Saint Joseph
Parish
(Tilley)

Founded:
Population:
Families:
1903
58
31


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Eucharistic Celebration:  

14064 Rte. 105, Tilley, NB  E7H 5K7
    (Please do not send mail to the above address)
Saint Joseph, c/o St. Mary of the Angels
44 Marian Dr., Perth-Andover, NB  E7H 3A7


https://divinemercy-nb.ca

Mrs. Alta Brayall
Mr. Alton Baker

Sunday at 10:30AM


"Come to the Lord, the living stone, rejected by men but approved, nonetheless, and precious in God's eyes. You too are living stones, built as an edifice of spirit, into a holy priesthood, offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ." (1 Peter 2: 4-6)

The land on which St. Joseph Church now stands was purchased from two neighbours, George and John Baker on August 23, 1894, each ceding a portion of his property. The cornerstone was laid and the church built in 1895. The pews were made in 1906 by Bill Ryan, brother of Father Frederick Ryan, the then parish priest. The same year, the bell was bought from the Meneely Company of West Troy, NY, and bears the following engraving: "The Immaculate Conception—Godfather: Henri McQuade, Godmother: Mrs. L. McQuade" and the names of Joe Beaumaster, Owen Goodine, Isaac Sullivan, John Baker, and Lewis McQuade. The rectory, built in 1926, once stood on the church ground; in 1929, a sacristy was added on to the rear of the church. It is now incorporated to the Paul Baker house, next to the church.

The parish was ministered to by:

1894-1895:
1895-1903:
1904-1906:
1906-Aug. 1921:
Fr. F. Wallace
Fr. F. Dugal
Eudist Fathers Aimé Morin and Olivier de Fer de la Motte
Fr. Frederick Ryan

In 1921, the anglophone missions of southern Victoria County became the charge of the Franciscan Fathers. Among those who ministered at Tilley were:

1921-1923:
1921-1924:
1923-1936:
1926-1936:
1936-1940:
1940-1943:
1943-1948:
1948-1970:
1970-1972:
1973:
1973-1990:
1990-1996:
1996-1998:
1998-1999:
1999-2007:
2007-2010:
2010-2011:
2011-2018:

2018-Present:

Fr. Hugolin Lemay, O.F.M., the first superior
Fr. Sylvester Beaudet
Fr. Raymond Pennafort Willey
Fr. Berard Nobert
Fr. Samuel Côté
Fathers Gregory Léger and Berard Nobert
Fr. John Paul Morneault
Fr. Berard Nobert
Fr. Lionel Beaulieu
Fr. Matthew Audibert
Fr. Norman Thibodeau
Fr. Leo Grégoire, I.V.D.
Fr. Curtis Sappier, Administrator
Fr. Pierre Thibodeau, Administrator
Parish Pastoral Team (Fr. Pierre Thibodeau, Moderator)
Parish Pastoral Team (Fr. Curtis Sappier, Moderator)
Parish Pastoral Team (Fr. Gilbert Doddatto. I.V.D., Moderator)
Parish Pastoral Team (Fr. Gilbert Doddatto. I.V.D., Moderator
   and Fr. Curtis Sappier, Assistant-Moderator)
Parish Animation Team (Fr. Gilbert Doddatto. I.V.D., Moderator
   and Fr. Curtis Sappier, Assistant-Moderator)

Photos



Reference: Souvenir book commemorating the 50th anniversary of the foundation of the Diocese of Edmundston, published by the Madawaska Historical Society Revue (Vol. XXIII, Numbers 1, 2, 3 and 4), 1995.

Photos: Google, Jacques G. Albert, Contribution


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