Dear Friends,

As the new Chairman of the Cleveland Catholic Forum, I wanted to take a little bit of time to give you an update as to some new and exciting happenings. 

Speaking Events

Soon, you can expect to be hearing of new events which will be sponsored and put on by the Cleveland Catholic Forum.  All events will cover local, national and global issues related to Catholicism, Christianity, Faith in America and current events.  Our hope is to shape the public discourse so that it places more emphasis on God, the Church, and the values and freedoms that built our great nation.

You can expect the Cleveland Catholic Forum to be bringing in dynamic and influential speakers in the upcoming months and year.  Our speakers will engage our audiences and hopefully lead them into deeper faith with God, while at the same time, show practical ways to improve life on a personal as well as a community level.

Global Reach through the Internet

We have developed a completely new web site.  We will have new information on our web site daily for your enjoyment.  This information includes the latest Catholic news headlines and Cleveland Catholic Forum articles placed on the right side of every page of our web site, global and national news from a Christian perspective on our News page, local Catholic events which you can submit and read, as well as the latest Cleveland Catholic Forum News on our Home page.

Chairman’s Thoughts

To give a large boost to our global reach, I will be writing a web blog entitled, Chairman’s Thoughts.  This blog will be updated several times per week with information about local, national and global issues related to Christianity, Catholicism, Faith in America and current events.  In addition, I will also offer some insight into upcoming Cleveland Catholic Forum events.

All of this information will be then picked up by various news feeds and “broadcasted” throughout the Internet.  My hope is that you will be a regular reader by adding this web page to your list of Internet favorites.

Prayer

The Cleveland Catholic Forum will continue its monthly Holy Hour at Saint Paul’s Shrine on the 1st Thursday of every month from 6:45pm to 7:45pm.  Please join us and the Greater Cleveland Community for this great opportunity to pray as an enthusiastic community.

Conclusion

As the chairman, I also want to be very accessible to you.  If you ever have any comments, questions or concerns, please feel free to contact me by filling out the “Contact The Cleveland Catholic Forum Chairman” form on our Contact page.  I will make every effort to personally reply to your message.

There are a lot of new and exciting things happening.  I hope that I, as well as all members of the Cleveland Catholic Forum board, are of service to you.

Kind Regards,

Joe Soltis
Chairman, Cleveland Catholic Forum

P.S.  I want to give a big thank you to Lee Jarocki, the outgoing Chairman of the Cleveland Catholic Forum.  Lee has done a tremendous job leading the Forum from its very inception.  I could not imagine the tremendous amount of work that it must have took to build this group into what it is today, starting with absolutely nothing but faith.  Please keep Lee in your prayers as he pursues his studies at St. Mary’s Seminary.