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5 unusual facts about Mariners' Church


Charles H. Campbell

He also served as the secretary of the Woodlawn Cemetery Association, trustee of Detroit's famed Mariners' Church, treasurer and director of the River Rouge Improvement Co., and a member of the board of trustees of the Protestant Episcopal diocese of Michigan.

Mariners' Church

The completion of the Erie Canal increased shipping traffic in the area, and the seamen, Anderson felt, were in need of spiritual support and care.

The church is referenced in Gordon Lightfoot's song The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald with the lyrics "In a musty old hall in Detroit, they prayed in the Maritime Sailors' Cathedral. The church bell chimed 'til it rang 29 times for each man on the Edmund Fitzgerald."

The church grounds contain a bronze sculpture of George Washington wearing the apron of a master mason by Donald De Lue.

The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald

Lightfoot refers to Mariners' Church of Detroit as "The Maritime Sailors' Cathedral" in the lyrics.


2011 A-League Grand Final

Roar captain, Matt McKay's lobbed pass to Jean Carlos Solórzano, whose first time chest control gave him space he needed to find a pass to Thomas Broich who set up Henrique to side-foot the ball into the Mariners' goal.

All Saints' Church, Harewood

All Saints' Church, Harewood is a 15th-century redundant church standing in the park of Harewood House, the seat of the Earls of Harewood, near the village of Harewood, West Yorkshire, England.

All Saints' Church, Hawton

Sadly the glorious stonemasonry suffered at the hands of Oliver Cromwell's men.

All Saints' Church, King's Heath

This was replaced in 1892 by an organ by Flight and Robson from St. John's Church, Blackheath, London.

All Saints' Church, Misterton

The east window of the Holy Cross chapel was designed by John Piper and made by his glassmaker, Patrick Reyntiens.

All Saints' Church, Monkwearmouth

A parish of All Saints was formed in 1844 when it became clear that there was no longer enough room in the only parish church for Monkwearmouth (St Peter's), and a church for the new parish was completed and consecrated in 1849.

All Saints' Church, Ryde

Music sung ranges from Tallis and Byrd to more modern composers - communion settings by Kenneth Leighton and Grayston Ives and anthems by Malcolm Archer, Colin Mawby, Alan Ridout and Paul Edwards.

All Saints' Church, Wigan

The stained glass includes fragments in the north window dating from the 15th century, that were reassembled in 1956–57 under the direction of Eric Milner-White.

Amon Wilds

Amon Wilds died at the age of 71 on 12 September 1833 and is buried in the churchyard at St Nicholas' Church, Brighton.

Balgownie Rangers FC

Justin Pasfield (G) - Played in 2004, currently playing the A-League with Central Coast Mariners

Battle of Samugarh

The battle of Samugarh massively exposed the fratricidal culture and nature of the Mughal Empire well beyond the its realms, from Venice to Lisbon the European mariners began to realize the great weaknesses and flaws of the Mughal and Muslim rulers of South Asia in general.

Benjamin F. Church

He went first to Chicago, Illinois, and then in the fall of 1835 went north to the new settlements that would become Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Boy bishop

Such ceremonies are now also found at Westminster Cathedral, Salisbury Cathedral, and a number of parish churches throughout England, including All Saints' Church, Northampton, Claines, Worcestershire, and also St Christopher's Parish Church, Bournemouth, (early 1950s), where the Boy Bishop was installed on St Christopher's Day, (July 25), and 'reigned' for one year, preaching and 'presiding' at youth events.

Brad Adam

A repeated situation is one where Adam and his camera crew are alone in a location, such as behind the center-field wall, where he begins his monologue with a variant of "Here I am, all alone in center field here at Safeco Field where the Mariners have lost again."

Brandon Maurer

In spring training in 2013, Maurer competed with Erasmo Ramírez, Jeremy Bonderman, and Blake Beavan for one of the final two spots in the Mariners' five-man starting rotation, behind Félix Hernández, Hisashi Iwakuma, and Joe Saunders.

Charles Eugène de Croÿ

On demand of his creditors, his body, which rested at St. Nicholas' Church, was not buried for more than 190 years, and, when mummified, was exhibited as a curiosity.

Charles' Church, Tallinn

Charles Church (Estonian: Kaarli kirik) is a Lutheran church in Tallinn, Estonia, built 1862-1870 to plans by Otto Pius Hippius.

Charlton Jimerson

With the trade of Sebastien Boucher and a player to be named later or cash to the Baltimore Orioles for pitcher John Parrish on August 9, 2007, the Mariners optioned Charlton Jimerson to Triple-A Tacoma.

Dead reckoning

Before the 18th-century development of the marine chronometer by John Harrison and the lunar distance method, dead reckoning was the primary method of determining longitude available to mariners such as Christopher Columbus and John Cabot on their trans-Atlantic voyages.

Don Dubbins

Child actor Stephen Talbot delivers a compelling role as Ab Martin, Cantwell's prize pupil who at the end of the episode recites to his dying teacher part of Patrick Henry's 1775 address at St. Johns' Church.

Douglas Lawrence

Raymond Douglas Lawrence OAM (born 1943) is an Australian organist who is Director of Music at the Scots' Church, Melbourne and Teacher of the Organ at the University of Melbourne.

Ethel Anderson

She was asked by the rector of St James' Church, Sydney to help decorate the Children's Chapel and designed a mural scheme for it which was executed by the group in 1929.

Félix Hernández

Hernández is also the Seattle Mariners Ambassador for the Pepsi Refresh Project, raising money for the Washington State Coalition Against Domestic Violence.

Fred Beir

Child actor Stephen Talbot of Leave It to Beaver delivers a compelling role as Ab Martin, Cantwell's prize pupil who at the end of the episode recites to his dying teacher part of Patrick Henry's famous address of 1775 at St. Johns' Church.

Gott ist mein König, BWV 71

From 1707 to 1708, Bach was the organist of one of Mühlhausen's principal churches, Divi Blasii church (dedicated to St Blaise also called Blaise the Divine), where he composed some of his earliest surviving cantatas.

Jeff Andrews

Following his tenure in the Mariners minor league system, Andrews spent two seasons as the minor league pitching coordinator for the San Diego Padres.

Loren Graham

Loren Graham and his wife Patricia, a prominent historian of education and a former dean at Harvard University, many years ago purchased a lighthouse on a remote island in Lake Superior and spend their summers there writing, studying nature, and serving as Coast Guard auxiliarists who have participated in many rescue operations of stranded and wrecked mariners.

Maine Mariners

The Mariners are the only franchise in league history to win the Calder Cup title in their first two seasons (1977–78, 1978–79) and at the time were the only team to ever capture the Calder Cup during their inaugural season.

Mateo

Julio Mateo, American baseball pitcher for the Seattle Mariners.

Ormside bowl

The bowl was found buried in 1823 in what is now St James' Churchyard in Great Ormside and donated to the Yorkshire Museum.

Peter Toon

There was a private family funeral in California followed by a public memorial service organised by the Prayer Book Society of the USA at All Saints' Church, Wynnewood, Pennsylvania on July 24, 2009.

Rob Murphy

Murphy also pitched for the Mariners, Cardinals, Yankees, Dodgers and Marlins, retiring at the end of the 1995 season.

Roger Matakamikamica

He later played rugby union for the Fraser Coast Mariners in the Sunshine Coast Rugby Union competition.

Sanctuary Knocker

Examples of Sanctuary Knockers can be found on Durham Cathedral, the St. Nicholas church in Gloucester and the Church of the Holy Trinity, Stratford-upon-Avon.

St Denys' Church, Sleaford

In 1796 a new peal of 8 bells were cast by Thomas Osborn of Downham, Norfolk.

St John and All Saints' Church, Easingwold

St John and All Saints' Church, Easingwold is in the town of Easingwold.

St Nicholas' Church, Brockley

St Nicholas' Church in Brockley, Somerset, England dates from the 12th century, and has been designated by English Heritage as a grade II* listed building.

St Nicholas' Church, Gayton

In September 2013, James Meade, son of equestrian champion Richard Meade, and Lady Laura Marsham, daughter of Julian Charles Marsham, 8th Earl of Romney, who lives in nearby Gayton Hall, got married in this church.

St Nicolas' Church, Abingdon

The earliest documentary evidence of this church's existence is in a ruling about tithes in 1177 by Pope Alexander III.

St Thomas' Church, Belfast

: For other churches with the same or similar name, please see St. Thomas' Church.

St. Thomas' Church, Whitemarsh

Thomas' Church, Whitemarsh is an Episcopal church located at the juncture of Bethlehem Pike, Skippack Pike, and Church Road in Whitemarsh Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.

Vasco Mariners

Vasco Mariners, also known as Vasco Da Gama FC, are a Bermudian football team currently playing in the Corona League, the third tier of the Bermudian Football League.

Victor of Marseilles

His life and martyrdom are celebrated in the scenes depicted in the High Altar of the St. Nicholas' Church, Tallinn.

William Adams Nicholson

Many other churches were restored under his supervision, including St. Peter at Gowts' Church, Lincoln, not quite complete at his death.


see also

Milele

Some of these include Lake Avenue Church, Faith Community Church, Mariners Church, Bel'Air Presbyterian Church, La Canada Presbyterian Church, Cottonwood Christian Center, First Church of the Nazarene, Pasadena, Azusa Pacific University, Claremont School of Theology, Fuller Theological Seminary, and Biola University.