St Joseph's Catholic Church

Our ancestors were Catholics and the Church played an important role in their day-to-day lives. This is why so many of our family reunions not only take place in the Church hall but also why a Mass is said in remembrance of the Moore family each Sunday following the reunion.

In 1910, the present brick church was built and the bell dated 1877 was moved from the old church to the new one. During the 1880's the church fell into a large debt and was at the point of foreclosure. Funds were collected from all the people and finally Martin Moore and Mike Gabbett signed papers personally guaranteeing the payment of the $1,000.00 mortgage, and thereby warded off the forclosure.