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	Church Schedules Apology Service Press-Gazette [Green Bay WI] October 21, 2006 http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061021/GPG0406/610210506/1250/GPGlife Anyone who may have been hurt by a representative of the Catholic Church in any way is invited to attend a Prayer Service of Apology at 7 p.m. Friday at St. Francis Xavier Cathedral, 140 S. Monroe Ave. Bishop David Zubik, of the Catholic Diocese of Green Bay, will lead the service, the first of its kind in the diocese. Following the example of Pope John Paul II, who apologized publicly to anyone who was hurt by the church in a special prayer service in the millennium Jubilee Year of 2000, Zubik intends to apologize publicly to anyone hurt by any representative of the church especially within the diocese of Green Bay. "I think of people who may have been offended by sharp remarks, perhaps in the sacrament of Confession or during a church meeting; I think of anyone who feels they were treated unjustly in the church's employment; I think of anyone who has been the victim of sexual abuse or misconduct. Anyone who feels in their heart some hurt from any representative of the church is welcome to attend," Zubik said. The service will consist of Evening Prayer with some hymns, several passages from the Bible, prayers of petition and a reflection by Bishop Zubik. The evening is designed as a gathering of the community in prayer.
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