Our Lady of Assumption (Rotterdam) and Immaculate Conception (Schenectady) will merge by July 1 2010; Immaculate Conception worship site to close by January 1, 2011.
St. John the Baptist (Schenectady) to close by Feb. 25, 2009.
St. Mary's (Schenectady) to close by July 1, 2009.
St. Margaret of Cortona (Rotterdam Junction) will become a mission church of St. Joseph's (Schenectady) by July 1, 2009.
Beyond sad-St Mary's is an architectural treasure. Could not be rebuilt today at any price. Old world stone masons, looks like a European Church. Too bad it could not be saved as a mission or Catholic learning center. That entire neighborhood {lower Eastern Ave} is devastated and this will not help matters.
What's actually surprising is that St Joseph's Church downtown isn't closing. My chuch (building) is affected by these closures and some are taking it VERY hard.
The Catholic "bashers" must be having a field day with this news tonight.
ALBANY COUNTY City of Albany St. John’s/St. Ann’s and St. James will merge by July 1, 2010, with both worship sites to remain open. St. Teresa of Avila and St. Catherine of Siena will merge by Oct. 1. St. Teresa’s worship site will close. Holy Cross and St. Margaret Mary will merge by Oct. 1 . Holy Cross’s worship site will close. St. Teresa’s School and Holy Cross School will merge on July 1 at the Holy Cross School site.
Elsewhere St. Bernard’s in Cohoes will close by Feb. 25. St. Joseph’s in Cohoes will close by Feb. 25. St. Rita/Sacred Heart in Cohoes will close by Feb. 25. St. Michael’s in Cohoes will remain open and become a territorial parish. St. Bernadette’s Mission Church in Berne will close by Dec. 31, 2010.
SCHENECTADY COUNTY Our Lady of Assumption Church in Rotterdam and Immaculate Conception Church in Schenectady will merge by July 1, 2010. Immaculate Conception’s worship site will close by January 1, 2011. St. John the Baptist in Sche-St. Mary’s in Schenectady will close by July 1. St. Margaret of Cortona in Rotterdam Junction will become a mission church of St. Joseph’s in Schenectady by July 1.
SARATOGA COUNTY Assumption/St. Paul in Mechanicville will determine one worship site by July 1.
FULTON COUNTY St. Mary of Mount Carmel in Gloversville and Sacred Heart in Gloversville will merge by July 1. Diocese officials said they will decide which worship site will close by July 1. Holy Trinity Church will be located at one of its three worship sites, and the other two will be closed. Diocese officials said they will decide which of the three worship sites of Holy Trinity Church will remain open by July 1.
MONTGOMERY COUNTY St. Casimir’s in Amsterdam will close by May 3. St. John the Baptist in Amsterdam will close by Feb. 25. St. Michael’s worship site in Amsterdam will close by Feb. 25. St. Peter & Paul in Canajoharie, St. James in Fort Plain and St. Patrick’s in St. Johnsville will merge by July 1. Recommendations for additional worship sites will be submitted to the diocese by July 1, 2010.
SCHOHARIE COUNTY St. Joseph’s in Schoharie and St. Catherine’s in Middleburgh will merge by July 1, and St. Joseph’s worship site will be closed. St. Mary’s Mission Church in Schenevus will close by Feb. 25. St. Anna’s in Summit will close by July 1.
RENSSELAER COUNTY City of Troy St. Patrick’s will close by July 1, 2010. St. Peter’s will close by May 31. Tridentine Mass will move St. Joseph’s in Troy. St. Paul the Apostle will close by May 31. Perpetual Adoration Chapel will move to the Chapel at St. Mary’s Hospital in Troy. St. Francis de Sales will close by Feb. 25. St. Mary’s will close by July 1, 2010. St. William’s will close by Feb. 25.
Elsewhere St. Joseph’s/St. John’s in Rensselaer will determine one worship site for a parish by July 1, with the other worship site to close by July 1, 2010. St. Bonaventure in Speigletown and Holy Trinity in Schaghticoke will merge by July 1, 2010, and both will remain open St. John Francis Regis in Grafton and Sacred Heart in Berlin will merge by Sept. 1, with both remaining open. St. George Mission Church in Pittstown will close by July 1.
It's not about Roman Catholic.....but someone needs to get the catholic church back in mainstream America......that is the gold thread in our fabric that is missing.......
...you are a product of your environment, your environment is a product of your priorities, your priorities are a product of you......
The replacement of morality and conscience with law produces a deadly paradox.
STOP BEING GOOD DEMOCRATS---STOP BEING GOOD REPUBLICANS--START BEING GOOD AMERICANS
Decades ago, when the European Immigrants came to this country, the majority were Catholic. Churches sprung up everywhere! And they were all full. That generation has since died off. Churches of all denominations are not as full as they once were. Now it is time for Mosques and Hindu Temples to be built and filled. Times change!
When the INSANE are running the ASYLUM In individuals, insanity is rare; but in groups, parties, nations and epochs, it is the rule. -- Friedrich Nietzsche
“How fortunate for those in power that people never think.” Adolph Hitler
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Beyond sad-St Mary's is an architectural treasure. Could not be rebuilt today at any price. Old world stone masons, looks like a European Church. Too bad it could not be saved as a mission or Catholic learning center. That entire neighborhood {lower Eastern Ave} is devastated and this will not help matters.
