Newark Archdiocese Finds Ways Not to Close Churches

From The Star Ledger:

But while many Catholic schools in the archdiocese have closed since 2004 as planned, the parish of St. Mark, like several other churches targeted for possible closure, has been spared.

The archdiocese has kept these churches open but made them share a pastor with another church. Archdiocese leaders now say they expect fewer closures, overall, than the dozens predicted three years ago.

In May 2004, a task force proposed closing as many as 25 of the archdiocese’s 235 parishes in the following two years, with the prospect of additional closures through 2008. Yet so far, Archbishop John J. Myers has approved just six clo sures and mergers, plus six other arrangements in which a pair of parishes share one pastor.

Apostolic Exhortation “Sacramentum Caritatis to be Released Next Tuesday

“Sacrament of Love(Charity)” On the Eucharist as the source and summit of the life and the mission of the Church.

Lots of rumors circulating as to what it will say, but thankfully we can find out what it actually does say next week.

New Bishops for Dallas and Lake Charles

For Dallas: Bishop Kevin Joseph Farrell (currently and auxilary in Washington)

For Lake Charles, Louisiana: Monsignor Glen John Provost