3 Catholic Churches Plan To Consolidate In Wallingford

WALLINGFORD, CT — Wallingford’s three Catholic churches plan to consolidate into one town-wide parish, according to the Meriden Record-Journal.

Consolidation is already underway with Most Holy Trinity and Our Lady Of Fatima announcing in March that the parishes are “linked.” Most Holy Trinity Church is located at 84 North Colony St. and Our Lady of Fatima Church is at 382 Hope Hill Rd. in the Yalesville section of Wallingford.

“This linkage will be followed by merger of the two parishes (and a later merger with the Church of the Resurrection),” reads a joint statement. “For the parishioners of all three parishes, this is a major turning point. All have had their own separate parish histories of worship and service and sacrificial support by parishioners.

“Now, we are being asked to embrace a new vision as members of one parish across the whole town, and to create a new history together with eventually three campuses. A transition team will be formed to plan the merger of Most Holy Trinity and Our Lady of Fatima, assisted by the pastoral planning department of the Archdiocese.”

The Record-Journal reports that by linking the parishes share a pastor, while a merger means multiple parishes become one entity but keep separate buildings.

Officials with Church of the Resurrection, 115 Pond Hill Rd., told the Record-Journal they likely wouldn’t join the merger for another few years.

Read more at the Meriden Record-Journal here.