Representative Council Notes
Next Representative Council meeting: April 16,
10 am - 2 pm at Holy Family Parish Hall, Concord
Center,
MA with panel discussion: Joe O'Callaghan and Leonard
Swidler on the Bridgeport Proposals
February 2005 COUNCIL UPDATE from National Representative
Council Steering Committee member Ron DuBois:
The resolution to re-constitute the Representative
Council as a truly National Council received an overwhelmingly
favorable vote of 61 in favor and 5 opposed. This vote
indicates that there is excellent support for
the view that the future of VOTF is dependent upon
a truly
national, and eventually international, presence.
We have agreed to create a Council with representatives
from each of the 14 USCCB regions, with the number of
representatives from each region based on the number
of affiliates and members in each region. As with the
current Council, this new Council will be charged with
formulating policy for the National VOTF.
PROCESS: We will have nominations and elections in
each region. An implementation team, called for by the
resolution, has been created, with one member from each
of the 14 regions. We have provided these 14 people
with contact names in their respective regions who will
ensure a nomination process open to all VOTF members
in each region. Members will vote for representative(s)
from their own region. Members are free to self-nominate
or to nominate other members. Nominees are asked to
submit a 50-word statement of their credentials and
why they want to serve. These nominations will be submitted
to the regional members of the implementation team.
Four volunteers from the Boston area have volunteered
to facilitate the overall nomination process: Elia Marnik
at eliamarnik@comcast.net,
Fran O'Leary at fol02482@earthlink.net,
Alice Campanella at acampanella@votf.org
and Ron DuBois at debber@beld.net.
We ask for your patience and prayers as we take this
critical step toward modeling a Church for all voices.
Central |
Nomination Contact |
Region 6 OH, MI/Nan Fischer |
nafischer33@earthlink.net |
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Region 7 IL, IN, WI/Janet Hauter |
jmwhauter@aol.com |
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Region 8 MN, ND, SD/Shari Steffen |
sharisteffen@sihope.com |
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Region 9 IA, KS, MO, NB/Jim Hone |
jimhone@earthlink.net |
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West |
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Region 11 CA, HI, NV/DeeDee Smith |
votfsola@yahoo.com |
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Region 12 AK, ID, MT, OR, WA/Paul Post |
Paul730@isp.com |
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Region 13 AZ, CO, WY, NM, Ut/Sandy Simonson |
sandysimonson@msn.com |
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South |
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Region 5 AL, KY, LA, MS, TN/Gerry Stark |
gerrystark@aol.com |
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Region 10 AR, OK, TX/Jean Frie |
jeanfrie@friefinancial.com |
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Region 14 FL, GA, NC, SC/Peg Clark |
VOTFofSWFL@aol.com |
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East |
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Region 1 ME, NH, VT, MA, RI, CT/Mike Sweatt |
msweatt@maine.rr.com |
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Region 2 NY/Tom Dowling |
tpd@ix.netcom.com |
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Region 3 NJ, PA/Bud Bretschneider |
bud.bretschneider@comcast.net |
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Region 4 DC, DE, MD, VA/Judy Miller |
chuck-judy@starpower.net |
VOTF ON THE ROAD
- March
12: Gaile Pohlhaus to address Pax Christi New Jersey
State Assembly Conference. Gaile's talk will be "VOTF
Today - A Time for Renewal"
- March
19: Kris Ward to speak at a program following a Healing
Prayer Service for victims/survivors in Palm Beach,
FL, sponsored by Palm Beach County Affiliate
- March
29: Jim Post to speak at VOTF Naples, Florida, St.
John the Evangelist. Jim's talk will be "Promises
To Keep: Renewing the Catholic Church"
- April
9: Kris Ward to speak at Bellarmine University in
Louisville, KY sponsored by our affiliate there.
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