AOD Restructuring at Sacred Heart

Who is involved in our Parish?

Primary Points of Contact (PCC):

  • Mary Ann Hannigan
  • Dcn. Michael Stach

Key Parish Leaders (KPC):

  • Peter Keating
  • Tom Delpup
  • JoAnn Eaton
  • Jackie Pettitt
  • Jayson Graves

Parish Listening Sessions

Every parish in the archdiocese will hold two parish listening sessions. At these sessions, we will review potential pastoral models and provide feedback. Every parish in the Archdiocese of Detroit will experience change in some way because of this process. The feedback being asked for now, is which of the proposed changes would better serve the people of God. Our parish listening sessions will be:

Tuesday, May 19 and Thursday, May 21 from 7:00pm to 9:00pm.

For more information and to register go to restructuring.aod.org. By registering you will help us plan for the sessions and receive a copy of the presentation and follow-up survey when all listening sessions in our planning area are completed. We are part of Planning Area 10.

Preparing for our Parish Listening Sessions

  1. Pray the Prayer for Restructuring the Archdiocese of Detroit as we go through this process. Intercede for those preparing for the listening sessions and those who will attend and provide feedback.

  2. Review Sacred Heart’s Parish Workbook and the workbooks of any other parish in Planning Area 10 that you want to know more about. These documents were compiled to provide transparency and inform the restructuring process. Understanding this information helps each of us enter this time of discernment with a deeper sense of awareness around the need for restructuring. Workbooks for all parishes in the AOD can be found at here.

  3. Reflect and take time to name your feelings about restructuring. Are you feeling anxious? Fearful? Angry? Excited? Hopeful? Ask the Lord to open your heart to be receptive to where he is leading our parish and the entire Archdiocese of Detroit. Be prepared to share your thoughts about how the proposed models will impact the AOD vision of Vibrant Parishes, Flourishing Priests and being Mission Ready.