Anishinabe Spiritual Centre

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Anishinabe Spiritual Centre
Ojibwe: Wassean-dimi-Kaning
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Anishinabe Spiritual Centre
Location in Ontario
Coordinates: 46°13′46″N81°43′58″W / 46.229458°N 81.732781°W / 46.229458; -81.732781
Location Espanola, Ontario
CountryCanada
Denomination Roman Catholic
Website AnishinabeSpiritualCentre.ca
History
StatusActive
Founded1972
Founder(s) Society of Jesus
Architecture
Functional statusTraining and Spirituality centre
Groundbreaking 1982
CompletedJune 1985
Administration
Parish St. Jude, Espanola
Diocese Sault Sainte Marie
Province Kingston
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Anishinabe Spiritual Centre (Ojibwe : Wassean-dimi-Kaning) is a Roman Catholic centre for Ignatian spirituality and training in ministry run by the Society of Jesus in Espanola, Ontario, specifically for the local First Nation people in the area. It is situated to the south of Espanola, on the shore of Anderson Lake, just off Ontario Highway 6. Since it was founded, it has been the only place in northern Ontario that has offered Roman Catholic ministerial training to Aboriginal peoples in Canada. [1]

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History

Foundation

After the Second Vatican Council, there were efforts made in Canada to increase the number of permanent deacons. From 1972 until 1979, there was a diaconate training programme, run by the Jesuits, in northern Ontario. It was supported by the Bishop of Sault Sainte Marie Alexander Carter. It only lasted seven years, because of the fatigue of those travelling round offering training. It was decided that a permanent location was needed for the programme. [2]

Construction

Money was raised to build a site. Funds came from the Jesuits, and the Roman Catholic dioceses of Sault Sainte Marie, Hearst and Thunder Bay. The centre was built by volunteers who also created a sawmill on site to help with the construction. It started in 1982. By 1984, the main building and the chapel were completed. In 1985, the remaining outlying buildings were finished. In June 1985, it was opened by Bishop Carter. [2]

Establishment

Although its main purpose was to train men for the diaconate. The centre also trained women for the Diocesan Order of Women. Eventually, the Diocesan Order of Women changed to become Diocesan Order of Service, which both men and women could train for. In addition, monthly Ministries weekends are provided at the centre for Roman Catholics across northern Ontario. [2]

In the 1990s, a group of First Nation people from the centre brought the nearby Heaven's Gate trail, back into usage. Originally, it was an old trade route used by their ancestors. It runs 40 kilometres across the spine of the La Cloche Mountain range. [3]

Parishes

From the spirituality centre, the Jesuits travel out to serve various churches in the area, [4] such as:

Holy Cross Church, Wiikwemkoong

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Holy Cross Church, Wiikwemkoong

As well as the spirituality centre, the Jesuits serve the Anishinaabe also through the Holy Cross Church in the Wiikwemkoong Unceded Reserve.

St. Raphael Church, Sagamok

St. Raphael Church is for the Sagamok Anishnawbek First Nation, a reserve, west of Sudbury, Ontario. The reserve is one of the largest in the region and has a population of 2,200. The reserve is spread across 27,000 acres. The church is a white brick building. The interior walls are white pine. Above the altar is a picture of Jesus Christ appearing in a First Nation person's vision. [5]

Our Lady of the Highway Church, Cutler

The priest of St. Raphael Church also helps at the Our Lady of the Highway Church of the Serpent River First Nation in Cutler, Ontario. In 2001, the Serpent River community in Cutler consists of 289 people in 142 housing units. It is located by Lake Huron, 40 km east of Blind River, Ontario. [6]

Immaculate Conception Church, Manitoulin

Within the M'Chigeeng First Nation in Manitoulin District is the Church of the Immaculate Conception. It is situated across the street from the Ojibwe Cultural Museum. The original church structure was founded in 1854, by a Fr. Fremiot, but has its roots in the Jesuit missions to the island in 1648–1650. In 1971, the original building was destroyed in a propane tank explosion. The new building, constructed in 1972, was influenced by the Second Vatican Council's decrees on liturgy. It is a round building, with a conical roof; the shape of a teepee. Inside the church, the stations of the cross were painted by Leland Bell. [7] [8] [9]

Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, Gore Bay

From the Immaculate Conception Church, the priest travels to Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, which serves the Catholic population of Gore Bay, Ontario. Gore Bay is one of the two incorporated towns in the Manitoulin District. [10]

St. Joseph Church, Sheshegwaning

The priest from Immaculate Conception Church also travels to St. Joseph's Church in Sheshegwaning on the east coast of Manitoulin. It is situated close to the Kenjgewin Teg Educational Institute. [11]

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References

  1. ↑ "Retreat and Spirituality Centres". Jesuits in English Canada. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 Our history from AnishinabeSpiritualCentre.ca, retrieved 18 January 2015
  3. ↑ Journey with Jim: Knocking on Heaven's Gate from Sudbury Star , 28 September 2013, retrieved 6 January 2015
  4. ↑ Mass schedule from AnishinabeSpiritualCentre.ca, retrieved 19 January 2015
  5. ↑ John F. Duggan, "Visions of the divine in an Anishinabe Catholic community Archived 2015-01-19 at archive.today " in Studies in Religion, Vol. 30: 3-4, (2001).
  6. ↑ Serpent River First Nation from CBC, 9 March 2001, retrieved 18 January 2015
  7. ↑ West Bay from Manitoulin-island.com, retrieved 19 January 2015
  8. ↑ Immaculate Conception Roman Catholic Church Archived 2015-01-20 at the Wayback Machine from Ontario Heritage Trust, retrieved 19 January 2015
  9. ↑ Manitoulin Island from TravelWithAChallenge.com, retrieved 19 January 2015
  10. ↑ Churches from Gore Bay, Ontario, retrieved 19 January 2015
  11. ↑ Directory from Diocese of Sault Sainte Marie, retrieved 19 January 2015
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