As part of the Boston Archdiocese’s plan to reconfigure its parishes, St. Ann’s University Parish on St. Stephen Street may close its doors.

The church has already combined its services with St. Cecilia’s Church, a nearby Roman Catholic parish, holding some services there and some in the basement of Speare Hall.

“Right now, St. Ann’s, St. Cecilia’s and a bunch of other churches are part of a cluster. There are ongoing cluster meetings to discuss, as to the recommendation of which parish, if a parish were to close, which one would close,” said Father John Unni, the pastor at St. Ann’s. “[It’s] all under discussion level. We have until March 8 to submit that recommendation from the cluster to the Archbishop.”

Despite a return to St. Ann’s for Sunday evening Mass, parishioners know plans are still underway.

“It’s a struggle to get students to go [to St. Cecilia’s], students have relationships with St. Ann’s and it’s hard to lose track of the comforting, family-type environment,” said Tracy Walters, a senior human services major and president of the Newman Club, NU’s Catholic student group.

Walters said the two parishes hold different types of services. For example, there is a different style of communion. At St. Ann’s, parishioners receive communion at the altar and at St. Cecilia’s, parishioners stay in their pews.

However, Walters said Unni is going to try his best to mirror the services like they were at St. Ann’s where there was a sense of community.

At St. Cecilia’s there are a lot more families and elderly people, and the atmosphere reminds many students of the parishes they left at home — which is why some students like the change and some don’t, she said.

Unni, while grateful to NU for providing Speare Hall as a worship space, said he is excited for the return to St. Ann’s.

“Northeastern has been unbelievably generous, supportive and helpful in this situation, in providing us with space at Speare Hall. We have been there since before Christmas,” Unni said. “They’re minor distractions; it’s great being in a place where there’s a lot of activity, but there are also challenges coming with that.”

Walters agreed.

“St. Ann’s is quieter and Speare is full of distractions,” she said. “It’s hard to get into the services when students are yelling in the background.”

After the March 8 recommendation presentation to the Archbishop, Unni and St. Ann’s parishioners should have a better idea of the future of their church.

“The Archdiocese has to close down some churches, but at the same time it’s been my home since freshman year,” said Dennis Coppola, a junior accounting and finance major and treasurer of the Newman Club. “We just have to adjust.”

Part of the adjustment has included getting to know the St. Cecilia’s parish better.

Walters said Unni has “been very energetic and active in getting the student perspective” and making the new parish feel comfortable for St. Ann’s parishioners.

The Newman Club is helping in the efforts to “get to know the Christians at St. Cecilia’s” — the group hosted a pancake breakfast on Sunday, Feb. 8 to mingle with the other parishioners. Walters said about 100 parishioners showed up for the event.

In addition to doing the liturgies at both parishes, Unni has been trying “to facilitate discussion between the joint parishes and finance counsels in order to develop a relationship.”

One of the challenges Unni has run into, he said, is the distance between the two parishes.

“It’s not very far, but some of the feedback is that on a cold, dark night, that extra 10 minutes can feel pretty far,” Unni said about the mile difference between the parishes. “That’s something we have to look at. I’m not sure how that’s going to work out.”

After all the changes, discussions and adjustments are ironed out, if the Archdiocese decides to suppress St. Ann’s, the future of their other property at 68 St. Stephen St. is also at stake. The Newman Club meets at this address and it is also Unni’s residence. Unni said it’s difficult to think about the future of this building when there are “no plans to sell the church right now.”

The Newman Club, however, is looking ahead.

“We have applied for a student center office, and it would be a plus to be more on campus,” Walters said.

Coppola said it would take some adjustments, but may be beneficial to attract new members. Retention has been a problem of the Newman Club in the past.

“It’s a sad time kind of,” Coppola said, but “at the same time it’s a new beginning.”