Do you have the luck of the Irish?  Join in on Voice of the Faithful's own version of March madness!  Anyone who donates $50 ($100 is 2 entries, $150 is 3 entries and so on) during the month of March will have an opportunity to win a gift certificate to Sceptre Tours.  The certificate is good on any of trips available at Sceptre Tours, a European vacation provider specializing in trips to Ireland.  Most of the packages include flight, accomodations and transportation. Click here to donate.  Click here for further details. Slainte!

The Elections Committee is pleased to announce that the following officers have been elected to serve National VOTF for a period of two years, commencing on March 15, 2010:

We thank all of the candidates who participated in the election, and we thank everyone who reviewed the candidate qualifications and voted. For complete information on the candidates and the election, please see the Election page.

Good and Gracious God, send strength and fortitude to the survivors of the earthquakes in Chile and Haiti and all who are assisting them.  And send peace and comfort to all those who have lost loved ones.

Thanks to everyone who joined us at this year's successful event! We were blessed to have such wonderful group of attendees and speakers. We continue to update the 2009 National Conference page, and DVDs from the presentations are now available. You can order them online or print an order form and mail it.

Click here to see the press release sent out from the conference. You can also read the National Catholic Reporter coverage of the conference.

And if you missed the Friday night presentations on the Voices in Action platforms, you can join us in spirit by watching (and hearing) the slideshow posted here.

Much has developed in Ireland since the release of the Murphy Report on clergy sex abuse in the Dublin Archdiocese late last year. Click here for the reports on the release.

The Board of Trustees has announced a new model for grassroots participation in the governance of the organization. Members were notified by email on Oct. 26. If you missed that email, or if VOTF does not have your email address, please read the announcement now. Also, to ensure that you receive email notifications in the future, please send your email address to office@votf.org.