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L W egacy of orship Sacred PlaceS in rural SaSkatchewan L W egacy of orship Sacred PlaceS in rural SaSkatchewan By Margaret Hryniuk & Frank korveMaker PHotograPHy By Larry easton © the authors, 2014. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted, in any form or by any means, without the prior written consent of the publisher or a licence from The Canadian Copyright Licensing Agency (Access Copyright). For an Access Copyright licence: www.accesscopyright.ca or call toll free to 1-800-893-5777. Edited by Bobbi Coulter Book and cover designed by Olson Design Typesetting by Susan Buck library and archives canada cataloguing in Publication Hryniuk, Margaret, 1939-, author Legacy of worship : sacred places in rural Saskatchewan / Margaret Hryniuk & Frank Korvemaker ; photography by Larry Easton. Includes index. Issued in print and electronic formats. ISBN 978-1-55050-597-9 (bound).--ISBN 978-1-55050-598-6 (pdf) 1. Rural churches--Saskatchewan. 2. Rural churches--Saskatchewan-- Pictorial works. 3. Church buildings--Saskatchewan. 4. Church buildings-- Saskatchewan--Pictorial works. 5. Church architecture--Saskatchewan. 6. Church architecture--Saskatchewan--Pictorial works. I. Korvemaker, Frank, author II. Easton, Larry, 1938-, illustrator III. Title. NA5246.S28H79 2014 726.5'097124 C2014-903786-4 C2014-903787-2 Available in Canada from: 2517 Victoria Avenue Publishers Group Canada C016245 Regina, Saskatchewan 2440 Viking Way Canada S4P 0T2 Richmond, British Columbia www.coteaubooks.com Canada V6V 1N2 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Coteau Books gratefully acknowledges the financial support of its publishing program by: the Saskatchewan Arts Board, The Canada Council for the Arts, the Government of Canada through the Canada Book Fund and the Government of Saskatchewan through the Creative Industry Growth and Sustainability program of the Ministry of Parks, Culture and Sport. ONTENTS 1. Preface .........................................................vii C 2. A Few Words from the Faithful ......................xi 3. Introduction .................................................1 4. The Aboriginal Peoples ..................................9 5. The Anglicans...............................................15 6. The Roman Catholics ....................................49 7. The Congregationalists, Methodists, Presbyterians, Unionists, and United Church Adherents ..............................79 8. The Jewish Community .................................111 9. The Baptists .................................................121 10. The Lutherans ..............................................133 11. The Mennonites ............................................157 12. The Doukhobors ..........................................167 13. The Ukrainian Catholics ..............................177 14. The Orthodox ..............................................191 15. Other Denominations ...................................225 16. Appendices Illustrated Glossary .................................232 Sources ..................................................241 Acknowledgements ..................................243 Index of Featured Sacred Places ...............246 About the Authors ..................................250 The oldest building in Saskatchewan, Holy Trinity Anglican Church has served the Stanley Mission First Nation on the north side of the Churchill River for over 150 years. REFACE For as long as people have lived in what is now Saskatchewan, religion has been an integral part of our society. The Aboriginal peoples’ religious beliefs and ceremonies, the early Christian missionary activities, and the group settlements of people fleeing religious persecution, all reflect the great diversity of beliefs and practices in our society. Religion and its associated activities therefore form a major component of Saskatchewan’s history. Often, religious structures were amongst the first to be erected, and the last to be removed. Even in an abandoned state they evoke important memories or provide a place for quiet reflection. This is as true for the stone monuments built by Aboriginal people as it is for the modest or imposing buildings erected by later immigrants. Many people believe in a greater being or creator and have developed formal practices to recognize their relationship with that deity, including construction of special places of worship. Although places of worship deal with spirituality, this book focuses on both the physical manifestations that people have created to communicate with and honour their Creator, and with the stories associated with these structures. These stories document the congregations and communities in which they are located and the struggles and achievements of the pioneers who erected and furnished these buildings, converting them from mere shells into true places of worship. This book explores a small selection of rural sacred places primarily constructed before the middle of the vii Legacy of Worship Saint Michael the Archangel Ukrainian Catholic Church, west of Fosston, was built of logs in 1910–11 and survived a direct lightning strike in 1995. twentieth century. Due to the nature Some Christian churches have been some remarkable sites and buildings of of Saskatchewan’s settlement patterns renamed over the years, either as a our own to cherish, preserve and pass during the past century and a half, result of amalgamations with other on to future generations. Thousands most of those structures are located congregations, mergers with other of religious monuments, features and in the southern half of the province. churches, or through the sale of a buildings have been created in the During this period in Saskatchewan’s building from one denomination to province over the centuries, and many history, these structures were built another. Although it is traditional can still be visited and appreciated. exclusively by Christians and Jews. when writing about historic buildings Some are recognized as being among While adherents to other religions such to use the original name, in recognition the national treasures of Canada. More as Muslims and Buddhists also came to of the importance that congregations and more Saskatchewanians appreciate the Canadian West at that time, none place on their places of worship, we the historical and architectural were of sufficient magnitude in rural have used the most recent religious importance of places of worship, and Saskatchewan to erect their own places name while recognizing the original many of these sacred places have been of worship. Some denominations, such denominational name. designated as official heritage sites. It as the Salvation Army, focused their is incumbent on each succeeding attention primarily on urban centres, There are some truly amazing religious generation to provide prudent erecting places of worship called structures and sites on this planet, stewardship of this legacy that has “citadels” in various Saskatchewan and Saskatchewan’s small component been temporarily entrusted to it. cities. Consequently, these and other often pales by comparison. Within urban-focused religious groups are not the relatively recent settlement of the discussed in this book. Canadian interior, however, we have viii Preface Prince Albert’s Salvation Army Citadel was erected in 1906, about four years before this photo was taken. The Salvation Army was formed in England in 1865 and extended its first missionary work in Saskatchewan to Moose Jaw in 1888. This denomination is noted for its work among the urban homeless, and for its use of uniforms and marching bands as part of their tradition. The Army’s churches, called citadels, often had a military-like façade, reminiscent of an armoury. ix
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