The Catholic Community of Northern Columbia County

By now, you probably have heard that the diocese has an agreement with Official Committee of Tort Claimants in the Diocese's 
Chapter 11 reorganization. To read the complete statement and the bishop's letter, please go to either the RCDA website or the CCNCCparishes.org website. Each parish in the Diocese is being asked to contribute a portion of the settlement and our three parishes' amounts have not been announced as of the deadline for this bulletin. Please be aware that Bishop Mark is NOT ASKING ANY PARISH TO CONTRIBUTE MORE THAN WHAT IS IN THEIR SAVINGS AND INVESTMENT ACCOUNTS (as of June, 2026). While it may be a relatively large amount for each of our parishes, we will not need to ask for any additional funding to pay our contributions. May I also repeat what the bishop has said previously and I have said, our parishes will not be closed because of this settlement or for any other reason at
this time. (Please see the articles on Pastoral Planning and Listening Sessions for more information.) Let us continue to pray for the victims/survivors and all those affected by the sin of abuse in the world, church and our diocese. Let us hope that this step helps in some way on their recovery journey. I will have more information as it becomes available. Thank you for your prayers and understanding.

Fr. Steve

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A estas alturas, probablemente ya habrán oído que la diócesis ha llegado a un acuerdo con el Comité Oficial de Demandantes por
Daños y Perjuicios en el marco de la reorganización de la diócesis al amparo del Capítulo 11. Para leer la declaración completa y la
carta del obispo, visiten la página web de la RCDA o la de CCNCCparishes.org. Se está pidiendo a cada parroquia de la diócesis que contribuya con una parte del acuerdo y, en el momento de cerrar este boletín, aún no se han anunciado las cantidades correspondientes a nuestras tres parroquias. Tengan en cuenta que el obispo Mark NO ESTÁ PIDIENDO A NINGUNA PARROQUIA QUE CONTRIBUYA CON MÁS DE LO QUE HAY EN SUS CUENTAS DE AHORRO E INVERSIÓN (a fecha de junio de 2026). Aunque puede ser una cantidad relativamente elevada para cada una de nuestras parroquias, no tendremos que solicitar fondos adicionales para pagar nuestras contribuciones.
Padre Steve