Flashback 2001-- Immaculate Heart, Edmonton, Canada closes its doors

Its valuables were divided up among surrounding parishes.

"The archbishop presented the chalice, the Stations of the Cross and the Book of the Gospels to three parishioners so they can present them to St. Anthony. The altar vestments will be used at the Marian Centre, the statue of the Immaculate Heart of Mary will be sent to Ephphatha House and the original altar cloths will be returned to the Sisters of the Precious Blood. Following the singing of the final hymn, many parishioners came forward to kiss the altar or to offer a bow as a final gesture of leave-taking. Others posed for photos in front of the statues to take a final memory with them. Rosalia Gail, who attended the Latin Mass at Immaculate Heart, sat alone at the back of the church looking numb. 'This is wrong,' she told the WCR. 'The archdiocese has no right to close this church. This is the people's real estate. The people paid for it and no one has the right to take it away from them.' " 

 They first closed the schools and then the parish- and couldn't wait to finish with the Latin Mass. The priest's words appeased the Diocese by saying how modern everything was really, and this was the reward the parish received. Kind words and excuses were offered.

I could not find a picture of the Church.