Hall strengthens St. Mary's Parish

Multi-purpose room finished after 20 years

Archbishop J. Michael Miller, CSB, and pastor Father Nelson Santos, CSsR (right), snip a ribbon as they open the new hall for St. Mary's Parish. "It's been a dream in the making," said building committee member Sheila Giolito. Lori Johnson Photography / Special to The B.C. Catholic.

The intense late-August sun could not outshine the smiles on the faces of the members of St. Mary's Parish in Chilliwack. They filled their church to celebrate the grand opening of a long-awaited addition to their parish hall with Archbishop J. Michael Miller, CSB. For full story see The B.C. Catholic website.


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