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1904-1905 (Vervaardig)
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1 cm of textual records.
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Institutionele geschiedenis
The Catholic roots in the Stettler area began in 1906 with the arrival of French missionaries who cared for many of the French settlers. Irish Priests also came to take care of our settlers' faith needs.
Before any church was built, religious service took place generally at the home of a Mr. Sewerd. Construction of the first church began in March 1907 under the direction of Fr. Pierre Bazin, P.S.M. It was a very small building measuring 16’ x 14’. It was not blessed and was later sold so that the money could be used for a for a second and larger church.
In the spring of 1909, a new church was built, 28’ x 40’, with a sanctuary measuring 14’ x 14’. This construction was built under the care of Fr. Jean Joseph Bazin, who resided in Stettler, and served or visited numerous other places.
Bishop Emile Legal, OMI, blessed the church on April 17, 1910 and dedicated it to Our Lady of Perpetual Help.
In November 1945, lots 37 and 38 in Block 36 were purchased by Rev. Ernest Battle for a new church property and lots 11-14 inclusive were sold.
On April 2, 1946, Mrs. Frances Ida Cary took possession of the lots and rectory she had purchased from the Stettler parish.
In August 1947 construction of a new Parish Hall was begun on the south-west corner of the new church site. It measured 32’ x 60’ with a full concrete basement which was to serve as a church until the new one would be built.
In May 1948, Archbishop J.H. MacDonald granted the permission to proceed with the construction of the new church. Rev. Ernest Battle requested that the church be dedicated to Christ the King; Archbishop MacDonald granted the request on Oct. 5, 1950. On November 22, 1950, the church was blessed by Monsignor W.B. Carleton, V.G.
Stettler Catholic parish has no cemetery. Stettler funerals take place in the Lakeview Cemetery owned and operated by the Town of Stettler. Other funerals outside the town but within the Parish limits usually inter the dead at the municipal district cemetery of the district in which they resided.
Geschiedenis beheer
The register formed part of the Archives of the Oblates of Missionary Immaculate that were housed at the Provincial Archives of Alberta. When the Provincial Archives of Alberta was negotiating the donation / acquisition of all OMI Lacombe Canada records, their CEO (Rob Meilleur) in consultation with the Provincial (Ken Forrester) were very clear that they did not consider the sacramental registers to be Oblate records. Hence the decision by both OMI Lacombe Canada and the Provincial Archives to facilitate their return to the appropriate Archdiocese.
In March 2017, Monique Cloutier of OMI Lacombe began the process of repatriating the registers to the various dioceses that now have jurisdiction over the parishes that created them. The registers were obtained from OMI Lacombe Canada on June 28, 2017 by Rev. Adam Lech, Chancellor and Lea M. de la Paz, Archivist/Records Manager.
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Fonds consists of a combined Baptism, Marriage and Burial register for Mission Kermabon, 1904-1905.