Dave Cunnien and his wife, Hayden, and their two daughters, Charley and Aisley, ages 4 and 3, started attending Mass in St. Paul, Minn., last fall and went about five or six weeks in a row. Last fall he received a call from Building Restoration Corp. project manager Chris Sacks, telling him of the restoration project at St. Leo's in Minot.
"I don't work out-of-town because of my small family," Cunnien said. He and his wife talked about the project and came to the conclusion that "This could be a calling. Maybe something divine is happening. We decided it would be great to come to Minot with one stipulation that we would come here as a family.
"We actually started going to Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church for the same reason. We didn't want anyone to think we were motivated by anyone here."
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The Rev. Austin Vetter, center back, baptized Hayden and Dave Cunnien in early October in Minot. Their daughters, Charley and Aisley, will be baptized later in Minnesota.
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"Then when Father Vetter discovered that he invited us to catechism classes. We were just pleased as punch because that was a goal of ours anyway. We have always thought of this project as divine in nature for us that we came here as a family."
Dave and Hayden were baptized in St. Leo's Church in early October and will have their daughters baptized in St. Paul so more of their family members can be present.