Healing Service For Clergy Sex Abuse Victims To Be Held

Jim RondenelliPublished: November 13, 2019

NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 19: The ornate Co-Cathedral of St. Joseph Catholic church stands in Brooklyn on September 19, 2018 in New York City. In a further blow to the Catholic Church in America, four men who were sexually assaulted as children by a teacher at a Roman Catholic church have reached a $27.5 million settlement with the Diocese of Brooklyn. The victims, now aged between 19 and 21, were repeatedly abused by Angelo Serrano, 67, while he was a teacher at St. Lucy's-St. Patrick's Church in Brooklyn. This is one of the largest ever payouts for victims of abuse within the Catholic church. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

A Healing Service for victims and survivors of clergy sexual abuse will be held Thursday night at 7:00 at Our Lady of the Rosary Church on Burrstone Road in New Hartford.

The service was planned by two victims-survivors of clergy sexual abuse in the Diocese of Syracuse, Dan Paden and Matt FitzGibbons.

Paden and FitzGibbons have openly discussed the affects of their abuse on their lives and their journey to survive and heal.

The prayer service is open to all who have been affected in any way by clergy sexual abuse or any other sexual abuse.

Father John Rose will preside over the service.