Contact: Suzanne Morse 617-680-2131, smorse@votf.org

For Immediate Release

Steve Krueger Stepping Down as Executive Director of Voice of the Faithful

September 30, 2004 - Newton, Mass. - Voice of the Faithful is announcing today that Steve Krueger is stepping down as Executive Director. Krueger was the founding Executive Director of the organization of lay Catholics, and served in the position for over two years. During his tenure as Executive Director, Krueger helped to build the organization from the ground up, hiring staff and volunteers; developing administrative processes, technological systems and the Parish Voice affiliate network; and supervising our communications and leading a $1.5 million fund-raising effort.

“Transition and change are inevitable in all organizations,” said James E. Post, President of Voice of the Faithful. “Steve has been extremely dedicated and committed to the mission of Voice of the Faithful, and for that, we all owe him a debt of gratitude. Throughout this difficult period of the Church crisis, Steve has remained steadfastly optimistic in the work we have been called to do and has brought inspiration to building a national office that can serve the movement. Underlying all of this is has been an abiding love for our faith and deep care for the future of our beloved Catholic Church. We wish him well in his future endeavors and look forward to his continued support.”

“It has been my great honor to serve the Catholic Church through my work in Voice of the Faithful,” said Krueger. “From this experience, I have learned more about our Church as a people of God and my faith than I could have imagined when I took this position over two years ago. Serving in this position has only strengthened my faith in the Catholic Church and its people. I remain committed to the movement that Voice of the Faithful represents and look forward to continuing the work we are called to do.”

A national search will be undertaken to identify candidates for future leadership positions at Voice of the Faithful. Mark Mullaney, Executive Director of the Mind Body Medical Institute and a founding member of Voice of the Faithful, will chair that committee.

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About Voice of the Faithful: Voice of the Faithful (VOTF) is a worldwide movement of concerned mainstream Catholics formed in response to the clergy sexual abuse crisis. The group's mission is to provide a prayerful voice, attentive to the Spirit, through which the Faithful can actively participate in the governance and guidance of the Catholic Church. Its goals are to support victim/survivors of abuse, support priests of integrity, and shape structural change within the Catholic Church in full accordance and harmony with Church teaching. VOTF’s supporting membership exceeds 30,000 registered persons from 50 U.S. states, 39 countries and 207 Parish Voice affiliates throughout the world.