(St. Theresa of the Little Flower) ALREADY in THE MID 1700s there was a thriving French parish ar Sr. Peter's Harbour with a church built in 175 1 and a pastor appointed two years later. At that time this was one of the most populous settlements and principal trading posts of the Island. All this tragically ended in 1758 with the deportation of these people. Today's Catholic community was originally part of Morell 's O 'Toole Parish . In the 1920s, with an increasing population in the village area, the St. Lawrence Parish hall was moved out to become the village's first church, dedicated to St. Theresa of the Little Flower. A few years later the people built a rectory. In 1929 this village section was canonically erected as a parish. Over the years the little church was enlarged and updated, but in 1976 it was replaced by a new construction, the present-day combined church and rectory. This new setting provides adequate space for parish activities, including dignified accommodation for parish wakes. In a garden close by the church is a charming winding walkway, uniquely named "Little ", that leads to a grotto of the Little Flower, built in 1983 on the site of the original parish church. Morell is a lively little village and the parish overall has 190 families. The pastor here is also parish priest I at Green Meadows . The beautiful Morell River winds through the parish while out to the north and west stretch the massive waters of the Gulf of St. Lawrence . The harbour at Red Head is a busy fishing port with a large mussel plantation nearby. Our Parishes 75