Ang lic an ) ▁faith ▁was ▁a ▁central ▁feature ▁of ▁life . ▁The ▁building ▁originally ▁served ▁a ▁dual ▁purpose ▁as ▁a ▁church ▁and ▁a ▁boys ' ▁school , ▁and ▁has ▁been ▁an ▁important ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁village ' s ▁life ▁for ▁over ▁a ▁century . ▁ ▁From ▁the ▁very ▁beginning ▁there ▁was ▁a ▁strong ▁connection ▁to ▁St ▁Peter ' s ▁Epis cop al ▁Church ▁in ▁T orry . ▁O ften ▁when ▁there ▁was ▁no ▁priest ▁at ▁St ▁Mary ’ s , ▁members ▁would ▁walk ▁along ▁the ▁coast al ▁path ▁to ▁St ▁Peter ' s ▁for ▁bapt isms , ▁confirm ations , ▁wed d ings ▁or ▁fun er als . ▁▁ ▁The ▁church ▁building ▁is ▁a ▁gran ite ▁building ▁with ▁a ▁sl ate ▁roof ▁and ▁a ▁bell . ▁The ▁interior ▁pitch ed ▁roof , ▁is ▁open , ▁i . e ., ▁the ▁wooden ▁ra fter s ▁and ▁wooden ▁roof ▁bo ards ▁are ▁visible . ▁It ▁can ▁seat ▁approximately ▁ 1 0 0 ▁persons . ▁The ▁Church ▁was ▁built ▁with ▁a ▁rose ▁window ▁at ▁the ▁east ▁end ▁where ▁the ▁boys ’ ▁school ▁met , ▁and ▁a ▁raised , ▁three - s ided ▁ap se ▁at ▁the ▁west ▁end , ▁where ▁the ▁original ▁alt ar ▁was ▁situated . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 8 9 0 s ▁a ▁new ▁school ▁was ▁built ▁in ▁C ove , ▁and ▁the ▁building ▁became ▁sole ly ▁a ▁church . ▁ ▁The ▁ap se ▁walls ▁are ▁thought ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁originally ▁painted ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 0 . ▁The ▁paint