21-Historical items from Sacred Heart Church Canmore

An effort was made to bring some items in our pilgrimage from Sacred Heart Church, Canmore to our new shrine.

As you visit the shrine you will find:

• The two statues of Jesus and Mary from the front of the old church, now refurbished and sitting on the table of recognition.

• The corpus of Jesus Christ was removed from the old crucifix and mounted on a new one above the SANCTUS SANCTUS SANCTUS gate.

• The baptismal font that was originally in St Bernard's in Exshaw, now refurbished as a table of offerings.

• The ambo has been refurbished and will serve as a lectern in our hall.

• The incense thurible and stand were relocated to our shrine for outdoor processions.

• The processional candles will be used as outdoor processional candles.

• The altar chalices and ciboriums are now used on our new altar for the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass.

• Some of the old paintings can be found in the vestries/sacristies.

• The outdoor rockwork was salvaged and will be used in our landscaping projects.

• The steel Sacred Heart statue that was mounted on the outdoor wall of Sacred Heart will be relocated on our new site.

• The relic stones from the former altar at Sacred Heart and Holy Trinity Church, Bankhead (closed 1922), were placed inside the new altar.

• The small bell, part of the Bishop Grandin legacy, was refurbished and mounted in our bell tower.

Special mention: The former altar will be refurbished and used by St. Gabriel's Parish in Chestermere.