Announcements
and Events of Note
VOTF National is pleased to announce the formation of the
Saanich Peninsula Parish VOTF in Sidney, British Columbia, Canada.
While VOTF has individual members in over 21 countries throughout
the world, the Saanich Peninsula Parish VOTF is our first official
international Parish Voice affiliate. Welcome and blessings to
our Canadian VOTF-PV brothers and sisters!
WORKSHOPS
AND LECTURES OFFERED AT BOSTON COLLEGE
Boston
College's Institute for Religious Education & Pastoral Ministry
(IREPM) announces three upcoming lectures and workshops that will
be held on the Chestnut Hill campus.
The
three lectures are free and will be held on Wednesday evenings
in March from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. To register for any of these programs,
please contact Maureen Lamb at the IREPM at 617-552-8057.
On
March 12 Fr. Donald Cozzens, author of The Changing Face of Priesthood,
will present a lecture entitled: "The Pain and the Privilege:
Reflections on the Crisis in the Priesthood in light of the Decree
on Priestly Formation." Attention will be focused on the vocation
crisis in Western Europe and North America, the issue of psycho-sexual
maturation and formation of seminarians and priests, and the spirituality
of the diocesan priest. This lecture will be held in Cushing Hall,
Room 001. Cozzens is a member of the Department of Religious Studies
at John Carroll University.
On
March 19, Fr. Robert Imbelli, a member of the Theology Department
at Boston College, will present a lecture entitled: "The Priest
in the Church: Seeking the Eucharistic Center." Given the cultural
revolution of the late 20th century and the abuse and leadership
crisis of the new century, this lecture will address the importance
of discerning anew the nature and task of its ordained ministry.
This lecture will be held in Cushing Hall, Room 209.
On
March 26, Dr. Thomas Beaudoin, Visiting Assistant Professor at
the IREPM at Boston College, will present a lecture entitled:
"No One Comes to the Father Except Through Me(dia): Ministry and
Media Culture in the Light of Vatican II's Decree on the Means
of Social Communication." The lecture will carefully consider
the Church's relationship to the media and explore the opportunities
and challenges that contemporary popular media culture offers
to ministry. This free lecture is open to the public and will
be held in Campion Hall, Room 303.
On
Saturday, March 22 from 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Fr. Daniel Harrington,
S.J., will present a workshop entitled: "The Bible in Catholic
Life Before and After Vatican II's Dei Verbum." After comparing
the Bible's place in Catholic life before and after Vatican II,
the session will sketch the history of biblical study, note modern
developments, describe the scientific study of the Bible, and
consider the main points of the Constitution on Divine Revelation.
(Dei Verbum). The workshop will be held in Fulton Hall, Room 453.
Registration fee is $40. To register, please contact Maureen Lamb
at the IREPM at 617-552-8057.
Please
continue to check the Boston College Web site for updates and
recaps of the many lectures and discussions offered to the public
by the Boston college initiative, "The
Church in the 21st Century - From Crisis to Renewal."
Paul
Kendrick from our Maine affiliate points out a Web site that
readers might appreciate. Go to www.fairfield.edu/calendar/webfeatures/kolvenbach/html.
There you will find a speech given in March of 2000 by Rev. Peter-Hans
Kolvenbach, S.J. at Santa Clara University. Paul finds Fr. Kolvenbach's
powerful message embodied in the work of VOTF.
Conference
for Pastoral Planning and Council Development, 30th Annual
Convention to be held March 30-April 2, 2003 in Louisville, KY.
"Leadership for Today's Church: Practice and Presence" will offer
news, discussion and seminars. Participants will explore the challenges
of leadership in changing organizations and identify strategies
for effective ministry in their own settings. Contact M. O'Rourke
at the CPPCD office, 314-579-9577 or email info@cppcd.org.
On-line registration and payment by credit card is available at
www.cppcd.org. (From VOTF member,
Mary Freeman)
Suffolk
County, NY Grand Jury Report
(PDF
format)
From
Carolyn Disco, Merrimack, NH VOTF
The
Web site below is for messages from parishioners grateful to a
priest for his service. I came across it months ago and posted
a letter about a former pastor. Strangely, the Web site asks for
first name and last initial for any priest mentioned. I asked
why and they said priests wanted it that way. I just thought this
might be a good way to compliment priests of integrity with a
megaphone. This alerts priests who have not spoken out in any
way to the presence of their brothers willing to do so. Visit
http://www.thankyoufather.com/default.html
-to read sent messages and/or info@thankyoufather.com
to send a message.
VOTF-Indiana
warmly announces contacts and formation in every diocese throughout
the state of Indiana. Holy Spirit, bless us during our formations
and continued discernment. Amen. For meeting and contact information,
go to the VOTF-
Indiana Web site.
Major
Regional Conference - Metro New York Survivors Support Conference
co-sponsored by VOTF Greenwich, CT and Survivors First. Saturday,
March 22, 1-5 pm, Christ Church, 254 E. Putnam Avenue, Greenwich,
CT. Contact: Tom Malarkey at tomalark@aol.com
or call 914-946-7315; Anne Barrett Doyle at barrett.doyle@attbi.com
or call 781-944-7010
New
England Tri-State GOAL #1 Forum co-sponsored by VOTF-NH, VOTF-ME
and VOTF National Survivor Support Working Groups. The Tri
State Meeting is at St. Thomas More Church in Durham, NH on March
29, 1-5 p.m. Bear left in front of the church and there is a parking
lot 50 yards on the right. For details, contact Andrea Johnson
at andreajohnson@attbi.com
or call 781-237-2417.
Conference,
Boston, MA - Taking Action to Prevent Child Sexual Abuse: Strategies
for YOUR Community. Saturday, April 5, 8:30am-5pm, John Hancock
Conference Center, Boston, MA. VOTF is a partnership member of
the Massachusetts Child Sexual Abuse Prevention Partnership, which
has organized this conference. See additional details under Protecting
Our Children. Additional info available at www.masskids.org.
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