Bishop McDonnell to Address Parish Reconfigurations on Real to Reel Saturday Evening, iobserve, August 28, 2009

Bishop McDonnell to Address Parish Reconfigurations on ‘Real to Reel’ Saturday Evening

iobserve
August 28, 2009

http://www.iobserve.org/rn0827b.html

Full reports available following address

SPRINGFIELD – Springfield Bishop Timothy A. McDonnell will address the changes to parishes in the last round of pastoral planning announcements shortly after 7 p.m. on the diocese’s weekly television newsmagazine, “Real to Reel,” Aug. 29. His statement will also air at the beginning of the Aug. 30 “Chalice of Salvation” televised Mass, which is broadcast at 10 a.m. Both programs air on WWLP-22NEWS.

A complete report detailing the changes and why they were needed will be presented at the beginning of the program and the bishop will speak following that report.

Bishop McDonnell, along with Msgr. John J. Bonzagni, director of the diocesan Office of Pastoral Planning, met this week with clergy in the areas being affected by the changes.

The bishop and Msgr. Bonzagni also met with the media to detail the plans and answer questions in advance of the announcements being made at area parishes this weekend.

Ongoing coverage will be provided on “Real to Reel,” iobserve.org and in the Sept. 4 issue of the diocesan newspaper, The Catholic Observer.

Following the bishop’s statement, the complete pastoral planning reports for all of the areas of the diocese will be available at www.diospringfield.org.