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DignityUSA DATELINE
Volume 11, No. 3
March 2002
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Keeping you informed TABLE OF CONTENTS San Antonio & Buffalo Poised for Conferences Life and Ministry of John McNeill Dignity Joins Gay Days at Disney!
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San Antonio & Buffalo Poised for Conferences
DignityUSA is moving forward with plans for the first two regional conferences
for 2002.
"We Shall Not Be Silent: Conferences for GLBT Catholics, our
Families, Friends and Supporters sponsored by DignityUSA"
April 12-14, Crockett Hotel, San Antonio, TX
Keynote Speaker: Sister Jeannine Gramick, SL
May 24-26, Hyatt Hotel, Buffalo, NY
Keynote Speaker: Edwina Gately
Each conference will offer opportunities for prayer, education, networking, as well as the chance to dialogue with leaders of DignityUSA. For detailed information, visit our website at DignityUSA.org/regional2002.html.
If you’re a Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual or Transgendered (GLBT) Catholic, or love someone who is, these conferences are for you!
If you’re concerned about achieving full inclusion in our Church, these conferences are for you!
If you know that the Catholic Church can do more to provide appropriate pastoral care to gay Catholics and their families, these conferences are for you!
If you’ve ever wondered, "What can I do to make the Church a better place for everyone," these conferences are for you!
Come, pray, learn, and discuss your experiences with others who share your joys and concerns.
Plan now to attend. These will be great opportunities for the Dignity family to gather and embrace our future together as family.
Members of the National Board of Directors will be in attendance at both conferences and look forward to the opportunity to realize the re-imagined Dignity with all who come to San Antonio and Buffalo.
San Antonio Workshops: |
Buffalo Workshops: |
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Diane Hardy-Garcia: Speaking Up for GLBT Civil Rights Tom Keene: A Time to Be Silent and A Time To Speak Sr. Martha Ann Kirk: We Refuse to be Enemies: Speaking, Singing, and Dancing One's Truth from Jerusalem to Jasper A Parents’ Panel: What Happens When Someone in Your Family Comes Out and What the Churches Should Do. Representatives of PFLAG San Antonio |
A Parents’ Panel: What Happens in a Family When Someone Comes Out. Representatives of PFLAG Buffalo. Glenn Hufnagel: Music Outside the Box: Making Liturgy More Inclusive and Just Fr. Mychal Judge: Hometown Hero. A look at his life and his heroism during the September 11 Attacks. Dr. Elaine Korthals and William Korthals: Gay and Christian: No Oxymoron |
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Special Multimedia Presentation at both conferences:
Speaking our Truth: The History of DignityUSA Early Registration (before March 25) for DignityUSA members is a mere $80.00 per person (includes Friday night Reception and Lunch on Saturday). Special Room Rates for San Antonio are only $95.00 per room and for Buffalo are only $89.00 per room. Visit our website at DignityUSA.org/regional2002.html for all of the details and downloadable registration forms. |
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Life and Ministry of John McNeill
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Friday, February 8, the Center for Lesbian and Gay Studies in Religion
and Ministry at Pacific School of Religion in Berkeley, California, hosted
a public panel discussion of John McNeill's life and ministry in celebration
of the John J. McNeill Gay and Lesbian Liberation Archives which
have recently been donated to CLGS. Sr. Jeannine Gramick was one of the
participants in that panel discussion.
The Center hosted at the dean’s house (on Thursday, February 7) a smaller "by-invitation" fund-raising cocktail party with John to help raise money for cataloguing and publicizing the archive.
Tom Kaun, former DignityUSA director, attended the Thursday reception in behalf of DignityUSA. Also in attendance were Rev. Jim Schexnayder, founder and resource director of NACDLGM, as well as several others who have had a connection with Dignity over the years.
Several linear feet of John’s papers were donated including his correspondence with the Vatican. His papers will be made available to the public in approx 6 months on-line.
Chapter’s Corner
In
honor of Dignity/Chicago's annual celebration of couples, which
the chapter celebrates in February, they sponsored a workshop for same-sex
couples and followed by a couples' blessing.
Calling all chaptersSend all noteworthy information regarding your chapter activities and we will highlight them here in the Dateline. You may email your newsworthy notes to the Dateline editor at ptmcarron@cox.net |
"Building Intimate Relationships:A Workshop for Same-Sex Couples" was led by psychotherapist Bruce Koff, LCSW, who presented a very well-received workshop at our Chicago convention. In a news release inviting the public to the workshop and couples' blessing, James Cappleman, a member of Dignity/Chicago's Leadership and Advocacy committee said, "Part of Dignity's mission is to witness to our belief that we gay men, lesbians and bisexuals can express our sexuality in a manner consonant with Christ's teaching and that our relationships are loving, life-giving, and life-affirming. Giving this blessing makes an important statement about our relationships not only to the Church and society, but to our own communities as well."
Congratulations to Dignity/Chicago and to all our Chapters who fulfill Dignity's unique mission by providing spiritual support to same-sex couples.
DignityUSA Hartford chapter was recently invited to present testimony in support of a same-sex marriage bill now in the Connecticut legislature. Read into the record was also a statement from DignityUSA. Congrats to the Hartford Chapter for responding to the call to be a formidable voice.
Happy Anniversary to: Dignity/Cincinnati — 29 years of service
The Votes are in…
well not really. But in order to be eligible to vote in the DignityUSA nationwide ballot this year your membership in DignityUSA must be current as of March 31, 2002. If you have any doubt as to the status of your membership just contact info@dignityusa.org
Give the gift of DignityWhy not give a gift membership in DignityUSA? Your loved one will receive a card noting the gift you've given, a full year of the DignityUSA Journal, and membership in the premiere organization of GLBT Catholics, our families and friends. Visit the DignityUSA website, email us or call for more details. |
Dignity Vision StatementDignityUSA envisions and works for a time when Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgendered Catholics are affirmed and experience dignity through the integration of their spirituality with their sexuality and, as beloved persons of God, participate fully in all aspects of life within the Church and Society. |
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Dignity Joins Gay Days at Disney!
Join your Dignity Family and Friends for Gay Days at Disney, May 28th through June 2nd, in Orlando Florida. Visit our web page for travel arrangements and details at www.dignityusa.org/disney.html Direct any questions or comments to: info@dignityusa.org
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Calendar for March
March 3 3rd
Sunday of Lent
March 8-10 New Ways Symposium
March 10 4th
Sunday of Lent
March 17 5th
Sunday of Lent & St. Patrick’s Day
March 19 Solemnity
of Joseph
March 24 Palm
Sunday of the Passion
March 25 World Day of Prayer
for Women’s Ordination
Triduum
March 28 Holy
Thursday
March 29 Good
Friday
March 30 Paschal Vigil
March 31 Easter Sunday
Wishing you a Happy St. Patrick’s Day & a Glorious Easter
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