Kathryn Scott, YourHub
Father John Paul Leyba leads parishioners of Our Lady of Visitation Catholic Church in the celebration of palm Sunday mass on April 9, 2017 in Denver. Members of this Holy Trinity Catholic Church are trying to save their small community church from being closed by the Archdiocese of Denver. Getting your player ready...
Churchgoers are protesting a .
after the final Mass was held Sunday but were unable to meet with Archbishop Samuel Aquila.
The archdiocese had notified Our Lady of Visitation parishioners of the church’s April 30 closure in November, citing a lack of priests and low attendance.
Former Denver Mayor and parishioner Federico Peña has hand delivered more than 1,200 signed petitions to get the archbishop to reconsider.
The protesters plan to meet with Aquila this week.
The church’s 400 registered members are being redirected to the nearby Holy Trinity Parish.