There's been a bit of silence these past few days, and I'm hoping still for a bit more of said silence. It does the body well, and the spirit too. However, out of silence come some good things from time to time ... or in this case, some information about things to come in the next few days.
Six months ago or so, the Bishop of our diocese (he's the boss) published the most recent list of details pertaining to parish re-organization in our diocese. In other parts of the diocese, there are a number of other parishes which are being closed and-or combined with other neighboring parishes. Ours is one of those, and this past weekend, in accordance with the Bishop's request, we published two decrees relative to at least two of the parishes involved.
In all such cases, there are certain procedures that must be followed, and in the case of Church structures, the rules are known as the Code of Canon Law. These rules say that a Bishop has the right to establish and close any parishes operating within the geographic territory of his diocese, provided that he follows the prescribed rules. This past weekend, we published the Bishop's decrees in our parish bulletin, so I'd like to share them (complete with all the legal-eze).
Needless to say, in some cases these changes cause more anxt than in others. Until now, there are some who have questions about this particular situation, but we'll have to see what happens as days turn into weeks, months and ...
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