The Faryna family, outside their home. Father Ruh stayed with them for a few years and developed luxuriant gardens around the house to repay their kindness and generosity towards him.
Father Anton Sylla, O.M.I., pulling the wheel barrow, left of centre, and volunteers building the Lourdes’ grotto which Father Ruh helped them build for the Polish Catholic parish.
Father Anton Sylla, O.M.I., stands the second from the right, with volunteer workers during the early stages in construction of a Lourdes’ grotto for his Polish Catholic parish.
Volunteer workers of the Polish Catholic parish, building the Lourdes’ grotto which was directed by Father Anton Sylla, O.M.I., and aided by Father Ruh.
Father Ruh is seated in the centre of the photo, surrounded by luxuriant gardens he created for the Faryna family, with whom he stayed for a few years during his missionary period in northern Alberta. Four members of the family stand close to the house.
Father Ruh is seated, the second from the left, with his head on his hand, and several members of the Faryna family stand nearby. The luxuriant gardens which he created for them were in gratitude for the kindness and generosity the family showed him during the years they lived together as he served his mission duties in northern Alberta.
Father Ruh, on the left, with Father Anton Sylla, O.M.I., with whom he built a Lourdes’ grotto for the Polish Catholic parish in Skaro, Alberta. A member of the Faryna family stands in the background.
Father Ruh sits in the centre of the photo, surrounded by his friends, the Faryna family, with whom he stayed for a few years during the period of his mission work in northern Alberta. The lush gardens he created for them in gratitude are featured in this photo.