Deanaries, as of July, 2019

For an updated list of the parishes in each deanery, click on this Word document.

I note that there are eight parishes in the Seaford deanery, with Rev. Adrian McHugh of Bellmore as dean. 

Two suggestions: When a holyday occurs on a civil workday, as will happen on Friday, November 1, it would be helpful to publish a chronological list of when the holiday Masses in the deanery would be offered. Not only could it be published on the internet, but printed copies could be posted in parishes. A few years ago, I saw such a list on the doors of the the churches in Avila.
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Likewise, it might be good to list all the adult religious ed programs in the deanery, so that Catholics from adjoining parishes could take part.

Pastoral year after 2nd theology

Some were surprised when the pastoral year of priestly formation got dropped when the three dioceses (New York, Brooklyn, Rockville Centre) combined their theological formation at Dunwoodie. At least in my parish, we had benefited much by the enthusiasm of the young seminarian who got a "year off" from studies to experience parish life and be tested by it.
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According to today's Catholic New York, bottom of page 1, the pastoral year is back, positioned between 2nd and 3rd theology.  Albany, Camden, and Bridgeport, which send seminarians to Dunwoodie,  will not add the pastoral year.  In a one-time shot, the pastoral year postpones a year of an ordination class, in my opinion, well worth.
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Link: http://digital.cny.org/Catholic-New-York-09122019-e-Edition/1/