Join a virtual training on Pentecost Sunday to prepare to host a conversation on women and the diaconate.
Called | Equipped | Sent
Join a virtual training on Pentecost Sunday to prepare to host a conversation on women and the diaconate as part of our summer listening process. The conversation could happen virtually (via Zoom) or in-person, at home or your parish.
Pentecost Sunday, May 23, from 3-6 p.m. Eastern time
At the training, together we will dive into our toolkit, share our stories and learn about best practices for relational meetings and recruiting people to participate in the conversation.
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Witness
“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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Witness
“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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Witness
“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
