Records indicate that Romanian immigrants began homesteading farms in Saskatchewan as early as 1894. One of the communities they settled was Flintoft, a small hamlet, founded, 1906, southwestern Saskatchewan. Still standing in this small hamlet is one of the most remarkable pioneering buildings of worship. Called Sts. Peter and Paul Romanian Orthodox Church, this quaint wooden structure was built with devotion and energy by immigrant families for marriage and baptism ceremonies as well as funeral services. Completed, 1911, according to Professor G. James Patterson, Eastern Oregon State College, the iconostasis (altar screen) of this church “is the finest of any Romanian Orthodox Church in Canada, made probably at the Romanian Monastery at MountAthos in Greece.” The impressive screen alter at the front of this pioneering church still stands much as it did when it was first built. Above, is view of church with Roy Cojocar, member, whose Romanian grandparents donated the chandeliers for this house of worship. Left, is a close-up of one of the more than 50 icon paintings making up the stunning iconostasis of this heritage prairie church. [Photo, courtesy Church Council, Sts. Peter and Paul Romanian Orthodox Church via Roy Cojocar]