,, ST. MARGARET'S

(St. Margaret ofScot/cmd)

(:oTrIsI-i sizrruzus came to the Nautrage

(shipwreck) area in the 17705 and already

there were Forty Families when they built their First log chapel there in 1805.

A second church Followed in 1816 which with additions served the needs oF the parishioners For the next Forty years.

In 1857 the people erected a new and quite imposing church on high land overlooking the GulF to accommodate the still growing Catholic population The First parochial house was built in 1840 and replaced by a new one in 1878.

In 1894‘ with the population moving Farther back From the shore, the church and other buildings were moved about a mile south

to where they stand today.

Tragedy struck the parish in 1921 when a Forest Fire destroyed the church, parochial house and all the other buildings except the hall which became the temporary home For the pastor and a place For worship. Strangely. this burning took place on the patronal Feast oFthe

parish, St. Margaret oFScotland.

Out oF these ashes a new parochial house was built in 1922 and a new and impressive

church in 1926. Both oF these stand there today and come as a surprise to those travelling that

generally wooded area.

The rugged GulFoFSt. Lawrence skirts the parish's north side. providing superb summer scenery and a bounteous harvest oFFish For the heavy boat traFFic out oF NauFrage Harbour.

Approximately 90 Families constitute St. Margaret's Parish today. The parish priest lives there and provides pastoral care as well. to

nearby Fairfield and St. Charles parishes.