This Saturday, March 24, 2007, is the Catholic Men's Fellowship of Pittsburgh second annual gathering for Catholic men desiring ways to better understand their faith and how to share that faith with others. The event will once again be hosted at Duquesne University's A.J. Palumbo Center. This year the line-up includes nationally renowned Catholic speakers Matthew Kelly, Patrick Madrid, Jesse Romero and Peter Herbeck, with Mike Clark from WTAE-TV as the master of ceremonies.
I hope to see and meet many of you there. It's a wonderful (and much needed) time to renew your faith and a call for all men to be better husbands, fathers, mentors and examples of the Christian faith.
If you don't have a ticket yet, don't worry. Tickets are available at the door. If the donation is not affordable, just let a volunteer at the on site registration table know and pay what you can afford. No men will be turned away.
Doors open at 8:30 AM. The program begins at 9:00 AM and the closing Mass begins at 4 PM.
- The Sacrament of Penance will be celebrated between 10 AM and 3:30 PM.
- A complimentary boxed lunch will be served at 12:00 PM.
I'd really like to see more men stand up and take an active role in faith, the home and the community. Will you join me Saturday?
For more information, visit http://www.cmfpitt.org/.
2 comments:
What is the difference between the Promise Keepers and the Conf. of Catholic Men, why can't the two of them get together for one big meeting since we're all Christians.
Any man is welcome to attend.
PK has some great elements. Responsibility for marriage and family relationships, for personal and social moral conduct, for supporting one's church. Anything wrought by the grace of the Holy Spirit in the hearts of our separated brethren can contribute to our own edification.
So why do we need a Catholic gathering? Well,some PK attendees have spoken about feeling "left out" because Catholicism was not mentioned as one of the religious groups participating in the event.
Catholic men have not been invited to serve in leadership positions, either as board members or as speakers at conferences.
When Bishop Charron asked PK leaders directly whether Catholics were welcomed by Promise Keepers, they replied that Catholics are, without doubt, welcome as conference/stadium participants. However, to be a leader or speaker, one must ascribe to the PK core message (statement of faith and seven promises). The fact that the statement of faith contains references to Scripture being "verbally inspired" and to salvation "through faith alone" could poses a problem for Catholic believers.
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