Bishop Dowd has penned a letter to the parishioners of Our Lady of Hope Parish regarding the circumstances related to Fr. Pat Woods' moving to St. Patrick's Parish and Fr. Chad Franklin becoming Parish Administrator effective September 1st 2022.

Fr. Pat is leaving Our Lady of Hope Parish to become pastor of St. Patrick's Parish effective September 1st 2022. Fr. Pat is leaving due to health concerns and his need to lesson his workload from the varying dynamics of two locations and to one location.