WOMEN'S ORDINATION CONFERENCE

EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH: WOC REGULARLY PUBLISHES AND SHARES ADVOCACY AND EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES FOR ACTIVISTS AND MEMBERS TO ENABLE LOCAL ORGANIZING AND COMMUNITY BUILDING AMONG OUR GRASSROOTS NETWORKS. TOOLKITS, MEDIA TRAINING AND MESSAGING, BLOG POSTS, AND SOCIAL MEDIA TOOLS ARE WIDELY DISPERSED. THIS YEAR WE HOSTED A VIRTUAL RETREAT, AND OFFERED SEVERAL TOWNHALL LISTENING SESSIONS FOR OUR MEMBERS. OUR NEWSLETTER, NEW WOMEN NEW CHURCH, IS PUBLISHED TWICE A YEAR. EACH ISSUE IS DISTRIBUTED TO MORE OUR MEMBERS, DONORS, AND SUBSCRIBERS. THE NEWSLETTER CONTAINS INFORMATION RELEVANT TO THE ISSUE OF WOMEN'S ORDINATION INTO AN INCLUSIVE AND ACCOUNTABLE CATHOLIC CHURCH. IT INFORMS READERS ABOUT RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO THEM AND REGIONAL EVENTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY IN WHICH THEY CAN PARTICIPATE AND SUPPORT. WE ALSO HOST REGULAR VIRTUAL EDUCATIONAL AND AWARENESS BUILDING EVENTS, INCLUDING THIS YEAR, A MULTI-SERIES LISTENING SESSIONS. WE ALSO HOST PARALLEL EVENTS AT THE UNITED NATIONS DURING THE COMMISSION ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN MEETINGS EACH MARCH.

THREE MINISTRIES: THE PROJECTS OF WOC'S THREE MINISTRIES ARE THE CENTRAL FOCUS OF THE ORGANIZATION. THE MINISTRY OF IRRITATION WORKS TO RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT WOMEN'S ORDINATION WITH PUBLIC ADVOCACY, SUCH AS PRAYERFUL DEMONSTRATIONS AT MAJOR CATHOLICS EVENTS, LETTER AND PETITION DELIVERIES, AND USING THE MEDIA AND SOCIAL MEDIA TO AMPLIFY OUR MESSAGE. WE HELD SEVERAL GATHERINGS IN OCTOBER 2024, BRINGING TOGETHER INTERNATIONAL ADVOCATES FOR ACTION, THEOLOGICAL CONVERSATION, ART EXHIBITIONS, AND NETWORKING. WE ALSO SPEARHEADED A "STRIKE" CAMPAIGN FOR CATHOLIC WOMEN, LEVERAGING OUR GRASSROOTS TO TAKE PART IN COLLECTIVE ACTION AROUND THE WORLD. THE MINISTRY OF WALKING WITH WOMEN CALLED CONTINUES TO BUILD AND COORDINATE THE NATIONAL NETWORK OF SUPPORT. WE CONTINUE TO OFFER A SCHOLARSHIP TO SUPPORT STUDENTS STUDYING TO BE ORDAINED MINISTERS AT CATHOLIC INSTITUTIONS, THIS YEAR FOUR WOMEN WERE AWARDED. THE MINISTRY OF PROPHETIC OBEDIENCE PROVIDES ONGOING SUPPORT AT ORDINATIONS FOR WOMEN CALLED TO SERVE AS PRIESTS AND BISHOPS.