Bishop John Stowe and Father Marc Bentley, both of the Diocese of Lexington, will be special guests of St. Agnes and will be presenting (virtually) an introduction to the people of Appalachia.
February 25, 2021 at 7:00 – 8:30 pm
Rooted in the pastoral letters, Bishop Stowe and Fr. Bentley will speak to the complex history of the Appalachian region, the lives and spirituality of the people, and the work that still is needed to counter discrimination and outside cultural assumptions about the people of this region.
The pastoral letters include This Land is Home to Me (1975) and At Home in the Web of Life (1995) from the bishops of Appalachia and the Catholic Committee of Appalachia (CCA) and the most recent document written by CCA, called The People’s Pastoral, The Telling Takes Us Home: Taking Our Place in the Stories That Shape Us (2015).
Bishop Stowe is a nationally known advocate for the people of Appalachia and has consistently spoken out for the needs of the poor, the immigrant and in support of social justice teachings of the Church.
To attend the online Zoom presentation, registration is required. The presentation is free; however, if you would like to make a free will offering to the West Virginia Chapter of the Catholic Committee of Appalachia, you can do so when you register.
Many of us come from other parts of the U.S. and don’t know much about Appalachia, and many of us have never heard anything about pastorals written by our bishops about Appalachia. To help prepare for the presentation, review the information below about the region in which we live.
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Thanks to all who responded to our brief survey. We received responses from 90 households.
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For additional information on Appalachia, take a look a the February 8th article in the NY Times titled, West Virginia Has Everyone’s Attention. What Does It Really Need?
