From:
The Association of Roman Catholic Women Priests (ARCWP) See: www.arcwp.org
Catholics Call
for a Church 4 All Includes Women Priests: During Pope Francis’ Visit, ARCWP
will ordain 3 women bishops
Contact:
Janice Sevre-Duszynska, (D.Min.) Media, 859-684-4247 rhythmsofthedance1@gmail.com
Bishop
Bridget Mary Meehan, 703-505-0004, sofiabmm@aol.com
See: bridgetmarys.blogspot.com
As
Pope Francis arrives in the United States, members of the Association of Roman
Catholic Women Priests will be near Philadelphia. On Sept.
24th
at 2 PM at Pendle Hill, PA we will ordain 3 new women bishops from Latin
America, Canada and the United States in order to meet our growing needs of
women called to priesthood.
We
serve inclusive Catholic communities where all are welcome to receive sacraments
including gays, lesbians, and transgender as well as divorced and remarried
Catholics.
Our
ordinations are valid because an anonymous male bishop with apostolic succession
ordained our first women bishops. We are disobeying an unjust law in order to
bring equality to the Catholic Church. It is not about what the church can do
for women, but what women are doing to renew the priesthood.
One-third
of all US adult Catholics who were raised in the church have left it. One of the
main reasons is disillusionment with the church on the treatment of
women.
According
to a February 2014 survey by Pew Research Center, 68% of US Catholics support
women priests.
“The
good news is that the Association of Roman Catholic Women Priests is not
ordaining bishops to create the same old hierarchy but rather our movement
fosters a community of equal partnership with the people of God.” Bishop Bridget
Mary Meehan said. “We would love to invite Pope Francis to come and see that in
grassroots communities we are creating a church of the people in which women can
live out their God-given call to serve as priests.
The
bishops-elect are:
Olga
Lucia Alvarez of Medellin, Colombia olalbe@gmail.com
was educated by the Dominican Sisters of the Presentation. She did USEMI
Missionary work with indigenous and Afro communities and was secretary of CELAM
Medellin 1968. Formation included religious studies, pastoral ministry,
catechesis Superior, liberation theology and an emphasis on popular reading of
the Bible. Olga was ordained a priest in Sarasota, FL on December 11, 2010. She
accompanies several communities and strengthens the ecumenical base primarily of
the itinerant. She works with women who are former (ex) convicts and with
ASFADES (Association of Families of the Disappeared), is author of several books
and articles in biblical-theological reflection and is a Collective Member of
the Ecumenical Bible Scholars. (For English or Spanish speaking information
about Olga, U.S. media can contact Deacon Silvia Brandon-Perez silviantonia@gmail.com
(510) 294-8584).
Michele
Birch Conery of Windsor, ONT Canada (519) 962-7016 liberata999@gmail.com
celebrated
her 10th anniversary as Canada’s first woman priest on July
25th. Michele was ordained a deacon in Passau, Germany in 2004 and a
priest in 2005 on the St. Lawrence Seaway. A retired professor of English
Literature and Women’s Studies with a focus on Women and Religion, she lived and
ministered on Vancouver Island with outreach to the LGBTQ Dignity Vancouver
community. In 2013, she moved to Windsor where she collaborates with priest
Barbara Billey and Deacon Jeni Marcus of Detroit with their Heart of Compassion
Faith Communities in Ontario and Michigan.
Mary
E. Collingwood of Hudson, OH (216) 408-4657 mecreg6@yahoo.com
has served for over 40 years in church
ministry. With an MA in Theology from St. Mary Seminary and Graduate School of
Theology in Wickliffe, OH, she served as Director of Religious Education,
Coordinator for Marriage Preparation, Pastoral Associate, Director of the
Diocesan Pro-Life Office and on various boards and councils. Mary and her
husband, Rich, continue to be blessed with seven children and are grandparents.
Weekly celebration of Eucharist, administering the sacraments, pastoral
counseling, and supporting women in ordained ministry is her calling and
passion. Mary was ordained a priest in Brecksville, OH on May 24,
2014.
The
ordaining bishops are Bridget Mary Meehan, ARCWP, author of 20 books, including
Living Gospel Equality Now. She serves as a pastoral member of Mary Mother of
Jesus Inclusive Catholic Community in Sarasota, FL sofiabmm@aol.com
Bishop
Sibyl Dana Reynolds, RCWP, is author of Ink and Honey, a historic spiritual novel
and founder of Belle Coeur, a contemporary, contemplative spiritual community.
dana@sacredlifearts.com
A
third bishop will also be present. The Federation of Christian Ministries (FCM)
will be represented by its president, Thomas Cusak.
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