A summary of the Faith in Our Future decisions
July 29, 2019 at 12:37 p.m.
The decisions announced by Bishop David M. O’Connell, C.M., Jan. 25, will be implemented over a three-year period (2017-2020) resulting in:
-- 25 cohorts of collaborative parishes focused on working together to carry out the mission of evangelization
-- 7 linkages: 15 parishes will be sharing their pastor with at least one other parish; potential for 2 additional linkages following review, involving 4 more parishes
-- 9 mergers: 17 parishes will be consolidated into 8 new parishes
-- Suspension of operations at two church sites, with potential for a third site to be added after review
-- 1 Personal Parish
-- Designation of 18 Centers for Hispanic Ministry, 2 Centers for Portuguese Ministry,
-- 2 Centers for Haitian Ministry
-- Action on four additional parishes has been postponed pending review in subsequent years
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The decisions announced by Bishop David M. O’Connell, C.M., Jan. 25, will be implemented over a three-year period (2017-2020) resulting in:
-- 25 cohorts of collaborative parishes focused on working together to carry out the mission of evangelization
-- 7 linkages: 15 parishes will be sharing their pastor with at least one other parish; potential for 2 additional linkages following review, involving 4 more parishes
-- 9 mergers: 17 parishes will be consolidated into 8 new parishes
-- Suspension of operations at two church sites, with potential for a third site to be added after review
-- 1 Personal Parish
-- Designation of 18 Centers for Hispanic Ministry, 2 Centers for Portuguese Ministry,
-- 2 Centers for Haitian Ministry
-- Action on four additional parishes has been postponed pending review in subsequent years
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