Shoreham Catholic church gets a reprieve

The small congregation of Shoreham’s St. Genevieve Church has won a major round in its ongoing fight to keep its 146-year-old place of worship open.

SHOREHAM — Christopher Coyne, bishop of the Burlington Catholic Diocese, has decided to close St. Genevieve Church in Shoreham village. It has served as a place of worship for 143 years. Coyne last year identified St. Genevieve for possible closure in lig … (read more)

It was a shock to parishioners and council members of St. Genevieve/St. Bernadette’s Catholic community to hear last month that Bishop Coyne may close down and possibly demolish St. Genevieve’s Catholic Church that heads Main Street in Shoreham Village. B … (read more)

SHOREHAM — Christopher Coyne, bishop of the Burlington Catholic Diocese, is expected to decide later this fall whether to close St. Genevieve Church, a majestic place of worship that has also helped define Shoreham village’s streetscape for the past 142 y … (read more)