Greetings!
From all of us at WOC, Happy Women's History Month!

While every day is Women's Day at WOC, we like to observe this month by making herstory ourselves, and filling our calendars with as many radical, creative, feminist events and moments as possible.

Please join us throughout March at one of the events or digital witnesses below as we champion the vital contributions of powerful women and feminist voices, in the Catholic Church and in the world.

And yes, while we know change in the Catholic Church is an (ultra) marathon, for the month of March, we like to do a little sprint ahead!
Kate McElwee to speak at virtual panels

March 4th (9 a.m. ET): Executive Director, Kate McElwee will present during a discussion on "Dismantling Patriarchy" hosted by the OMNIA Institute for Contextual Leadership. This discussion is the third part of their series and brings together interfaith voices to discuss patriarchy in religion. Register here.

March 8th (6-7 p.m. UK): Kate McElwee will participate in a Tablet discussion: "Do Women have a Future in the Catholic Church?" with Joanna Moorhead, Zuzanna Flisowska, and Liz Dodd. Tickets are available here.

International Women's Day: #WalkInHerShoes

On March 8,WOC will host a virtual march (all day!), celebrating and showcasing the weather-worn and beloved shoes that Catholic women and activists wear while ministering, marching, preaching, stomping, dancing, and living the Gospel. Follow along on our social media channels and by using #OrdainWomen #WalkInHerShoes.
"Zoom" Around the World with WOW

On March 21st (2 p.m. UK), Women's Ordination Worldwide member group, We are Church Ireland, will host a virtual Mass as part of our "Zoom around the World with WOW" series, and in honor of the World Day of Prayer for Women's Ordination.

WOC at the UN Commission
on the Status of Women
March 16, 11 a.m. ET:
Challenging Institutional Catholicism and “New Feminism” through Latinx Empowerment:
WOC's Escuchando a las Mujeres project leaders, Lilian Medina Romero and Lorena Gallego will join Dr. Teresa Delgado for a parallel event during the UN's Commission on the Status of Women meetings. The event will be in Spanish with English translation provided.
March 17, 11 a.m. ET:
Women’s Exclusion from Catholic Leadership Threatens Human Rights:
WOC will host a second parallel event with canon law experts, activists, theologians, and reproductive justice advocates. Speakers include Miriam Duignan, Therese Koturbash, Taylor Ott, and Sonja Spoo.
March 22, 2:30 p.m. ET:
"Dignity" in Diplomacy: How the Catholic Church Fails Women Globally:
WOC and Catholics For Choice will host a parallel event with Jamie Manson, Dr. MT Davila, and other global experts to challenge the Holy See's appropriation of human rights language to deny women equal dignity in the Catholic Church and society.
All three events will stream on WOC's Facebook page.
Women Priests? "Nothing Will Be Impossible With God."
On March 25th, we will celebrate the 27th annual World Day of Prayer for Women's Ordination with "digital greetings" to vocations directors, bishops, and USCCB representatives with the message from the day's Feast of the Annunciation:
"Nothing will be impossible with God."

If you'd like to be part of our Twitter action, please let us know! More details coming soon.
Please consider supporting the WOC team this month with a prayer for strength and a donation, if you can, to keep this momentum going! Thank you!
For equality,
Kate, Katie, Anna, Lilian, Lorena, and Rachel


P.S. We are sending our latest issue of our newsletter, New Women, New Church, to our current members shortly. Your donation today will ensure that you receive this latest issue on time.
Nominations are open for the WOC National Board of Directors
WOC is currently looking for people who are willing to serve on our Board of Directors. Nominees should be passionate about ordination justice advocacy and speaking out against all forms of oppression in the Roman Catholic Church and society.

We welcome people of all abilities, socio-economic backgrounds, and migration statuses. People of color, young adults, LGBTQIA people, and people in underrepresented communities are strongly encouraged to apply. Find out more information here.
Apply for our $2,200 scholarship by April 29th
Are you a woman or non-binary person studying theology and discerning ordination to the priesthood? Do you know someone who is?

Consider the Lucile Murray Durkin Scholarship for Women Discerning Priestly Ordination - a $2,200 scholarship to support your journey.

Creative Wisdom, Subversive Spirit
Many thanks to those who participated in our first virtual retreat this past weekend! It was an incredibly powerful, rejuvenating experience.

We hope to offer more retreats to WOC members in the coming year. Please let us know if there are particular themes or topics you would like WOC to create a retreat around by replying to this email.
Conversation with mujerista theologian, Marilú Rojas Salazar
Watch the recording of our conversation with Marilú Rojas Salazar, Catholic theologian and researcher noted for her feminist activism, gender studies research, and her advocacy for reforming the Church. Marilú Rojas Salazar works to recognize "the right to citizenship" of women within the Church, including leadership positions and ordination.