MICHIGAN
MLive
By Jessica Fleischman | jfleisc2@mlive.com
on August 09, 2013 at 8:08 AM, updated August 09, 2013
SEBEWAING, MI — Blue skies and sunshine welcomed 400 to 500 Catholics who rallied in rural Huron County to resist church reorganization.
Hundreds of lawn chairs lined the grass Thursday, Aug. 8, outside Sebewaing’s Holy Family Catholic Church, slated to move to “occasional use” next year as part of Catholic Diocese of Saginaw restructuring.
The “Save Our Rural Catholic Churches” rally was organized by parishioners who oppose the ongoing restructuring plan by the diocese.
“It is counterproductive to have churches merge and close,” said Mike Eisengruber, the first speaker of the night, who also acted as the emcee is one of six members of an advisory board for Save Our Rural Catholic Churches.
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