November 2, 2002
November Events
Visit WOC at the Annual CTA Conference
in Milwaukee!
WOC Reception
Saturday, November 2, 2002
5:30-6:30 p.m.
Oak Room, Milwaukee Hilton
509 Wisconsin Ave, Milwaukee, WI
Join the WOC board and staff for an informal
reception at the annual Call to Action Conference in Milwaukee, WI.
WOC Booth
Be sure to stop by the WOC booth in the CTA Exhibit
Hall to pick up women's ordination resources and to purchase your new
WOC merchandise. If you would be willing to volunteer an hour of your
time to help at the WOC booth, please contact Erin Hanley at 703-598-4674.
Witness for reform at the US Bishops Meeting in Washington,
DC!
During the November meeting of the US Catholic Bishops
in Washington DC, WOC will be joining church reform activists from around
the US to address clergy sexual abuse. We invite each of you to join us in
the following public events.
Monday, November 11, 2002
“A Flickering Light in the Darkness – Survivors
First”
Candlelight Vigil and Support March
5:30 – 7:30 p.m.
Holiday Inn, 415 New Jersey Avenue, N.W. Washington, DC
Sponsored by Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests (SNAP)
For more information contact: Marty Menton (202) 835-6302 or mdmenton@yahoo.com
5:30 p.m. Holiday Inn - Congregate
Feel free to bring your own placards, candles, and
musical instruments. Candles will be distributed. Holiday Inn is walking
distance from Union Station. DC Metro, MARC and Amtrak trains go into
Union Station. There is garage parking at the
hotel.
6 p.m. Hyatt Regency - Media Event
Participants walk across the street to Hyatt Hotel,
400 New Jersey Avenue
Speakers from SNAP will address supporters and media
6:30 p.m. St. Joseph's Church, 2nd & C Streets,
NE - Prayer Vigil
Participants walk from Hyatt to church (approximately
3 block walk)
Tuesday, November 12, 2002
"Rosary for Reform"
11:45 am to 1 pm
Outside the Hyatt Regency, 400 New Jersey Ave., NW, two blocks from Union
Station.
Just as the Pope released his new "Mysteries
of Light" for the Rosary on the anniversary of his papacy, we will release
our own "church reform rosary." This rosary will feature prayers
and reflections about different aspects of church reform, and prayers for
peace. We are hoping that this will be a very "visual" witness that
will be convenient for folks to attend on their lunch hour.
For more information, contact: Joy Barnes, Women's
Ordination Conference 703-352-1006 or grassroots@womensordination.org and Rea Howarth, Catholics Speak Out 301-699-0042 or cso@quixote.org.
Please share this information with friends. As always, be sure to check out www.womensordination.org/pages/calendar.html for more information about upcoming church reform events in your area.
*** This ACTION ALERT E-MAIL is from the Women's Ordination
Conference. Send comments or information for future ACTION ALERTS to Joy Barnes,
WOC Program Director at grassroots@womensordination.org.
For more information about WOC and how to become a WOC member, visit www.womensordination.org.
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