Seaplants. There it is baled and sent to Denmark and the United State to be processed. At the time of building the Miminegash Roman Catholic Church the area had become thickly populated and many house¬ holds had no means of transportation, not even a horse. Although they were very poor, their faith was extremely important to them. Therefore, under the capable guidance of Reverend Patrick Walsh , the community decided to build their own church, which would be a mission of . Joseph J. Gallant 's large store in Miminegash was the centre for many lively debates. There Joseph J. Gallant , Ben H. Gallant and Leon Perry talked over fund raising ideas and got things start¬ ed. The fishermen donated the proceeds of the sale of livers and sounds from their fish. Each household was asked to donate, and money was also raised from bingo's, card plays, lotteries and even a picnic. The picnic was held on the site where James Deagle 's home is now. The land for the church was donated by Peter Murphy and construction began in 1945. Josie DesRoche laid the foundation. The community, with John Joe Gaudet as foreman, built the church. Local people, with Wilfred Gaudet as head car¬ penter completed the inside in time for the first mass to be cele¬ brated on Christmas Day , 1946. The pews were made by Schurmans in Summerside and installed later in 1947. On August 20, 1950 the church was blessed by His Eminence James Cardinal McGuigan, Archbishop of Toronto and a cousin of Father Walsh. It was dedicated under the title of Our Lady of the Assumption. Assisting the Cardinal were Father Walsh, Father Emmanuel Richard , assistant priest at and Father Richard Ellsworth , a native of the parish. On the same day the Stations of the Cross were canonically erected by His Eminence . The stations of the Cross were donated by the Butler Family (Lloyd, George, Joe, and Bill.) Our Lady of Fatima statue was donated by Mr. and Mrs. Joseph H. Doucette . Statues of the Sacred Heart and Blessed Virgin Mary were donated by Mr. and Mrs. Edmund Doucette . Mr. Doucette carved the stand for the stat¬ ues and also made two wooden books in memory of his two sons, Melvin and Alfred, who were killed in World War II. Joseph T and Susan Gaudet donated the first organ; their own. Father Walsh later bought an organ from Boyd Bernard . The 28