Fonds ARCAE-4 - Holy Trinity (Nisku) Fonds

In 1897 Stanislaw Sarnecki arrived in Calgary from Poland, and a year later his family and friends arrived. They settled in the area known as Tabbit Hills and were visited by Father Adalbert Kulawy OMI in 1898. In 1990 Father Francis Olszewki was ordained and appointed to serve the Polish settlers in the area. Three years later, under the supervision of Father Leduc a log chapel was built. Bishop Legal blessed it on June 2, 1904 and dedicated it to St. Stanislaus.
In 1915 a larger church was built to replace the small log-church. Archbishop Legal blessed the new church on September 23 1917 and dedicated it to the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin. The log-church was used as a parish hall until 1925 when it was destroyed by a fire. In 1924 Archbishop O’Leary granted permission to Father Syalla to have the patronage of the church changed to the Visitation of the Virgin Mary.
In 1930 a fire destroyed the chapel and money was collected to build a new church. Finally after many years of fundraising on August 19, 1934 Archbishop O’Leary blessed the new chapel which he dedicated to the Holy Trinity.
Nisku was served from several parishes including Holy Rosary Parish in Edmonton (its beginning until 1961), Calmar (1961-1979), Devon (1979-1982, 1983-2003), Beaumont (1982-1983). In 2003 it the parish was officially closed.