Mass schedule
Find out about mass times in your parish.
IRISHTOWN
St. Lawrence O'Toole
Queen of All Saints Pastoral UnitEnglish-speaking
irishtown.jpg
Priest in charge
JOHNSTON, Rev. Angus
Prêtre
Other members
N
NWACHUKWU, Fr. Damian, SMMM
Prêtre
IRISHTOWN
St. Lawrence O'Toole
Queen of All Saints Pastoral UnitEnglish-speaking
Contact
Mass times
- Sunday9:00 AM
- Monday9:30 AM
- Wednesday4:00 PM
Office hours
Monday to Friday
9 a.m. to noon
1 p.m. to 4 a.m.
Parish bulletins
Visit the parish website to view the latest parish newsletters.Visit the website
On the map
History
Established in 1820
First church around 1829
First pastor 1946
Irishtown was first established by Irish settlers in 1820. In the early days, Irish Catholic families traveled to Memramcook for weddings, but missionary priests came to the community from time to time to celebrate Mass, perform baptisms, or bless graves.
A small log church was built around 1829. Soon after, it was replaced by a more suitable church. The oldest gravestone is that of William O’Neill, dated 1847. This church burned down in 1859, and the church we see today was begun on October 17, 1860, and opened in 1861. It was dedicated to St. Lawrence O’Toole, in memory of the famous 12th-century Irish bishop. A small vestry was added in 1864, and the pews were added in 1874.
This parish was a mission of Memramcook until 1860, when it was transferred to St. Anselm. From 1870 to 1874, it was a Cockaigne mission, but it returned to the jurisdiction of St. Anselm. In 1920, St. Bernard Parish became the mother church of St. Lawrence O’Toole Parish.
Between 1938 and 1941, St. Lawrence O’Toole Parish was a mission of St. Louis-de-France Parish, located in Lewisville. Masses in French were added in 1938, so the mission now offered two Masses per visit each month. From 1941 to 1946, St. Bernard Parish served the spiritual needs of the faithful in Irishtown.
In 1946, Bishop Norbert Robichaud established it as a separate parish, attaching St. Philippe Mission to it, which had been served by Grande-Digue since 1912. The first pastor was G. Anthony McDevitt. There were four schools within the parish.
Today, the community and the parish are united linguistically, and Masses have been bilingual since 1997. It is the oldest Irish Catholic parish in Westmorland and Albert counties. The only other Irish parish prior to it is St. Patrick's in Chapel Point, New Brunswick.
There is a monument dedicated to the first Irish settlers next to the church.
First church around 1829
First pastor 1946
Irishtown was first established by Irish settlers in 1820. In the early days, Irish Catholic families traveled to Memramcook for weddings, but missionary priests came to the community from time to time to celebrate Mass, perform baptisms, or bless graves.
A small log church was built around 1829. Soon after, it was replaced by a more suitable church. The oldest gravestone is that of William O’Neill, dated 1847. This church burned down in 1859, and the church we see today was begun on October 17, 1860, and opened in 1861. It was dedicated to St. Lawrence O’Toole, in memory of the famous 12th-century Irish bishop. A small vestry was added in 1864, and the pews were added in 1874.
This parish was a mission of Memramcook until 1860, when it was transferred to St. Anselm. From 1870 to 1874, it was a Cockaigne mission, but it returned to the jurisdiction of St. Anselm. In 1920, St. Bernard Parish became the mother church of St. Lawrence O’Toole Parish.
Between 1938 and 1941, St. Lawrence O’Toole Parish was a mission of St. Louis-de-France Parish, located in Lewisville. Masses in French were added in 1938, so the mission now offered two Masses per visit each month. From 1941 to 1946, St. Bernard Parish served the spiritual needs of the faithful in Irishtown.
In 1946, Bishop Norbert Robichaud established it as a separate parish, attaching St. Philippe Mission to it, which had been served by Grande-Digue since 1912. The first pastor was G. Anthony McDevitt. There were four schools within the parish.
Today, the community and the parish are united linguistically, and Masses have been bilingual since 1997. It is the oldest Irish Catholic parish in Westmorland and Albert counties. The only other Irish parish prior to it is St. Patrick's in Chapel Point, New Brunswick.
There is a monument dedicated to the first Irish settlers next to the church.
