Local Events
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MIDWEST
CINCINNATI Contact: Ruth Steinert Foote, RHSteinert@aol.com or 513 771-0629 or l 513 604-0170 When: Saturday, March 25th, 7:00 p.m. Where: Ruth Steinert Foote’s home: 985 Forest Avenue, Glendale What: Gourmet Complete Dinner featuring Bishop Patricia Fresen Cost: Sliding Scale donation, $30 to $50 per person, tax deductible, check made out to Women’s Ordination Conference (WOC).
CLEVELAND: Contact: Evelyn Hunt, bellfieldev@hotmail.com or 216 795-4264 When: Monday, March 27th, 4:15 – 8:00p.m. discussion & liturgy Where: Trinity Cathedral Commons, Euclid Ave. and East 22nd St. What: Bishop Patricia Fresen spoke about her journey as a South African nun to becoming a Roman Catholic Womanpriest
ST. LOUIS: Contact: Gerry Rauch, gerrauch@gmail.com or 314 721-297, Click here for more information When: Saturday, April 1st, 8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.Conference Time Where: Evangelical United Church of Christ, 204 E. Lockwood, Webster Groves, MO; Cost: $10; optional lunch and networking: $15 What: Bishop Patricia Fresen spoke about her journey as a South African nun to becoming a Roman Catholic Womanpriest.
CHICAGO Contact: Laura Singer, lts72@aol.com, 773 736-2562 When: Sunday, April 2nd, 2:00 p.m. lecture & 4:00 p.m. liturgy, Where: In the Garrett Theological Center of Northwestern University What: Bishop Patricia Fresen spoke about her experience of ordination and the future of women’s ministry.
BIRCH RUN, MI Contact: Celine Goessl, cgoessl@holycrosssisters.org, (989) 624-6073 Attend a great event! When: Saturday, March 25th at 5:00 p.m. What: A private service for our Sisters and Associates, following the election of our provincial leadership. Anyone called to renewed priesthood or who supports those called will be asked to wear the purple stole – official symbol of women’s ordination. Where: In the chapel at our Provincial House
OAK PARK, MI: Contact: Kathy Chateau: kchateau@stclarem.org, When: Saturday, March 25th at 7:00 pm What: Prayer Service on "Good Catholic Girls Stand Up for Women’s Ordination" theme
KANSAS CITY, MO: Contact: Liz Donnelly, donnelea61@yahoo.com
RED WING, MN: Contact: Regina Nicolosi, crnicolosi@yahoo.com When: Tuesday, March 14, 2006, What: Prayer for women’s ordination at a feminist bookclub
CENTRAL ATLANTIC
ANNAPOLIS, MD.: Contact: Nidza Vazquez, nvazquez@womensordination.org or (703) 352-1006 Click here When: Saturday, March 25th, 1:30pm – 4:00pm Tea & Liturgy Where: At the home of Andrea Johnson in Annapolis, Maryland What: Tea & Liturgy to celebrate women’s ordination and a renewing priestly ministry.
WASHINGTON, D.C.: Contact: Nidza Vazquez, nvazquez@womensordination.org or (703) 352-1006, When: March 28 th, 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. What: Young Feminist Network DC Metro Chapter Small Faith Community will talk about a new vision of church and pray for women’s ordination.
MOUNT GAY, WV: Contact: Sheila Riddle, rivets20002002@yahoo.com
PHILADELPHIA AREA: Contact: Regina Bannan, bannan@temple.edu, 215-545-9649 or see Community of the Christian Spirit website for info, www.communityofthechristianspirit.org When: Sunday, March 26th, 10:15 am, Where: Elkins Park, PA What: SEPA WOC and the Community of the Christian Spirit will have a joint observance of the World Day of Prayer in a Eucharistic liturgy.
PHILADELPHIA, PA: Contact: Regina Bannan, bannan@temple.edu, 215-545-9649 Call soon for more information When: Holy Thursday, April 13th, 9:00 am, Where: Outside the Catholic cathedral in Philadelphia, PA, 18th and the Parkway, What: SEPA WOC will also observe Holy Thursday with a witness on the theme, “Nothing New: Women Re-Claiming Priesthood.”
SOUTHEAST
LEXINGTON, KY: Contact: Janice Sevre-Duszynska, rhythmsofthedance@msn.com, (859) 223-9611 for more details When: Sunday, March 26th, 2:00 p.m .– 4:00 p.m. inspiring speech Where: The Friends Quaker House in Lexington & Janice’s home What: Bishop Patricia Fresen of Roman Catholic Womenpriests will speak about her journey to priesthood at the Friends Quaker House, and a reception will follow, with prayer for women’s ordination and dinner at Janice Sevre-Duszynska’s house. A friend will play cello music in the background.
ATLANTA, GA: Organizer: Natalie Keiser, please call the WOC office for more information (703)352-1006
NORTHEAST
ROCKVILLE, NY: Organizer: Helen Schmidt; please call the WOC office for more information (703) 352-1006
ELIZABETH, NJ: Organizer: Ann Borden, please call the WOC office for more information (703) 352-1006
LONG ISLAND, NY: Contact: Eileen McMahon, Eileen_equal_rites@hotmail.com, (516)541-8822, When: Saturday, March 25 at 10:30am Where: At Villa St. Joseph, 984 North Village Avenue in Rockville Center, What: We will pray and discuss Elisabeth Schussler Fiorenza’s keynote presentation from the July 2005 Ottawa Women’s Ordination Worldwide Conference.
WEST COAST
SAN JOSE, CA: Contact: Victoria Rue, victoriarue@cruzio.com When: Thursday, March 23rd, at 1:00 p.m, womanpriest presiding! Where: San Jose State University in the Spartan Memorial Chapel What: Dr. Victoria Rue, R.C. womanpriest, will celebrate a feminist & inclusive Mass for the World Day of Prayer for Women’s Ordination. ALL ARE WELCOME AT THE TABLE!
OAKLAND, CA: Contact: Diana Wear, diana@berkeley.edu, (510)215-1083 When: Saturday, March 25th What: Multifaith Community gathering to pray for women’s ordination
LOS ANGELES, CA: Organizer: Theresa Yugar, theresayugar@hotmail.com; please call the WOC office for more information (703) 352-1006
MOUNTAIN CENTER, CA : Please call WOC for more information (703) 352-1006
INTERNATIONAL
DUBLIN, IRELAND: Contact: Colm Holmes, avocapublishers@eircom.net, When: March 25, 2006, 2:00 Celebration of Women Priests, and 3:00, Eucharist in private room Where: At the GPO in Dublin, where the 1916 rising took place which brought about Irish independence from Britain, O’Connell Street, Dublin 1 What: 12th Annual World Day of P rayer event for Brothers and Sisters in Christ (BASIC) will celebrate women priests with purple balloons, and afterward, will host a Eucharist with a woman presiding and all present celebrating.
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA Contact: Josie Gregory, Marilyn Hatton & Ann Ryan, Ordination for Catholic Women (OCW) Co-Convenors, (for contact information, call (703) 352-1006 or email ataylor@womensordination.org), When : March 25, 2006, What: OCW will present a workshop on women’s ordination based on Rosemary Radford Ruether’s presentation at the Women’s Ordination Worldwide (WOW) Conference in July 2005.
CANADA Contact: Marie Bouclin, mbouclin@tyenet.com, member of the Catholic Network for Women’s Equality (CNWE) National Work Group for local events around Canada, including groups in Ottawa, Toronto, Peterborough, and Moncton.
UNITED KINGDOM: Contact: Catholic Women’s Ordination (CWO), please contact the WOC office ataylor@womensordination.org for local events in the United Kingdom.