‘Healing Our Church’ Groups Meeting Across the Diocese

Members of the group at Holy Family, Nazareth and the other parishes in the Diocese are reading, reflecting and discussing the book “Healing Our Church.” (Photo by Ed Koskey)

“Many people have told me they would like a forum to discuss their reactions to the crisis in the comfort of their home parish,” said Bishop Alfred Schlert. “We are sponsoring this program to encourage prayerful reflection on the crisis, on Scripture and on our path forward as a Roman Catholic family of faith.”

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A group of parishioners at Holy Family, Nazareth, on a recent Wednesday afternoon, are among the parish groups across the Diocese of Allentown meeting weekly for small-group discussions on the clergy sexual abuse crisis. The 90-minute discussions are being held during each of the six weeks of Lent. (Photo by Ed Koskey)


If you have any questions about the program, please contact the Secretariat for Catholic Life and Evangelization by email at [email protected] or by calling 610-289-8900 ext. 2021.

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