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Leith United Church - Meaford, ON

on December 05, 2023

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End of Summer Reflection 🪻🪦🪻

While the summer season may technically not end until mid-September, Labour Day weekend has always marked the transition into autumn for me. The nights have grown cooler and I am looking foward to fall and its crisp air, beautiful colours, and all of the activities that go along with it. I work in a school so this end of summer also brings the beginning of the school year for me. Last year was one of the worst years I have had working in a school. It could have been a post-Covid 19 fall out, the rise of the insatiable tech generation, or simply that my interest in the profession had run dry. Regardless, I was struggling. I had always been interested in cemeteries and history but when something clicked in my brain that this could be a legitimate hobby and pastime for myself, I jumped into action. One cool, misty morning in late May, I threw my rubber boots on and left early for work to visit a cemetery that I had been driving by repeatedly. I spent the rest of my breaks that ...

Palmerston Cemetery - Palmerston, ON

St. Teresa's Roman Catholic Cemetery - Elmira, ON

The first thing you'll likely notice when you come across this cemetery is the strikingly tall wooden cross at the center of the lawn. Located just outside of Elmira, Ontario, I first stumbled across this cemetery while taking a detour to avoid construction. The tall, white cross caught my eye against the blue sky and I knew I had to stop and get a better look. The name of this cemetery is St. Teresa's Cemetery, though it is also known as Saint Teresa of Avila Roman Catholic Cemetery. St. Teresa's Cemetery is a Roman Catholic cemetery that is still an active burial place. The cemetery is the graveyard of a small church that was built there in the late 1940's. Forty years later, however, the congregation of the church moved to a larger location located within the town of Elmira. The church was later demolished but the cemetery remains today. The large cross in the middle of the cemetery is definitely it's dominant feature. The cross was donat...

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