Local Events: St. Louis

Catholic Action Network /Justice for Women in the Church & Women's Ordination Conference Present…

The Journey from Apartheid to a Radically Reformed Catholic Church

When: Saturday, April 1, 2006, 8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

Where: Evangelical United Church of Christ, 204 E. Lockwood, Webster Groves, MO

Cost: $10; optional lunch and networking: $15

Bishop Patricia Fresen, D.Th. of the Roman Catholic Women Priests, spent 44 years as a Dominican sister in South Africa. She has her doctorate in theology from University of South Africa – Pretoria.

Living and working there, she was painfully aware of racism and its consequences. As a woman in the church, she constantly found herself marginalized because she was a woman. With this background, she is uniquely positioned to address the connection between discrimination by race and gender.

Forced to leave her Domincan community after her ordination to the priesthood in August 2003, Patricia currently serves as the director of formation for the Roman Catholic Womenpriests Program based in Germany and Austria.

For more information on Patricia Fresen, D.Th., visit www.romancatholicwomenpriests.org and www.womensordination.org

Conference Schedule

8:30 Gathering, Fair Trace Coffee, Registration

9:00 Welcoming and Keynote

10:00 Group Discussion

10:30 Panel: What would a radically reformed Church look like in its:

11:30 Liturgy

12:30 Optional Lunch and Networking

Interested in a Just and Representative Church?

Come and be inspired.

To register, visit www.catholicactionnetwork.org or contact Gerry Rauch at gerrauch@gmail.com, or 314 664-5770

The Catholic Action Network for Social Justice

438 N. Skinker Blvd. , St. Louis, MO 63130

314-721-2977 can@catholicactionnetwork.org

www.catholicactionnetwork.org