History – Wabamun-Duffield

Interior, St. Joseph in Wabamun-Duffield
Consecration of the new St. Joseph’s church
Interior of the new St. Joseph’s church, painted by a parishioner
Fr. Stanislaw Jan Blaszkowski in front of the new and the old St. Joseph’s churches.
First Holy Communion at the new church building.
Burning the old deconsecrated St. Joseph’s church.
The old church
Prayer service to bless the lot for a new church.
Blessing of the lot for the new St. Joseph’s church.
Breaking the ground for the new church.
On the freshly completed floor of the new church: Fr. Stan with Fr. Jurek from Poland, and our parishioners.
Blessing of the new church by Most Rev. Thomas (now Cardinal) Collins
Pastor Fr. Stan welcomes our Archbishop.