En route to Canada   The crossing   Departure for Sainte-Adélaïde de Pabos 
 A Letter Instead of a Trip   Letter From Mother Marie-Fidèle   School opening 
Second  Departure to Canada   Arrival of the Second Group   Stay at Halifax   A trip to Rimouski 
  Letter March 26, 1903     1897, A difficult end of year    October 9, 1897   On the way to England 
  Arrival in Minehead    A decisive meeting   Seeking Answers to Puzzling Questions
 Sr. Marie de Jésus, delegate of Mother Marie Fidèle   From on attempt to the next  New attempts
Endeavors of Mgr. F.-X. Bossé   Unusual offers   Mgr L-N Bégin Accepts the SCSL
The North American Branch Takes Root

Once in Quebec, the travelers wired Mgr. Bossé, asking for guidance about their work in this country; he informed them that a parishioner from Pabos would meet them on the following Tuesday and accompany them to St. Adelaïde . 

In fact, on that day, Mr. D. Duguay met them and scheduled the departure for the following day. All was well so far. However, the Sisters had hardly retired that a telegram from Mgr. Bossé to Mr. Duguay was delivered. It read: "Contacted Monsignor, the Sisters will not leave until Christmas." What did it mean?

Mr. Duguay returned to Hôtel-Dieu in early morning the following day to clarify the content of the telegram and decided to depart as previously agreed in order to take advantage of the last commuter trip between Dalhousie and Gaspé. Then, the Sisters left Quebec on Wednesday, November 12, on a snowy day, stopped at Carleton, and were warmly welcomed by the Grey Nuns; then, they arrived in Pabos on Sunday, November 16, at 11:30 a.m. at the time the faithful were coming out of church. 

Mgr. Bossé awaited the Sisters 
on the porch of his rectory,
 graciously welcomed them and all three proceeded to the church 
to thank God for their safe trip. 

At 2 p.m. the parishioners rushed 
to church to pray Vespers and 
to meet the French 
women religious.(R-1)

Hopes were high following such a wonderful reception. However, the Sisters of Charity of St. Louis were forced to leave St. Adelaïde de Pabos a few months later. The adventure was about to begin.

SCSL au Québec