St. Vincent de Paul parish undergoes 100-year revival

jean.kodin@catholicregister.org (Jean Ko Din, The Catholic Register) — Fri, 25 Sep 2015 10:00:27 -0400

TORONTO - On the evening of Aug. 4, 1914, news of Britain declaring war on Germany had just reached Toronto. While the city buzzed with tension and excitement, a group of men were meeting Fr. Lancelot Minehan in the basement of St. Helen��Ƶapp Church to talk about forming a new parish in the growing suburban neighbourhood on Roncesvalles Avenue in the city��Ƶapp west end.