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DignityUSA DATELINE
October, 1996
Answering Bernadin's Call
Dear Cardinal Bernadin,
On behalf of DignityUSA, thank you for your recent call for dialogue among members of our Church. We are heartened by this initiative, taken by your and some of your colleagues, and pray that it meets with much success.
I also want to reiterate DignityUSA's long-standing commitment to dialogue anytime, anywhere with any member of our church. While the majority of this dialogue is with lay individuals, other groups of committed Catholics, individual priests and religious women, there are a number of bishops with whom we have formal or informal relations, and we are very much interested in expanding that circle. We have recently begun holding periodic meetings with Cardinal O'Connor (of New York), and have found our discussions with him productive.
Even when we cannot come to agreement on sexual ethics questions, Dignity believes there are a number of issues, including ending violence towards gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgendered persons, ministry to persons with HIV/AIDS, concerns of parents of gay people, and the right of all Catholics to the sacraments that all of us share responsibility for. How can these things not prosper from mutual effort, or, at least, bringing all concerned parties to the table?
I will contact your office soon to talk about how we might begin to participate in your initiative.
Finally, know that the prayers of our members are with you in your illness. We pray that you may not suffer, and that you may have the strength to continue your most necessary work of healing and reconciliation.
Your sister,
Marianne Duddy, President
Second Annual Solidarity Sunday, October 6, 1996
Pledge: I wear this ribbon in Solidarity with my Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, & Transgendered brothers & sisters. "Violence against any person is violence against all people."
THIS IS THE BIG #50!
No, the dateline isn't quite part of the Baby Boomer wave, but this issue marks the 50th edition of this almost monthly publication of DignityUSA!
The dateline, which began under the direction of Past President Kevin Calegari, made its debut in October 1992. Many kudos to all of the National officers and Board members who over the years have supported this ongoing effort with news, faxes, e-mail-- and patience!
Thank you too for your kind words of support and timely news notes. I look forward to keeping the news flowing out to the members and friends of DignityUSA.
Janet Cerni, Editor
Quilt Weekend Events
Amid the hundreds of events are planned during the display Names Project AIDS Memorial Quilt, DignityUSA and Dignity/Washington, DC will host several special events. (Chapters received a complete and detailed schedule during September. For more information, see your chapter leaders or contact Fr. Tom, National AIDS Project chair, through the DignityUSA office; 1-800-877-8797.)
Here are some of the highlights:
- October 11: DignityUSA Welcome Reception, , 6:30-10:00 PM, Quality Hotel Downtown, 1315 16th Street, NW
- October 12 - 14: DignityUSA Board of Directors Meeting, Quality Hotel Downtown, as above
- October 12: Prayer Service and Blessing of the Quilts, 8:00 am, 17th & Constitution Avenue, NW
- October 12: DignityUSA Women's Gathering and Prayer Service, New York Avenue Presbyterian Church, 15th & New York Avenue, NW, 4:00 PM
- October 12: Candlelight March, meet at 4th & Constitution in front of the Canadian Embassy, 6:30 PM
- October 13: Sunday Liturgy with Dignity/Washington, St. Margarets, Connecticut at Florida Avenues, NW, 4:30 PM or 7:30 PM, Receptions following both services.
CTA Offers Special Rate
Call to Action, a powerful umbrella organization which brings together a large number of lay Catholic groups working for reform within the Church, will once again offer Dignity members a 30 percent discount off of its conference registration fee of $125. Over 4,000 folks are expected to attend this year's CTA convention from November 15 to 17 in Detroit, Michigan. DignityUSA President Marianne Duddy will lead a workshop on gay and lesbian issues in the Church. She encourages folks who can stay through Sunday night to attend liturgy with the Detroit chapter at Most Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Church.
Dignity members can register for $87.50 by sending a completed registration form and check payable to CTA to Dignity/Detroit, PO Box 32874, Detroit, MI 48232. To secure the 30% discount, registrations are due by October 10.
For a CTA registration form and brochure, call CTA at 312-604-0400 or fax 312-604-4719. CTA's address is 4419 N. Kedzie, Chicago, IL 60625.
Convention '97 Registrants!
Look for Prophetic Verse, a special publication of the DignityUSA 1997 Boston Convention Committee. It will soon be sent to those who have pre-registered. (Park Plaza Hotel, July 5-13, 1997)
Convention information: DignityUSA Convention '97, PO Box 956, Back Bay Annex, Boston, MA 02117
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City 13; Central Indiana 15; Maine 16; Norfolk 19; Toledo 19; Buffalo
20; Pittsburgh 22; Twin Cities 22; Seattle 23; New York 24; Washington,
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