#WindowToJustice -- Monday, September 24th -- Harrisburg
#WindowToJustice
Support Statute of Limitations Reform Bill
Monday
September 24th
11 a.m.
City Island
Organizers are calling on Pennsylvanians to show support for dramatic and needed reform of statute of limitations law. Demonstrate your support for reform and demand that PA legislators protect the children and the vulnerable.
Marchers will meet at City Island and will march to Capital Steps for a rally. Mark Rozzi will be giving a press conference at 12 pm to 1 pm. We invite all participants to contact their State Senators from 1 pm to 6 pm. A vigil will happen 6 pm and 8 pm.
Show the legislators that enough is enough!
Michael McDonnell
Winter Appeal 2023
To our friends,
2023 has been a long year with many ups and downs for us all. As we close out the year, we at SNAP hope that you are feeling like you are on your way to being healthy, fulfilled, and happy. This past year has brought both successes and challenges. Thanks to the support you have shown in the past, we’ve been able to celebrate the good days and weather the stormy ones. Now, we are once again asking for your support as we work to support survivors new and old as we ‘Move SNAP Forward.’
At SNAP we are proud to have hosted a very well-attended conference in August 2023. This event allowed us to gather friends, survivors, advocates, and allies for a weekend of camaraderie and connection. We were so happy to be able to welcome many first-time attendees to gather in person and are already looking forward to the next conference.
To strengthen our movement for justice, healing, and prevention, SNAP will be expanding our peer support and providing more volunteer opportunities in the coming year. Through this great work, we are ensuring survivor voices are represented as we work for significant change that will benefit children and survivors.
Right now, survivors worldwide are getting the help they need from SNAP, and more and more reach out to us daily, but we need your help to keep those programs going and get our volunteers the training they need to thrive.
Your tax-deductible gift to SNAP can help offset the cost of our important mission. If you are not in a position to contribute, you can still support us by sharing this letter with those who can. As we continue to fight for survivors across the globe, your donation or sharing the great work SNAP does will help us continue our work to protect the vulnerable, heal the wounded, and prevent abuse.
Your donation ensures SNAP will be there for those who need us more than ever!
Warmly,
Michael W. McDonnell, C.P.S.
Interim Executive Director
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One article by Carolyn Woo is riveting and entitled “A Plea From The Brokenhearted”. She challenges priests to have many personal encounters with parishioners about the child sex abuse; and not only from the bishop letters or the diocesan offices of communication nor the creation of new policies to protect youth nor prayers of healing. According to E. Erickson the index psychosocial task is on rebuilding trust. I completely agree w/ her.
The 2nd article addresses the “Australian Bishop Apologizes TO Young People For Shameful Acts”. In his address he implores that clergy “sells you short” by offering them "unbeautiful or unwelcoming liturgies and via “poor preaching, catechesis or spiritual direction”.
Sounds like “corporate speak” to me. And continues to reaffirm my divorce from the Church!
Rich, MSW