FROM THE PASTOR’S DESK by Fr. Terry Kerner
As we heard last weekend, a restructuring of the Archdiocese will be taking place over the next two years. In the SPRING of 2026, each parish will hold two listening sessions for parishioners to input their opinions for the pastoral models under consideration. Dates for the sessions will be announced in early 2026. Next SUMMER, the feedback from the parish sessions will be used to refine the pastoral models and then presented to the Archbishop for his discernment. In the SPRING of 2027, the decisions regarding each parish will be announced as well as the assignments of our priests. The SUMMER of 2027 will see the implementation of the new structure effective July 1, 2027.The Archbishop is committed to the transparency of the process and hopes for the prayer and participation of all our parishioners. Every step of the restructuring will be covered in the DETROIT CATHOLIC, the Archdiocesan free online news source. The best way to get the DETROIT CATHOLIC delivered to your email inbox either daily or weekly, is to go to detroitcatholic.com/subscribe Another source of information will be restructuring.aod.org We will also help to keep you abreast of the process in the months ahead. Prayer is essential. Non-selfish prayers for the guidance of the Holy Spirit is essential for wise decision making over the next two years. Beginning with Advent and the start of the new liturgical year, we will be praying at each mass for the wise and compassionate implementation of the process ahead. Let us support one another in our Faith. This weekend as we begin Advent, we realize a two-fold character to the season. It is obviously a preparation for the solemnities of Christmas and the First Coming of Christ in time to humanity. Advent is likewise an awareness and appreciation of the Second Coming of Christ at the end of time. For these two reasons, Advent is a period of devout and expectant delight!
