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Parishioners attend Mass Sept. 3, 2005, at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Emerald. Emerald, though never incorporated, was a town settled by Irish immigrants.

Emerald church, community still have their luster

Faith, family, fellowship thriving

By COURTNEY SERVAES, Herald Staff Writer

Emerald church
Photo by Elliot J. Sutherland/The Ottawa Herald
St. Patrick Catholic Church, founded in 1857, once was called the Cathedral of the Plains. The dome was removed in September 2007 to install a new roof.
WILLIAMSBURG — Agnes Wilper isn’t a cradle member.

Rather, 85-year-old Wilper was married into the church 61 years ago.

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