I am in no way demeaning or questioning the devotion of the folks who are fighting for their parish but it’s a flock of *fifty* people?!??
50 people is barely a mission chapel, not a parish.
I don’t disagree that the bishop handled this poorly and obfuscated at best and lied at worst, but it’s not financially or practically viable to keep …
I am in no way demeaning or questioning the devotion of the folks who are fighting for their parish but it’s a flock of *fifty* people?!??
50 people is barely a mission chapel, not a parish.
I don’t disagree that the bishop handled this poorly and obfuscated at best and lied at worst, but it’s not financially or practically viable to keep a parish runni for 50 people.
And might I ask what is the age range of this flock? Are there any baptisms at all? Priests don’t grow on trees and if another parish is merely down the road this just doesn’t make much sense 🤷🏽♀️
This is my parish. The 50 figure was from May, 2022. The Covid restrictions here had only ended 6 weeks or so earlier. The community is one of the fastest growing in the province. A new high school was just announced. New subdivisions etc. Not sure what it would be if back to pre-Covid levels. In addition, we requested at least a mission chapel with just a Sunday Mass. Even then, the archbishop said no.
Yes, unfortunately. In addition, once the archdiocese announced the bankruptcy in December 2021, a lot of people gave up and didn't come back after Covid restrictions lifted.
I am in no way demeaning or questioning the devotion of the folks who are fighting for their parish but it’s a flock of *fifty* people?!??
50 people is barely a mission chapel, not a parish.
I don’t disagree that the bishop handled this poorly and obfuscated at best and lied at worst, but it’s not financially or practically viable to keep a parish runni for 50 people.
And might I ask what is the age range of this flock? Are there any baptisms at all? Priests don’t grow on trees and if another parish is merely down the road this just doesn’t make much sense 🤷🏽♀️
This is my parish. The 50 figure was from May, 2022. The Covid restrictions here had only ended 6 weeks or so earlier. The community is one of the fastest growing in the province. A new high school was just announced. New subdivisions etc. Not sure what it would be if back to pre-Covid levels. In addition, we requested at least a mission chapel with just a Sunday Mass. Even then, the archbishop said no.
You had Covid restrictions on mass until may of 2022?!?
Mercy.
Yes, unfortunately. In addition, once the archdiocese announced the bankruptcy in December 2021, a lot of people gave up and didn't come back after Covid restrictions lifted.
My brother is pastor of 3 parishes in Kentucky. He says Mass twice a week for the one with 15 parishioners.