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'''History of the Saranac Lake area Catholic Churches'''

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12/24/1923|

The first mid-night Mass was celebrated at [[Church%20of%20the%20Assumption|Church of the Assumption]] and was largely attended.<span>  |\n|-\n

7/31/1923|

[[Gabriels|Gabriels]] became a parish with a mission of [[Paul%20Smiths|Paul Smiths]].|\n|-\n

7/31/1923|

[[Lake%20Kushaqua|Lake Kushaqua]] was separated from Gabriels and joined to the parish of [[Loon%20Lake|Loon Lake]].|\n|-\n

1924|

About 1924, [[Our%20Lady%20of%20Lourdes|Our Lady of Lourdes]], [[Inman|Inman]], was built.<span>  |\n|-\n

12/8/1924|

[[St.%20Rose%20of%20Lima%20Church|St. Rose of Lima Church]] burned to the ground by an arsonist and was never rebuilt.|\n|-\n

1924|

[[Bloomingdale|Bloomingdale]] became a Mission of Gabriels, until 1936.<span>  |\n|-\n

7/23/1926|

[[Henry%20Rock|Henry]] and [[Matilde%20Rock|Matilde Rock]] deeded land to [[St.%20Paul's%20Church|St. Paul's Church]] in Bloomingdale.|\n|-\n

11/6/1930|

[[Ann%20Carney%20Carroll|Ann Carney Carroll]], daughter of [[James%20Carney|James]] and [[Catherine%20Carney|Catherine Carney]], deeded 33/100 of an acre to St. Paul's for southeast end of [[St.%20Paul's%20Cemetery|St. Paul's Cemetery]] (where it is currently located)<span> .|\n|-\n

2/10/1930|

[[Sydney%20W.%20Barnard|Sydney W. Barnard]] deeded most of the property that the current St. Paul's Church and rectory is now on to St Paul's parish.<span>  |\n|-\n

1930|

Second [[St.%20Paul's%20Church|St. Paul's Church]] was built. The dedication followed, by Bishop Conroy<span>  |\n|-\n

6/5/1936|

Fr O'Donnell celebrated golden jubilee as priest.|\n|-\n

1936|

Ill-health forced the retirement of Fr. Dumont from the Church of the Assumption. He was succeeded by Fr. [[Donald%20Gallagher|Donald Gallagher]], who left in 1944 to go into the U.S. Armed Forces as a Chaplain for the Navy|\n|-\n

1936|

Our Lady of Lourdes. Inman, became a mission of [[Black%20Brook|Black Brook]].|\n|-\n

1937|

Gabriels became a Mission of Bloomingdale and is presently so.|\n|-\n

1937|

Rev Donald S Gallagher becomes the first resident pastor of St. Paul's Church, Bloomingdale.|\n|-\n

7/6/1939|

[[Ann%20Carney%20Carroll|Ann Carney Carroll]] deeded 33/100 of an acre of land for the St. Paul's Cemetery (where it currently is)|\n|-\n

1940|

Our Lady of Lourdes, Inman, became a Mission of Bloomingdale until 1956.|\n|-\n

12/23/1941|

Our Lady of Lourdes, Inman, was incorporated under Fr. Donald S. Gallagher and trustees, Edward Douglas and George Buckley.|\n|-\n

3/1944|

Fr. Thompson came for a few years to serve as pastor of Assumption Church.|\n|-\n

1944|

Fr. Thompson became pastor of Assumption Church followed by Fr. Francis McMahon. who was pastor for 20+ years|\n|-\n

11/20/1949|

Catholic Daughters, Court Rosary of Fatima #1525 formed to serve the parishes of St. Paul's in Bloomingdale and Church of the Assumption in Gabriels.|\n|-\n

2/12/1949|

Fr. O'Donnell died after serving Alderbrook for 58 years, at the age of 87.|\n|-\n

6/5/1949|

The former St. Rose of Lima parish., Alderbrook, was divided among Black Brook, Redford and Bloomingdale.|\n|-\n

1949|

St Paul's Rectory in Bloomingdale was built.|\n|-\n

10/24/1951|

Another parcel of land deeded to St. Paul's Church by Ann Carney Carroll for cemetery.|\n|-\n

7/27/1972|

First Anticipated Mass held at Assumption Church|\n|-\n

7 29 1972|

First parish bulletin was printed for St. Paul's/Assumption by Fr. Plante, who was recently assigned to these parishes.|\n|-\n

c. 1977|

Fr. Peter A. Ward became pastor of St. Paul's/ Assumption Churches until 1981.|\n|-\n

1981|

Fr. Patrick W. Mundy became pastor of Assumption Church until 1993.|\n|-\n

1982|

The Chapel of Our Lady Help of Christians, ([[Gabriels%20Sanatorium|Gabriels Sanatorium]]), [[Camp%20Gabriels|Camp Gabriels]] gets a new roof, floors, plaster and windows after years of neglect and destruction|\n|-\n

1993|

Fr. Joseph P. Trombley became pastor of Assumption Church.|\n</tbody>
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From an un-named, 1997 pamphlet issued on the occasion of the centennial of St. Paul's Church