Called to Holiness and Mission:
Pastoral Planning in the Diocese of Scranton

This is the plan that Bishop Joseph Martino,
Bishop of Scranton has approved for our cluster:

For Cluster # 4 of the Southern Pastoral Region which includes the parishes of St. Nicholas, Wilkes-Barre; St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception, Wilkes-Barre; St. Joseph (Slovak), Wilkes-Barre; St. Aloysius, Wilkes-Barre; St. Casimir, Wilkes-Barre (Lyndwood); St. Therese, Wilkes-Barre; and Exaltation Holy Cross, Hanover Twp. (Buttonwood):

• The creation of a Partnership between St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception, Wilkes-Barre and St. Nicholas, Wilkes-Barre effective July 2009.  Hispanic Ministry is to be located at St. Nicholas no later than July 2009.
  
  
• St Joseph, Wilkes-Barre, St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception, Wilkes-Barre, and St. Therese, Wilkes-Barre will consolidate no later that July 2011 at the St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception site.  Both the St. Joseph Church building and the St. Therese Church building will close no later than July 2011.
  
  
• St. Aloysius, Wilkes-Barre and St. Casimir, Wilkes-Barre (Lyndwood) will consolidate no later than July 2011 at the St. Aloysius site, pending a meeting with the Diocesan Director of Finance, the Diocesan Facilities Manager and the Vicar General-Director of Called to Holiness and Mission to determine the financial cost for renovation of St. Aloysius.  If the renovation cost of St. Aloysius is acceptable, St. Casimir Church building will close no later than July 2011.
  
  
• The creation of a Partnership among all the parishes no later than July 2009.
  
  
• St. Aloysius, Wilkes-Barre and Exaltation of the Holy Cross, Hanover Township will link no later than July 2009.