Saint Sylvester's Church

Saint Sylvester's Church Jesuit Mission
St. Sylvester Mission Church Lake Helen
Denomination	Roman Catholic
History
Dedication	St. Sylvester
Administration
Province	Canada
Diocese	Roman Catholic Diocese of Ontario
Parish	Ontario

Saint Sylvester's Church is a Jesuit Mission on the Red Rock Indian Band on section Lake Helen 53A. It was established in 1852, and is locally called Opoo-gan-asin (pipestone).^[1] The first mass was held on February 29, 1852, in the Hudson Bay barn. Father D. Duranquette (Waiashtestkang—Gives Light) accompanied by the local Indians selected the spot on which the church was built. Jesuit Brothers decided to have this church built along their water route, which served as a rest stop before going to the Jesuit Missions at Gull Bay, White Sand, Nipigon House, Grand Bay and McIntre Bay on Lake Nipigon.