Local Groups
Groups meet regularly in Bristol, Leeds, London, Merseyside and Edinburgh. We can help you set up a group in your area.
info@catholic-womens-ordination.org.uk
Join our vigil on the Piazza outside Westminster Cathedral at 18:00 - 19:00 on the first Wednesday of every month.
Talk to people in your place of worship.
Attend the next CWO AGM or Lisieux Trust event (see home page).
CWO's National Committee has been in written communication with our bishops about restoration of the deaconate for women as in the early days of the church.
News
Petition for Sister Louise
On Thursday, June 26, Archbishop Raymond Burke imposed penalities on Sister Louise Lears, Sister of Charity, for her support of women's full equality and justice in the Roman Catholic Church.
After six months of proceedings, the decree was issued the day before Pope Benedict XVI appointed Archbishop Burke to head the highest court in the Catholic Church, as the Prefect of the Apostolic Signatura in Rome.
Archbishop Burke of St. Louis imposed two penalties on Sister Lears, 1) the penalty of interdict, which means that she cannot participate in public worship in a ministerial capacity and cannot receive the Sacraments and 2) the penalty of prohibition from reception of a mission anywhere in the Archdiocese of St. Louis, which means she can no longer serve in her positions as a member of the Pastoral Team at St. Cronan's Catholic Church and as the Coordinator of Religious Education.
WOW press release
Worldwide Ordination of Women (WOW) have issued a press release about the recent decree by the Congregation for the Doctrine of Faith, which automatically excommunicates anyone involved in the ordination of women priests
Read it here
Women Word Sprirt Annual Gather
womenwordspirit annual gather
• all women welcome
• 11.00am - 5.30 pm
• £15 waged £10 low/unwaged
• Bring food to share
Rosemary Radford Ruther -"Where is feminist theology Today?"
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CWO stall at Greenbelt
Greenbelt 22 - 25 August 2008 at Cheltenham Racecourse
Greenbelt gives space to a range of issues, especially those that are given little or no debate at other Christian events.
We have booked a stall at this years festival so come and see us if you’re visiting the festival.
See http://www.greenbelt.org.uk/ for more details.CWO Annual Gathering
CWO Annual Gathering 2008
This will be held in Merseyside on Saturday 11 October 2008.
No more details at the moment but it's sure to be amazing because the newly formed Merseyside group will be organising it. Put the date in your diary NOW!!
Catholic Women's Ordination Annual Gathering
Saturday 13 October 2007
St Andrew's Anglican Church
Short Street
London
SE1 8LJ
| 10.00 | Welcome and refreshments |
| 10.30-12.30 | Business meeting |
| 12.30-2.00 | Lunch and time to chat |
| 2.00-4.00 |
Talk by Rev. Robert Kaggwa, SMA, Roman Catholic Chaplain at University of Roehampton. |