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	Framingham Church Sold, but Parishioners Aren't Letting Go By Renee Nadeau Algarin Boston Herald October 2, 2011 http://www.bostonherald.com/news/regional/view.bg?articleid=1370352&srvc=rss The Archdiocese of Boston has sold one of its shuttered churches, but communicants insist they will continue to fight for their parish. St. Jeremiah's Church in Framingham, which closed in 2005, was sold for $2 million to the Syro-Malabar Eparchy — an Eastern rite Catholic community based in Chicago that is in full communion with the Roman Catholic Church. The announcement has failed to budge the church's appeals committee, which has held vigil at the church since its closure and still celebrates Sunday Mass. The church's closure is still being fought before the Vatican. "We are requesting the cannon law equivalent of a restraining order. We're asking the Vatican to notify the Archdiocese of Boston about this restraining order and that our rights need to be protected until our appeal can be reviewed," said Jackie Lemmerhirt, co-chairwoman of St. Jeremiah's appeals committee. "Basically, nothing here at St. Jeremiah's has changed," she said. Since June 2008, the Syro-Malabar community has had "full pastoral and liturgical presence" at St. Jeremiah, according to the Archdiocese. Lemmerhirt said St. Jeremiah's parishioners have had a very good relationship with the Syro-Malabar Church.
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