On December 9, 2020, after six months of prayerful discernment by clergy and lay-faithful, the Archdiocese of Detroit announced the final parish groupings for Families of Parishes, creating radically mission-oriented communities where individuals can encounter Jesus anew, grow as disciples, and be equipped to be witnesses the Risen Christ.

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The Archdiocese plans to form 51 Families of Parishes, each consisting of three to eight parishes and multiple priests collaborating in deeper and more intentional ways to better serve the faithful and advance the local Church’s mission of unleashing the Gospel.

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“Our mission hasn’t changed, but how we approach that mission must shift in response to our circumstances. We must move forward with greater collaboration and better stewardship of our resources,”

- Deacon Michael Houghton

On Sunday, March ​8, 221, Archbishop Vigneron made this appointment...

Fr. Jeffrey Scheeler, OFM​, with the concurrence of his superior, Very Reverend Mark Soehner, OFM, was appointed moderator of the In Solidum team of priests who, with the other priests of the team, will lead the newly formed South Oakland Vicariate Family 5 (Church of the Transfiguration Parish, Southfield; Divine Providence (Lithuanian) Parish, Southfield; Our Lady of La Salette Parish, Berkley; Our Mother of Perpetual Help Parish, Oak Park), effective July 1, 2021.

 

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