Father Thorne
- Who is Father Thorne
He is a priest of the Archidiocese of Philadelphia
- Father Thorne spent over ten years at which parish
St. John Neuman
- What is a “chancery position”
It is the office of a chancellor
- What chancery position was he assigned to?
Commission on racial healing
- What is the role of this commission
to get people of various ethnic backgrounds to talk about racism and ideas and recommendations will come from it
- Thorne will serve on the commission while continuing studies for a Doctorate in educational leadership
- Thorne serves as an adjunct faculty member at Neuman University where he is also chaplain
- He won a NCEA “Lead, Learn, Proclaim. Award” for his work there in 2017
- What is the NCEA?
The largest private professional education association in the world
- He serves as administrator of the Daniel Rudd Fund, a grantmaking institution run by the National Black Catholic Congress
13. What is the National Black Catholic Congress
It is a black advocacy group and Conference in the U.S.
- The National Black Catholic Congress (NBCC) Represents
African american Roman Catholics and Affiliated organizations
- NBCC mission is based on their baptismal commitment to witness and proclaim the Good news of Jesus Christ. This commitment inspires them to: Enrich the Church by evangelizing African Americans withing and outside the Church
17. To Enhance physical and spiritual well-being of African americans as full members of the church and society
- to create an ongoing agenda for evangelizing African americans
- What does it mean to evangelize
to convert or seek to convert someone to christianity
- Collaborate with national roman catholic organizations
- What is Father Thorne’s role in the NBCC
Consultant of Special Projects
- Who is the president of the NBCC
Bishop Roy E. Campbell
- Who is the executive director
Valerie Washington
- What is the Symbol Of the NBCC and what does it mean
Its a tree and it is often seen in the bible it represents a strong tree with deep roots