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I am supporting FutureChurch's Women and the Word project to "put women back in the biblical picture." This project is designed to raise awareness about the invisibility of biblical women in our Lectionary, worship and Catholic formation and about the exclusion of women in Church preaching and scripture proclamation.

This past October, bishops from all over the world gathered for the International Synod on the Word. It was a historic gathering because it raised awareness about about these issues of exclusion.  Although the gathering is over, the work is NOT DONE. Synod Proposal 16 recommends examination of the Lectionary to "see if the actual selection and ordering of the readings are truly adequate to the mission of the Church in this historic moment." We now need to make sure that the Lectionary reexamination actually happens, and to request the inclusion of biblical woman leaders. This is our opportunity to encourage the Vatican to be accountable to the recommendations of Synod bishops.

Please take 1 minute to send a postcard and show your support as well. http://www.futurechurch.org/watw/postcards/ (May take a moment to connect.)

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FutureChurch is asking you to send a postcard to Cardinal Antonio Canizares Llovera, Prefect Congregation for Divine Worship and the Sacraments and cc'ing the Synod Council members requesting that they:

- Open an examination of the Lectionary to "see if the actual selection and ordering of the readings are truly adequate to the mission of the Church in this historic moment," as recommended by Synod Proposal 16.
- Restore women leaders such as Phoebe (Romans 16), Lois and Eunice (2 Tim1:4,5) and Mary of Magdala (John 20: 11-18) to Lectionary texts from which they have been deleted.
- Include stories about other women leaders such as Shiprah and Puah, the midwives who saved a nation of Hebrew boy-children, perhaps even Moses.
- Convene a gender-balanced group of biblical scholars and liturgists to decide which women's stories would be most fruitful for prayer, preaching and catechesis if added to the lectionary.

For Women and the Word parish strategies, resources and paper postcards click here http://www.futurechurch.org/watw/#nextsteps or call 216-228-0869.

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