Vancouver College - Collegian Yearbook (Vancouver, British Columbia Canada)

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Rt. Rev. T. M. Nichol, V.G. Pastor of Sts. Peter and Paul Parish Chaplain of Vancouver College

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Published by the Students of Vancouver College VANCOUVER , CANADA

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Dedication Shortly after the opening of the new gym in 1950 Monsignor, who has faithfully attended countless College functions, is pictured with two close friends, Archbishop Duke and Brother Penny. The culmination of many years of happy relations with Vancouver College came in 1964 when Nichol Hall was blessed as a permanent remembrance of his devoted association. The year 1942 can be recorded as an important one in the history of Vancouver College, for it was then that Saints Peter and Paul Parish received a new pastor in Monsignor T.M. Nichol. Though it was Monsignor’s first assignment as a pastor, he came to us with a wealth of experi- ence accumulated both in Eastern and Western Canada. A graduate of St. Joseph’s University in New Brunswick, Monsignor was ordained on April 11, 1925, at the cathedral of St. John, at which parish he was subsequently stationed as assistant to Archbishop Duke, then a parish priest. His association with Vancouver began in 1929, when he became rector of Holy Rosary Cathedral. He later spent six years as a missionary to Squamish and Howe Sound and finally, in 1942, he became Pastor of Saints Peter and Paul Parish and Chap- lain to Vancouver College. Monsignor’s association with the College has been particularly vital and close. As Chaplain, he plays an integral part in the spiritual formation of the students. He has been saying the First Friday Mass for years, and his concise and appealing sermons are well known and much appreciated. It is typical of Monsignor that he be found, on a Monday morning, visiting a religion class, greet- ing the teacher and meeting the students. His close contact with and interest in the boys is demonstrated by the fact that one of his favorite afternoon pas- times is a walk through the grounds of the school, where he chats with College students, large and small alike. In 1964 the new wing was named Nichol Hall as a tribute to Monsignor in his long association with the school and the Brothers. Though Monsi- gnor carries the burdens of a parish, he has main- tained a never-failing concern with all those things that constitute the life of the school. This deep interest in and close affiliation with school activities distinguish Monsignor Nichol as a true friend of Vancouver College.