Metropolitan Maxim Hermaniuk, C.S.s.R., kneels among his brethren and the congregation at the main altar of the Grotto in Honour of Our Lady of Lourdes. Near the centre top of the photo are children dressed in white for their First Communion.

Cook's Creek, Manitoba.

A night procession along the arch on the north side of the Grotto in Honour of Our Lady of Lourdes. Father Matthew Kotowich, O.M.I., on the left, leads the procession.

Cook's Creek, Manitoba.

"Aerial view of Grotto, Oct. 1963." Aerial view from the west of the Ukrainian Catholic Church of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary and, left of the church, the Grotto in Honour of Our Lady of Lourdes. The cemetery is visible on the extreme left. The thick clump of trees above the church, on the same side of the road, conceals the consistory, Father Ruh’s home for thirty years.

Cook's Creek, Manitoba.

Volunteer members of the Knights of Columbus, Council #4138, work towards completion of the Grotto in Honour of Our Lady of Lourdes. When Father Ruh’s health began to fail dramatically towards the end of 1961, the Knights of Council #4138 pledged to complete the work begun by Father Ruh. This they did in time, but without his leadership, it was impossible to achieve the original concept.

Cook's Creek, Manitoba.

Father Ruh gave permission to St. Josaphat’s Council of the Knights of Columbus, #4138, to use a mechanical cement mixer to finish this stage in construction of his Grotto in Honour of Our Lady of Lourdes. The method is visible in this photo. The dedicated Knights were not able, however, to achieve the original concept of the Grotto without Father Ruh’s leadership.

Cook's Creek, Manitoba.

Procession down the central aisle of the Ukrainian Catholic Church of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Father Matthew Kotowich, O.M.I., is the first priest in the procession.

Cook's Creek, Manitoba.

Congregation before the main altar within the central cave of the Grotto in Honour of Our Lady of Lourdes. Father Semen Izyk stands in the centre of the three priests right of the altar. Father Matthew Kotowich, O.M.I., stands between the two flags on the right.

Cook's Creek, Manitoba.

Metropolitan Maxim Hermaniuk, C.S.s.R., kneels at the main altar of the Grotto in Honour of Our Lady of Lourdes.

Cook's Creek, Manitoba.

Photo postcard with two views of the Grotto in Honour of Our Lady of Lourdes. The photo on the left depicts the Pieta as it stands in the central approach to the main cavern. The Grotto itself lies north of the Ukrainian Catholic Church of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary. The photo on the right looks towards the church from the northern ramp of the Grotto.

Cook's Creek, Manitoba.

View from the southeast of the Ukrainian Catholic Church of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary, with the Grotto in Honour of Our Lady of Lourdes, to the right of the church. The cemetery is to the right of the church. Father Ruh’s grave is visible along the eastern fence in a semi-circle. The consistory and out-buildings are visible at the extreme right, bottom of the photo.

Cook's Creek, Manitoba.