The pastor and parishioners at Church of the Good Shepherd will go to worship Sunday not knowing whether the congregation can stay in its Conklin Avenue building.
A state Supreme Court judge decided Friday to reserve a decision in the legal dispute between the local church and a regional diocese over who owns the property in the wake of Good Shepherd’s withdrawal from the Episcopal denomination.
For now, the congregation will focus on Christmas, according to the Rev. Matthew Kennedy.
“If this is our last Christmas, at least we’ll celebrate it together,” Kennedy said he will tell parishioners at worship Sunday. “Every year, every day, we walk according to God’s grace.”