Release
date: May 13, 2015
From:
The Association of Roman Catholic Women Priests
www.arcwp.org
Contact:
Janice Sevre-Duszynska, D.Min. (media) 859-684-4247, rhythmsofthedance1@gmail.com
Bishop
Bridget Mary Meehan, 703-505-0004, sofiabmm@aol.com
On
Saturday, May 23 at 2 p.m. (Vigil of Pentecost) the Association of Roman
Catholic Women Priests will ordain two priests and two deacons. The presiding
bishop will be Bridget Mary Meehan of Sarasota. The ceremony will take place at
St. Andrew United Church of Christ, 6908 Beneva Road in Sarasota, the home of
Mary Mother of Jesus Inclusive Catholic Community. All are welcome.
On
April 29th Pope Francis defended pay equality, calling it “pure
scandal” to pay women less than men. But when will the pontiff make women equal
in the Church?
Although
Francis recently championed for women in more leadership roles in the church, on
the issue of women’s ordination the door remains closed.
However,
the Good News is that the Association of Roman Catholic Women Priests is living
Gospel equality now by ordaining women and men to serve inclusive Catholic
liturgical communities where all are welcome to receive
sacraments.
To be
ordained priests:
Sally
Brochu, 73, sasb714@gmail.com
941.445.7610 of Nokomis has three children, 11 grandchildren and recently four
great-grandchildren from a 32-year marriage. Involved in parish life, Sally was
invited to attend the Center for Parish Ministry in Maine, a three-year
commitment of learning and preparation for ministry. She earned a Master of Arts
in Pastoral Counseling from Emmanuel College in Boston. After fulfilling
Clinical Pastoral Counseling requirements, Sally became a Board Certified
Chaplain through the National Association of Catholic Chaplains. She worked as
the Director of Pastoral Care for a Catholic Regional Medical System in Maine
for 10 years. “I loved working with a compassionate and professional chaplaincy
team and our ministry to so many people at their times of need, but I also
observed and experienced some of the inner workings of a hierarchical church
that has lost its way. It became clear to me that there needed to be another
model of church. To find it in ARCWP is remarkable and exciting as we work
together to build a new model of Church with Jesus as the center and the Spirit
guiding us forward. In Florida gay marriage is now legal. After my priestly
ordination I will officiate at a wedding of a gay couple who have lived their
faithful commitment to one another for 35 years.”
Kathryn
Shea kathshea1950@gmail.com 941.650.6592 of
Sarasota is a licensed clinical social worker and President and CEO of The
Florida Center for Early Childhood in Sarasota. She is also Chair of the
Community Alliance of Sarasota County. She is a mother, a grandmother, and an
outspoken advocate for all children with mental health and behavioral disorders
and those prenatally exposed to alcohol. Kathryn has worked for and led
non-profit organizations in New York and Florida for over 35 years, serving
mostly the marginalized, discounted, disenfranchised, and most vulnerable
children and their families who have no voice. The Spirit led her to resist our
country’s immoral stockpiling of nuclear arms and the invasion of Central
America in the 1980s, for which she was arrested and jailed several times. She
states, “I consider myself a Spirit-filled, social justice, Holy Shake up woman
and now, I continue this life-long passion to serve as a Roman Catholic Woman
Priest where I commit to working for social justice as long as I have breath
left in me.”
To be
ordained deacons:
Lorraine
Sharpe Meyer
lorocks@icloud.com 407.580.5448 of
Casselberry, FL as a nurse and a chaplain has specialized in care for people
with Hansen’s Disease, AIDS and dementia. She has also worked with the homeless
in many areas of the U.S. and Thailand. “As a lifelong Catholic, I so often
witnessed male priests who, due to lack of proper training, were unable to
comfort people requesting sacraments. Then, as a chaplain to people with
dementia, I found that I was able to be a ‘real priest’ for them. The beauty of
the experience sunk into my soul. When I discovered the Women Priest movement, I
knew immediately that I belong to it.”
She
hopes that as a Catholic priest she will be able to continue to bring those who
feel disenfranchised into a welcoming community.
Renee
Dubignon ronnie.arcwp@yahoo.com
727.642.2070 of Holiday, FL worked as a detective with the New York City Police
Department. In Harlem she developed a youth action unit. She also worked as an
instructor in social science, human relations and cultural diversity. Her
primary ministry was working with the New York City Police Department to
overcome bigoted behaviors. In this context, she designed and implemented a
citywide cultural diversity program tailored for each community. She counseled
city officials and police officers that faced emotional challenges including
paranoia and suicide. “My deep faith in God’s love guided me in the pastoral
care of those in need of liberation from the negative effects of crime and evil.
I have a calming spirit that aids me in helping others heal. God uses me as a
vessel to heal physical and psychological problems. That is my
calling.”
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