[Magdalen] Priest in Charge.

[ME Michaud]

I think two of the three churches that closed were established
as missions, something else to consider. Missions aren't quite
the same as plants, but close enough (given the passing of time
and shifts in vocabulary).
-M

On Friday, September 4, 2015, anthony clavier <anthonyfmclavier at gmail.com>
wrote:

> The fact that Eucharistic communities encased in a particular site
> or structure dwindle is not an indication of failure: merely that it has
> ceased to be the geographical location where it may flourish. Granted there
> are situations where community and location both fail, but in other cases
> the community may be liberated by abandoning its site in order to become a
> church plant. (I hate that term. Sounds like an Easter lily.)
>
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