As we enter the Third Week of Advent, DignityUSA is looking to the future and celebrating our past.

Have you seen our online Advent Calendar, featuring the work and accomplishments of DignityUSA in 2017? Visit the calendar below, and consider supporting Dignity's annual Advent Appeal with a year-end gift.

Two weeks ago, Leo Egashira, Jeff Stone, and Marianne Duddy-Burke represented DignityUSA at the Global Network of Rainbow Catholics (GNRC) gathering in Dachau, Germany. Ninety people from about 40 organizations representing 38 countries were in attendance. Dignity’s representatives participated in working groups focused on issues of criminalization, media/communications, and increasing diversity and inclusion in GRNC. DignityUSA Executive Director, Marianne Duddy-Burke co-chaired the Constitutional Assembly, which led to GRNC becoming an official international charity, registered in Rome.

DignityUSA’s impact and leadership on the international level was affirmed and strengthened through our participation at the GNRC gathering. DignityUSA ‘s representatives appreciate the financial contributions of generous donors which made their attendance at this important gathering possible. Thank you!

Between now and our 2019 Conference in Chicago, DignityUSA is celebrating a Jubilee. As part of our celebration, we are engaging our members and chapters in conversations intended to: (1) recall our roots, (2) take stock of the present, and (3) discern a path forward.

The first in this series of conversations, "Recalling our Roots," is now underway.  At-large members are invited and encouraged to join a conference call on January 15, 2018 at 9:00pm EST, to share thoughts and insights related to DignityUSA's past, and their own experiences as part of our movement.

Mark Matson, President Emeritus of DignityUSA, will facilitate the call.  Information shared on the call will be forwarded to national leadership and inform planning for our 2019 Conference. Please join us on January 15th.

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DignityUSA exists for, and because of, our members. As 2018 approaches, is your DignityUSA membership current? DignityUSA members support their local chapters with membership dues, recieve discounts on events like Dignity's upcoming conference, and shape the future of DignityUSA through participation in elections. We need you!

If your DignityUSA membership has lapsed, please renew today.

Unsure of the status of your membership? Please contact us via email or phone at (800) 877-8797. We're always happy to help!

We wish all our members, friends, and supporters a very happy, blessed Christmas. May the light of Christ, born and enfleshed in this oft-troubled world, guide you, give you courage and hope, and be everpresent in your heart.

Merry Christmas from DignityUSA.