Mark your Calendar!

June

June 2, 2013: Berekely, CA: New Spirit Community Church, will host a special service celebrating diversity and inclusion in ministry. Christine Haider, Co-President of the Women's Ordination Conference will preside at communion and there will be a sermon by Rev. Roland Stringfellow, who has served as Director of Ministerial Outreach for the Center for Lesbian and Gay Studies in Religion and Ministry. After the service, there will be an opportunity to informally meet WOC staff and board members at a coffee hour. The service will be held June 2 at 11 am at 1798 Scenic Avenue, Berkeley, CA 94709.

June 8, 2013: Women-Church Convergence Monthly Conference Call.  Beginning at noon Eastern time (11am Central, 10am Mountain, and 9am Pacific) , any and all are welcome to join, simply dial 1-218-339-2699 and #435885.  This month Rick Garcia will facilitate a discussion on "Marriage Equality- a Sacrament." 

June 22, 2013: Falls Church, VA: 1pm: Five Roman Catholic women to be ordained to the priesthood and diaconate. The ceremony will take place at First Christian Church, 6165 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22044 www.fccfc.org All are welcome. For more details, see Bridget Mary's Blog

July 

July 12-14, 2013: Philadelphia, PA: Federation of Christian Ministries National Assembly on the topic: "Spirituality: The Heart of Ministry" Info at www. federationofchristianministries.org Or email: northeastvp@FCMmail.org 

July 13, 2013: Women-Church Convergence Monthly Conference Call.  Beginning at noon Eastern time (11am Central, 10am Mountain, and 9am Pacific) , any and all are welcome to join, simply dial 1-218-339-2699 and #435885.  This month Marissa Valeri will facilitate a discussion on "Why do we say 'There can be no autonomy for a woman unless she has reproductive autonomy'?" 

July 26-27, 2013: Arlington, VA: Survivors Network of those Abusedc by Priests (SNAP) Annual Conference.  Open to all survivors, loved ones, supporters and professionals.  For more information and to register, click here. If you have additional questions, please contact Barbara Dorris at SNAPdorris@gmail.com , or call 312-445-1499. 

August

August 10, 2013: Women-Church Convergence Monthly Conference Call.  Beginning at noon Eastern time (11am Central, 10am Mountain, and 9am Pacific) , any and all are welcome to join, simply dial 1-218-339-2699 and #435885. This month Barbara Zeman will facilitate a discussion on the Ordination of Women.