Faith in Our Future Update - Decision Time!

Having completed the first phase of the “Faith in Our Future” initiative, the Most Reverend Bishop, David O’Connell has announced various decisions that shall affect the pastoral life of our 107 parishes. The initiative was undertaken in order to address various challenges that we face as a local Church: demographic changes, the impending shortage of active priests, the need to better use resources, provide effective pastoral care for immigrant communities etc.  Phase One involved extensive consultation at many levels to identify ways and models by which the Church could evangelize in a stronger way in light of future challenges.   
 
Bishop O’Connell has decided the following for our cohort:

1. Implement the Collaborative Model for all five parishes in the Cohort
2. Linkage of St. John, Allentown and St. Vincent, Hamilton no later than 7/1/19
3. Designation of Our Lady of Sorrows-St. Anthony as Center for Haitian Ministry
4. Periodic Review of St. Raphael-Holy Angels ; potential suspension of operations of Holy Angels Church as early as 7/1/17

For a more detailed explanation of what these models mean to you, see the Faith in Our Future page under Stewardship.

Phase II

Phase II will be concerned with the implementation of these decisions.