The provost of the New York Oratory communicated this to the Christians in these words: Dear Parishioners of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart and St. John the Baptist parish. As you have at least partially already known, His Eminence Cardinal Dolan, Archbishop of New York Archdiocese issued two decrees, both effective as of December 1, 2020: 1. Merging of the parish of Our Lady of the Sacred heart and of St. John the Baptist into one. 2. Appointing the Rev. Thomas Kunnel, C.O. as the new pastor of the merged parish.