June 2017 St. George Church News posted Jun 23, 2017, 6:07 PM On August 25, 2016, the Vatican revoked the decision to close St. John Vianney Church (consecrated as St. George Church). The decree indicated that the church continues to be “a consecrated edifice......would retain it's sacred character”. To read the decree, please see the News Feed article: "Letter from the Vatican" Because the church is still a consecrated edifice, it is not be sold or cannibalized for salvage value and the stained glass windows are protected. The church is under the jurisdiction of St. Mary of the Mount Parish. The liabilities and debt of the former St. John Vianney Parish were forgiven when the parish was divided. They never were an obligation of the church building. Parishioners and the St. George Church Preservation Society (SGCPS) are now immediately prepared to care for the church and to begin the restoration work. In recent months, there have been several meetings at the Dioces
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