St. Luke's Anglican Church

City

Palermo, Ont.

Full Location

St Luke's
3114 Dundas Street West
Palermo, Ontario L6M 4J3
Phone: 905.825.3364

Fonds - Brief Description

St. Luke's Anglican Church (Palermo, Ont.) fonds. -- 1873-1995. -- 1.3 m of textual records.

In 1845 construction began on a frame church located west of Palermo. St. Luke's opened for worship on 1 March 1846. There was no resident rector until 1874; services were provided by the rector from Oakville. In 1874 Rev. E.A. Taylor was appointed rector at St. Luke's. In 1902, Rev. A.J. Belt was appointed rector at both Palermo and Omagh. Shortly thereafter St. John's, Nelson was added to make a three-point parish. Around 1922 a mission church was established at Bronte. In 1945 a cairn was erected at St. Luke's to commemorate its centennial.

The fonds consists of parish registers containing statistical records, a financial register and other documents. Most of the fonds has been microfilmed on 5 reels, numbered 188, 284, 334-336. Some of St. Luke's confirmation records can be found in the St. Jude's (Oakville, Ont.) fonds.

Title based on content of fonds.
Fonds on deposit. Ownership of the fonds resides with St. Luke's Church.
Finding aid available in hard copy and electronically.
Researchers are requested to use the microfilms. They must also sign an agreement of use form.
Further accruals are expected.

Finding Aid

Note: From 1873 this church was apparently a two-point parish with Christ Church, Omagh, Ontario. In 1919, it was joined by St. John's, Nelson, Ontario to form a three-point parish.

I - List of Parish Registers

a) Statistical

		Microfilm Reel
Parish Register A Christ Church (Omagh) St. Luke (Palermo) St. John's (Nelson)	Baptisms 1874-1957 Marriages 1873-1929 Burials 1874-1956 Communicants 1897-1899 Confirmations 1875-1890 1911-1917 1926-1956 (Note: Some confirmation services taken at Church of the Epiphany, Bronte) Church Families 1897	188
Parish Register B Christ Church (Omagh) Parish of Omagh- Palermo-Nelson	Church Families 1918, 1922 Confirmations 1917-1922 Communicants 1918-1922 (Note: very incomplete records) Church Services 1916-1928	188
Parish Register C Christ Church (Omagh)	Church Services 1929-1945	188
Parish Register D	Marriages Dec. 1901-May 1955 (Contains registration of marriages at Palermo, Omagh, Nelson, Bronte and Milton)	284
Parish Register E	Minutes of Vestry Meetings 1846-1936	284
Parish Register F	Minutes of Vestry Meetings 1937-1973	284
Parish Register G	Vestry (Service) Book	284
Parish Register H	Vestry (Service) Book Aug. 1963-Aug. 1989	284
Parish Register I (fragile condition)	Vestry (Service) Book (Services held at Christ Church, Omagh, which was linked with St. Luke's, Palermo during that period)	not filmed
Parish Register J	Service Register, 1917 - 1928, includes lists of Church families, 1917 -1922	334
Parish Register K	Baptism Certificate Book, 1975 - 1985	334
Parish Register L	Vestry Book, 1895 - 1916	334
Parish Register M	Women's Auxiliary Minute Book, 1910 - 1924	334
Parish Register N	Women's Auxiliary Minute Book, 1915 - 1924	334
Parish Register O	Women's Auxiliary Minute Book, 1925 - 1928	334
Parish Register P	Women's Auxiliary Minute Book, 1928 - 1934	334
Parish Register Q	Women's Auxiliary Minute Book, 1934 - 1937	334
Parish Register R	Women's Auxiliary Minute Book, 1937 - 1945	334
Parish Register S	Women's Auxiliary Minute Book, 1945 - 1948	334
Parish Register T	Women's Auxiliary Minute Book, 1948 - 1958	334
Parish Register U	Women's Auxiliary Minute Book, 1959 - 1971	334
Parish Register V	Women's Auxiliary Agenda Book, 1960 - 1970	334
Parish Register W	Women's Auxiliary Minute Book, 1971 - 1990	335
Parish Register X	Women's Auxiliary Treasurer's Book, 1912 - 1926	335
Parish Register Y	Women's Auxiliary Cash Book, 1927 - 1949	335
Parish Register Z	Women's Auxiliary Journal (Cash Book), 1950 - 1980	335
Parish Register A(1)	Women's Auxiliary (Evening Branch) Minute Book, 1953 - 1973	335
Parish Register B(1)	Advisory Council Minute Book, 1956 - 1959	335
Parish Register C(1)	Advisory Council Minute Book, 1959 - 1966	335
Parish Register D(1)	Advisory Council Minute Book, 1967 - 1992	335
Parish Register E(1)	Choir Club Minute Book, 1934 - 1935	335
Parish Register F(1)	Choir Club Minute Book, 1950 - 1952	335
Parish Register G(1)	Young People's Club Minute Book, 1941 - 1945 with Choir Club tmeeting, March 1936	335
Parish Register H(1)	Young People's Club Minute Book, 1940 - 1945 (rough notes which were subsequently written up into C(1) above?)	335

b) Financial

		Microfilm Reel
Financial Register #1	1884-1916 1918-1944	188
Financial Register #1	Church Cash Book, 1898 - 1922	336
Financial Register #2 Church Cash Book, 1927		336
Financial Register #3	Weekly Contribution Records, 1935 - 1936	336
Financial Register #4	Weekly Contribution Records, 1937 - 1940	336
Financial Register #5	Weekly Contribution Records, 1941 - 1946	336
Financial Register #6	Church Cash Book, 1944 - 1952	336
Financial Register #7	Church Cash Book, 1953 - 1977	336
Financial Register #8	Expenditure and Receipt Book, 1980 - 1985	336
Financial Register #9	Expenditure and Receipt Book, 1983	336
Financial Register #10 Expenditure and Receipt Book, 1986		336
Financial Register #11 Receipt Book, 1965 - 1974		336
Financial Register #12 Receipt Book, 1974-1979		336
Financial Register #13 Receipt Book, September 1988 - 1990		336
Financial Register #14 Bank Book, 1980 - 1986		336
Financial Register #15 Donation Book, 1983 - 1985		336
Note: - See also Women's Auxiliary Financial Registers listed above

c) Other

		Microfilm Reel
Envelope #1	Loose Material Includes dedication and consecration Letter from Bishop Neil 1873 for Christ Church, Omagh; fire policy exp. 1945; handwritten financial notes often with no dates.	not filmed
Box 1	Book of Common Prayer, Oxford, 1850. Presented by the Church Society of the Diocese of Toronto, 1868. Service Book, Oxford, 1862. Presented by the Church Society of the Diocese of Toronto, 1868. Bible, undated. Presented by the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge. Various published materials, including The W.A. Handbook, 1941, 62nd Annual Report of the Women's Auxiliary, 1947-8 and Souvenir Annual Report of the Women's Auxiliary, 1961; Synod Journals, 1947, 1948,1968; The Inagural Service of the United Church of Canada, 1925; Why I am an Anglican, [1927]; History of the Diocese of Niagara to 1950; Yearbook of St. Bartholomew's Parish, New York, 1937; The Dedication of the New Church of the Epiphany, Bronte, Ontario, 1956.	not filmed
Box 2 F. 1 F. 2 F. 3 F. 4 F. 5 F. 6 F. 7 F. 8 F. 9 F. 10 F. 11 F. 12 F. 13 F. 14 F. 15 F. 16 F. 17 F. 18 F. 19 F. 20 F. 21 F. 22 F. 23 F. 24 F. 25 F. 26 F. 27 F. 28 F. 29 F. 30 F. 31 F. 32 F. 33 F. 34	Women's Auxiliary Reports, 1945 & 1969 Women's Auxiliary - Summaries of the Year's Work, 1940s -1960s Women's Auxiliary - historical notes, 1910 - 1940s. Women's Auxiliary - list of officers, 1959 - 1971 Historical material relating to St. Luke's Historical reflections by George Atkins Memories of St. Luke's by parish members Treasurer's Report, 1926 List of Confirmations, 1942 Notes, pamphlets and publications related to missions in India, Canada and other countries. Pamphlets and circulars, 1940s Newspaper, Protestant Action, September 1944 Correspondence with Bishop of Niagara, 1946 Correspondence and circulars, 1960s Bishop's circulars, 1960s Hymn lists, 1960s and 1970s Script for Christmas Pageant, undated Copy of CBC Farm News, 1964, featuring George Atkins Correspondence regarding St. Luke's, 1965-66 Financial Materials and circulars, 1960s and 1970s Advisory Board minutes, 1966 Circulars and correspondence, 1970s Vestry Meeting minutes and lists of sidesmen, 1970s Lease for Rectory, 1976 Correspondence and receipts relating to kitchen/washroom renovations, 1977 Orders of Service (weekly bulletins), 1950s - 1990s Orders of Service (weekly bulletins), 1970 - 1993 Parish Council meeting minutes, 1992 - 1994 Vestry Annual reports, 1994 & 1995 Pentecost Service, 1996 - Order of Service and audiotape Photographs and negatives, 1940s and 1950s Pamphlets - from the diocese and from other churches Clippings regarding St. Luke's Lapel pins - St. Luke's Sunday School	not filmed