These resources provide detailed guidance for planning and executing a parish modification.
This document describes the four canonical processes relating to parish mergers and closures, including what is required and how and when each would take effect.
This document clarifies the differences between amalgamation, merger, parochial church, and subsidiary church.
This document outlines the basic steps that a pastor must take when considering a modification.
The 1995 promulgation explains various requirements surrounding parish policy and planning.
These detailed worksheets will help in assessing the financial state of a parish, creating a budget, and determining actionable steps to move forward.
This article offers practical ideas on how to structure and improve parish finances.
This chart offers a starting point for organizing the staff at your parish and school.
This document explains the responsibilities and requirements of a parish finance council.
I am convinced that Beacons of Light, born of great hope, will enable us to form stronger parishes, centered on the Eucharist, that radiate the love of Christ and joy of the Gospel… God has abundantly blessed our first two centuries and will certainly bless the next.
— ARCHBISHOP DENNIS M. SCHNURR