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St. Francis' Church

St. Francis' Church, Northwest River
St. Andrew's Church, Happy Valley-Goose Bay

 

History of St. Francis' Church, Northwest River

St. Francis' Church in Northwest River is really a mission of St. Andrew's in Happy Valley- Goose Bay, in that there is no congregational structure of vestry, wardens, etc; all the administration is done through St. Andrew's. The Anglican congregation does not own a church building, but worships in the Northwest River United Church, a lovely structure built in 1933. We take our turn holding services there as do the United Church, the Moravian Church and the Salvation Army. We find that our congregation is usually ecumenical, including people from these three denominations; as there is only one service per week, the regular church-going residents of NWR will come to worship no matter which denomination is holding the service that day.

 

Personnel

At the moment the parish is served by two full-time priests and two non-transitional deacons: the Venerable Jennifer Gosse is the Rector of the parish and Archdeacon of Labrador, the Rev. Marlaine Leggo is the Associate Priest, and the Rev. Chesley Lethbridge and the Rev. Jean Shears volunteer their time as our parish deacons. Ms. Debbie Blake is the local lay reader.

 

Address and Contact Info

The Parish of Lake Melville
P.O. Box 130, Station B,
Happy Valley-Goose Bay, NL A0P 1E0
(rectory) 709-896-3350
(church hall) 709-896-5831

 

Office Hours

We do not have a parish office with office hours, however the staff are available for appointments and are on call at all times. Their contact info is as follows:
Archdeacon Charlene Taylor 709-896-3350
The Rev. Chesley Lethbridge 709-896-8629
The Rev. Jean Shears 709-896-2728

 

Schedule of Services

There is a service every Sunday evening at 7:00pm led by one of the denominations which share the use of the building. The Anglican services are held every 2nd and 4th Sundays in each month. One of those services will be Holy Communion with one of the parish priests presiding, the other will be Evening Prayer led by a lay reader and one of the parish deacons.

 

History of St. Andrew's Church, Happy Valley-Goose Bay

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St. Andrew's Church
The Parish of Lake Melville (or the Parish of Happy Valley as it was originally known) was established in 1957. Prior to this the people who lived in the area were served by the priest from the Parish of Cartwright on his bi-yearly trips up the Labrador coast. Deacon Chloe Adams came to serve the people in December of 1956, and then the first rector was appointed, the Rev. Stewart Payne, in 1957. The church and rectory in Happy Valley were built by the residents, with the cornerstone of St. Andrew's church being laid in August of 1959 and the finished building being dedicated in November of the same year. Since that time St. Andrew's has been the main point of the parish, which also included Northwest River and, at times, Rigolet.

 

Personnel

At the moment the parish is served by two full-time priests and two non-transitional deacons: the Venerable Jennifer Gosse is the Rector of the parish and Archdeacon of Labrador, the Rev. Marlaine Leggo is the Associate Priest, and the Rev. Chesley Lethbridge and the Rev. Jean Shears volunteer their time as our parish deacons. We also have three dedicated parish lay readers: Aden Clark and Sue Flynn and Debbie Blake.

 

Address and Contact Info

The Parish of Lake Melville
P.O. Box 130, Station B,
Happy Valley-Goose Bay, NL A0P 1E0
(rectory) 709-896-3350
(church hall) 709-896-5831

 

Office Hours

We do not have a parish office with office hours, however the staff are available for appointments and are on call at all times. Their contact info is as follows:
Archdeacon Charlene Taylor 709-896-3350
The Rev. Chesley Lethbridge 709-896-8629
The Rev. Jean Shears 709-896-2728

 

Schedule of Services

Sunday Services: 9:00am, 11:00am and 7:00pm Weekday Services: Morning Prayer at 9:00am from Monday to Friday Evening Prayer at 4:30pm from Monday to Thursday