| June 16, 1980 |
Monsignor Leo Cleary with his two sisters
Sister Roberta and Sister Celine of the Sisters of St. Joseph, Peterborough, arrive in
Courtice to establish the parish of St. Therese. |
| 1980 - 1982 |
Mass is celebrated at 11:00 A.M. Sundays in Courtice Secondary School
auditorium. |
| 1982 |
Rectory and basement church are built on Courtice Road. |
| January 25, 1983 |
The new basement church, to seat 200, is blessed by Bishop Doyle. |
| June 1986 |
Construction of present church is begun by Gerr Construction Company. The
building will seat 500 people. |
| January 25, 1987 |
St. Therese is consecrated as a church. |
| 1987 |
A school, Monsignor L. Cleary, is established in the basement of the
Church. |
| April 1987 |
Monsignor L. Cleary retires due to ill health,
having suffered a serious heart attack the previous November. |
| April - July 1987 |
Father W. Maloney and Father P. Conlin are assigned as temporary pastors. |
| May 31, 1987 |
Presentation of appreciation gifts to Monsignor Cleary, Sister Roberta,
Sister Celine and farewell celebration. |
| July 1987 |
Father John Wannamaker becomes the new pastor of St. Therese. |
| August 13, 1988 |
Father Norbert Glasmacher, who arrived in the parish from Rome, becomes a
deacon. |
| September 1988 |
New school - Monsignor L. Cleary is built on the same lot. |
| March 18, 1989 |
Father Norbert is ordained here by Bishop Doyle and subsequently returns
to Peterborough - June 1990. |
| July-Nov. 1989 |
Lottery is organized and takes place to pay off the mortgage of the
Church. |
| Sept. 30, 1990 |
Celebration by Father Wannamaker of the 10th anniversary of establishment
of the Parish of St. Therese. |
| January 1991 |
Father Neil Campbell is ordained to the priesthood at St. Therese by
Bishop Doyle. |
| June 1992 |
Father Norbert returns to be assistant pastor. |
| October 3, 1993 |
A group of nuns from the Order of the Daughters of St. Mary of Leuca
arrives to establish a convent and to begin their work in our parish. |
| October 1, 1994 |
Breaking of the ground for construction of the new convent. |
| October 9, 1994 |
A pilgrimage to Fatima and Rome of 46 parishioners and friends is
organized and led by Father Norbert. Purpose is to attend the religious profession of
Marian Delaney, one of our parishioners, who is now Sister Teresina in the Order of the
Daughters of St. Mary of Leuca. She continues her studies in Rome. |
| June 3, 1995 |
New convent is blessed by Bishop Doyle and farewell celebration is given
for Father John Wannamaker who is leaving the parish. |
| June 29, 1995 |
Fr. Norbert Glasmacher is appointed Pastor (He was deacon at St.
Therese’s in 1988-89, ordained here on March 18, 1989, associate pastor in 1989-90
and again from June 1992 until June 1995) |
| July 21, 1995 |
Visit to our new convent by the Mother General of the Daughters of St.
Mary of Leuca and Cardinal Agustoni, their spiritual advisor and protector. |
| Sept. 30, 1995 |
Celebration in honour of St. Therese and special blessing of the beautiful
stained glass windows installed in our Church. |
| Oct. 1996 - Oct. 1997 |
Centenary celebration of St. Therese’s entering eternal life |
| June 6, 1996 |
Our first Parish Advisory Board
meeting |
| Oct. 1997 |
Our second parish pilgrimage to Lisieux, Lourdes, Paris, Venice,
Padua,
Florence, Siena, Cascia and Rome |
Aug. 17-26,
1997 |
46 from our Parish and surrounding attended World Youth Day in Paris with
over 1 million Catholic young people from around the world, who followed the Holy Father's
invitation to meet, to learn and to pray.
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