A Dominion Reed Organ Diversion
St. Thomas' Anglican Church, Ullswater/Bent River Ontario About fifteen minutes east of Rosseau, Ontario, on Dee Bank Road, just off of Hwy 141, sits a little Anglican Church that has long been a favourite of mine, St. Thomas' Anglican Church Ullswater/Bent River. It is part of the parish of St. Stephen, which includes St. Thomas' Church, Orrville (my parents' home church), Church of the Redeemer, Rosseau, St. Thomas' Church, Ullswater/Bent River, and Christ Church, Windermere. I first encountered St. Thomas' Ullswater/Bent River during my time as a Divinity student. I spent two wonderful summers with the rector, my good friend, the Rev. C. Peter Simmons, and each Sunday we did the circuit of three of the four churches. During that time I had the opportunity to preach at this wonderful church and since ordination have presided at the altar on numerous occasions. This church is a delightful, small country church with a Sunday summer attendance of