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Upcoming Events

May 17, 2012 Thursday from 6PM to 9PM AIDS WALK Fundraising Event at Stonewall  Extended Happy Hour, Raffles and lots of Fun. Suggested Donation $10.00. RSVP on Facebook

May 17, 2012 Vigils of Prayer for Victims of Homophobia​: seeds of Hope for our communities. See Lewis 

May 20, 2012 AIDS WALK NYC Dignity New York Team 14 has 30 members and raised over $800.  You can donate to the Team or to an individual member. Online via Credit Card or   Make Checks payable to AIDS Walk New York.  Mail to AIDS Walk New York Old Chelsea Station PO Box 10 New York, NY 10113  See Nick Cimato

May 20, 2012  Come to the Table: Catholic Worship for All.  Lay Led Liturgy. LGBT Center 10:30 am - 12:00 pm.  Everyone Welcome.  For more information email: ComeToTheTable@DignityNY.org 

May 22, 2012 The Nun Justice Project is organizing weekly vigils across the country each Tuesday in support of Religious Women and LCWR . To show our solidarity with the sisters, we will meet at 4:30PM in front of St. Patrick’s Cathedral May 15, 2012. Media kits, prayers, and local contacts are available at Nunjustice.Tumblr.com NunJustice.org and on our website and our Facebook Event page

May 22, 2012  DignityUSA Queer Catholic Faith Webinar Series. Fr. John McNeil  9 pm. Pre-register at DignityUSA.org

June 3 2012 Queens Pride Parade and Festival Plan to March with Dignity.  See Lewis

June 7, 2012 at the LGBT Center meet author Bernard Lynch for a reading and signing of his latest work. If It Wasn't Love: Sex, Death and God

June 9, 2012 Brooklyn Pride Festival and Parade Plan to march with Dignity. See Tom McLoughlin . For info on the Festival see Bill Ladley

June 17, 2012 Happy Father's Day. Fathers's Day Spiritual Bouquet cards are available. Fill out before Liturgy so that we can pray for our Fathers at our June 17th Liturgy. Fill out a card at church or you can email your father's name to DignityNY@DignityNY.org Subject Line: Father's Day.

Prayer Vigil to Support our Sisters - May 22

Date: 
Tuesday, May 22, 2012 - 4:30pm - 6:00pm

Join us in front of St Patrick's Cathedral.  For more information on this and other things you can do go to NunJustice.org

On April 18, 2012, the Vatican’s Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (CDF), in close collaboration with the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) launched a crackdown on the Leadership Conference of Women Religious (LCWR), an umbrella group that represents more than 80 percent of the 57,000 women religious in the United States.

We stand in solidarity with the Leadership Conference of Women Religious (LCWR). We are shocked by the Roman Catholic hierarchy’s recent crackdown on nuns in the United States. The mandate forced upon LCWR, which threatens their works of justice, is a prime example of how the hierarchy in the Roman Catholic Church misuses its power to diminish the voice of women. We value the prophetic witness of women religious and appreciate their commitment to social justice. We are asking that the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops and the Vatican’s Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith respectfully withdraw the mandate forced upon LCWR.

Support Our Sisters

Catholics Come Out in Support of Girl Scouts

Submitted by dignityny on May 16, 2012 - 9:12am

Media Contacts:

Erin Saiz Hanna, 401.588.0457, Women’s Ordination Conference

Marianne Duddy-Burke, 617.669.7810, DignityUSA

Jon O’Brien, 202.986.6093, Catholics for Choice

Nicole Sotelo, 773.404.0004 x285, Call To Action

For Immediate Release

Wednesday, May 15, 2012

 Catholics Come Out in Support of Girl Scouts

“These are exactly the type of young women needed in the Church today.”

 As Catholic organizations we congratulate the Girl Scouts on their 100thyear anniversary and thank them for modeling the best of what girls can be: strong, bold, value-based young women.  What a shame that Catholic officials cannot see these young women for the gift they are to the church and world.

The Bishops’ attempt to exert pressure on the Girl Scouts is the most recent episode in an increasingly troubling sequence of attacks against women and girls, both inside and outside the Church.  From the hierarchy’s mandate against the nuns to its most recent heavy-handed inquiry into the Girl Scouts, the Bishops’ actions not only reveal the growing gap between the hierarchy and the faithful, but also sends harmful messages about womanhood to our daughters in faith.  We urge the Bishops to cease the investigations.

As Catholic organizations that seek a more just and inclusive church, we stand in solidarity with the 59 million women and girls who have been a part of the Girl Scouts.  We thank these women and girls—our sisters— for their witness of what it means to be a woman who knows her own giftedness in the face of a religion or society that too often undervalues  her self-worth.

 

Taking a Chance on God

Date: 
Saturday, June 16, 2012 - 7:00pm

Dignity/New York

is Proud to Sponsor

the New York Premiere of

TAKING A CHANCE ON GOD

A documentary film by Brendan Fay celebrating the life of

DignityNY co-founder John McNeill, pioneer gay Priest, peace activist and author.

at the

School of Visual Arts Theatre

333 West 23rd Street New York, NY 10011

June 16, 2012, 7pm


For tickets go to BrownPaperTickets.com  

http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/246908

 

The film will be followed by Q&A with John and the film makers and a reception.


The proceeds of this event will help to recover the costs of making this important film which celebrates John's life and his role in ministering to the LGBT Catholic community and to Dignity/New York.

 

Come and be part of this proud moment in our Chapter's history.

Seating is limited, so act early to ensure your seat at this historic event

 

Visit our Event page on Facebook Pages Dignity New York

 

About the Film:  An inspiring portrait of a pioneer gay priest, this film follows the extraordinary life of 86-year-old John McNeill from his Buffalo boyhood through his experiences as a POW in Nazi Germany, Vietnam peace promoter, leading gay rights advocate, and loving partner of forty-six years to Charles Chiarelli. McNeill - the author of groundbreaking works of gay spirituality,a founder of the LGBT Catholic group Dignity/New York, and a gay community leader during the AIDS crisis of the 1980s - refused to be silenced by the Vatican on LGBT issues, which resulted in his expulsion from the priesthood. Chronicling McNeill's love for the Catholic Church, the LGBT community, his Jesuit brothers, and his partner, Taking a Chance on God is a powerful story of faith, love and perseverance in the face of oppression and rejection.
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For additional screening schedule visit http://www.takingachanceongod.com/

For further information contact 40th@dignityny.org

AIDS WALK NYC 2012

Date: 
Sunday, May 20, 2012 - 6:00pm - 9:00pm

Ways you can help Dignity New York Team 14.

 

May 17, 2012 6-9 pm  AIDS WALK Fundraising Event at The Stonewall Inn, Upstairs 

sponsored by the Young Adults of Dignity New York. Extended Happy Hour, Raffles and lots of Fun.

 

Day-of-Event Information

Schedule of Events
Date: Sunday, May 20, 2012

Time:

8:30 a.m. Sign-In
9:15 a.m. Opening Ceremony Begins
10:00 a.m. AIDS Walk New York Begins

Location: The AIDS Walk will start and end in Central Park. Enter at 59th Street and 5th Avenue.

Length: 10 kilometers/6.2 miles

AIDS Walk New York Venue Map

AIDS Walk New York Route Map

 

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Dignity/New York Support Our Sisters

Submitted by dignityny on April 20, 2012 - 12:59pm

Dignity/New York Supports Our Sisters 

Prayer Vigil May 15th

 Prayer Vigil May 22th

 Prayer Vigil May 29th, What are you doing to support the Sisters?

Join Us for the Pray Vigil to Support our Sistes

 

 

Six things you can do to support the Sisters

1. Petition   Let the sisters know you stand with them! Sign the petition or share it with friends! Let's get 57,000 signatures — one for every sister in the United States!

2. Write Tell Church officials that you support the sisters. Write to the Apostolic Nuncio, the Vatican's ambassador in the U.S., other officials, or to your local newspaper.
Download a sample letter and suggested talking points.

3. Vigil Join or organize a public vigil Tuesdays in May. If you're unable to join a vigil in person, join a Virtual Vigil in spirit by posting a photo showing your support!  Find a vigil near you.

4. Share  Follow Nun Justice on Tumblr  Post a photo showing your support Tweet using #nunjustice
Share the petition on Facebook

5. Pledge  For Pentecost, make a financial pledge to support the sisters by directing or redirecting a contribution to your local community of women religious. Help us tally the total amount pledged by recording your pledge amount here.

6. Pray Now and on May 29th Pray for the sisters on your own and organize a prayer service in your parish or small faith community on May 29th, during Pentecost week, when LCWR begins its meeting. A sample prayer service is available to use.