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Bishop Geoffrey Robinson's U.S. Tour

Most Rev Geoffrey James Robinson DD, Auxiliary Bishop of Sydney, Australia, will will begin his U.S. visit later this month. The bishop will be speaking at several VOTF affiliate meetings and VOTF co-sponsored gatherings.

Bishop Robinson had been appointed by the Australian Bishops Conference and for nine years headed up the Conference’s Committee for Professional Standards, which developed procedures for responding to victims of sexual abuse. Confronting Power and Sex in the Catholic Church: Reclaiming the Spirit of Jesus is the title of his book, soon to be released in the U.S. The book, now in its fourth printing in Australia, has received much attention.

In 1994, Robinson was appointed by the Australian bishops to head a task force to deal with clerical sexual abuse cases. His book examines the underlying patterns in the church that allowed this abuse to happen. It is an effort to help the church face up to this reality and make the necessary changes to purify the church of those elements which obstruct its mission.

Bishop Robinson's Tour Itinerary
Please visit http://www.rccrenewal.org for more information.

May 16th and 17th Philadelphia, PA

May 16th
Location: Anderson Hall, Temple University
Time:  8:00 PM
May 17th
Location: Anderson Hall, Temple University
Time: 8:30 AM-5:00 PM
Contact: Charles McMahon
e-mail: cmcmahon@lrsm.upenn.edu

 

May 19th Chevy Chase, MD
Sponsored by: VOTF at Holy Trinity & all Wash-DC area VOTF affiliates
Location: National 4-H Youth Conference Center
7100 Connecticut Avenue, Chevy Chase, MD 20815
Time: 7:00 PM
Contact: Bob Stewart
email: grobertstewart@aol.com

 May 21st Morristown, NJ
Sponsored by: Northern New Jersey VOTF
Location: St. Mark's Lutheran Church
100 Harter Rd., Morristown, NJ 07960
Time: 7:30 PM
Contact: Carole Rogers, Theresa  Padovano (host)
e-mail: cagrogers@optonline.net, tpadovan@optonline.net

.May 22nd Manhasset, Long Island, NY
Sponsored by: Long Island VOTF
Location:  Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Shelter Rock
48 Shelter Rock Road, Manhasset, Long Island, NY 11030
Time: 7:00 PM
Contact: Phil Menga, Pat Paone
e-mail: philmegna@earthlink.net, paongael@optonline.net

 May 24th Fairfield, CT
Location:  Fairfield University Dolan School of Business Dining Room
Time: 10:30 AM
Contact: John Marshall Lee, Paul Lakeland, Jocelyn Colleen
e-mail: PeopleIns@aol.com, plakeland@earthlink.net, jcollins@mail.fairfield.edu

 May 29th Dedham, MA
Location:  St. Susanna's Parish Hall (downstairs)
262 Needham Street, Dedham, MA 02026
Time: 7:00 PM
Contact: Sharon Harrington
Phone: 617-558-5252
e-mail: benhar@earthlink.net

June 5th Cleveland, OH
Sponsored by: FutureChurch: A Renewal Movement in the Catholic Church
Location: 3430 Rocky River Drive, Cleveland, Ohio
Time: 7:00 PM
Phone: 216-228-0869
e-mail: info@futurechurch.org

June 7th Seattle, WA
Sponsored by: Call To Action Western Washington
Location:  Roosevelt High School (with Robert Kaiser giving the introduction)
1410 NE 66th St.  Seattle, WA 98115
Time: 7:00 PM
Contact Tom and Betty Hill
e-mail: tombethill@comcast.net

 June 10th San Diego, CA
Location: Atkins Pavilion of the UCSD Faculty Club
Time:7:00 PM
Contact: Richard Sipe
e-mail: awrsipe@san.rr.com

June 12th Los Angeles CA
Sponsored by: CTA, IHM, SNAP, VOTF, DIGNITY 
Location: Holy Spirit Retreat House
4316 Lanai Road, Encino, CA 91436
Time: 7:00 PM
Contact:  Tom Honore'
e-mail: thonore@sbcglobal.net





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