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MEMRAMCOOK
Saint-Thomas
Sainte-Croix Pastoral UnitFrench-speaking
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Priest in charge
SIMON, P. Mikely Jn, c.s.c.
Prêtre
MEMRAMCOOK
Saint-Thomas
Sainte-Croix Pastoral UnitFrench-speaking
Contact
Parish office
576, rue Centrale Memramcook, NB E4K 3S7
Mass times
- Sunday11:00 AM
- Monday9:00 AM
- Friday9:00 AM
Office hours
Tuesday to Friday - 8 a.m. to noon - 1 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
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History
Established in 1755
First church: 1754
First resident priest: 1781
This is the very first Acadian parish founded within the territory of the present-day archdiocese. During the Great Upheaval of 1755, the Acadians were already established near the banks of the Memramcook River. They fiercely resisted the efforts made to dislodge them.
A first chapel had been built in 1754. Following the Deportation, a second church was built in 1780. Father François Thomas Leroux (1781-1794) was the first resident missionary priest. Following the fire that destroyed the church in La Montain, the site of the new church was moved to Saint-Joseph around 1841, the same year that Father Ferdinand Gauvreau laid the foundations of the present church.
In 1864, Father Camille Lefebvre, C.S.C., assumed leadership of the parish and its missions. Known as the Apostle of Acadia, he took on the challenge of continuing the educational work of his predecessor, Father François-Xavier LaFrance, and established Collège Saint-Joseph, which would later become Saint Joseph University. For many years, this institution, in collaboration with the Holy Cross Fathers, educated a significant portion of the Acadian elite. This college would later become the University of Moncton.
The first National Convention of Acadians was held in Memramcook in 1881. On this occasion, Our Lady of the Assumption was proclaimed patron saint of the Acadians, and August 15th was chosen as their national holiday.
It was also in this parish that two women's religious communities were founded. In 1873, the Sisters of Charity of Saint John established a convent in Saint-Joseph. This convent would become, in 1924, the Mother House of the newly founded Sisters of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart. A second religious community also originated in this village. In 1880, the Institute of the Little Sisters of the Holy Family was founded by Mother Marie-Léonie, whom John Paul II beatified during his trip to Canada in 1984.
Saint Thomas Parish is the mother parish for the entire Memramcook Valley. For several decades, the Holy Cross Fathers ministered there and in the surrounding parishes.
The founders of several surrounding communities also came from this parish. It has also given the Church a significant number of priests, monks, and nuns.
Acadia has written important chapters of its history here. Today, it remains a vibrant community that has been able to provide services and adapt dynamically to changes in the Church and in society.
First church: 1754
First resident priest: 1781
This is the very first Acadian parish founded within the territory of the present-day archdiocese. During the Great Upheaval of 1755, the Acadians were already established near the banks of the Memramcook River. They fiercely resisted the efforts made to dislodge them.
A first chapel had been built in 1754. Following the Deportation, a second church was built in 1780. Father François Thomas Leroux (1781-1794) was the first resident missionary priest. Following the fire that destroyed the church in La Montain, the site of the new church was moved to Saint-Joseph around 1841, the same year that Father Ferdinand Gauvreau laid the foundations of the present church.
In 1864, Father Camille Lefebvre, C.S.C., assumed leadership of the parish and its missions. Known as the Apostle of Acadia, he took on the challenge of continuing the educational work of his predecessor, Father François-Xavier LaFrance, and established Collège Saint-Joseph, which would later become Saint Joseph University. For many years, this institution, in collaboration with the Holy Cross Fathers, educated a significant portion of the Acadian elite. This college would later become the University of Moncton.
The first National Convention of Acadians was held in Memramcook in 1881. On this occasion, Our Lady of the Assumption was proclaimed patron saint of the Acadians, and August 15th was chosen as their national holiday.
It was also in this parish that two women's religious communities were founded. In 1873, the Sisters of Charity of Saint John established a convent in Saint-Joseph. This convent would become, in 1924, the Mother House of the newly founded Sisters of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart. A second religious community also originated in this village. In 1880, the Institute of the Little Sisters of the Holy Family was founded by Mother Marie-Léonie, whom John Paul II beatified during his trip to Canada in 1984.
Saint Thomas Parish is the mother parish for the entire Memramcook Valley. For several decades, the Holy Cross Fathers ministered there and in the surrounding parishes.
The founders of several surrounding communities also came from this parish. It has also given the Church a significant number of priests, monks, and nuns.
Acadia has written important chapters of its history here. Today, it remains a vibrant community that has been able to provide services and adapt dynamically to changes in the Church and in society.
