Livingston Vicariate Parish Configurations

 No changes in parish configuration were recommended in this vicariate. The following are the vicariate worship sites served by one priest except where noted:

Worship sites:
St. Mary Magdalen Church, Brighton
St. Patrick Church, Brighton (two priests)
St. Agnes Church, Fowlerville
Holy Spirit Church, Hamburg
St. John the Baptist Church, Howell (Hartland)
St. Joseph Church, Howell (two priests)
St. Augustine Church, Howell (Deerfield Township)
St. Mary Church, Pinckney

Parish, Region and Ministry Improvements
The Livingston Vicariate has 10 priests who serve eight parishes. Within the diocese, Livingston County is the only area, based on census figures, to have double-digit population growth. Since 1999, overall Mass attendance within the parishes of this vicariate increased 5 percent. Due to projected population growth in this region, no reduction in clergy is recommended.

The following are the bishop’s vicariate improvement recommendations:

• Develop ministry plans for hospitals, juvenile detention centers, nursing homes, adult foster care facilities and migrant camps.

• Assign ministry responsibility for Maxey Boys Center and Green Oaks.

• Conduct periodic assessment of demographic shifts, October counts and seating capacity of churches. At a future date, a ninth parish will be added.

• Review weekend Mass schedules. Each parish weekend Mass will be at 50 percent or more of church capacity and each priest will celebrate a maximum of three weekend Masses.

• Deacons and pastors will meet regularly.

• Develop collaborative ministry for youth and high school religious education.

• Develop vicariate ministry to young adults.

• Plan an aggressive outreach to inactive and alienated Catholics.

• Develop a formation plan for FOCCUS sponsor couples and liturgical ministers.

• Identify support groups needed to serve parishioners and their needs within the vicariate.

 The following are improvements that will be made at the diocesan level to accommodate the needs of this region:
• The Diocesan Office of Family Ministry will develop and implement a regional plan for ministry to single parents.

• The directors of the diocesan Office of Catechesis and Office of Family Ministry will hold listening sessions at vicariate meetings and conduct an assessment of vicariate needs.