took a great interest. He started the St. Ann 's Pony Club and encouraged the Parish children to come and spend time around his barn and animals and to give them the opportunity to benefit from his pets. Father Van treated the children of St. Ann 's School to a supper at the beginning of every season of the St. Ann 's Lobster Suppers of which he was the head. Father Van also, for a number of years, donated funds so that the area could have a preschool run in the spring months to help those children who would begin Grade one in the next school year. Perhaps his greatest legacy he left us was his last sermon in which he spoke to us of forgiveness, how is always so ready to forgive and so forgiving, if we will tell Him we are sorry. Father Van died suddenly on December 23, 1985 in the kitchen of his home in Hope River , of a heart attack. His remains laid in State at St. Ann 's Church until December 27 at which time mass was concelebrated with the Most Rev. James MacDonald , Bishop of Charlottetown , assisted by Right Rev. P.F. MacDonald , V.G .; Rev. Robert Coady , Rev. Preston Hammill , Rev. Howard Wight , Rev. Arthur Pendergast , Rev. Francis Bolger , Rev. Denis Gallant , Rev. Clifford Murphy and Rev. John Lacey . Master of Ceremonies was Rev. Floyd Gallant . Interment was in the Church Cemetery. In 1989 the Dutch Canadian Association established the Rev. van de Ven Memorial Scholarship to be awarded annually to a person of Dutch descent who is attending a recognized university or col¬ lege. REV . FRANCIS P. AYLWARD 1986 Father Francis Phelan Aylward was born March 30, 1910 to William and Catherine (Phelan) Aylward at Bristol in the parish of O 'Toole, Morell, P.E.I. He was brought up on the family farm. He attended the Morell School and later P. W.C. High School . He then joined the work force for a period of ten years. He entered High School in August, 1937 and graduated from Rev. Francis p. Aylward University in 1944. He studied Theology in St. Augustine's Seminary, Toronto and was ordained to the priesthood'May 23, 1948 by Bishop James Boyle in St. Lawrence O 'Toole Church, Morell . On July 4, 1948 he was appointed Administrator of Immaculate 102