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picnic. At his twenty fifth jubilee in 1968, the children reciprocated with a special song written in his honour. Father Reguly oversaw the church during the changes brought about through Vatican II, and developed a balance between the older traditions and the innovations of the 1960s and 70s. Organist Helen Korcuska continued her service from the 1940 into the 50s and sixties. A children's choir led by Sister Anthony Daniel was begun in the 1960s and was a feature of the 9:00 "children's Mass. The young people of the parish organized into the St.Peter's High School Sodality . They devoted their time to raising money for charitable causes, to exploring spiritual and societal issues and took a leadership role in planning Christmas parties and similar events for the younger children of the parish. They would also form the core of the Janosikova Druzina Dancers , a Slovak dance group which formed in 1967 to celebrate Canada's Centennial Year. Father Reguly would become a Dean in the church, and often served as a role model and shepherd to novitiates and young priests who came to St.Peter's for part of their training. He had a deep appreciation of the history of the church, and of the heritage of his parishioners. He was to remain with his parish until falling ill in the late 1980s. There was a huge turnout to his wake service and funeral mass at St.Patrick Cathedral on October 21, 1988. |
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