We've talked a lot about the issue of church closings and mergers in Delaware County. The days are numbered for five Delco parishes.
An archdiocese ruling means that nine Delco parishes will be merged pared down to four by merging several parishes. Five parishes will disappear.
Not everyone is happy about the decision, especially in the lower end of the county, where Holy Saviour in Lower Chichester and Immaculate Conception in Marcus Hook are due to disappear after this weekend, merged into St. John Fisher in Upper Chi.
An appeal filed by parishioners of Holy Saviour has been denied. They are planning to take their case to the Vatican.
Parishioners at Immaculate Conception aren't happy either. And they also plan to have their voices heard. Their appeal also was denied by the archdiocese.
It's interesting that the two parishes actually sought to be able to merge themselves to form a separate parish. That also was rejected. It's pretty clear there is some bad blood in the lower end, and that these two parishes want little to do with St. John Fisher.
Tonight parishioners at Immaculate Conception will meet at the church in Marcus Hook at 7 p.m. to talk about their plans.
We hope to be there to let you know what they will do next as they wage war to survive.
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