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Courval St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church
This area was settled in 1908. Church services were held in Mr. L. de Courval's home. The firs...
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Courval St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church
This area was settled in 1908. Church services were held in Mr. L. de Courval's home. The first traveling priest was Fr. Pierre Gravel.
Courval was one parish with Coderre until 1925. With the moving of the St. Charles Church closer to Coderre due to the rail line, Courval wanted to have their own parish. On August 27, they had their own first service held in the Separate School. On September 11 of the same year a new cemetery site was chosen.
The planning of the church building concluded with the hauling of lumber from Mortlach, free of charge by parishioners. Much the same story for most of the church building. The first service in the new church was held August 12, 1928 by Fr. Giguere. Last resident priest left in 1950, and the church became a mission point of Coderre until 1981.
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This area was settled in 1908. Church services were held in Mr. L. de Courval's home. The first traveling priest was Fr. Pierre Gravel.
Courval was one parish with Coderre until 1925. With the moving of the St. Charles Church closer to Coderre due to the rail line, Courval wanted to have their own parish. On August 27, they had their own first service held in the Separate School. On September 11 of the same year a new cemetery site was chosen.
The planning of the church building concluded with the hauling of lumber from Mortlach, free of charge by parishioners. Much the same story for most of the church building. The first service in the new church was held August 12, 1928 by Fr. Giguere. Last resident priest left in 1950, and the church became a mission point of Coderre until 1981.
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