2012 Meeting Schedule January 18 February 15 March 21 April 21 May 16 _________________ Join Us Catholic Bill of Rights & Responsibilities-June2011 Soundings of the Faithful-June2011 Contact Us About Us Links Reference Nat'l votf In the Vineyard Child Victims Voice ARCHIVES National Survivor Advocates Coalition National Leadership Roundtable for Church Ministry American Catholic Council Bishop Accountability Benetvision PRAYER TO THE SPIRIT O Spirit of God, and God of the Spirit, We remember the many ways You have touched our lives, transforming us and leading us to fulfill Your mission. We celebrate the power and the presence of the Holy Spirit among us. We believe that the Spirit calls us to continue the work of God in the world and through the Church. We believe that the Spirit transfigures us from within and we are grateful. We believe that you will empower us to be Your Presence to each other and to all those with whom we meet. We pray now for continued hope and confidence that you will continue to generously pour out your gifts. We pray for courage that we may remain committed to the vision of a stronger Church, and for strength that we may work tirelessly to fulfill Your will. We pray all of this in thanksgiving, and in the name of Jesus, our friend. |
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Coastal Delmarva VOTF The Voice of the Faithful |
NEWS 4/28/2012 Dear Friends of VOTF: Coastal Delmarva VOTF will hold its final meeting of the season on May 16 at 7 p.m. at the South Coastal Library in Bethany Beach. Our agenda for the evening will be "A Future Filled With Hope from VOTF's Perspective: Implementing the Diocese of Wilmington's Goals for the Next Five Years." _______________________________________________________ 2012-05-12 Dear Friends of VOTF: Here is Thomas J. Reese, S.J. speaking out on the unfinished work of responding to the sexual abuse crisis--an excellent example of speaking truth to those in power. ________________________________________________________ 2012-05-08 Dear Friends of VOTF: One of the non-monetary obligations of the Diocese of Wilmington's bankruptcy settlement is to retain a Child Protection Consultant to evaluate and make public recommendations with respect to the various programs and policies of the Diocese of Wilmington adopted for the protection of children. To meet this obligation, the Diocese has appointed Sandy K. Wurtele, Ph.D., who has a national reputation for her studies and work in the area of childhood sexual abuse and its prevention. Dr. Wurtele has issued her report, "Best Practices in Safeguarding Children: Report on Diocese of Wilmington's For the Sake of God's Children." The links below will take you to the relevant documents posted on the diocesan web site. Click here to read the Executive Summary Click here to read the entire report Click here to read the Diocese of Wilmington's Response to the report Anyone wishing to make any comments or suggestions to Dr. Wurtele in the course of her evaluation of policies and practices of the Diocese of Wilmington should send those comments to: swurtele@uccs.edu _______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ ..................................................... |
