Along This Winding Way #7 Traditional Cache
Pip'n'Tif: We are closing out this series which will allow new cachers the chance to place a cache in some of these areas
Along This Winding Way #7
Please note Use of geocaching.com services is subject to the terms and conditions
in our disclaimer.
Along this winding way is a series of twelve geocaches set in anticipation and celebration of the 150th Anniversary of the Parish of St. John the Evangelist in Topsail.
The title comes from the first verse of a hymn by Canon George Earle entitled “ Hymn for St. John the Evangelist”.
We thank thee for this parish
In South Conception Bay
And all the other churches
Along this winding way;
From Topsail beach to Seal Cove
Was once one single fold
Where farmer, priest, and fisher
Faced hunger, toil and cold
All Saints Anglican Church, Foxtrap - In the earliest years, Foxtrap and all other communities along the Conception Bay South shore were part of the Mission of Topsail.
The first clergyman stationed on the South shore of Conception Bay was the Rev'd Benjamin Fleet, who remained in the Mission from 1846 to 1876. During that time a small Chapel was built, which was later replaced by a larger church in Foxtrap.
The Mission of Foxtrap began sometime between 1895 and 1922; and it was in 1905 that St. Peter's Church was built in Hopewell, and the name was changed to the Foxtrap/Hopewell Mission.
The first Select Vestry was formed in 1906, made up of two members from each community: Long Pond, Foxtrap, Middle Bight, Kelligrews, Greeleytown, and Peachytown.
In 1928, the Mission was changed to the status of Parish. The present All Saints Church building was started June 8, 1931. In 1976, the Parish was divided and then became the Parish of Foxtrap and the Parish of Upper Gullies. All Saints Parish Hall was opened in 1984.
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
ybj
Treasures
You'll collect a digital Treasure from one of these collections when you find and log this geocache:
Loading Treasures