Southeastern Pennsylvania Women's Ordination Conference

P.O. Box 52046, Philadelphia, PA 19115

As a regional member of the Women's Ordination Conference we agree with the key goals:

 As women and men rooted in faith, we call for justice, equality and full partnership in ministry. We are committed to Church renewal and to the transformation of a structure which uses gender rather than gifts as its criterion for ministry. In this 2022 video, members of the Core Committee of the Southeastern Pennsylvania Women’s Ordination Conference share about their history, mission, programs, and strategies, working for a renewed Church. In a discussion following the presentation, participants of Women-Church Convergence consider the challenges facing their organizations, especially engaging a new generation.

† Renew church governance to be inclusive, accountable and transparent
† Bring about justice and equality for Catholic women
† Incorporate women-centered theologies into every-day Catholicism

Our local WOC chapter meets regularly in the Philadelphia area.  All women and men are welcome to join our friendly and engaging group.  We meet to discuss, plan and pray for women’s ordination to the priesthood. For information about meetings and membership, contact sepawoc@sepawoc.org .

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The EqualwRites newsletter is published by the core committee of the Southeastern Pennsylvania chapter of the Women’s Ordination Conference. We are inspired by, but independent of, the National Office of the Women’s Ordination Conference. To receive EqualwRites, email your contact information to sepawoc@sepawoc.org. To view previous issues, click here.

Read the current issue of EqualwRites

Holy Thursday Witness and Ordination Day Mass announcements, Mary Magdaline Award announcement: Miriam Therese Winter, Voices of Hate by Eileen McCafferty DiFranco, Some Examples of a New Church by Ellie Harty, Planning for the Next Twenty Years (in Philadelphia) by Regina Bannon, Remembering Anna McGarry by Marian Ronan, Book Review: The Cost of Sainthood: Questioning the moral, financial and spiritual cost of the historical saint's designation with the Catholic Church by Eileen McCafferty Di Franco: reviewed by Maureen Tate, financial report, Spiritual Reflections; Lent 2025 by Judith A. Heffernan, M.Div.

SEPAWOC, P.O. Box 52046, Phila., PA 19115