MISSOURI
St. Joseph News-Press
By Jena Sauber St. Joseph News-Press
A healing prayer service at St. Mary’s Catholic Church will look to address issues of sexual abuse and work toward healing, according to the Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph.
The Dec. 6 service will be led by Bishop James Johnston and is part of a series of services in the area.
“There has always been a desire to do more outreach to try and help victims come back to the church, or at least see the church being empathetic and sorrowful,” said Kathleen Chastain of the Office of Child and Youth Protection with the Diocese of Kansas City St. Joseph. “… We are trying to provide coverage throughout our geographical region and parishes where there has been a great deal of hurt.”
It will be the fifth of the services in the diocese since they began in August. The service will include prayer and symbolic candle lighting, said the Rev. Chuck Tobin of St. Mary’s. The Office of Child and Youth Protection, priests and licensed counselors also will be at the service to provide assistance as requested.
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