Dearest Parishioners and Friends,

At our Parish Assembly meeting on Sunday, November 5, a proposal was made to adopt a new set of bylaws by which to govern our parish. After a productive discussion, it was decided by a consensus of the Assembly that due to the scope of the change, we take a little extra time and provide an opportunity for more careful review.

Attached in this email you will find two documents. Clicking the images below will each open one set. First, our current bylaws/parish handbook. Upon opening the document, you will notice that the highlighted sections are the sections that function as bylaws, and have been either incorporated or amended into the new bylaws. The rest of the document will be incorporated into a handbook that can also be amended at a future date. The second document is the proposed new set of bylaws. In this document highlighted sections are sections that appeared in some way in our current bylaws. Additionally, for the most part, the highlighted sections in this document are specific to our Parish; many of the unhighlighted sections are pulled directly from the Uniform Parish Regulations of the Archdiocese, and are not changeable.

We welcome you to review both documents. Questions, issues, or suggestions may be submitted by email by replying to this message. Also, the Committee responsible for the bylaws will be available to take questions and address concerns this Sunday (November 12) during the luncheon.

Finally, although not finalized yet - Sunday, November 26 was announced as an alternative date for our Parish Assembly, we are tentatively planning on using this date for our Special Parish Assembly to review and approve the final version of the bylaws.

Faithfully,

Fr. Anastasios