St. Alphonsus Catholic Church in Bridgetown, N.S., will hold its final mass on Sunday, marking the end of more than three centuries of Roman Catholic worship in the community.

The church building, part of a continuous Catholic presence since 1690, is closing its doors due to declining attendance.

"We're really trying to be thankful for everything that we had," Lynn Main, a parishioner at the church since 1992, told CBC Radio's Information Morning Nova Scotia.

Main's family has deep ties to the chu…