After Excommunication, Some Leave St Stanislaus

After excommunication some parishioners from St. Stan's attend mass at St. Agatha's
Robert Townsend, News 4 KMOV TV

The day after Saint Louis archbishop Raymond Burke took drastic action against a local catholic church several parishioners from Saint Stanislaus still celebrate mass at an alternative parish.

Reportedly a number of parishioners have also since left Saint Stanislaus and moved their membership to Saint Agatha.

At Saint Agatha Catholic Church parishioners gathered for Saturday night Mass with the controversial excommunication at Saint Stanislaus Kostka church on their minds.

“I just think [the excommunication] is terrible,” said Richard Gleason, a St. Agatha parishioner.

Yesterday Archbishop Burke excommunicated Saint Stan's entire six member board of directors and Ffather Marek Bozek, a new priest, who was hired without approval from Archbishop Burke.

The severe penalty comes more than a year after the archbishop removed the parish's two priests.

The removal and excommunication are part of the bitter battle that Saint Stanislaus and Archbishop Burke have over finances and control of the church.

One parishioner told News 4, that during the crisis they will rely on faith and prayer.

Father Bozek, the priest who was ex-communicated, is expected to celebrate mass on Christmas Eve at Saint Stanislaus.

I had missed this story...It's good news, though. These people evidently are cooperating with God's grace.