Posted on 04/20/2004 5:44:17 PM PDT by Antoninus
Coalition of Concerned Catholics of the Albany Diocese
Fourteenth Northeast Education Forum
The CCCAD "Agony in Albany - Leadership in Crisis" conference will be held on Saturday, May 8 from 9:00 a.m. until to 4:00 p.m. (Mass will be offered at 8:30 a.m.)
The conference location will be:
Elks Lodge #2192
11 Elks Lane
Latham, NY 12110-0756
Speakers will be Stephen Brady, President, Roman Catholic Faithful, Inc., and Paul Likoudis, News Editor The Wanderer newspaper. A Press Conference will be held at noon.
Directions:
From WEST (Buffalo, Syracuse, Schenectady): Take the New York State (NYS) Thruway (I-90) East toward Albany to Exit 24. Shortly after paying toll take center lanes to North I-87 (“The Northway”). Travel North 4.6 miles to Exit 5 in Latham. At end of ramp make LEFT onto Rt. 155 East (Watervliet Shaker Rd). Go East 2.1 Miles, turn RIGHT onto Elks Lane.
From SOUTH (Pougkeepsie, Westchester, New York City): Take the NYS Thruway (1-87) North toward Albany to Exit 24. Shortly after paying toll take center lanes to North I-87 (“The Northway”). Travel North 4.6 miles to Exit 5 in Latham. At end of ramp make LEFT onto Rt. 155 East (Watervliet Shaker Rd). Go East 2.1 Miles, turn RIGHT onto Elks Lane.
From NORTH (Montreal, Glens Falls, Albany Int'l Airport): Take the Adirondack Northway (I-87) South toward Albany to Exit 5 in Latham. At end of ramp make LEFT onto Rt. 155 East (Watervliet Shaker Rd). Go East 2.1 Miles, turn RIGHT onto Elks Lane.
From EAST (Berkshires, Boston): Take the Massachusetts Turnpike West toward New York, this will eventually turn into Berkshire Spur of NYS Thruway. Take the first Exit off Thruway for Albany (I-90). After paying toll, go about 15 miles on I-90, when crossing bridge over the Hudson River at Albany, take Exit 6 for Rt. 9 North toward Loudonville. Go 3.6 miles on Rt. 9 North, turn (slightly) RIGHT onto Fiddlers Lane. Go 0.9 miles, turn RIGHT on Rt. 155 (Watervliet Shaker Rd). Go 0.3 miles, turn RIGHT onto Elks Lane.
FORUM SCHEDULE
Sign-in registration at the Forum will begin at 8:00 am; Mass will begin at 8:30 am. The program is from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm, with a one hour lunch break at noon. The Coalition of Concerned Catholics can be reached by calling (518) 477-4329.
"The CCCAD "Agony in Albany - Leadership in Crisis" conference will be held on Saturday, May 8 from 9:00 a.m. until to 4:00 p.m. (Mass will be offered at 8:30 a.m.) The conference location will be: Elks Lodge #2192"
The Elks Lodge is just up the road from me. Will give the CCCAD a call tomorrow to learn more about the conference. Since switching to the Maronite Catholic Church, I have put this situation behind me. However, in deference to Fr. Minkler, I will definitely drop by the conference but not for 7 hours.
Thanks for posting the information on this conference.
I am also told some current members are also affiliated as well, perhaps at lower levels. It might be different at various locales tho. So it may be a watered down version of the Masons.
No Catholic Church offering Mass on Saturday morning? Or can the RCF just not bring itself to attend Mass in a church in the Albany diocese?
Bizarre.
It's not a Catholic Church, either.
But, any venue is better than an actual Catholic Church, when the bishop is the object of scorn, right?
The Elks are not Masons! (There is a Masonic Lodge about 1/2 mile away). Many of the Elks are also members of the Knights of Columbus. It's quite probable that the Lodge was offered FOC, by someone who is a member of the CCCAD. My neighbor is a member of the Elks. I'll speak with her tomorrow ;-D
Just past the Elks Lodge, is my (now former) parish. The pastor is one of Bishop Hubbard's right hand men. The parish was awarded him for his loyalty. His name appears 3x on Fr. Minkler's list. Doubtful they would approach him to host their Mass.
So, they choose to host their Mass in a secular venue, due to pique.
Did they approach your former pastor?
Nah. Keep the us-versus-them going. It's good for attendance at Brady's seminar-rally.
The Elks and the Mason rituals and philosophy are suspiciously similar.
I personally would prefer them spend the money on a Knights of Columbus Hall, if they are at least neutral there locally.
Why not go to Mass at a Catholic parish in the city somewhere?
Are they dragging a priest in from some other diocese to celebrate Mass? Does he have faculties?
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