Membership Information of Women-Church Convergence

Membership Information

Link to Women-Church Convergence Home Page

Link To Women-Church Convergence Vision Statement

Link to Open Conclave of Women-Church Convergence

Link to the Herstory of Women-Church Convergence

Link to Member Organizations of Women-Church Convergence

Link to Minutes of W-CC for Member Organizations

Link to Contact page for Women-Church Convergence

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The Women-Church Convergence Membership Packet is available for download (.doc). It includes the W-CC Vision of Church, as well as the following Statement of Purpose and Organization Structure information.

DEFINITION AND PURPOSE

Women-Church convergence is a coalition of autonomous Catholic-rooted organizations/groups raising a feminist voice and committed to an ekklesia of women which is participative, egalitarian and self-governing.
Women-Church Convergence:

is church, a discipleship of equals, moving from a paradigm of domination to one of mutuality,
works to eradicate patriarchy, sexism and racism in order to transform church and society.
furthers the Women-Church movement.

MUTUAL AGREEMENTS

We recognize women as free moral agents with authority to take full responsibility for their lives.

Therefore, we agree that:

Women create policy; develop and provide feminist ministry and feminist theology; act as ministers of sacramental life and administrators as church.
Women's spirituality and justice work are essential to being church.
We work for the equal distribution of economic resources in local, national, and global communities, especially for women and children who are marginalized in church and society.
We work to end economic profit as the primary motivation for development.
We continue to root out racism in our personal lives and in the structures of church and society.
We work towards the elimination of heterosexism/homophobia and affirm every person's right and gift to be who they are and love whom they love.
Women are, and of right ought to be, the primary decision makers in matters of reproduction, sexuality and women's health.
We work to eliminate all forms of violence, especially against women and children.

COORDINATORS

Represent W-CC to the public
Work with facilitator(s) regarding agenda
for each board meeting
Serve as initial contact with media
Serve as contact with the women and
leadership archives at the Gannon Library
Deal with correspondence
Address statements, petitions, advocacy
positions, action alerts, needed between meetings

FACILITATOR(S)

Prior to meeting, gathers agenda items from members and works with coordinators to establish agenda
Identifies recorder and timekeeper
Identifies order of speakers
Assigns appropriate time to each report
Keeps the group discussion focused

HOMEBASE/CLEARING HOUSE
POINT OF CONTACT

Acts as the W-CC mailing address
Provides the site of the W-CC phone and fax
Forwards information, requests, dues payments to appropriate recipients and/or committees
Retains the updated membership list information
Following each board meeting sends information packet to each member group. Packet includes:
o minutes
o committee, coordinator and treasurer reports
o updated membership list
o copy of the updated stationery

TREASURER

Informs members about dues
Collects and banks dues
Reimburses members for W-CC related expenses
Issues semi-annual financial statements at board

LOCAL ARRANGEMENTS

Works with W-CC to decide in a timely manner a geographic location for the next meetings
Finds and arranges, in discussion with the local hosts, hotel/meeting space and related necessary facilities
Sends the W-CC members all pertinent information

MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE

Sends and receives applications
Sends new member packets
Welcomes and mentors new members

MEDIA COMMITTEE

Acts as contact for all media-related events and information
Initiates media releases flowing from W-CC semi-annual board meetings

PENTECOST LITURGY COMMITTEE

Guides the annual Pentecost Women’s Eucharist celebrations
Prepares and distributes packet/liturgy information
Works with media committee to coordinate media

ORAL HISTORY COMMITTEE

Identifies women who have contributed to the life of the W-CC, either through membership and who have been participant-witnesses in the growth of women’s role and influence in the body of church
Invites them to be interviewed
Is responsible for the taping, transcribing and housing of the resultant material until the material is housed in the Women and Leadership Archives, The Ann Ida Gannon, BVM, Center for Women and Leadership, Loyola University, Chicago

FORM TO REQUEST MEMBERSHIP

Please click here for the form to request membership in Women-Church Convergence. The form can then be printed and submitted to the given address. Thank you!

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