▁new ▁church . ▁ ▁The ▁Sac red ▁Heart ▁Monument ▁also ▁mi rac ul ously ▁surv ived ▁the ▁bla ze ▁even ▁though ▁it ▁was ▁in ▁close ▁proxim ity ▁to ▁the ▁church . ▁ ▁It ▁wasn ' t ▁until ▁ 1 9 8 6 ▁that ▁the ▁new ▁church ▁was ▁built ▁and ▁ready ▁for ▁use . ▁ ▁The ▁orientation ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁building ▁is ▁reverse ▁what ▁the ▁old ▁one ▁was . ▁ ▁The ▁new ▁churches ▁" front " ▁s its ▁in ▁the ▁foot print ▁of ▁the ▁old ▁churches ▁" re ar ". ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁it ▁was ▁revealed ▁that ▁the ▁parish ▁of ▁Notre ▁D ame ▁de ▁L our des ▁would ▁be ▁mer ging ▁with ▁the ▁parish ▁of ▁Im mac ulate ▁Con ception ▁in ▁Fall ▁River . ▁ ▁This ▁occurred ▁in ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁and ▁they ▁will ▁be ▁using ▁Notre ▁D ame ▁as ▁their ▁church , ▁taking ▁on ▁the ▁name ▁St . ▁Bern ad ette . ▁ ▁Par ish ▁Cl osing ▁ ▁In ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁only ▁ 6 ▁years ▁after ▁the ▁mer ger , ▁it ▁was ▁announced ▁that ▁St . ▁Bern ad ette ▁Par ish ▁would ▁close ▁due ▁to ▁decl ining ▁mass ▁attend ance , ▁increasing ▁deb t , ▁and ▁a ▁loss ▁of ▁income . ▁The ▁final ▁Mass ▁was ▁held ▁on ▁August ▁ 5 , ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁by ▁Bishop ▁Ed gar ▁M . ▁da ▁C un ha . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁▁ ▁St . ▁Anne ' s ▁Church ▁and ▁Par ish ▁Complex