The Diocese of Madison has announced the mergers of two new parishes — Holy Cross Parish and Our Lady of the Most Blessed Sacrament Parish — effective February 1.
The merger of Holy Cross Parish unites the church communities of St. Peter in Ashton, St. Francis Xavier in Cross Plains, St. Martin of Tours in Martinsville, St. Bernard in Middleton, and St. Mary in Pine Bluff.
St. Francis Xavier School in Cross Plains is also in the parish.
Fr. Scott Jablonski will serve as pastor with Fr. Brain Dulli and Fr. Michael Wanta serving as parochial vicars.
Deacon Craig Wood will serve as deacon.
A Mass of installation for Father Jablonski will be celebrated at a later date.
The merger of Our Lady of the Most Blessed Sacrament Parish unites the church communities of St. Joseph in Avoca, Immaculate Conception in Boscobel, St. Malachy in Clyde, and St. John the Baptist in Muscoda (these four previously together as Corpus Christi Parish) along with St. John Nepomuc in Castle Rock, St. Mary in Fennimore, and St. Lawrence O’Toole in Mt. Hope (these three previously together as Queen of All Saints Parish).
Fr. Carlos Reinoso, SJS, will serve as pastor with Fr. Christopher Padilla, SJS, and Fr. Faustino Ruiz, SJS, serving as parochial vicars.
A Mass of installation for Father Reinoso will be celebrated at a later date.
Future Catholic Herald articles will cover these installations and more about the mergers.