8175 East Eden Road

Eden, NY 14075

November 8, 2005

Dear Parishioners:

Is your parish Vibrant, Vital or Viable?  By the year  2007, all parishes in the diocese will have no fewer than 1000 families per priest.  Presently known, we have approximately 360 families (1190 individuals) at St. Mary's in East Eden.  Our average weekend attendance is 425 individuals for the four masses.  As we update our parish census, we thank you for your anticipated cooperation collecting the accurate data necessary.

During the four (4) Sundays of Advent, we will be presenting in the bulletin, spiritual reflections for you to ponder. 

Please review the Criteria for a Vibrant Parish by following this link:  Diocesan Guidelines for the Restructuring of Parishes.  We thank  you for your cooperation and prayerful support.

Peace,
The Strategic Planning Committee