DETROIT \u2013 Hundreds of parishioners gathered Sunday morning for a final mass at Our Lady Queen of Heaven in Detroit, as the Archdiocese of Detroit\u2019s ongoing restructuring plan claims another historic parish.<\/p>\n
A community says goodbye<\/p>\n
For many longtime members, the church is more than a building \u2014 it\u2019s home.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s sad, so sad. A lot of memories,\u201d said Paul Cerankowski, a parishioner.<\/p>\n
Our Lady Queen of Heaven has a rich history, and parishioners were reluctant to let it go. <\/p>\n
\u201cBeautiful, peaceful and wonderful,\u201d said Tamika Greer, a parishioner, describing what it felt like to sit in the sanctuary one last time.<\/p>\n
What comes next<\/p>\n
The Archdiocese of Detroit says that starting July 1, the building will no longer be used as a Catholic worship space. The parish, however, will continue \u2014 with St. Raymond serving as the main parish church and St. Jude handling certain liturgies.<\/p>\n
For some, the closure felt inevitable given dwindling attendance in recent months.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere\u2019s not much you can do when you don\u2019t have more than 20 people coming here on a Sunday, 15 on a Saturday. I mean it was already over a month ago we quit Saturday mass,\u201d said Cerankowski.<\/p>\n
Part of a broader restructuring<\/p>\n
The closure is part of a two-year restructuring plan the Archdiocese first announced last November \u2014 a process the archdiocese says will reduce the number of parishes across Southeast Michigan. Our Lady Queen of Heaven is one of several parishes affected.<\/p>\n
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