The merger of St Mark’s, St. Laurent, and St Peter’s, TMR, in 2019, brought together two very different congregations.
One of the friendships that developed in this merger was between Matthew Farag and Hazel Livingstone. When Hazel had to move into a seniors’ residence last year, Matthew and his mom Kristi would visit Hazel. It turns out that Matthew and Hazel have something else in common aside from belonging to CMP (The Church of St Mark & St Peter)—Gardenview School, where Matthew is a student and Hazel was a lunch monitor for almost 30 years.
Matthew’s class was recently given an assignment to write about a hero in their community, and Matthew chose to write about Hazel. In their conversations, Matthew learned all sorts of interesting things about Hazel, including that she had grown up playing with Oscar Peterson and his siblings, and that she used to take care of St Laurent Mayor Alan de Sousa when he was a child!
Matthew’s essay on Hazel was so moving that it won first prize for Grade 6 entries from the Quebec Anglo Heritage Network. The photo shows Matthew with Hazel, and the first place certificate. Thank you, Hazel and Matthew, for your inspiring friendship!
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