lot, the proceeds of which sale were used to build a new rectory. In 1962, further construction was undertaken to parish buildings to better serve parish needs. The parish was incorporated in 1967 and boundaries formally included in the By-laws. After much deliberation pursuant to relocating and building new facilities, it was decided, in 1973, to stay on the existing site, rebuilding the parish hall and modernizing the balance of the facilities. A few years later the rectory, deemed unsuitable for continued use, was sold and another house purchased, to be itself sold within 12 years. The parish continues on this site, celebrating its 90th anniversary in 1999.
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Fonds consists of: Dedication Service leaflet (June 23, 1974), Parish Registers (Baptismal 1908-1954, Confirmation 1909-1958, Marriage 1909-1959, Burial 1910-1963, Banns of Marriage 1924-1949), Baptismal registers (1954-1995), Confirmation registers (1959-1995), Banns of Marriage registers (1952-1957, 1976-1987), Civil Marriage registers (1920-2003), Burials (1962-1995), Service registers (1907-2005), Vestry records (Parish roll 1938-1974, Parish lists 1955 / 1985-2000, Parochial Statistics 1920-1928, Financial Statistics 1921-1928, Statistical Returns to Diocese 1931-2000, Vestry Clerk correspondence & other material 1957-1962, minutes & reports 1908-2002, various financial records 1909-2001, Insurance policies 1911-1912, invoices & cheques 1911, Church sharing agreement 2001, list of wooden furnishings made by Bert Exworthy, Trustees minutes 1969 / 1985), Church Committee records (minutes 1907-2002, correspondence: Vestry Clerk 1957-1962, miscellaneous 1961-1970s), Induction of the Reverend Eric Lowe (September 16, 1985), Clergy letters to parishioners (1986-1989), Altar Guid minutes (1960-2001), Pew leaflets (various / 1978-2004), Sunday School records (2000), Servers' Guild records (1989-2001), Brotherhood of Amglican Churchmen records (1957-1961), Men's Club records (1914-1920, 1936-1952), Social Club records (1920-1925), Ladies' Guild minutes (1915-1956), "Afternoon" Guild minutes (1948-1965), Women's Auxiliary / Anglican Church Women's minutes (1962-1983), Friendship Circle Minutes (1969-1974) and finances (1973-1975), Newsletters (1994-2002), "Cross Purposes" Newsletters (1983-1985), miscellaneous historical materials, architectural plans, photographs, and microfilm.
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Alpha-numeric designations: Inmagic identifier: 1714
General note: Title based on fonds contents.
Parish registers include:
Data entry data: 30/05/1997 13:54
Data entry by: Updated by: LF on June 13, 2008
Conservation: y
Conservation: Bindings of some service registers are in poor condition.
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Accessions: D 986-04 D 994-04 D 995-46 D 996-46 D 999-20 D 999-32 D 2000-19 D 2001-03 D 2002-08 D 2003-04 D 2008-13