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AFFILIATE
Highlight
VOTF Holy Trinity Church, Washington, DC
Ministry Day at Holy Trinity was a great success for
all who provided information as well as all attendees.
VOTF had a great poster display, lent to Bob from the
national office (affiliates can borrow this display set
up by contacting John Moynihan at the national office
at 617-558-5252) along with a very large supply of handout
materials. Included were material for the Accountability
Campaign (including the petition), VOTF in the Survey
of American Catholics, and the VOTF national brochure,.
There was a community-building spirit, with people chatting
around the posters during the coffee hours after each
Mass. One learned a lot about other ministries, and truth
be told, most of the people wandering around looking
are among the most active people at Trinity. It was good
for VOTF to be included on the flyer announcing Ministry
Day, and in the individual posters prepared for each
ministry by the Parish Council. We were given a table
in a prime location in the path to the coffee and donuts,
We were able to see get extra VOTF materials placed in
the back of the church, for people to take the following
Sunday.
One person interested in VOTF asked "What do you
actually do?" and signed up. She's a sister of St.
Francis and ran the Mt. Carmel Women's Shelter at old
St. Mary's downtown. She works now in the Jesuit House
on 36th St. and will come to our next meeting because
she, too, wants more accountability in the Church.
A women, who teaches Ignatian Spirituality in the parish,
came over at the end of the day and signed up. She took
a flyer to post in the Parish Center. She won't come
to monthly meetings but wants to be on our distribution
list. We are hopeful that such efforts will lead others
to get involved with VOTF.
It was a very rich two days of information and sharing
on Church reforms and lay ministries. Katie said: "A
very Catholic weekend!" A lot of Good News shared
and a warm up for our Fall Kickoff.*
*The Fall Kickoff refers to Fr. Tom Reese’s
scheduled visit to VOTF on Sept. 30. His address
is titled, “A Survival Guide for Thinking Catholics.”
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