Rev. J. C. Pitre was appointed Pastor and was granted permission by Bishop J. A. O' Sullivan , to hold a station, once a month, on the , but not on a Sunday. After Father Pitre's appointment to Rustico, he was succeeded by Rev. William McCabe who was Pastor until 1940, and he also offered Mass at the once a month. In 1940, Rev. W. A. Keet 'e was appointed Pastor at Kelly's Cross. In 1943, he volunteered his services as a Chaplain in the Armed Forces. He was posted with the Royal Canadian Artillery. When he was dis¬ charged from the army, he assumed his duties as Pastor at Kelly's Cross. During his absence from 1943-46, Rev. L. J. Ayres administered to the people of the Parish. When Father Keefe returned in May, 1946, the people had con¬ ceived the idea of building a Chapel on the , provided per¬ mission be granted to do so. The idea was presented to Father Keefe for his consideration, and he strongly favored the idea. The first meeting in February, 1947, was called by Walter Toole , under instructions from Father Keefe. The objective of the meeting was to discuss and assess approximately the cash that would be available if the project was to be proceeded with. Here the matter rested until the second meeting on January 12th., 1948, which was held in the school. This meeting was chaired by Father Keefe, and every home was represented as well as a few interestd persons from Lot 6 5 parish. This meeting proved to be the real starting point in the erection of the Chapel. In the meetings which followed plans were made to build a chapel 40' x 24' with ? vestry 10' x 12'. The site chosen was on a strip of land belonging to John Toole , at the corner of the Green and Appin Roads. The land was generously donated by John Toole ; lumber was provided through donations, and labor was to be free. The lumber was donated by Mr. Dennis Bolger and John O' Brien both men of the neighboring parish of Lot 6 5. May God bless these three men and reward them for their charit¬ able deeds. On February 9th., 1948, Father Keefe announced that permission was granted by Bishop James Boyle to erect a Chapel on the . It was definitely pointed out that no one except the people who belonged to Kelly's Cross, had any obligation to the Chapel. (Bishop Boyle's letter may be found at the end of this account.) On February 19th., 1948, all of the men of the District began the task of cutting the lumber, and by March 13th., all the lumber was de¬ livered to the mill to be sawed into the required measurements. Inciden¬ tally the first tree was cut by Arnold Toole and Alfred McGaughey . The lumber was sawed by the Bonshaw Milling Co., and hauled to the site by Messrs Neil McPhail and Stuart MacNevin , proprietors of the mill. —20-