It is with great pleasure that we welcome Rev. Cannon Gordon Kinkley to join us at this week’s Sunday Service.
Rev. Cannon Gord Kinkley, M.A., M.Div.
St. John's Anglican Church, Cannon of Christ Church Cathedral, Diocese of Niagara, Ontario.
Father Gord is a retired priest in the Diocese of Niagara. Formerly, he was the rector of St. John's Anglican Church in St. Catharines, Ontario, for thirty-five (35) years.
The Diocese of Niagara is one of thirty regional divisions in the Anglican Church of Canada. The see city of the diocese is Hamilton, with the bishop's cathedral located at Christ's Curch Cathedral on James Street North.
The first Anglican presence in what would become the Diocese of Niagara began with St Mark's Church in Newark (now Niagara on the Lake), the former capital of Upper Canada.
The parish was founded in 1790 as Loyalist immigrants arrived from the former American colonies, in what would become the province of Ontario. At this time the area was part of the Diocese of Nova Scotia, and subsequently became part of the Diocese of Quebec, then of the Diocese of Toronto.
The diocese was formed by an act of the Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada in 1875. The first bishop was Thomas Brock Fuller, Archdeacon of Niagara and godson of Sir Issac Brock, the hero of the Battle of Queenston Heights.
Thank you so much Father Gord.
The Holloway Memorial Chapel was founded in 1894 in honor of Issac and Mary Ann Holloway. Through the years it has welcomed residents and visitors to the Ridgeway Ontario area to participate in Sunday Services throughout the summer season.
Our mission is to bring together an inter-denominational worship community through praise, proclamation, music, teaching and sharing. We welcome freedom of thought and opinion to all who enter. We believe the experience of loving fellowship will bring joy and peace to each person's spiritual journey.
Sunday Services are held at 10:00 AM throughout the summer months. Please see the Calendar Page for the 2022 Schedule and Speaker Names.
Through the years the Chapel has been a special place to hold weddings, baptisms, memorial services and other similar events.