Silenced Irish Priest Brings Focus to Conscience on U.S. Tour

Tony Flannery, an Irish priest censured by the Vatican and ordered to cease priestly ministry, due to his support for the ordination of women, and his questioning official teaching on homosexuality, contraception and the validity of second relationships, will tour the U.S. speaking on the importance of conscience in the Roman Catholic Church.  The Catholic Tipping Point tour, sponsored by WOC and 11 progressive Catholic organizations, will cover 18 U. S. cities between October 22 and November 14, 2014. Tony Flannery has been a member of the Redemptorist Congregation for over 50 years, and is a founder of the Association of Catholic Priests (ACP) in Ireland. He is the author of several books including A Question of Conscience, Keeping the Faith, and The Death of Religious Life.  After being ordered to silence and suspended from priestly ministry, Fr. Flannery spent a year trying to reach agreement with Vatican officials. When this was not successful, he began speaking publicly on the need for reform in the Church.  Join us at an event near you!   Wednesday, October 22, 7 PM: Washington, DC Augustana Lutheran Church  2100 New Hampshire NW Washington DC 20009 Contact: Katie Breslin 202.203.0931 kbreslin@catholicsforchoice.org   Thursday, October 23, 7 PM:  Baltimore, MD Faith Presbyterian Church 5400 Loch Raven Blvd. Baltimore, MD 21239 Contact: Sr. Jeannine Gramick 301.864.3604 gramick@verizon.net Contact: Frank DeBernardo 301.277.5674  director@newwaysministry.org   Friday, October 24, 7 PM: Philadelphia, PA University of the Sciences   McNeil Science and Technology Building 723 S 43rd Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104-4495 Contact: Regina Bannan 215.545.9649 reginab317@gmail.com   Saturday, October 25, 2 PM NYC Judson Memorial Church 55 Washington Square South New York, NY 10012 Contact: Francis Piderit 917.916.7575   pideritVOTF@piderit.com   Sunday, October 26,  3 PM West Warwick, RI Emanuel Lutheran Church; 9 New London Ave.West Warwick, RI 02893  Contact: Kathleen Pannozzi, kduffy6@yahoo.com    Tuesday, October 28, 7 PM Boston, MA First Church of Dedham 670 High Street Dedham, MA Contact: Marianne Duddy-Burke  617.669.7810 execdir@dignityusa.org   Wednesday, October 29, 7 PM Syracuse, NY May Memorial Unitarian Universalist Society 3800 E. Genesee St. Syracuse, NY Contact: Meg Ksander 315.673.1401 ksander@allsaintssyracuse.org   Saturday, November 1, 7 PM Cleveland, OH Independence Middle School  6111 Archwood  Independence OH 44131 Contact: Deb Rose-Milavec 513.673.1401 debrose@futurechurch.org   Monday, November 3, 1 PM Detroit, MI IBEW Union Hall 1358 Abbott St. Detroit MI 48226 Contact: Fr. Tom Lumpkin 313.963.4539 dayhouse@flash.net   Wednesday, November 5, 7 PM Minneapolis, MN St. Frances Cabrini Church 1500 Franklin Ave S.E., Minneapolis, MN Contact: Art Stoeberl 651.278.6630 stoeberl@bitstream.net   Saturday, November 8, Call to Action Conference,  8:30 AM & 2:15 PM Memphis, TN  Contact: Ryan Hoffmann 703.531.9203 ryan@cta-usa.org   Monday, November 10, 7 PM Sarasota, FL St. Andrews UCC 6908 Beneva Rd, Sarasota, FL 34238 Contact: Bridget Mary Meehan 703.505.0044   Wednesday, November 12, 7:30 PM San Antonio, TX Viva! Bookstore at Viva Galleria 8407 Broadway San Antonio, TX Contact: Deb Myers 210.585.6254 prosaemail@yahoo.com   Thursday, November 13, 7 PM St. Louis, MO St. Stanislaus Kostka Church  1413 N. 20th St. St. Louis, MO Contact: Jenn Reyes Lay 314.7077313 can@catholicactionnetwork.org   Saturday, November 15, 6 PM Phoenix, AZ Shadow Rock UCC Church   12861 N. 8th Ave. Phoenix, AZ 85029 Contact: Dan Peitzmeyer 602.331.1998  Contact: M. J. Benton 480.948.2028   Sunday, November 16, 2 PM Sacramento, CA St. Marks' United Methodist Church 2391 St. Mark's Way Sacramento, CA Contact: Caryl Callsen 209.295.2151   Tuesday, November 18, 7 PM Portland, OR Central Lutheran Church 1829 NE 21st Ave Portland, OR Contact: Nancy Barrett-Dennehy 508.238.1942 ndbdpdx@comcast.net    Wednesday, November 19, 7 PM Seattle, WA St. Mark's Episcopal Cathedral 1245 10th Ave E. Bloedel Hall Seattle, WA Contact: Pat and Julie Callahan 206.329.1234 revcall@aol.com

Fr. Flannery's tour is sponsored by American Catholic Council, Call to Action, Catholics for Choice, Catholics in Alliance for the Common Good, Catholics United, CORPUS, DignityUSA, FutureChurch, National Coalition of American Nuns, New Ways Ministry, Quixote Center and Women's Ordination Conference.