Bishop Geoffrey Robinson’s U.S. Tour–Updated Schedule and Information
From VOTF News, Steve Sheehan, Editor, received via email, 5.13.2008.
The following information updates information previously published on this blog.
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UNITED STATES
Voice of the Faithful
Bishop Geoffrey Robinson’s U.S. Tour
Tuesday May 13th
Most Rev Geoffrey James Robinson DD, Auxiliary Bishop of Sydney,
Australia, 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
3 Responses to “Bishop Geoffrey Robinson’s U.S. Tour–Updated Schedule and Information”
May 13, 2008 at 4:01 pm
He is also coming to San Francisco on June 13, 2008 – 7PM – Lone Mountain Campus at USF.
My study group is so excited. His book, although challenged by the Australian bishops, is hopeful and so grounded. I think his arguments ought to be debated and studied. His ideas deserve our attention.
May 14, 2008 at 1:42 am
Frank -
There is an addition to the itinerary: May 20th in Brooklyn – St. Francis College – sponsored by Manhattan and Brooklyn VOTF. I don’t have the details, but Ed Wilson does…
Thanks,
Sheila
May 16, 2008 at 4:34 pm
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