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San Miguei Basin Forum, Thursday, June 3, 1999 - 5
by Betty Zatterstrom
The oldest church building in
use on the Colorado Western
Slope is smack-dab in the mid-
dle of Nucla - Our Lady of
Sorrows Catholic Church.
The church was built in 1887
in Ouray, for the Presbyterians,
under the supervision of Rev.
George M. Darloy. One year
prior to that, Rev. Darley super-
.vised the building of a church in
Lake City. That building fell
into dis-use, disrepair and.. just
fell, making the Ouray building
the oldest.
In about 1883, the
Presbyterians sold the building
to the Catholics, where is served
the Ouray Parish until 1954.
In June, 1954, the building
was cut into sections and hauled
to Nucla and re-assemble where
it now stands.
Later, Fran Serles built the
altar to match the BaPtismal
Font. The Altar was dedicated
to Lucien McManuss, a stalwart
member of Our Lady of
Sorrows.
On a Sunday in May, 1986,
there was an "open house" cele-
brating the new altar and stained
glass windows.
Back in March, 1955, Father
Joseph Halloran, of Ouray, held
Mass for a large crowd.
Some of the early informa-
tion was gleaned from Father
James J. Gibbons' book, "In the
San Juan," as well as old Nucla
Forum papers.
Our early Priest was Father
Ralph Woodward, serving
Telluride and Nucla.
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