Washtenaw Vicariate Parish Configurations
In the Washtenaw Vicariate, there were 19 priests who served 14 parishes. With the change implemented through this process, there will be 14 priests and one high school Chaplain serving 13 faith communities. Since 1999, the overall Mass attendance within the parishes of this vicariate declined by nearly 16 percent.

Worship sites:
St. John the Baptist Church, Ypsilanti
Holy Trinity Student Parish, Ypsilanti
Immaculate Conception Church, Milan
St. Joseph Church, Ypsilanti
St. Francis Church, Ann Arbor
St. Patrick Church, Ann Arbor
Christ the King Church, Ann Arbor
St. Thomas the Apostle Church, Ann Arbor
St. Mary Church, Chelsea
St. Mary Church, Manchester
St. Andrew Church, Saline
St. Mary Student Parish, Ann Arbor
St. Joseph Church, Dexter

• Transfiguration, Ypsilanti will merge with St. John the Baptist, Ypsilanti by July 1 2009. Transfiguration will close.

• St. John the Baptist, Ypsilanti, served by two priests, one of whom is the canonical pastor, will serve Holy Trinity Student Parish, Ypsilanti when the PIME Order is no longer able to staff Holy Trinity.

• St. Joseph, Ypsilanti will cluster with Immaculate Conception, Milan, with one priest, who will be the canonical pastor if and when necessary. He will be assisted in sacramental ministry by two priests from St. Francis of Assisi, Ann Arbor.

• St. Mary, Manchester, will cluster with St. Mary, Chelsea, if and when necessary. The pastor of St. Mary, Chelsea, will be the canonical pastor for St. Mary, Manchester. He will be assisted in sacramental ministry by the two priests from St. Andrew, Saline.

• St. Patrick, Ann Arbor, will cluster with Christ the King, Ann Arbor, when necessary. Christ the King will remain a personal parish with one priest who will be the canonical pastor. Back-up sacramental ministry will be provided by St. Thomas the Apostle, Ann Arbor, which is served by two priests.

• St. Mary Student Parish, Ann Arbor will remain a personal parish with two priests.

• St. Joseph, Dexter will remain an individual parish served by one priest.

Parish, Region and Ministry Improvements

Within the Washtenaw Vicariate, the following regional and diocesan improvement measures are to be implemented:

• Plans for ministry to adult foster care facilities and ministry to juvenile detention centers are to be developed.

• Parishes must have adequate staff to accomplish the mission of the parish. The staff must be certified according to the standards set forth by the Diocese of Lansing. If a parish cannot do this on its own, it is to be done in collaboration with neighboring parishes and the sharing of financial support.

• Weekend Mass schedules will be reviewed in light of seating capacity and church attendance and revised accordingly.

 The following are improvements that will be made at the regional level to accommodate the needs of this region:

• St. John the Baptist and Holy Trinity Student Parish will plan for collaborative ministry in the following areas: religious education, including high school; sacramental preparation; youth ministry; young adult ministry; adult faith formation; marriage preparation; RCIA and adult confirmation.

• The following clusters are encouraged to plan for collaborative ministry:
             
St. Mary, Chelsea; St. Joseph, Dexter; St. Andrew, Saline; Immaculate Conception, Milan; St. Joseph, Ypsilanti; St. Mary, Manchester;
             
St. Francis of Assisi, Ann Arbor and St. Mary Student Parish, Ann Arbor
             
St. Thomas, Ann Arbor; Christ the King, Ann Arbor; and St. Patrick, Ann Arbor.