The pastor talks about the archdiocesan “planning process” which is a high-brow assessment of who can be merged, what can be closed, and who can be double staffed. It starts off with a questionnaire. The pastor encourages everyone to complete the questionnaire, either the paper and pencil variety that the ushers handed out during announcement time, or online (those parishes which do not show a sizable group of correspondents are sure to be targeted) – a first step in what promises to be a grueling process.