Chronology Canada: Chronology Canada: Date 1977-0

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1977 9 Jul 197-	The first new Spiritual Assembly since Ridván this year was formed in Hull-Ouest, Québec, on July 9. The National Spiritual Assembly warmly commended them on this victory of "establishing a new pillar of the Cause in so important a region of the country." The inaugural members were: Denys Laurin, Yves Charbonneau, Pierre Dagenais, Martel L.F. Piché, Jean-Guy Galipeau, Bill Lemmon, Phoebe Anne Lemmon, Robert Chaffers, Kaye Chaffers. [CBN Issue 306 July 1977 p11; from an email 4 November 2022 from National Archivist Ailsa Hedly Leftwich] The assembly area is now known as Chelsea. Chelsea was named after the Vermont town of its first settler, Thomas Brigham, who was a partner and son-in-law of Philemon Wright and arrived there in 1819. The name has been in use since the early 19th century: Old Chelsea (1819), Parish Saint-Stephen-of-Chelsea (1835), Chelsea (circa 1870). In 1875, the municipality was established as Hull-Partie-Ouest, or commonly referred to as West Hull. The municipality was renamed to its current name in 1990. [Wikipedia]	Bill Lemmon; Chelsea, QC; Chelsea, QC; Denys Laurin; Hull-Ouest, QC; Hull-Ouest, QC; Hull-Ouest, QC; Jean-Guy Galipeau; Kaye Chaffers; Local Spiritual Assembly, formation; Martel L.F. Piché; Outaouais Cluster; Phoebe Anne Lemmon; Pierre Dagenais; Robert Chaffers; Yves Charbonneau	first Spiritual Assembly in what is now called Chelsea, QC
1977 Ridván 197-	The National Convention was held in Saskatoon, SK and was attended by Hand of the Cause William Sears. Counsellor Angus Cowan introduce a special guest, LuLu Barr who had been the first to come to Saskatchewan, who pioneered there in the last half hour of the first Seven Year Plan in 1944 and was a member of the first Spiritual Assembly of Regina. Those elected to serve on the National Spiritual Assembly were: Douglas Martin, Ed Muttart, Jameson Bond, Glen Eyford, Hossain Danesh, Elizabeth Rochester, Ruth Eyford, Husain Banani, and Michael Rochester. [BC No304 June p1]	Angus Cowan; Douglas Martin; Ed Muttart; Elizabeth Rochester; Glen Eyford; Hossain Danesh; Husayn Banani; Jameson Bond; Lulu Barr; Michael Rochester; National Convention; National Spiritual Assembly, election of; Regina, SK; Ruth Eyford; Saskatoon, SK; William Sears