Crosier reassessment leads to decisions on ending some ministries

Published: 2004-02-18

RIVERVIEW, Mich. (CNS) -- Kay Duford isn't looking forward to June. That's when she'll be saying goodbye to the Crosier community at St. Cyprian Parish in Riverview, a suburb south of Detroit where the order has ministered since 1976. "This is very sad," said Duford. "I think they offered great leadership in the parish. They are very affirming of lay ministry, and for myself, they were very affirming of me." Duford, a former pastoral associate and religious education formation director at St. Cyprian for 18 years, said they will be greatly missed. "The Crosiers were very encouraging, particularly of women in leadership," she said. The Crosier community will leave the Detroit Archdiocese at the end of June. The move is part of the order's Vision 2010 ministry plan to strengthen Crosier religious life. Nine members of the order currently serve in some capacity in the archdiocese. The Crosiers will also close their religious communities in Anoka, Minn., which is in the Archdiocese of St. Paul-Minneapolis. Communities will remain open in Onamia, Minn., in the St. Cloud Diocese, and in the Phoenix Diocese. The order's priory is in Onamia.

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