Six west side Bay City Catholic churches could shrink to three if diocese officials accept a plan authored by members of the affected churches. During Sunday services, representatives at the parishes — St. Vincent de Paul, St. Mary of the Assumption, Holy Trinity, St. Maria Goretti, St. Hedwig and Our Lady of the Visitation — informed parishioners of the recommendation, which is a step in the Diocese of Saginaw’s move to downsize across its 11-county reach, officials say. The final decision on which churches would be affected could arrive late this year or early 2013. “I’m in favor of the recommendations,” said Rev. Robert J. Meissner, pastor at St. Vincent de Paul for about 15 years. “They’re long overdue. To procrastinate any further would not be an advantage for the parishes of the west side.”
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