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Long Island Voice of the Faithful
Presents
Faith Convention V:
“A Forum on the Emergence of the Laity In the 21st Century”
Saturday September 13, 2008 8:30am – 4:00pm
Huntington Hilton
598 Broadhollow Road, Melville, N.Y. 11747
(West side of Route #110, about one mile south of the Long Island Expressway)
Download Faith Convention V Brochure
Featured Speakers
Leonard Swidler, Ph.D. - Temple University Professor. Catholic thought and Inter religious Dialogue. Author of over 180 articles and 60 books including "Making the Church Our Own" and "How We Can Reform the Catholic Church from the Ground Up".
Paul Lakeland, Ph.D. - Professor and Chair of the Department of Religious Studies at Fairfield University. Author of six important books on key issues affecting the Catholic Church, among them, "Liberation of the Laity” and “Catholicism at the Crossroads".
Moderator
Paul Tonna - Former presiding officer of the Suffolk County Legislature. Roman Catholic Activist for the poor and the environment. Paul resides in Huntington with his wife Carol and their 8 children.
PANEL PARTICIPANTS
Click on underlined name for Biography
Presider at the Closing Mass
Joseph Lynch, S.M. - Fr. Joseph Lynch spent his life "reaching out" to adolescents as a high school teacher and more recently to adults who are seeking to grow in a contemporary understanding of their faith. He has been involved in the creation of diocesan programs for ongoing lay leadership education.
Fr. Joe is known to many lay and ordained leaders and others in the Diocese of Rockville Centre and elsewhere. Among other things, Fr. Joe worked closely with the diocese's "Institute of Pastoral Formation of the Laity" and with the leadership of Long Island Voice of the Faithful, sharing insights and skills for effective communication as "tools for the journey". |
Why Should YOU Attend?
- Come learn what other faithful Catholics from diverse backgrounds are thinking and saying about the contemporary Church.
- Revisit your friends and associates in the Long Island Catholic community.
- Support the work of Long Island Voice of the Faithful.
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8:30 – 9:00 am Registration & Coffee
9:00 – 9:20 am Welcome
“The Role of Laity” – Discussion
9:20 – 10:00 am Dr. Paul Lakeland - Presenter
10:00 – 10:10 am Break
10:10 – 11:30 am The Panel responds
11:30 – 12 noon Question and Answer - Panel & Speaker
12:00 – 1:00 pm Lunch - Recognition Awards
“Church Governance” – Discussion
1:00 – 1:40 pm Dr. Leonard Swidler - Presenter
1:40 – 1:50 pm Break
1:50 – 2:30 pm The Panel responds
2:30 – 3:00 pm Question & Answer - Panel & Speaker
3:00 3:10 pm Break
Closing Mass 3:10 - 4:00 pm – Rev. Joseph Lynch, S.M. |
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
Registration Deadline: September 1, 2008
Tickets will be mailed. Late registration on day of convention, if space is available
Cost: *$50 per person, lunch included
*Ticket price should not prevent anyone from attending. Send what you can afford, and if you can send more, be an angel. The ticket cost does not cover expenses related to the convention.
*OR - Please send registration form and check to:
Long Island Voice of the Faithful
c/o Mr. Ernie Herrington, Treasurer
23 Sejon Drive, Sayville NY 11782
Make checks payable to: Long Island Voice of the Faithful, Inc. Tickets will be mailed.
Include the following:
Late registration on day of convention, if space is available
We have set the cost of tickets for our Faith Convention V (September 13, 2008) at $50 per person. We think this price is fair and will allow maximum participation for this LIVOTF event. The reality is that hotel ballrooms are expensive as are hotel meals. We must pay our speakers and reimburse their travel. We pay gratuities to those who serve us. So the cost per ticket is not enough to ensure a financially successful event. That’s why we need additional help. We are asking you to be an ANGEL and to encourage others to be ANGELS. All ANGELS will be acknowledged in an Honor Roll distributed at the convention. The Honor Roll will also be placed on our website. Anonymous donations will, of course, be welcomed as well.
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$1000 donation entitles contributor to two free tickets.
$500 donation entitles contributor to two free tickets.
$250 donation entitles contributor to one free ticket.
$200 donation entitles contributor to one free ticket.
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Please send Contributions to:
Long Island VOICE of the Faithful
c/o Mr. Ernie Herrington
23 Sejon Drive, Sayville NY 11782
VOTF MISSION
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.
GOALS
- Support those who have been abused
- Support priests of integrity
- Shape structural change within the church
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Keep the Faith...Change the Church!
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