Letter from Archbishop Ryan

The Archbishop's letter can be found in the Archdiocesan Website:

According to Archbishop Ryan: 

As your bishop, I warmly invite the Neo-Catechumenal Way to deepen its collaboration with our parishes and diocesan ministries by sharing more fully the rich gifts of its charism. In this way, the entire Archdiocese may benefit from its emphasis on evangelization, family life, missionary outreach, and the active participation of the faithful. At the same time, I encourage the members of the Way, while faithfully preserving their distinctive charism, to continue discerning how it may be expressed in ever greater communion with the liturgical and pastoral life of our parishes. We need to seek ways of walking together in our Synodal journey as one people of God. 

Many members walking in the Way have been serving in the parishes together. Some of us decided to help the CCD program by being teachers and coordinators. Some of us serve as Lectors and Eucharistic Ministers in our parishes. Some were nominated to be part of the Parish and Finance Council of the parish. Some join the parish choir during Mass. Some teach the baptismal classes and RCIA classes in the parish. Some of them work in the Pastoral Office of their parishes. Some join the Ministry of the Sick of their parish, giving holy communion to the bedridden. 

The main issue that the jungle has brought up is the money situation. It is always about the money. They complain that the NCW is not financially contributing to the parish. This is false. Some of us attend the parish Mass as well as the NCW Mass held on Saturday evening. When we have our Reconciliation in the parish, a serious collection is given to the Parish for the use of the facilities. When we hold our Eucharistic celebration in the Parish, every member is asked to put money in the collection for the Parish. Therefore, the Parish also receives money from the NCW every week when they have their Eucharist in the Parish. I also know that some of the communities contributed flowers to be placed on the altar every month. The NCW have also upgraded some of the Parishes without any cost to the parish. 

It has always been about the money. You can read Rohr's complaints here. Contrary to what JungleWatch says, the NCW has been contributing to the parish. If we use the hotels for our retreats, the parish doesn't pay for it. The members of the NCW pays. Afterall, it was the NCW who used the hotel. When we use the parish for our Eucharistic celebration, the members also pay the parish. We contribute to the parish in many ways.