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Introducing our New Event Series:

Justice in the Body of Christ

CAN is excited to annouce our new event series! We will be organizing many of our events and actions around 3 to 4 month themes. Our first theme is Women's Ordination.

If you have any questions or would like to get involved in the planning or promotion process, please email us at can@catholicactionnetwork.org.

November 10: Pink Smoke Over the Vatican

We will be hosting a showing and discussion of Pink Smoke Over the Vatican at 7:00 pm in the Large meeting room at the Buder Branch of the St. Louis Public Library (4401 Hampton Ave.). This revolutionary film about women's pursuit of ordination in the Roman Catholic Church in the face of Vatican opposition is not to be missed! This event is not sponsored by the St. Louis Public Library.

RSVP on Facebook here.

From the film's website: "On June 3, 2008, The Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, which is the modern name for The Holy Office of the Inquisition, issued a sweeping order of excommunication for 'the crime of attempting sacred ordination of a woman.' Pink Smoke Over the Vatican chronicles the events that led up to this severe punishment and tells the stories of the determined women and men who, through the forbidden and illicit path of female ordination, are working to end the underlying misogyny and outdated feudal governance that is slowly destroying the Roman Catholic Church.

Our next theme in the Justice in the Body of Christ Event Series is The Peace/Anti-War Movement

If you are interested in finding out more about Catholic Social Teaching on war, discussing the ethics of military drones, or participating in direct actions that promote peace, email us at can@catholicactionnetwork to get involved.

November 19th: Women Led Prayer Service

We typically meet for Women Led Prayer on the 3rd Saturday of the month at 11:00 am at The Center for Survivors, 1077 S. Newstead Ave., St. Louis, MO 63110. The theme and format changes every month. While the service is led by women, everyone is welcome!

If you would like to help plan the next service or lend your musical or preaching talents, please email us at can@catholicactionnetwork.org

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