Knights of Columbus restore and maintain Father Lacombe Hermitage building

Knight of Columbus working on Father Lacombe Hermitage

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Under the leadership of Brother Ken Wittkopf the Pincher Creek Knights of Columbus Council #2674 were busy during the months of July and August attending to the restoration and maintenance of the Father Lacombe Hermitage building located at the Pincher Creek Kootenai Brown Pioneer Village.

 

The Father Lacombe Hermitage Building was built in 1885 by Father Lacombe; one of the first Catholic Missionaries in Alberta. The building was the first Church built in Pincher Creek as well as being one of the first Catholic Churches built in Southern Alberta.

The Pincher Creek Knights of Columbus provided the funds required for the maintenance materials as well as the labour necessary for the project. The Knights of Columbus Council 2674 plans on providing the remaining funds and labour required to complete the restoration and maintenance project in the summer of 2015. Some of the K of C members who assisted in the project were Brothers Ken Wittkopf, John Bruns, Ralph Bourque, Esa Salomen, Morris Pitman, Patrick Hochstein and Rod Cyr.

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