Quotes by John Kearns

“Within 10 years a good number of priests will be at retirement age. The best-case scenario is that in 2020 we anticipate having 70 priests.”

“Although there is no plan to shutter a number of churches, there could be some changes down the road. If we have two smaller groups struggling, we can bring them together. Can they share a building; could they share a priest?”

“I think the situation of staffing of parishes is challenging, but not at a critical point.”

“You hear about it in other places, but were fortunate here.”

“Many things done tonight come from the theme of renewal.”

“We had a nurse here in case that happened. She was fine. She came to, but (they) took her to the hospital to make sure she was fine.”