Parishioners upset over WC church merger

News 12
November 2, 2014

http://westchester.news12.com/news/parishioners-upset-over-wc-church-merger-1.9575598

The Most Holy Trinity Church and Saint Vito's Church in Mamaroneck will be merging as part of the Archdiocese of New York's restructuring plan.

MAMARONECK - Catholic parishioners in one Westchester community are reeling from the news that their church is among the list of parishes that will be merged.

The Most Holy Trinity Church and Saint Vito's Church in Mamaroneck will be merging as part of the Archdiocese of New York's restructuring plan.

Parishioners at Holy Trinity first received word of the merger during a service Saturday afternoon. The merger would effectively mean the closing of the church.

Members of the church say their pastor spread the news through a letter from Cardinal Timothy Dolan.

News 12 is told many parishioners had been bracing for the news when Dolan announced last fall that due to low attendance and financial reasons, the Archdiocese would be restructuring 368 post-World War II churches.