October 4, 2007

Neil Harrington Jr. "The head" of the Seeds of Hope has been sent a letter after leaving a message to former Seeds member: he wishes to contact Worcester Voice to tell his side.

According to phone records at no time did Neil Harrington Jr. call the Worcester Voice since he left his message on September 22, 2007 with former seeds member William Fortin.

In order to assist those who are suffering in faith, due to Neil's actions a letter was sent to Neil allowing him the opportunity to present his version of truth.

The letter begins, I write to you in regards to your messages that you wish to speak to the Worcester Voice. You stated you want to “tell your side of the story” and so the Worcester Voice wishes to extend to you the opportunity.   

I am reaching out to you in the spirit of God’s Love, to allow you to set forth in truthfulness and honesty your account in the following as a fellow pilgrim in Our Lord Jesus Christ.

Neil, you have stated the Blessed Mother Mary has called John J. Szantyr a blessed priest and she has thanked him for his blessings that he has given to the people who have gathered at the prayer cenacles. 

In charity and as a member of Christ’s Body I ask: “How can it be that the Blessed Virgin Mother would not know Fr John Szantyr has been acting in direct contradiction to his Bishop’s sanctions and the teachings of our Roman Catholic Church?    

Also, it is the right of the faithful to know if Fr John Szantyr has a letter from a Bishop that grants him faculties. I am asking you to produce this letter for all to see

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October 7, 2007

Call from Neil Harrington's home, using Seeds of Hope phone number made by unidentified Seeds member.

Saturday night at 9:44PM a phone call was made to the Worcester Voice in regards to the letter sent to Neil Harrington Jr. regarding his message which stated he wanted to talk to the Worcester Voice on September 22, 2007. (Hear message below)

Based on this phone call another letter has been sent to the Seeds of Hope followers for clarification of what appeared to be nothing more an attempt to present twisted facts in order to avoid accountability.

As the phone call originated from Neil Harrington's home his failure to speak based on the fact he represents himself as "the head"  appears questionable at best.

The letter reads in part: I was surprised and taken back that you, supposedly an informed member representing the Seeds of Hope contacted me without any prior knowledge of Neil’s request to speak to the Worcester Voice.

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October 16, 2007

Judge David Ricciardone issues ruling in Szantyr case.

Judge David Ricciardone has issued his ruling based on the motion filed by the defense during the last court hearing September 25, 2007.

During that hearing defense attorney Edward P. Ryan Jr., of Fitchburg argued that he needed additional discovery material in order to proceed regarding the latest competency evaluation of Fr John J Szantyr.

This would be the third competency evaluation since being arraigned in 2003 regarding two separate Worcester district court cases (docket 0362CR005196 docket 0362CR008722)involving four counts of indecent assault and battery on a child less than fourteen years of age. 

Dec. 16, 2004 a preliminary psychological examination was scheduled. Those results were presented to the court on February 17, 2005 redacted. The redaction according to Assistant District Attorney (ADA) Joseph J. Reilly III, occurred because former Worcester ADA Harry Quick who had joined Defense Attorney Edward Ryan in private practice failed to inform John Szantyr of his legal rights prior to the evaluation.

The Szantyr case was then scheduled for trial on July 25, 2005. On July 21, 2005 Defense Attorney Edward P. Ryan Jr., filed with the court a motion to continue the case based on a letter from Dr Raymond A. Mabasa which wrote he was a personal friend of John Szantyr and based his opinion John Szantyr was near physical exhaustion and unable to comprehend he was to stand trial. Further evaluation of the credentials of Dr Mabasa reveled he is listed in Connecticut registry of physicians as a surgeon and not a primary care physician.

ADA Joseph J. Reilly III then took a year to have another psychological examination conducted.  Worcester ADA Joseph J. Reilly III this time chose Dr John M. Murphy a neurologist from Connecticut for a psychological examination. 

On September 12, 2006 Dr John M. Murphy was only cross examined by ADA Joseph J. Reilly III.

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October 17, 2007

WORCESTER— Testimony was scheduled to begin today in the trial of Larry Cirignano, the former executive director of Catholic Citizenship, who allegedly shoved a counter-demonstrator to the ground during an anti-gay-marriage rally in December.

Mr. Cirignano, 51, of Arlington, Va., is facing assault and battery and civil rights violation charges as a result of his alleged actions at the Dec. 16 City Hall rally that was held to urge state legislators to allow a referendum on same-sex marriage. Mr. Cirignano, then the head of the Boston-based group Catholic Citizenship, was a speaker at the afternoon rally..........

Additional legal maneuvering is being reported by Mass Resistance

A Criminal complaint has been filed by Shari Worthington against Sarah Loy for "disturbing a public assembly"

So the (Worcester) Assistant District Attorney, Joseph Quinlan, came to Loy's aid and filed a "motion to continue" - to move Larry's trial until after her hearings and/or trial. And Quinlan filed an accompanying affidavit stating that in his opinion the criminal complaint against Loy "lacks any merit." (Obviously, it's clear he won't be pursuing anything against Loy with any vigor -- your tax dollars at work.)

Quinlan's motion to continue

A hearing was held this past Tuesday on Assistant DA Quinlan's motion to continue. Interestingly, the judge ruled against Quinlan

Michael Gilleran's opposition to motion to continue

October 19, 2007

Witness says protester tripped, and wasn’t pushed by suspect

WORCESTER— Counterdemonstrator Sarah Loy tripped and fell at a Dec. 16 anti-gay marriage rally outside City Hall and was not pushed to the pavement by Larry Cirignano, one of the speakers at the event, a jury was told yesterday.

Debora McCarthy of Worcester testified at Mr. Cirignano’s Central District Court trial that Ms. Loy was “coming through the crowd of her own will” when she tripped over Ms. McCarthy’s daughter’s foot and went down. Ms. Loy pushed herself up, looked around, dropped back down to the pavement and began chanting, “ ‘This is what hate does. This is what hate does,’ ” according to Ms. McCarthy..........

She said she tried to relate what she had seen to police officers at the rally, but was told by the officers that they “were all set.” ........

“She tripped over my foot,” Venerini Academy student Lauren McCarthy said of Ms. Loy yesterday. A 5-feet 9-inch tall basketball player who wears a size 11 shoe, Miss McCarthy testified that no one had their hands on Ms. Loy’s shoulders prior to the fall.........

Mr. Cirignano was also charged with interfering with Ms. Loy’s civil rights, but that charge was thrown out yesterday by Judge David P. Despotopulos, who allowed a defense motion for a required finding of not guilty.

October 23, 2007

WORCESTER— Larry Cirignano, the former executive director of Catholic Citizenship, was acquitted yesterday on a charge of assaulting a counter-demonstrator at a Dec. 16 anti-gay marriage rally in front of City Hall.

A six-member jury deliberated for about seven hours over two days in Central District Court before finding the 51-year-old Mr. Cirignano not guilty on a charge of assault and battery......

While Ms. Loy and Mr. Cirignano declined to comment on the verdict, Mr. Gilleran described it in a prepared written statement as “fortunate for Mr. Cirignano and the law.”

“We believe the overwhelming evidence was that the complainant in this case, Sarah Loy, tripped over someone’s foot and was not pushed by Lawrence Cirignano,” the statement read.

“It’s not a victory for our cause. It’s just justice,” Mr. Gilleran told reporters.

October 28, 2007

Seeds of Hope ministry fail to address issues.

Neil Harrington Jr. self-proclaimed visionary and head of the Seeds of Hope ministry has failed to provide any documentation regarding the issue currently being investigated concerning his organization.

Neil has instead motivated other individuals to contact the Voice regarding his so-called visionary abilities. Neil himself has remained silent.  His silence speaks volumes. 

The video below displays Neil during years of his presentation. If you listen carefully you can hear Neil say “when I see the Blessed Virgin Mary”, and then later Neil claims, “When I imagine Mary…”

The Voice has received telephone calls, emails and voice messages all concerning Neil who is influencing his associates to contact the Voice declaring he is being falsely persecuted.

The Tuesday night prayer cenacle in Enfield was not the Seeds of Hope ministry. No comparison of the two separate entities, which did occur for four years, can be accurate as the subject matters were separate. 

Between 1994 and 1998 Neil’s Seeds of Hope ministry did meet in a few different locations.  All of these locations were within the Springfield Diocese.   

Neil’s Seeds of Hope ministry in which Fr John Szantyr was publicly projected as the “spiritual director” focused on “twelve chosen men” shortly after the 1998 purchase of Neil’s 33 Garland Street home, the Seeds of Hope ministry has been solely housed in this location.

Not one person who has contacted the Voice can actually supply any of the requested information Neil was asked to make available.  Instead they appear to be blindly following Neil in an almost cultist loyalty. Neil has instead tried to twist words with no real purpose other than to escape facing the true issues at hand.

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