(EAST POINT) (St. Columba's) IN THE EARLY 1700s a few French families lived in this area. Scottish immigrants began arriving at the end of the 1700s and had their first little log chapel in 1805. Then came a second one twenty years later, followed by a third church in 1846 which was finished and enlarged over the next few years. In 1917 this beautiful church was completely destroyed by fire and the people had to use the parish hall for liturgical activities. In 1920 the parishioners constructed a new brick church which unfortunately proved to be structurally unsound almost from the beginning. In 1963 they abandoned this church and moved to the hall again. In 1965 the present practical and spacious church was built. Its full basement serves as a parish centre, including a convenientspaceforlocalwak.es. In 1980 a cosy rectory was added onto the church. The first parish rectory appeared in the 1830s or before. This was replaced by a new one in 1888 which served until twenty years ago when it was sold. The parish's patron saint is St. Columba, an Irish monk who established the famous monastery at Iona, Scotland . Although the church is located in Fairfield , this part of the diocese over the years has been known as " East Point 'arish". St. Columba's Church, burned 1917 Attractive scenery overflows in the parish with the lavish Gulf waters on the north folding into those of the Northumberland Strait on the south. Rich farm lands thrive here and abundant fishing grounds prevail with North Lake being one of the busiest ports on the Island. Today 120 families make up this old parish. Our Parishes * 59