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Marian consecration at Stayton parish draws 100 closer to Jesus Around 100 people consecrate themselves to Mary at Immaculate Conception Church in Stayton Dec. 12. Portland Auxiliary Bishop Peter Smith celebrated the Mass, and Jossey Kuriakose, parochial vicar of Immaculate Conception, concelebrated. (Courtesy Mary Sangster) select Carolyn Rich organized the consecration at Immaculate Conception Church. “I want to see this consecration happen all throughout the Archdiocese of Portland," she said. "It will bring about holy marriages, priests, women ...

It is certainly not something you’d find in a hymnal at a Catholic church. Still, that was the message from The Archdiocese of Detroit on Wednesday when it announced the final parish groupings for Families of Parishes. - Advertisement - Over the next year-and-a-half, all parishes in the Archdiocese will join together into groups that will work together, sharing resources and talents, to further advance the shared mission of the local church. The Archdiocese plans to form 51 families of parishes, each consisting of three to eight churches and multiple priests. Most within each family bord...