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Participate in a Parishioner Survey-Help Reopen & Restore Our Church! posted  Jun 11, 2016, 9:05 AM   As part of our ongoing efforts to Reopen & Restore our church, we are asking former parishioners of St. John Vianney to complete an online survey. If you have family members, friends or neighbors who do not have email access, please assist them in submitting a survey. The deadline for submissions is June 17, 2016. Please click  here  or cut and paste the link below into your browser to access the St. John Vianney Parishioner Survey. http://goo.gl/forms/5hIk4AQ00w8vtVTT2 Thank you for your continued support! -SGCPS

  Success Story II: Another Church Reopened by the Vatican posted  Jun 7, 2016, 6:59 PM  [ updated  Jun 7, 2016, 7:11 PM  ] As we wait for a decision on the appeal to reopen the former St. George Church (St. John Vianney), we'll share some stories about reopened Catholic churches around the Country. Many closed churches in other dioceses have been ordered reopened by the Vatican.  It is important to know 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. Stanislaus Kostka Church in Adams, Massachusetts Since 2000, 69 churches or parishes had been closed in Western Massachusetts. St. Stanislaus Kostka Church was closed in late 2008. After parishioners filed an appeal, the Vatican ordered the church reopened in 2011. The following article was from “The Times Union” of Albany. Polish church's survival an underdog's tale Parishioners' tenacity triump