"The reasons reportedly given: there were too few priests in the archdiocese, there was general concern about financial viability of parishes in the diocese, and a general decreasing and aging in parish populations."
None of these things are reasons why the Church building can't stay open, even if they don't ever have mass there for anyth…
"The reasons reportedly given: there were too few priests in the archdiocese, there was general concern about financial viability of parishes in the diocese, and a general decreasing and aging in parish populations."
None of these things are reasons why the Church building can't stay open, even if they don't ever have mass there for anything except special occasions.
Lay people are part of the Church too (not just repeat customers of a business). If these parishioners want to maintain this building as a place for their worship, as a center of their community, (and entirely at their own expense!) then why not?
This parish community should invite the Institute of Christ the King to provide for their sacramental needs. Yes, Holy Mass will be in Latin and according to the ancient formula, but hey, tant mieux, "Paris vaut bien une Messe."
My understanding is that when the local group ran the numbers on whether they could cover the building's expenses sustainably if they bought it, they were relying on there being a regular Sunday Mass (+collection). They can't make the ongoing expenses work without that
"The reasons reportedly given: there were too few priests in the archdiocese, there was general concern about financial viability of parishes in the diocese, and a general decreasing and aging in parish populations."
None of these things are reasons why the Church building can't stay open, even if they don't ever have mass there for anything except special occasions.
Lay people are part of the Church too (not just repeat customers of a business). If these parishioners want to maintain this building as a place for their worship, as a center of their community, (and entirely at their own expense!) then why not?
This parish community should invite the Institute of Christ the King to provide for their sacramental needs. Yes, Holy Mass will be in Latin and according to the ancient formula, but hey, tant mieux, "Paris vaut bien une Messe."
My understanding is that when the local group ran the numbers on whether they could cover the building's expenses sustainably if they bought it, they were relying on there being a regular Sunday Mass (+collection). They can't make the ongoing expenses work without that
Ah, well that's the problem. thanks.