A Look Ahead
FutureChurch and Other Important Programs
Saturday, July 18-19. Belleville and Southern Illinois.
Sr. Chris Schenk to speak to Fellowship of Southern Illinois Laity on working for justice for women in the Catholic Church. Contact Mick Gibbar mmgibbar@charter.net for further info.
Wednesday July 22.
Thirteenth Annual International Celebration of St. Mary of Magdala.
Wednesday, July 22. FutureChurch, Cleveland, OH.
Remembering the Women Co-Workers of Paul. 13th Annual Celebration of St. Mary of Magdala. Dr. Sheila E. McGinn, professor of biblical studies and early Christianity at John Carroll University. 7:00-9:00 p.m. Light of Hearts Villa, 283 Union Street, Bedford OH 44146. For further info 216-228-0869.
Save the Date! November 6, Milwaukee, WI.
Women and the Word: Bridging the Gap. Pre-conference day designed to “bridge the gap” between the reality of women's biblical leadership and the experience of most church goers today. With Sr. Dianne Bergant, CSA, Professor of Old Testament Studies at Chicago’s Catholic Theological Union and the author of Preaching the New Lectionary: Cycles A, B, and C and People of the Covenant. Sr. Chris Schenk and Ms. Barbara Guerin, Chair of the Women Ministry Committee at her parish in Irvine, CA, will explore practical ways of overcoming obstacles to gender balanced proclamation of the Word.
Save the Date! November 6-8, Milwaukee, WI.
Call To Action Conference. Everyone at the Table. Keynotes by Clarissa Pinkola Estes, Dianne Bergant and Roy Bourgeois. Register at www.cta-usa.org.
SAVE THE DATE!
FutureChurch’s 19th Annual
Benefit and Silent Auction
Thursday, October 8, 2009 • 6:00 - 9:30 p.m.
Executive Caterers at Landerhaven in Cleveland, OH
GUEST SPEAKER: Thomas J. Reese S.J.
Thomas J. Reese, S.J., Ph.D. was former editor-in-chief of America magazine from 1998-2005. He is currently Senior Fellow coordinating the Religion and Public Policy Program and International Visiting Fellowship Program at the Georgetown Woodstock Theological Center in Washington D.C.
Fr. Reese writes his own blog for the Newsweek-Washington Post “On Faith” web site and is also a regular contributor to the “Georgetown-On Faith” blog featuring Georgetown University scholars.
Get the event flyer and order your tickets online by going to www.futurechurch.org, click on Coming Events and Order Tickets or call Patty at 216-228-0269, ext. 5.
Can’t Join Us? Why not purchase a VIRTUAL TICKET online?
You will receive a copy of Reese’s book: Inside the Vatican: The Politics and Organization of the Catholic Church, an audio CD of his presentation to FutureChurch and recognition in the event program.
