Pews packed with mask-free churchgoers of all ages; communal singing; parish halls buzzing with conversation as the coffee brews. Recapturing th.
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Siray, who has been living in Canmore since April 2018, was assigned to be the pastor of Our Lady of the Rockies, by Bishop William McGrattan.
âI was serving in a parish in N.W. Calgary and was very surprised to learn I was assigned to Canmore as I expected my predecessor, Father Wilbert Chin Jon, to complete the building of the new church,â Siray said. âFather Wilbert had been assigned to a new leadership in our diocese and there was need for a new pastor. Having grown up in Millarville, Alberta, in proximity to K-Country and the Rockies and having spent much of my childhood in the mountains hiking, climbing, snowboarding, etc., the chance to live in Canmore was an opportunity I was grateful to receive.â