Holy Trinity Parish – Leduc

Holy Trinity Parish in Rabbit Hill (Leduc) began with Ukrainian settlers from the Yaroslav district arriving between 1900 and 1912, and the first church was built in 1900. The parish was first served by Fr. Sozont Dydyk, OSBM, who cared for the wider area from 1902 to 1906, and the second church was later built by Fr. Philip Ruh, OMI, in 1917–1918. The parish grounds cover 22 acres, and the Holy Trinity cemetery, purchased in 1917, covers 2 acres.

The parish became an important spiritual and cultural centre for Ukrainians between Leduc and Calmar. It adopted the Gregorian calendar in 1945, produced two religious vocations, Fr. Methodius Hannas, OSBM, and Sr. Josaphata Tymochko, SSMI, and sent children to St. Basil’s Camp at Pigeon Lake. The parish also owned the Ukrainian Catholic National Hall in Calmar, which hosted concerts and community events for many years before being sold in the winter of 2004.