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DignityUSA DATELINE
Volume 9, No. 10
October 2000
Denver Chapter in the News
In a letter to the provincials of a number of religious orders active in the Denver area, Archbishop Charles Chaput has asked the leadership to "remove" members of their order "from ministry to homosexual persons immediately." The letter specifically mentions celebration of Mass for Dignity/Denver, which meets at a Presbyterian church. The Archbishop's statement was apparently issued in response to "a number of concerned letters" he had received about Dignity's liturgy and about same-sex commitment ceremonies offered to members. DignityUSA Executive Director, Marianne Duddy, flew to Denver to lend support by meeting with the leadership and members of the chapter. DignityUSA issued a press release on August 9 in response to the Archbishop's action. Keep our sisters and brothers in Denver in your prayers as they face this new challenge to our ministry in Colorado.
CTA 2000 Conference
Plan to attend Call To Action 2000, to be held in Milwaukee, WI on November 3-5. This year, DignityUSA will sponsor a mini-conference on Friday, November 3rd, from 9 am to 3 pm. DignityUSA's Marianne Duddy and Ron Karstetter will facilitate the event, I Called You by Name: The Spirituality of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and transgender People. This is open to all CTA attendees. Marianne will also be presenting a session on same sex marriage.
DignityUSA will once again host a reception following the opening session on Friday, November 3rd, as well as a Saturday lunchtime caucus.
CTA is offering discounted group registration of $125 per person. If you would like to take advantage of the group discount, please send your completed registration form and payment payable to Call To Action, to the DignityUSA national office. Please note that Dignity cannot process on-line registrations as part of the group discount.
The cost of the Friday mini-conference is $60, and should be included in the payment along with the registration form.
Registration and payment must be received in our office no later than September 15. We will forward all registrations to CTA.
Call To Action is the leading organization for Church renewal and reform. DignityUSA, as the leading organization for Church renewal and reform for GLBT Catholics, is proud of its prominent role in this year’s conference. Please consider attending the mini-conference as well as the other events.
New & Improved DignityUSA Website
We are proud to announce the launch of the new & improved DignityUSA website. Thanks to the dedication and expertise of our web manager, Chuck Provancher, we have a visually enhanced presence on the world wide web. The new site is the result of months of preparation and consultation with the officers of DignityUSA. Dignity will now have a stronger presence on the WWW. To make our site as useful, friendly and attractive as possible, Chuck has completely re-worked the website with improved navigational tools and re-organized the various sections. The launch date for the new site is October 1, 2000. Though the address is the same (www.dignityusa.org), the look is totally new. And as always, your comments and suggestions are encouraged.
Chapter Membership Contest
DignityUSA is proud to announce that the winner of the first chapter membership contest is Dignity/New York. New York will receive five convention 2001 registrations.
Chapters participating in the contest were Boston, New York, Philadelphia and Washington. Each chapter contributed $250, the equivalent cost of a convention registration. DignityUSA also contributed one registration. The winner was determined by the highest percentage increase from April 1st to June 30th.
Through the combined efforts of these four chapters, Dignity gained 85 new members. We are proud of all our contest participants.
DignityUSA's President Profiled in Philadelphia Inquirer Newspaper
There is an excellent article about Mary Louise Cervone in this major metropolitan daily newspaper. Check it out at:
http://web.philly.com/content/inquirer/2000/08/29/magazine/DIG29.htm
Solidarity Sunday™ 2000
Solidarity Sunday is October 8, 2000. Contact your local chapter for details and visit the DignityUSA website for all the information you need to participate. A new Solidarity Sunday Brochure has been created which further enhances this very important national observance to end violence against all people.
Busy times for Dignity
By the time you read this, Dignity will have participated in the annual conference of the NACDLGM (National Association of Catholic Diocesan Lesbian & Gay Ministries), Sept 7-10 in Oakland, CA and the National Policy Roundtable in Washington DC, Sept 18-19. The DignityUSA Board of Directors will be meeting in Washington, DC Sept 29 - Oct 1. Reports of these events will appear in the November Dateline.
Nov 1-3 Catholic Organizations for Renewal will be meeting & Nov 9-13 is the Creating Change Conf (NGLTF) in Atlanta, GA. Dignity will be actively involved with these meetings & conferences.
Pacific Regional Conference in Hawaii
The Honolulu Chapter of Dignity will be host to 30 delegates from California, Oregon, Washington and Nevada and up to 100 DignityUSA members from around the country for the Pacific Regional Conference in Honolulu in November. The theme, "Wherever You Go, I Will Go, Your God Will Be My God," is taken from the Book of Ruth. The Conference will focus on one's relationship with God, to the Church, to society and to each other.
The all-day Delegates Meeting will take place on Friday, November 10th at Unity Church. Registration (request registration packet) for this all-day conference begins on Saturday, November 11th at 7:00am on the grounds of the Church of the Crossroads. Morning refreshments and lunch will be provided.
Daniel Helminiak is the keynote speaker. Daniel will also be doing a workshop on sexual ethics.
Early Bird Registration, postmarked by September 30th, is $45. Thereafter, DignityUSA Members rate is $55 and the Non-Members rate is $65. Visit www.dignitypacific.org/Conf2000 for all the details and a registration form.
Happy Anniversary!
| GREATER LANSING | 12 |
| NEW BRUNSWICK | 16 |
| NEW MEXICO | 16 |
| CENTRAL INDIANA | 19 |
| MAINE | 20 |
| TRIANGLE | 21 |
| NORFOLK | 23 |
| TOLEDO | 23 |
| BUFFALO | 24 |
| PITTSBURGH | 26 |
| TWIN CITIES | 26 |
| SEATTLE | 27 |
| NEW YORK | 28 |
| WASHINGTON | 28 |
| LOS ANGELES | 31 |
Correction: In the September Dateline the anniversary for the Rochester, NY Chapter was incorrectly listed. Rochester celebrated 25 years of service in their community. Please accept our apology for the error.
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