Saint John, New Brunswick Sept 24

 

It is a lovely day here in Saint John.  Did you notice the difference between St. John’s and Saint John, right Saint is spelled out here in New Brunswick. 

There is not a lot of things to see here and since we were not scheduled to come here, not much to learn from the ship’s excursions, since there weren’t many.  So we walked around the town and visited the park and the local churches and learned that there was a Jewish Museum, so we went there.

              This church is part of the United Church of Canada, which is an association of different churches that use the same facilities.  A combination of Presbyterian, Methodist and Anglican denominations.  When we  entered the church we got a guided tour by a church member.  It was very nice.

                                                            Duane just had to try out the pulpit  

        

                               beautiful Pieta in a local church.  I don’t understand why this one is less special than Michelangelo's.

This church has been closed to worship and is being saved, so far, by renters who use different parts.  The main sanctuary is being used as a community flea market        other parts for sales offices.

One of the distinguishing things about Saint John is that it is on the Bay of Fundy, which has the greatest tidal changes in the world.  Because of these tides, a series of rapids on the St. John river reverse and flow backwards, called the Reversing Rapids.  Due to the short time we had here we were unable to see this phenomenon.  Maybe another time.

We went Jewish Museum had been recently relocated to this building 

We saw donations of items to the museum by a lady named Marcia Friedman.  My middle name is Marcia.  We tried to contact her to see if maybe we are related, but she was traveling. 

 

    

           The oldest Synagogue in Canada is this building.  It is now used as a church, and the Synagogue is now in the new Museum (there are not a lot of Jews in Saint John.  As you can see from the sign, it has been a place of worship for over 100 years.

The buildings here are also very colorful, like in St. John’s.  

                               

Now on to New York and our return to the US after more than 4 months.