[Magdalen] "Failing" parishes--Canada vs. USA

[Lynn Ronkainen]

well in the US the onus is placed on the parish to survive if it is no 
longer a 'mission' designated congregation...

Lynn

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From: "Jim Guthrie" <jguthrie at pipeline.com>
Sent: Sunday, November 22, 2015 2:07 PM
To: <magdalen at herberthouse.org>
Subject: Re: [Magdalen] "Failing" parishes--Canada vs. USA

> From: Jay Weigel
>
>>Am I seeing things correctly, or is this a misperception?
>
> How many TEC parishes does TEC -- or even the dioceses order closed?  I 
> don’t recall anything in the Canons on the subject, but I could be wrong. 
> But in general,our polity is far different from our RC friends, and may be 
> quite different than Canada.
>
> Most parish closings I've seen seem to happen when they reach a point 
> where they can’t afford a supply priest or the insurance or light bill and 
> send the keys to the Bishop. Some try to put the arm on the diocese for 
> money to keep going, of course, and some dioceses come through in special 
> circumstances But most dioceses don’t have the money to do that anyway.
>
> Some closed parishes leave their bishop/chancellor/diocese with a mess, 
> including many unpaid bills.We saw that on Long Island in at least one 
> case.
>
> Cheers,
> Jim.