{"id":16620,"date":"2023-09-13T00:05:37","date_gmt":"2023-09-13T04:05:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/discerningdeacons.org\/?p=16620"},"modified":"2024-05-06T17:26:22","modified_gmt":"2024-05-06T21:26:22","slug":"parishes-report-hope-filled-phoebe-day-celebrations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/discerningdeacons.org\/es\/parishes-report-hope-filled-phoebe-day-celebrations\/","title":{"rendered":"Las parroquias reportan de celebraciones del D\u00eda de Febe llenas de esperanza"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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As 160+ parishes, schools, universities, retreat centers and Catholic organizations celebrate St. Phoebe in September, parishes are reporting hope-filled experiences energizing Catholics to pray for the upcoming Synod Assembly in Rome.<\/p>\r\n

\u201cWe had a really wonderful celebration at College Church. Both women and men were very excited at the prospect of greater inclusion of women in the church<\/strong>,\u201d said Katie Jansen, parish life coordinator of the St. Louis parish.<\/p>\r\n

After Rose Hesselbrock offered a reflection at St. Therese Church in Seattle, a mother told her, \u201cNow my daughters can envision an active church role for themselves in the future because they saw you in the pulpit<\/strong>.\u201d<\/p>\r\n

Said Pat Ball of St. Vincent de Paul Church, Baltimore. \u201cSt. Phoebe is a sign of hope today that the gifts of women will be more fully realized and utilized. This event was the culmination of so much study and preparation and prayer, I truly felt the power of communal understanding and prayer<\/strong>.\u201d<\/p>\r\n

As parishioners and students learn about St. Phoebe, many for the first time, there is growing interest in understanding the history of Catholic women deacons, the charisms of the diaconate, and the questions in the Synod\u2019s working document to consider including women in the diaconate and to imagine the renewal of the diaconate as a permanent vocation in a missionary synodal Church.<\/p>\r\n

Celebrations are taking place across the U.S., Australia, Canada, Bolivia, Brazil, India, and\u00a0Nigeria. Study circles focusing on the Synod\u2019s working document have been formed. Others are learning more about the history of early Christian women. Children\u2019s author\u00a0Anne E. Neuberger<\/a>\u00a0featured St. Phoebe in her\u00a0newsletter<\/a>\u00a0with a focus on introducing the saint to young people.Thousands of St. Phoebe holy cards are being shared. Kelly Adamson and her campus ministry team shared St. Phoebe\u2019s story with students at the University of Dayton and are inviting students to be part of small faith sharing groups to reflect on the themes of the synod.<\/p>\r\n

Once again we\u2019re delighted to share with you an additional round-up of parish links to priests\u2019 homilies and to women\u2019s reflections and testimonies commemorating St. Phoebe and celebrating women\u2019s essential contributions to the vitality of Catholic ministries:<\/p>\r\n

For the Twenty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time:<\/p>\r\n\r\n