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Coronach Roman Catholic Our Lady of Perpetual HelpThe few Catholics in that area usually waited for the missionary priest to visit them, but those of deeper faith traveled to Willow Bunch at least for their Easter Duties and to have their children baptized.
The second pastor at Fife Lake, Fr. A.L. Roy, began to visit the town once or twice a month and held services in the school or above the pool hall.
Rev. Villeneuve, first Bishop of Gravelbourg, who became Archbishop of Quebec, asked the CWL of his city to make a collection for the building of a chapel in Coronach. The construction of the first church was finished by July 1936.
The money collected by the Quebec CWL gave this congregation money on the condition that the church be named after their patron saint and that a CWL be organized. The Coronach ladies received their charter in 1938 making them the oldest sub-division of the CWL in the diocese.
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Coronach Roman Catholic Our Lady of Perpetual Help 20051954
Coronach, Saskatchewan
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Coronach Roman Catholic Our Lady of Perpetual Help 2005Since 1954 the church has had a finished basement and a new porch.
The congregation is currently served by the Resident Priest from Rockglen
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Fife Lake Christ the King Roman Catholic Church First Building1924
Fife Lake, Saskatchewan
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Fife Lake Christ the King Roman Catholic Church First BuildingFrench, German, Belgian, Scottish and English settlers came between 1908 and 1910 and depended on spiritual solace from Willow Bunch.
The first missionary was Fr. Jacob Wilhelm, from Germany, who traveled about the vast area from Radville to Wood Mountain.
The first chapel was built in 1924, ¾ K (one half mile) north of the present town, where the Catholic cemetery now stands.
In 1926 the CPR arrived and the church was moved closer to this site.
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Fife Lake Christ the King Roman Catholic Church Second Building1928
Fife Lake, Saskatchewan
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Fife Lake Christ the King Roman Catholic Church Second Building1928 saw the building of a much needed larger building to hold the 100 families of the congregation. The chapel was sold to the Anglican Bishop and closed sometime later. In 1953 this building was moved to Rockglen to serve as the Anglican Hall.
From 1928 there was always a resident priest who served two mission points, Coronach and East Poplar.
After 52 years of service to the community, in July of 1980, Christ the King Church was sold and moved to a farm near Coronach, to be used as a shop.
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Fir Mountain Area Sister Butte St Marcel Roman Catholic Church1917
Fir Mountain (area), Saskatchewan
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Fir Mountain Area Sister Butte St Marcel Roman Catholic ChurchServices were held in private homes in the early years.
Saint Marcel Roman Catholic Church was built in 1917.
Five acres of land on SW 26-6-6 was donated by Dezso Sandor for a church and a cemetery. The large bell, church organ and vestments were ordered from Austria. Fr. Julius Bois was the first priest to hold mass in this church. He came from Meyronne on horse back. The last priest to hold mass was Fr. P Jerome. On July 9, 1954, it was struck by lightning and burnt to the ground with all contents. There still intermittent burial in this cemetery.
Today the large bell sits on the cement steps and rings only when hail hits it.
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Glentworth St. Joseph Roman Catholic Church1931
Glentworth, Saskatchewan
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Glentworth St. Joseph Roman Catholic ChurchIt was in 1929 when the parish of St. Joseph was founded by Fr. J.A. Vachon. In 1931 the Chapel of Milly was moved and became the Church for Glentworth. Fr. Jerome became a long time resident priest in 1938. One year later Fir Mountain became a mission point. (The mission point of St. Marcel, south of the village, was destroyed by a fire.)
In 1955-1956 St. Joseph had a complete renovation. Fir Mountain and Wood Mountain missions had full service from here. Wood Mountain Reserve Church mission point is served once a month.
In 2005 there are two lay services and two regular services by priests from Rockglen and Assiniboia, each month.
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Gravelbourg Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption Roman Catholic Cathedral1919
Gravelbourg, Saskatchewan
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Gravelbourg Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption Roman Catholic CathedralOur Lady of Assumption Roman Catholic Co-Cathedral
Formerly known as Ste.-Philomene Roman Catholic Cathedral
Rev. L.P. Gravel of New York was commissioned to lay a foundation of a parish out west.
In 1907 Fr. Magnan arrived. The services were held in a tent.
In 1908 a chapel-resident was built with lumber hauled from Mortlach. The site was near the present day College Mathieu. The church was named Ste. Philomene.
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Gravelbourg Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption Roman Catholic Cathedral1912
Gravelbourg, Saskatchewan
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