Our Parish

The history of St. Edmund Parish is long and full of stories, spanning over 100 years. From humble beginnings in 1911 when Bishop Emile Legal, Bishop of St. Albert, blessed and called the new church St. Edmund. The Parish was named to honour its first priest's, Fr. Edmund Gaborit’s (S.C.J.), patron saint – St. Edmund of Canterbury. St. Edmund Parish would be the fifth parish of the Archdiocese of Edmonton.

The first church was located at 12725 – 119 Street and is still there to this day. In 1950, the second church and rectory were built on the corner of 129th Avenue and 119th Street. It was a basement church and was blessed by His Grace Archbishop J. H. MacDonald on October 1st, 1950. On June 3rd, 1962, the last mass was performed at the basement church.

On June 6th of that same year, the new St. Edmund Church and rectory, at our current location, was officially opened and blessed. A Solemn High Mass was celebrated by Father G. A. Strickland, the then parish priest and he was assisted by other former pastors of the parish.

Together with the parish, St. Edmund School and The Sisters, Ursulines of Jesus, have grown together hand in hand, over the past 100 years. Without the love and dedication of our parishioners, past and present, we would not have this rich history to gather us in loving faith to God our Father and His Son, our Lord Jesus Christ.