A Committee has been established to plan for the implementation of the parish
reorganization that was
announced by
Bishop Richard Malone in 2004. The existing 135 parishes in Maine will be
reorganized into 27 clusters. Cluster 22 is made up of the 4 parishes and 5
churches in Cape Elizabeth, Scarborough and South Portland. The cluster will
have 2 priests assigned to it (a reduction of 1 from the current number).
The committee will review resources, staffing and finances of the cluster in order to determine which of the following models will work best for our cluster:
• Model I - One pastor, merge parishes into one new parish, one staff, finance council and Pastoral council, with multiple worship sites
• Model II - One pastor, separate parishes, one staff, one cluster Pastoral council and finance Council
• Model III - One pastor, one staff, merge parishes and build new larger church
• Model IV - Combination of models: Some parishes may merge, some may remain separate, or a new larger church may be built.
The planning committee has until June 2006 to submit our recommendation and justification to the Bishop for his approval. If you have comments or suggestions for the committee, contact your pastor or one of the members listed below. You will find links to various documents about the cluster planning process and the committee's work below.
Cluster 22 contains the following parishes: (click on the parish name to go to their web site)
Holy Cross in South Portland
Saint Bartholomew in Cape Elizabeth
Saint John the Evangelist in South Portland
Saint Maximilian Kolbe in Scarborough (includes seasonal mission church, St. Jude in Pine Point)
Members of the Cluster 22 planning committee: (click on the underlined names to send them an email)
Rev. Msgr. Michael Henchal, Administrator of St. Bartholomew and St. Maximilian Koble
Rev. Michael Gendreau, Pastor of Holy Cross and St. John the Evangelist
Rev. James Morrison, Pastor of St. Maximilian Kolbe (transferred 6/1/2006)
Donna Brassard, St. Bartholomew, Cluster 22 Planning Committee Secretary
Beth Carmody, St. Maximilian
Peter Cianchette, Holy Cross
Chris Crawford, St. Maximilian
Scott Ewing, Holy Cross, Cluster 22 Planning Committee Chairperson, telephone 799-3520
Bob Falconer, St. John's
Deacon Steve Harnois, Deacon for Holy Cross and St. John's
Laurie Kelly, Parish Catechetical Leader of Holy Cross and St. John's
Pam Koonz Canarie, Holy Cross School
Sheila McDonough, St. John's
Sybil Riemensnider, Holy Cross
Dick Sawyer, St. Bartholomew, Cluster 22 Planning Committee Vice Chairperson
Michelle Sirois, St. Maximilian
Kathleen Sparda, Pastoral Assistant at St. Maximilian
Michael Tranfaglia, St. Bartholomew
Jim Welch, St. John's
Kathy Williamson, Pastoral Associate at St. Bartholomew
Documents
Click here to read Bishop Malone's letter to the South Portland parishes
Click here to read Bishop Malone's response to the Committee's recommendation report
Click here to read the Committee's recommendation report to Bishop Richard Malone
Click here to view a diagram of the recommended cluster configuration
Click here to read notes from the 6/6/2006 Planning Committee meeting
Click here to read notes from the 5/4/2006 Planning Committee meeting
Click here to read notes from the 4/26/2006 Education and Social Justice subcommittee meeting
Click here to read notes from the 4/27/2006 Finance and Administration subcommittee meeting
Click here to read the School Task Force for Cluster Planning report
Click here to read notes from the 4/3/2006 Planning Committee meeting
Click here to read a summary of the Concerns and Hopes expressed at the 3/26/2006 Forum
Click here to read the presentation from the 3/26/2006 Forum
Click here to read the press release for the 3/26/2006 Forum
Click here to read notes from the 3/16/2006 Planning Committee meeting
Click here to read notes from the 2/16/2006 Planning Committee meeting
Click here to read notes from the 2/13/2006 Worship and Spirituality subcommittee meeting
Click here to read notes from the 2/6/2006 Finance and Administration subcommittee meeting
Click here to read notes from the 2/2/2006 Education and Social Justice subcommittee meeting
Click here to read the goals of the Education and Social Justice subcommittee
Click here to read notes from the 1/19/2006 Planning Committee meeting
Click here to read notes from the 1/19/2006 Finance and Administration subcommittee meeting
Click here to read notes from the 1/16/2006 Finance and Administration subcommittee meeting
Click here to read notes from the 12/15/2005 Planning Committee meeting
Click here to read notes from the 11/17/2005 Planning Committee meeting
Click here to read additional notes from the 11/17/2005 Planning Committee meeting
Click here to read notes from the 10/20/2005 Planning Committee meeting
Click here to read the October, 2005 bulletin insert
Click here to read notes from the 9/15/2005 Planning Committee meeting
Click here to read notes from the 8/9/2005 Planning Committee meeting
Click here to read the Planning Committee's Communications Plan
Click here to read the April, 2005 bulletin insert
Click here to read Parish Reorganization: A New Approach to Our Mission by Bishop Malone
Click here to read the July, 2004 bulletin insert
Click here to read the June, 2004 bulletin insert
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