Mundare
The area north of Beaverhill Lake was settled almost exclusively by Ukrainians and Poles. Father Francis Olszewski made his headquarters in this place in January 1900. He settled 7 miles northwest of Mundare where he built a convent school and a chapel (at Hillard) which he named Krakow. The families settled in the area attended mass in the chapel; the others continued to assist at Mass in homes. For this latter group of people, a chapel was built in 1905, 2 miles south of Mundare, and dedicated to the Ascension of Our Lord. The C.N.R. station built in 1906 was named Mundare. Father Olszewski said Mass in this chapel until his departure in 1911. In 1912 this chapel was moved to the town of Mundare.
In 1914, six acres of land were purchased. Very Rev. H. Leduc, V.G., blessed the corner stone in early summer of 1915. The interior of the church was completed in 1919. Archbishop H.J. O’Leary came on Sep. 14, 1921 to bless the new church which he dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary under the title of Our Lady of Perpetual Help.
D.C.T. 152-P-30 for the Catholic Cemetery at Mundare, AB.
In 1914, six acres of land were purchased. Very Rev. H. Leduc, V.G., blessed the corner stone in early summer of 1915. The interior of the church was completed in 1919. Archbishop H.J. O’Leary came on Sep. 14, 1921 to bless the new church which he dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary under the title of Our Lady of Perpetual Help.
D.C.T. 152-P-30 for the Catholic Cemetery at Mundare, AB.
