Detroit — Archbishop Allen Vigneron formally installed Fr. Dennis Walsh, SOLT, as pastor of Holy Redeemer Parish at the evening Mass for the feast of the Immaculate Conception Dec. 8. The Society of Our Lady of the Most Holy Trinity had been at the southwest Detroitparish since mid-August, but this was the first opportunity...
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Detroit — Now that the new translation of the Mass is in effect, parishes may be wondering what they should do with old books such as sacramentaries, missals and hymnals. In the case of the books actually used at the altar in worship, the answer is that they must be disposed of reverently, not...
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Detroit— Fr. Kevin P. O’Brien is remembered as a good pastor who cared for his parishioners. “He was a very fine priest, an outstanding priest. One of his best qualities was the way he cared for, and was always putting himself out for, his people — he was a very pastoral-minded priest,” said Fr....
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Detroit— The authors of an extensive book about Detroit’s rich heritage of church architecture are hoping to raise enough money to get their book published, and they are up against a Dec. 31 deadline to reach their goal. The good news is that $8,500 has been pledged to support the project, as of this...
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Detroit – Nine metro Detroit parishes will close over the next five years if Archbishop Allen Vigneron accepts the recommendations a mostly lay advisory board approved Nov. 30. Another 60 parishes would be merged down to 21 if the recommendations of the Archdiocese of Detroit’s Archdiocesan Pastoral Council are accepted as presented. At a...
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