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Willow Bunch Area Bonneauville Roman Catholic ChurchAbout 1882, under Father Pierre St. Germain's directions, the Métis built a chapel-residence. A two-storey structure made of logs was milled on site. The upper level was the chapel and the lower level was the missionary's residence. It was opened for service in 1884. By 1889 a controversy arose over a new village site, this was settled in 1905. The chapel-residence was demolished and the lumber was used to build on the new site - 2.5 K (1 ˝ miles) east of the present Willow Bunch
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Willow Bunch St. Ignace de Saules Roman Catholic Church 1st Church1907
Willow Bunch, Saskatchewan
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Willow Bunch St. Ignace de Saules Roman Catholic Church 1st ChurchThis is the oldest parish in the former Gravelbourg Diocese, and for the record, the second oldest parish in the province. This French Canadian centre was, for years, the hub from which radiated all expeditions that would create the neighbouring villages.
In 1905 the demolition of the Bonneauville chapel/resident by Rev. J. Lemieux saw a rectory built at the new town site - Willow Bunch, with this lumber. The next year a stone foundation was in place for the new church on land donated by J.L. Legare. About 1907 the church was completed and remained in operation until 1959. Rev. Charles Maillard of Gravelbourg painted three murals.
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Willow Bunch St. Ignace de Saules Roman Catholic Church Present Day1959
Willow Bunch, Saskatchewan
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Willow Bunch St. Ignace de Saules Roman Catholic Church 2nd churchThe construction of the new church was finished with a dedication on March 5, 1959. Since then renovations have made a lot of improvements. The pastors are from Rockglen and Assiniboia at present.
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Wood Mountain Area Roman Catholic Church1880
Wood Mountain (area), Saskatchewan
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Wood Mountain Area Roman Catholic ChurchA little Mission Chapel was built in 1871 by Fr. P. Lestanc, Oblate Missionary, 6.5km (four miles) from where Wood Mountain now stands.
The congregation was made up of 100 Metis families who were encamped in this area while they hunted and trapped for furs. The chapel was constructed of cut poles and clay. An addition was constructed to accommodate 175 Métis families. In the late 1870's another chapel was built 5 K (three miles) from the NWMP barracks. Building could have looked like this.
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Wood Mountain Area Roman Catholic Church present day1946
Wood Mountain (area), Saskatchewan
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Wood Mountain Area Roman Catholic Church -present dayIn 1946 a chapel was constructed on the reserve where monthly services were held by the pastors from Rockglen and Glentworth.
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Wood Mountain Roman Catholic Church1917
Wood Mountain, Saskatchewan
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Wood Mountain Roman Catholic ChurchCatholic services were held in the Village of Wood Mountain either in the hall or in private homes.
Some earlier pastors were Fr. Vachon who was then resident priest at Glentworth, then Fr. Jerome through whose instigation had the chapel - St. Therese - moved in from the Plessis District in 1954. The chapel was destroyed by fire in 1978.
Presently the congregation shares a church with the Wood Mountain United Church since the summer of 1979. The building was the former Mennonite Brethren's Church of Woodrow that was moved to this site in 1958. Currently they have lay services and visiting pastors.
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Glentworth Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Ukrainian Catholic Church1925
Glentworth, Saskatchewan
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Glentworth Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Ukrainian Catholic ChurchOn January 9, 1914, thirty one men signed a document to purchase one acre of land for a cemetery. In 1923, twenty one men withdrew from the agreement. From the remaining ten, seven families decided to build a Ukrainian Catholic Church on land near the cemetery.
The men raised funds by Christmas caroling and solicited donations.
Building began in 1925. There were no regular priests, but people still came together to pray realizing how fortunate they were to have all that they had in their new home, Canada. Services were held on special occasions.
The building was dedicated to the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
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Catholic13 March 2006
Lisieux, Saskatchewan
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