t i (Immaculate Conception) the 1930s until 1967 but recently it was sold. The present church was constructed in 1903 and completed over the next few years. The interior woodwork finish and design are very striking. Over the years the priests serving the Brae usually had another parish as well, such as today when their spiritual leader is also pastor at Bloomfield where he resides. Immaculate Conception DERIVED FROM THE SCOTTISH WORD for "hillside", the Brae parish community was settled by Scottish Catholic families around 1828. Occasionally a priest would celebrate Mass at some convenient place in the settlement. In 1848 the people built their first church there, dedicated to the Immaculate Conception, under the supervision of Father Peter Maclntyre who had spiritual care of all . In 1856 the parishioners erected the parish rectory which always added a pleasant balance to the pretty church. Resident pastors occupied the house from Corpus Christi Corpus Christi, Clenwood Although the Brae was always a small parish, the parishioners saw fit to build a neat little mission church at Glenwood near West Point which opened in 1913 under dedication to "Corpus Christi". These years, the Eucharist is celebrated in each church on alternate Sundays. Today some 80 families comprise the Brae Parish . Farming has provided the livelihood for many generations of parishioners and fishing has, too, out of the great ports of Brae Harbour and West Point . From the south side of the parish may be seen the lush waters of and beyond that those of the Northumberland Strait . Our Parishes 47