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Saturday, September 12, 2009

Convent of the Transfiguration
495 Albion Avenue, Glendale

Our annual meeting begins Friday evening at 5pm at Ruth Steinert Foote’s home.

Schedule:
Friday, 9/11 --- 5:30pm: Gathering and re-connecting over drinks and dinner at Ruth’s home

Saturday, 9/12
8-9am --- Breakfast at Ruth’s home

9am-Lunch W-CC business session including:
Approval of the agenda; any additions, changes, housekeeping issues, etc.

• Time and place for Spring conference call and Fall meeting
• Report on American Catholic Council and our membership and support of their 2011 Detroit conference --- Susan Farrell, Marissa Valeri, Erin Sainz Hanna --- see their website at www.americancatholiccouncil.org for more information
• Report on reproductive justice issues --- Marissa Valeri
• Membership issues: new members and membership categories redux
• Suggestions for two social actions: one church-related; one policy-related

Lunch at The Grand Finale restaurant (one block from the convent) --- we each pay for our own lunch
We will then re-convene at the Convent of the Transfiguration, 495 Albion Ave, Glendale, OH (near Ruth’s home) for the afternoon sessions which are open to non-members. Please feel free to bring guests.

2-4pm --- Apostolic Visitation of Women’s Communities: The Church’s Oppression of all Women                                  
Panelists: Louise Akers, SC, Beth Rindler, SFP, Diann Neu, WATER, and Donna Quinn, OP

4:15-4:45pm --- Preview of an Intergenerational Dialogue --- Facilitated

5pm --- Liturgy

6pm --- Potluck Dinner at Ruth’s home: 985 Forest Ave, Glendale

7:30-9pm --- Intergenerational Dialogue facilitated by Kate Childs Graham, Erin Sainz Hanna, and Susan Farrell

Sunday, 9/13
9am – 12pm at Ruth’s home

• Co-coordinator’s report / Treasurer’s report / Finalizing our two social actions / New Business

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