The church is located in Waskatenau, a town between Radway and Smoky Lake. The cemetery (SE 29-59-19-4) 4 acres of land were donated by M. Diachyshyn and were incorporated in 1941. The land for the church (72’ x 32’) was purchased from Woodward for $350.00 in 1950. The construction began in 1950-1951. The contractor was Walter Gulka from St. Paul, Alberta. The cornerstone was blessed on June 17th, 1951, and the church was blessed on June 14, 1970, by Bishop Neil Savaryn in the presence of Fr. Peter Moysiuk, Fr. Eugene Dmytruk, Fr. Peter Iwanec, Fr. Peter Petryshyn, and the Parish priest Fr. Theophile Hurko.
The church building with a finished basement (which was worked on in 1964) cost $35,000.00. In 1974 the Parish started their own branch of the Ukrainian Catholic Women’s League. The cantors in the parish were Dmytro Mulyk, Theodor Koziak, Michael Diachyshyn, and Joseph Mychalchuk.
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GPS Co-ordinates: 54.094499, -112.788100
Cemetery GPS Co-ordinates: 54.122344, -112.808669
Affiliation: Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Edmonton
