How can
the Church of our time better fulfill its mission through greater recognition
and promotion of the baptismal dignity of women?
Wednesday, September 27, 6:30-8:30pm in the Main Worship
Space
Did you
know that this is one of the questions Church leaders will be deliberating when
they gather this October in Rome for the General Assembly of the Synod? In Enlarge
the Space of Your Tent, the Vatican’s synthesis report on the global synod,
the theme of women’s full participation in the life of the church emerged
across every continent as “critical and urgent.” The document devoted six
paragraphs to “rethinking women’s participation,” noting in particular “the
active role of women in governing structures of Church bodies, the possibility
for women to preach in parish settings, and a female diaconate” as areas in
need of further discernment.
Join fellow Pax Christi
members as we celebrate St. Phoebe and engage in a conversation lifting up the
role of women in the church. We gather in prayer, guest speaker, Lisa Amman,
will help us engage in this important and timely conversation, followed by
small group sharing, and conclude with refreshments. All are welcome!
About Lisa Amman:
Lisa Amman,
the deputy director of engagement for Discerning Deacons, has learned, prayed,
and worked in Catholic institutions for her whole life. She served for five
years as the director of social justice at her parish, St. Thomas More in St
Paul. She worked for 10 years as a community organizer with ISIAH, an alliance
of more than 100 faith congregations. She is currently working her way through
the Ignatian Spiritual Exercises in everyday life. She is a graduate of the
College of St. Benedict. A native of Louisiana, she and her husband have two
daughters.
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