Narrows Creek was opened. The new church is situated about a mile further and than the site of the old chapel. After finishing their church the parish-

rs commenced building a parochial house. her John MacDonald of Glenaladale was the first priest who resided among then.

remained some years in the little presbytery of Launching and there his mother d.

ut the middle of October lShO. the present incumbant. Father Francis MacDonald, sent to Launching by Bishop MacDonald. In addition to the mission of

ching he attended the churches at Georgetown and Rollo Bay; subsequently those East Point. St. Margarets and St. Peters were assigned to his care until such

e as Father Pius McPhee was established at East Point. In the interval which ured between the departure of Father John and the arrival of Father Francis. presbytery was used as a school house. Father Francis immediatedly set abOut airing it and made it his residence until 18h6. when he removed to Georgetown. ll retaining the spiritual direction of Launching which he visited in turn

h the other churches in his charge.

while Launching was keeping pace with the adjoining settlements and growing

t. so that the little church. built in 1820. was too small to contain the reased number of the faithful. Moreover it lay at One extremity of the mission

the people settled at a distance. began to clamour for a more commodious structure

a more central position.

e year 18h6 which saw the removal of Father Francis to Georgetown. also witnessed e erection of the new church at Narrows Creek, which is the third built in the ssion since the coming of the first settlers. is situated on the Melrose Road. in sight of Grand River. the settlement around is called Narrows Creek. The dimensions of the church are:- main building. ighty two feet by forty five feet. post twenty three feet. The tower is eighteen set by eighteen. The spire rises to a height of one hundred and thirty feet.

he sacristy measures thirty nine feet by twenty seven. This latter is built of