Father Ruh on his knees at the entrance of ? St. Josaphat’s Ukrainian Catholic Church, designed and built by Father Ruh between 1939-1944. In 1951, it was declared a cathedral, and eventually it was designated a local heritage site.
Sts. Peter and Paul Ukrainian Catholic Church, the seat of Basilian missionary work among the Ukrainian Catholic settlers in northern Alberta in the first two decades of settlement.
Mike Yanchynski stands on the steps of St. Josaphat’s Ukrainian Catholic Church, designed and built by Father Ruh, under Mike’s supervision. The church was begun in 1939, declared a cathedral in 1946 and eventually designated a provincial heritage site.
Two workers with a cement mixer and wheel barrows, during the construction of St. Josaphat’s Ukrainian Catholic Church, designed and built by Father Ruh. The church was begun in 1939, was designated a cathedral in 1946, and eventually was declared a provincial heritage site.
St. Josaphat’s Ukrainian Catholic Church, designed and built by Father Ruh, was begun in 1939 and is shown here under construction. It was designated a cathedral in 1948 and eventually declared a provincial heritage site.
St. Josaphat’s Ukrainian Catholic Church, designed and built by Father Ruh, was begun in 1939 and is shown here under construction. It was designated a cathedral in 1948 and eventually named a provincial heritage site.
St. Josaphat’s Ukrainian Catholic Church, designed and built by Father Ruh, was begun in 1939. Shown here under construction, the church was named a cathedral in 1948 and eventually designated a provincial heritage site.
A gathering of people at the front entrance of St. Josaphat’s Ukrainian Catholic Church, designed and built by Father Ruh. The construction was led by Mike Yanchynski who traveled from Cook’s Creek each spring for several years until the church was completed. In 1948, St. Josaphat’s was named a cathedral, and eventually was designated a provincial heritage site.