In September of 2006, the parish council at St. Thomas voted 6-3 against the three church cluster proposal by the IPPG. One of the concerns of the council was the manageability of a three church cluster by one pastor. Father Tanck, a proponent of the plan, appeared to have the same reservations, as can be discerned from this statement in the Catholic Courier in May of 2007:

As it is, Father Tanck carries a bit of apprehension about his expanded pastorate in Irondequoit.

“Three communities have not been done in the past, and I have not done it in past,” he said.

Less than 3 years ago, the IPPG made a serious blunder by clustering three parishes unnecessarily. Now, as a result of their mismanagement, they want to close two of the parishes in the cluster. Instead, the IPPG should be put out of business before they can do any more harm.

Tonight, the St. Thomas parish council should take a vote of no confidence on the IPPG. I’ll bet that’s something they could all agree on.