(St. John the Baptist) L'actuelle paroisse de Miscouche connut ses debuts en 1816 lorsque les pionniers acadiens acquirent 6 000 acres de terre du colonel Compcon . lis y construisirent leur premiere eglise en 1823 de meme qu'un nouveau presbytere. A new day dawned in 1864 with the arrival in the parish of the Sisters of Notre Dame. Their new convent, enlarged over the years, served also as a school, at times with boarders. From that setting the sisters provided distinguished service in the field of education and in the life of the parish lor 121 years. The convent closed in 1985 but the sisters still maintain a presence in the parish. The magnificent Casavant pipe organ was installed in 1902, followed in the 1920s by an array of beautiful stained glass windows. A complete renovation of the church sanctuary took place in 1977, making it in line with the Second Vatican Council's liturgical update. In 1895 the parishioners erected the present rectory, a real companion piece for the church. From 1843 until now the parish has had a resident pastor. Lors de la convention nationale acadienne de 1884 qui a eu lieu a Miscouche , on y adopta le tricolore etoile qui devint le drapeau de I'Acadie. In 1892 the present impressive church, a showpiece of ecclesiastical architecture, opened for worship, leaving the old one lor a parish hall. In 1932 St. John the Baptist Parish hosted the first Eucharistic Congress ever held in the Diocese of Charlottetown . Au centre du village se trouve le Musee acadien qui est exploite depuis bon nombre d'annees maintenant. Today approximately 350 families comprise Parish which occupies an ideal Island setting. 72 Our Parishes