( St. Anthony 's) For its FIRST 75 YEARS this parish had irs centre at Cascumpec where as early as 1803 eight Acadian families lived and soon built a log chapel. In 1839 the people erected a larger church and twenty years later they had a new rectory as well. With a shift of population more to the west, the parishioners in the mid 1870s built the present day St. Anthony 's Church at Bloomfield ( Woodstock ). Enlargements and fine finishing, especially the superb interior woodwork, continued for the next quarter century. The old Cascumpec church served as a parish hall until 1959 when the parishioners proudly opened their new parish centre. In 1878 the present rectory was constructed and from then until now all their pastors have lived there. In 1927 the parish purchased a small vacant Protestant church and moved it to O'Leary where it served as a mission church until the late 1980s. With few exceptions the St. Anthony 's Parish picnics have been an annual event of 46 Our Parishes social significance and of economic advantage since the 1870s. These picnics, especially the excellent meals prepared by the ladies of the parish, attract a wide circulation of people, especially former parishioners who view them as a true homecoming. In 1982 the Sisters of Saint Martha opened a house in Woodstock where at least two sisters have been serving in the ministry of hospitality and in the wider needs of nearby parishes. Today there are 325 families in St. Anthony 's Parish . Rich farm lands flourish within its boundaries and its eastern edges overflow with the scenic waters of and Mill River . The name Bloomfield appears to be ; wfl called after its namesake in