Annual pilgrimage to historic Blumenfeld church and shrine held June 12

Children scattered flower petals in procession during outdoor prayers June 12 at the Blumenfeld pilgrimage to the historic Sts. Peter and Paul Church and shrine site. (Photos by Crystal Bosch, submitted)

Posted By: Kiply Lukan Yaworski June 20, 2022

Photos by Crystal Bosch

An annual pilgrimage to the historic Sts. Peter and Paul Church and Our Lady of the Sorrows shrine site was held June 12 at Blumenfeld, SK, near Leader.

Parishioners from throughout the area gathered for a program of prayer and worship, including celebration of Mass outdoors at the base of the grotto, with Abbot Peter Novecosky, OSB, presiding alongside area pastors Fr. Francis Appiah-Kubi (Fox Valley, Richmound and Burstall) and Fr. Prince Sarpong (Leader, Lancer and Liebenthal), as well as Fr. John Abban-Bonsu (Kindersley, Eston, Marengo, Eatonia).