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NEW - Priest Assignments have been made!
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The pastor and parochial vicar assignments were announced the weekend of April 6/7 at all Masses. We are pleased to report that Fr. Straz will remain our pastor and Fr. Xavier Bazil will be our parochial vicar.
The whole list, which includes every parish and the assignments can be read here - https://nwcatholic.org/news/northwest-catholic-c40ab7f1-0885-4dc2-a640-966f477279ba/priest-assignments-for-archdiocese-s-new-parish-families-announced
Read Archbishop Etienne's letter here regarding the official pastoral changes that go into effect on July 1, 2024.
These official appointments generate a lot of questions - How are the decisions made? Do the priests get a say in where they go? What the Priest Personnel Board? Why did my pastor get sent somewhere else? - so Northwest Catholic's Jean Parietti chatted with Father Gary Zender, the Archdiocese's Vicar for Clergy, to demystify the process.
You can read the interview here.
Please keep all the priests in our Archdiocese in your prayers as there are going to be many transitions and moves this year.
Also, over the next several months, our staff and key leaders will attend training meetings to assist with the tranistion and implemetation over the next three years to become one canonical parish.
