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I New A Man minister arrives g WLQ/ itr--itg1, By Alice Gray-Donald and a half years, . Even though he grew up in In 1977, he was ordained priest at southern Ontario, Rev. John St. Matthew's Cathedral and was Stematt likfsdto consider hims elf a appomtgj it? megapzfiiise}; a: [$12213 northerner o ay. ouse, ue ee He has been a priest with the east of Moose 'nfitiii7. Part of his Anglican Church in various posts in job, at Rupert House, wa?.ty buildthe . garment tee,', including Molose rectoryt 1whichhis ot,', /luaylt2t, ac ory an omepayne, as we as comp e e yon . . . 21,ghHit1g 1eeee,PAtltgi; if, rtJai1str/tft1ogveaijpabe1teogt £33 ema is now e new g can Line m . ' priest for Iroquois Falls, Matheson Rupert House was _by skidoo, whieh and Monteith. He said that he and his Edward and Juliana thoroughly wife Mary Lee are just getting enjoyed. . . settledintotheirnewhomewiththeir In 1981, Stematt and hits fairs: tour children: Edward 15 Juliana moved to Homepayne w ere 14, Christopher, iiGiiiGii'ii'ir, 3. , have lived for the past six and a half L0Stceimatt (was born and raised in years. Th: town of Horneigaylrlise 11151 n 011, ntario. He went to simi ar 0 roquois university in Saskatoon where he terms of the economy. Many of “it: joined the air force in 1962. He was people m Hornepayne work for C. . sent to do his basic training in St.; hail."Ne employment rate IS not 21t,rfert"titni/e ti, was there, quite as steadyasthe one in Iroquois M . I . 0 5 me to Falls because of the many changes (tlent,"?),',?)?,'. he 'tlg d to b: a very that C N is presently going through. rm Ct y. rom ere, e was . . . . . . Horn ne is also much more Eggzgrglmchntg: 0am? :10 to do his $01312:ng Iroquois Falls because T mg. ce 1'th was l of where it is located. Due to this Sampleted, he moved to Winrupeg .to feeling of isolation, Homepayne tdt he postinga halipv'f, :2 generates many of its own activities, until again???) 3;“; yea and it is a town with a great deal of During his four years in Ottawa, communityspirit. . St . . What made Stematt decide to move ematt became very involved With t I uois Falls? He and his wife the chapel activities with the Air ,tt,1r"vot1ho,'e' GG' a t deal ii ' Force Youth Group. He headed the ry.. , giea oun leis ou organized affection for MAtheson and they also F y g peop gr p, . have many friends and youth conferences, sang m the intancesinIr uoisFalls church choir and sat on the church '"fe'lltd2it'oh1ll2ltlte"d iiii only council. . . one in Canada that is fully at Po,, he was postedRatom the trilingual (English, French and nyiian Forces Station m 1'l"it Cree) It is also the only diocese in 2rlg, that time, he. 11‘], d P Canada that covers areas in both atheson and became mvo ve m . d bee Th 1 theactivities of St. John's Church. He Ontario an Que . e on y became the lay reader and shortly one that is larger is in the Canadian after he met his future wif.e, Mary arctic. The diocese of Moosonee Me Metzlar,who was he?! involved covers an area of 350,000 square with thed ehureh “8mm” of a miles and is only serviced by 26 different enomina on. . priests. m 1972, they were married at the Stematt has found a eat deal of . gr Base Chapel at theAir Force Station difference between the lifestyles in inRtlekf1iPsan1movet.i.tofas.katyo.n southern and northern Ontario. For 80 that Sternatt could begin his one thing, he thinks ttortherners are religious training. He became the much more patient people because proud father of Edward (1973) and they must wait hanger for things to Juliana (1974) before he graduated happen, and that they also have less from the Conzge of Emmanuel and “we“ so they must make more St.Chadinl97 . . use of them. Consequently he Soon after graduation, he was 'i'iiL"isti'i7e%ii7e"iiii'G7G1lntG ordered a deacon at St. Matthew's mmunity activities and the Cathedral in Timmms. He became: townspeople are much more close- member of the diocese of Moosonee ttgt, He sees northerners as being . and took up maiden“. m Moose much closer to life and death issues Factory, where he remained for two and arelesspretentious. “You do not got lost in a crowd up Mm,"lNma"ttsa'1d.