Well, the list is out and my parish in Boston is on it. Holy Trinity Church has been ordered to close, with one year delay. Now, that’s interesting, since it seems to indicate a willingness to take our needs into account.
Here’s the full list….
May 25, 2004
RECONFIGURATION OF THE ARCHDIOCESE OF BOSTON
PARISHES TO BE CLOSED
Arlington
Saint James Parish
Saint Jerome Parish
Bellingham
Assumption Parish
Belmont
Our Lady of Mercy Parish
Beverly
Saint Alphonsus Parish
Saint Margaret Parish
Boston
Blessed Sacrament Parish, Jamaica Plain
Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish, East Boston
Our Lady of the Presentation Parish, Brighton
Holy Trinity Parish, Boston (closure delayed one year)
Sacred Heart Parish, North End (church remains open)
Saint Adalbert Parish, Hyde Park (closure delayed)
Saint Ann Parish, Fenway
Saint Augustine Parish, South Boston
Saint Catherine of Siena Parish, Charlestown
*Saint Francis de SaleslSaint Philip Parish, Roxbury \\ both suppressed; new parish established
*Saint John-Saint Hugh, Roxbury II
Saint Joseph Parish, Hyde Park
*St. Margaret Parish, Dorchester \\ both suppressed; new parish established
*Saint William Parish, Dorchester II
St. Mary of the Angels, Roxbury
Saint Mary Star of the Sea, East Boston
Saint Peter, South Boston
Brockton
*Sacred Heart Parish
*Saint Colman of Cloyne
(merger continues)
Saint Margaret Parish
Brookline
Infant Jesus-Saint Lawrence Parish
Cambridge
Blessed Sacrament Parish
Immaculate Conception Parish
Immaculate Conception Lithuanian Parish
Concord
*Our Lady Help of Christians Parish
*Saint Bernard Parish
(both suppressed; new parish established)
Dedham
Saint Susanna Parish
Everett
Saint Therese Parish
Framingham
Saint Jeremiah Parish
Gloucester
Sacred Heart Parish
Saint Peter Parish
Lexington
Sacred Heart Parish
Lincoln
Saint Joseph Parish (church remains open)
Lynn
Saint Michael Parish
Malden
Saint Peter Parish
Marlborough
Saint Ann Parish (church remains open)
Saint Mary Parish
Medford
Sacred Heart Parish
Saint James Parish
Milton
Saint Pius X Parish
Natick
Sacred Heart Parish
Newton
Mary Immaculate of Lourdes Parish
Saint Bernard Parish
Norwood
Saint George Parish
Peabody/Salem
Saint Thomas the Apostle Parish
Plymouth
Blessed Kateri Tekakwitha
Quincy
*Most Blessed Sacrament Parish
*Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish
(both suppressed; new parish established)
Star of the Sea Parish
Revere
Our Lady of Lourdes Parish
Rochester
Saint Rose of Lima Parish (church remains open)
Rockport
Saint Joachim Parish
Salem
Saint Joseph Parish
Scituate
Saint Frances Xavier Cabrini Parish
Stoughton
Saint James Parish
Stow
Saint Isidore Parish (church remains open)
Sudbury
Saint Anselm Parish
Wakefield
Saint Florence Parish
Waltham
Saint Joseph Parish
Watertown
Sacred Heart Parish
WelIesley
Saint James the Greater Parish
Weymouth
Saint Albert the Great Parish
Winchester
Immaculate Conception Parish
Woburn
Saint Joseph Parish
RC,
Will the indult Mass disappear with your parish or has the Bishop allowed for other arrangements?
The vicar general Bp. Lennon has expressed the commitment of the Archdiocese to continue to make the indult Mass available, though he did not specify where.
Where might one obtain a copy of the church closing manual issued by the Archdiocese of Boston. The Boston Globe mentioned the document and I was curious to have a copy for myself and for the University Library where I work.
I haven’t seen any copies of the manual on the Web. If you’re not able to get a copy from the Archdiocese, you might just ask one of the parishes being closed: they all have copies.