Once upon a time, squirrels terrorized a small church in Massachusetts Nothing the townspeople did could stop them. The squirrels disrupted church services and everybody was on edge during church, what with the constant running and biting and chewing on personal belongings. They tried traps, poison, releasing cats into the aisles, but to no avail. The squirrels tripped the traps without getting caught, avoided the poison, and scared away all the cats. The old pastor of the local church moved away out of fear of the squirrels. The church got a new pastor, a young fellow, who was full of ideas for the church and how to help the town. It didn't take him long to figure out the main problem was the squirrels. They were there day and night, biting people and chattering at all hours. The pastor knew almost at once what to do. He held a church service and invited all the squirrels. He had them all baptized and made them full members of the church. Now they only see the squirrels Christmas and Easter.