June 30, 2008 - Closing of Holy Trinity Parish in the South End and St. Casimir Parish in Brockton
The Archdiocese issued the following statement today following the closing liturgies at Holy Trinity Parish in the South End and St. Casimir Parish in Brockton:
"Through prayerful reflection and celebration of the Mass today at Holy Trinity Parish and St. Casimir Parish we are reminded that we are still one Church, one Archdiocese, one faith community all working toward the same goal of living our lives as Christ calls us to live.
We recognize that there is sadness, anxiety and hurt being felt and expressed in these parish communities. But we also see great opportunity in living out our Catholic faith in welcoming parishes and in all parishes across the Archdiocese.
The contributions of these communities to our Church here in the Archdiocese does not have to end because Holy Trinity and St. Casimir are closing. We are committed to seeing that the parishoners of Holy Trinity and St. Casimir know that, despite these closings, that we need them to help us in building up our local Church. There is much more work to be done to rebuild and heal our Archdiocese in the weeks, months and years ahead."
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