On October 4, 1861, the Reverend Joseph Matte, pastor of Somerset village, (today Plessisville), greeted Mother Mallet and the three foundresses: Sister Saint Roch, superior, Marie de la Victoire and Saint George, accompanied by two women: Helen Peterson, an English teacher and Salomé Béchette, a music teaher.

One of the foundresses relates: " Upon awakening the first morning, after my morning offering to the Lord, I anxiously went to the window to verify Somerset's countryside I had heard so much about. The convent was facing the church, just a few minutes away, and this really pleased me." The land to be used by the community was vast ! We were planning for a garden and a playground for the students. The environment was peaceful with an atmosphere of security worthy of the first settlers.

True to the tradition of the previous fondations, beside teaching, the sisters not only visited the poor and the sick at home, but also received them at the convent. The archives relate that the superior was designated as " Chief Sister " or " Mother of Everyone " Regardless of the fact she appeared to be so young. Sister Saint Roch, 26 years old, had a good sense of humor. She responded to those who said: my God, but you are too young to be superior; " True, this a fault I attempt to eliminate every day. When you return, at a later date, I will be a little wiser. "

The educational program comprised the primary and secondary grades, strictly for girls as boarders or day students. Boys were accepted at the beginning of the century, but after a few years, they were transferred to the public school system. Teaching also included music, stenography, typing, as well as knitting, sewing, cooking and public speaking.

In 1935, a new wing was built. The community organized a vocational school that was officially recognized in 1951. This program closed in 1965 and the boarding school in 1966.

The sisters also taught in parochial schools : Saint Calixte (1920), Saint Louis (1948), Sainte Thérèse (1938), Chanoine Boulet (1954) and Sainte Famille (1957).

In 1954, the parochial schools were centralized, and in 1991, the construction of a polyvalent school obliged the sisters to accept a change. They left the convent and went to live in apartments. The convent was sold in 1973. Today, the sisters are still present in the parish.

The pastor of Somerset, Reverend Matte, had a dream : He envisioned the youth as being straightforward, with high moral standards as a result of their educaion. He also envisioned them receiving a solid religious training reflecting the strength of their faith inherited from their forefathers. He also envisioned them as visiting and consoling the sick, bringing relief to the poor, today known as parochial pastoral care.

Mother Mallet's disciples realized his dream and stimulated generations of girls in Plessisville to achieve themselves, to be better prepared and equipped to meet the challenges of the real world.