On Saturday, March 26, Fr. Nick Desimone announced Bishop McManus' decision regarding the renewal of the Roman Catholic parishes in the Lower Blackstone Valley. The announcement was made personally to all parish renewal teams from the 5 parishes, as well as the parish staff members, who were able to attend a gathering at St. Mary parish. At the same time a recording of Fr. Nick's announcement was made available at www.renewmyparish.org along with a PDF of the announcement and a list of frequently asked questions regarding some specifics of the plan.