We know that persistence, sacrifice, courage and hard work are needed to build something worth having.

Polish settlers who arrived in Alberta more than 120 years ago also knew that. And despite the hardships they and their families endured over the decades that followed, they persevered and prevailed. This is part of our proud history and tradition.

Building was a big part of that history.  A church was often the first building that Polish settlers built, even if they settled in isolated rural hamlets and villages across the province.  Building community was always important.