Stories of Success Keep Hope Alive!
Stories of Success Keep Hope Alive! posted May 25, 2016, 1:25 PM by Saint George Church Preservation Society [ updated May 25, 2016, 1:58 PM ] While we wait for a decision on the appeal to reopen the former St. George Church (St. John Vianney), we will share some stories about reopened Catholic churches around the Country. In the last decade, dozens of closed churches in other dioceses have been ordered reopened by the Vatican. Although there are different situations for each church, it is important to note that there are success stories out there. The appeal process is the one very important factor that separates the reopened churches from hundreds churches that were closed. St. Patrick Church, Chicopee, Massachusetts Since 2000, 69 churches or parishes had been closed in Western Massachusetts. St. Patrick Church was closed in 2009. After parishioners filed an appeal, the Vatican ordered the church reopened in 2011. The following article was ...