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Byzanting Catholice at Church of the Resurrection in Smithtown say the church hierarchy is trying to close their parish BY STACEY ALTHERR | stacey.altherr@newsday.com The congregation of the Church of the Resurrection in Smithtown (Newsday / Julia Gaines) The pews were mostly empty. About 60 parishioners were scattered about the Byzantine Catholic Church in Smithtown at a recent Sunday service. Notably missing were children. The service was conducted by the latest in a series of visiting priests. After it was over, attendees quietly filed out. Those who still worship at the Church of the Resurrection on Juniper Avenue remember the not-so-long-ago days of overflowing attendance at services. They remember children's laughter in the halls where the Sunday school class was held, and adults chatting after services during coffee... [read full story]
