Contributions are down significantly - there was just an announcement in last week's bulletin. Also, attendance is down as "the kneelers" are going to other parishes. Unfortunately, as was mentioned in a previous post, the feeling is that the long term goal is to close down this parish & sell the property, located a few blocks from the beach. Rumor has it Bishop Tod has plans to build a shrine to himself.
It irks me that this Father Tran and his umpteen relatives were probably take in as refugees by the people of this diocese, and he screws them in return. What an ingrate!