[NYer]

As we came up Park Avenue, we passed Our Savior (38th). You could peek in - it was dark, full of candles, just the most beautiful little church. I said, “That is the church I want to attend.”

When I worked in the governor's office in Albany, I was occasionally sent down to the city office for a day. That office was on 3rd Ave, and I had to pass by Our Saviour's Church on the way to Penn Station. The door was always unlocked and I would drop in for a few minutes of silent prayer before the Blessed Sacrament. Fr. Rutler grew that parish. His choir was videotaped and featured on EWTN during Lent. The, suddenly, Cardinal Dolan pulled him from that church and re-assigned him to St. Michael's on the west side. He was also assigned to Holy Innocents as a visiting pastor. Now, both of those parishes are on the chopping block. Dolan might just as well as ripped the heart out of Fr. Rutler.

If it interests you, you can sign up for Fr. Rutler's weekly, Sunday meditation on the Church of St. Michael home page. On the right side, you will see Subscribe to Fr. Rutler's Weekly Column.

[VermiciousKnid]

If I’m reading this correctly, the archdiocese’s website indicates that Our Savior will merge with 2 other parishes, with Our Savior acting as the main parish church. Neither St. Michael’s nor Holy Innocents appear anywhere on the list, so it looks like both of them survive, too.

Deo Gratias.

http://www.archny.org/decisions-released;jsessionid=0FB80E6BE4A1A511EE5C2D9F34D6DAC9

Regards,

PS: Interesting that no parishes are closing in either Queens or Brooklyn.

[bboop]

I do get his newsletter. Any idea why he was moved? Tsk tsk, the devil is at work.