Companions in Hope

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I. Information on Abuse and Healing

• Survivors' Wisdom
• A Catholic Mandate
• SNAP letter to St. Peter parishioners, February 8, 2004
• Intervention Model for Parish Healing from the effects of Clergy Sexual Abuse
• Mandate Reporting and a Chronology of Events at St. Peter
• OCYP Prayer (from the Bishop's Office of Child and Youth Protection in Washington D.C.)
• Blessed Prayer Card made available at parish chapel only to be removed (all 150 copies)
• Sexual Abuse in the Church: Tragedy and Crisis from the Chicago Archdiocese
• Puzzling Questions about Sexual Abuse from the Chicago Archdiocese
• Deafening Silence (How it feels for a victim of abuse when the community fails to reach out to them.)
• Program for Candlelight Prayer Vigil held at Peck Farm in Geneva in November, 2004
• Tips for Preventing Child Sexual Abuse
• What to Do when Your Priest is Accused of Abuse
• The Effects of Sexual Abuse Never Go Away
• Myths about Male Sexual Victimization
• A Walk in the Light:  A Pastoral Response to Child Sexual Abuse

II. Financial Documents of St. Peter Parish and the Rockford Diocese

• 2002 Financial letter to parishioners by pastor Jarmoluk and Finance Council Chairperson
• 2002/2003 St. Peter Parish Budget
• 2003 Financial letter to parishioners by pastor Jarmoluk and Finance Council Chairperson
• 2003/04 St. Peter Parish Budget
• November 2003 letter to parishioners by pastor Jarmoluk and Finance Council Chairperson requesting additional funds.
• Parish Collections vs. Parish Census Chart included with 2003 financial letter to parishioners
• Letter to Editor of Daily Herald in response to November financial letter to parishioners requesting more funds.
• 2004 Diocesan Appeal letter by Jarmoluk on behalf of Bishop Doran
• 2004 Financial letter to parishioners by pastor Jarmoluk and Finance Council Chairperson
• 2004/2005 St. Peter Parish Budget
• St. Peter Collections nances
• and Financial Summary as compiled by bulletins, letters from pastor, and budget reports.
• Rockford Diocese Fi
• Rockford Diocese Review of 2005 Financial Picture with Charts but no mention of expenses paid in abuse cases.
• 2007 Letter from pastor Jarmoluk announcing a new $3.2 million fundraising campaign.
• The story of the Cleansing of the Temple during which Jesus says to the moneychangers in the church, "Get these things out of here! How dare you turn My Father's house into a marketplace!"
• 2007 letter to parishioners by pastor Jarmoluk requesting more money.
• 2007 letter to parishioners by Jarmoluk and Joe Cannizzaro, Finance Council Chairperson, requesting more money on behalf of Bishop Doran
• 2007 St. Peter Budget Report

III. Church Documents and Civil Court Documents

• 2002 Letter by Bishop Thomas Doran regarding clergy sexual abuse
• Letter by Monsignor Eric Barr defending the diocese's decision to withhold it's files from prosecutors in the Campobello criminal case.
• 2nd Appellate Court decision which rules against the diocese's arguments for withholding it's files on Campobello.
• Review of the Charter in regards to the Campobello/St. Peter case
• Bishop Doran's Sexual Abuse report
• Rockford Diocese Code of Conduct
• Rockford Diocese Sexual Misconduct Policy
• Rockford Diocese Volunteer Acknowledgment Form
• Dallas Morning News Report on Catholic Bishops that have kept known pedophiles in parish ministry.
• 2002 Statement of William Gavin of Gavin Group Auditors of USCCB
• 2006 Annual Gavin Group Report
• USCCB Press Release claming dioceses are compliant with Charter
• USCCB Press Release regarding data collected by the Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate (CARA) on compliance with the Charter
• May 10, 2007 Rockford Diocese Press Release on $2.2 million settlement

IV.  Some Actions and Reactions of St. Peter Priests and Parishioners

• "True Repentance" letter from a parishioner with little courage
• Petition supporting pastor Jarmoluk's pulpit attack on a parishioner
• Letter from Jarmoluk's attorney addressed to Ray Benedetto
• Letter from Jarmoluk announcing his sabbatical to Australia
• Letter from Fr. Akan Simon within days of Jarmoluk's departure
• Apathy:  The Story of Kitty Genovese
• Bulletin letter by pastor Jarmoluk, dated March 4, 2007, announcing Fr. Max's sudden transfer out of St. Peter parish.
• City of Geneva Chart of recent Population Growth and Household Count Growth
• History of St. Peter Parish - Timeline from 1852 to 1997
• Letter titled, Value the Gift of All Human Life, submitted by Jarmoluk to area newspapers despite a 2+ year span of refusing to speak about life issues from the pulpit. Author unknown. Most if not all of Jarmoluk's remaining followers claim to be "pro-life".
• Basic Timeline from 1997 to Present

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Geneva, Illinois 60134

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