Transition Council Named

We are very excited to share with you that we have officially convened our Parish Transition Council.  This group will be responsible for representing the concerns and needs of the people of Assumption, Sacred Heart and St. John Neumann as we move through the process of creating our New Parish.  In selecting this group, we first extended invitations to all existing Pastoral Council members, and selected from those who expressed a desire to be part of this process. The council consists of three members from each of the churches in our grouping.  We hope that you will seek out and welcome these dedicated individuals:

·          Christine Cooper (Assumption)
·          Ryan Frawley (Assumption)
·          Andy Nocita (Assumption)
·          Bernice Arienzo (Sacred Heart)
·          Bernadette Chepponis (Sacred Heart)
·          Claire Pappas (Sacred Heart)
·          Eric Heinnickel (St. John Neumann)
·          Carole Shepard (St. John Neumann)
·          Jeremy Urban (St. John Neumann)

In addition, we will be joined in the process by de facto members of the Transition Team:

·          Fr. John Bachkay – Parish Grouping Administrator
·          Fr. David Green – Parochial Vicar
·          Fr. Tim Deely – Parochial Vicar
·          Dcn. Rick Caruso – Permanent Deacon
·          Gary Fritsch – Staff – Transition Coordinator

We gathered for our first meeting on December 16th, and will be meeting monthly.  In the next month we will be introducing some new means of communication regarding our transition, so stay tuned.