Coastal Delmarva VOTF





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Updated 1/24/ 2008

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.
1/8/2008
Dear Friends of VOTF:



Please join us for our first meeting of the new year on Wednesday, January 23 (7:00 p.m.) at the Ocean View Town Hall, 32 West Avenue, Ocean View, DE. Our speaker will be Father Robert Hoatson, a priest of the Archdiocese of Newark, NJ, who will speak about his non-profit organization "Road to Recovery, Inc." which he founded to serve survivors of clergy sexual abuse.  A survivor himself, Fr. Hoatson works to help other survivors as well as to change the church culture that permitted abuse to occur.

We hope to see you then. Pass the word and bring a friend!


With fiercest hope,

Skip Sullivan

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1/15/2008
BishopAccountability.org
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  The Year in Review
Important Events of 2007

This page summarizes 19 important stories of 2007 with links to investigative reporting, documents, and streaming video.

(Of special interest to VOTF-CD is the ninth item "Delaware Child Victims Act Becomes Law")
1/19/2008
Dear Friends of VOTF:

FYI: See the link below for this morning's News Journal coverage of the details of CMDR Kenneth Whitwell's settlement with the Diocese of Wilmington related to his abuse by Norbertine priest Edward Smith.

Keep the Faith, Change the Church!
Skip Sullivan


Click here: delawareonline ¦ The News Journal, Wilmington, Del. ¦ Diocese expresses sorrow for abuse