‘It’s a second home for us’: St Benedict Church to fight proposed closing [Video]

EGGERTSVILLE, NY (WKBW) — Another Catholic church is pushing back against the Diocese of Buffalo to keep its doors open. St. Benedict on Main Street in Eggertsville is asking its faith community to sign a petition.

Under recent recommendations as part of the Road to Renewal, the diocese is calling to close the church, but keep St. Benedict school open.

St. Benedict School in Eggertsville.

7 News Senior Reporter met with two parishioners and talked to the leader of the diocese’s Road to Renewal.

“If you cut us off now, you’re going to get rid of all the momentum that we have and the energy that we’ve built up,” remarked Nador Forgach, parishioner.

Nador Forgach, parishioner, St. Benedict.

“We believe there’s still viability in the parish at St. Benedict’s,” replied Michael Cimasi, parishioner.

Cimasi and Forgach are both parishioners and school parents at St. Benedict.

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