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St. John/St. Paul Collaborative
Wellesley, MA
May 6, 2024

Following our celebration at St. John/St.Paul Collaborative in Wellesley, MA our hearts are full, and our community is ready to continue on the journey of uplifting the witnesses of women in the Church. We celebrated St. Phoebe at our Masses on September 3, 2023 in collaboration with Voice of the Faithful. Prayer cards were distributed, and information about St. Phoebe was made available in the parish bulletin. At two of the Masses, we shared an announcement about St. Phoebe and information regarding an upcoming synodal follow-up. At the other two Masses, our director of pastoral care shared a reflection.

Many parishioners were not aware of St. Phoebe’s ministry before this event. The priest celebrants at the Masses praised the director of pastoral care’s reflection, and further uplifted the participation of women in the Church to the congregation. The energy following Mass was palpable! We heard hopeful murmurs saying that this truly might be the time for change. We were encouraged in the reflection shared to collaborate with one another. Priests and laity, women and men all need to affirm and partner together so that, as the People of God we can discern the movement of the Spirit. As a community, we are still savoring this event; there is no going back now! We will continue to learn, discuss and most importantly, to pray for the Synod and for one another. 

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“Being able to be educated on who St. Phoebe is and giving others the chance to meet her, being part of a community of women who promote an inclusive model of the church, and seeing my own community come alive and heal from division provides a vision of what can and will be possible one day in the Catholic Church.”
Kathleen O'Brien
Maryknoll Bay Area Regional Coordinator in the Mission Formation Department
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“I have witnessed these women become Catholic high school teachers, professors, writers, administer parish life and leaders of prayer services. Women have been my peers and supervisors, except in diaconal ministry. I continue to hold out hope that women’s gifts for ministry and service can and will be acknowledged by the church.”
Fr. Tom Cwick, SJ
Pastoral Minister, North Side, St. Louis, MO
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“I am grateful as a pastor and a part of the BCCs here to learn and journey together with others. As a priest in our community, I am proud to be a part of this ministry to uplift women who are struggling. It is great joy and fulfillment. In my personal life, I have experienced the richness of acknowledging and uplifting the witness of women in the early Church and also in our Church today.”
Fr. Vincent Dsouza, SJ
Pastor and Base Christian Community Leader, India

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