The Philadelphia Eleven
Description
St. Andrew's Episcopal Church cordially invites you to join us for a screening of The Philadelphia Eleven
In an act akin to civil disobedience, a group of women and their supporters organize their ordination to become Episcopal priests in 1974. The Church of the Advocate in Philadelphia welcomes them, but change is no small task. The women are harassed, threatened and banned from stepping on church property.
In this feature-length documentary film, we meet the women who challenge the very essence of patriarchy within Christendom and succeed in building a movement that transforms an age-old institution.
We invite you to remain after the screening with discussion with The Rev. Rachel Thomas, The Rev. Dr. Linda Spiers, and St. Andrew's Rector, The Rev. Shariya Molegoda.
Tuesday, October 29, 2024
5:30 pm to 8 pm
Scranton Library
801 Boston Post Road
Madison, CT
This event is FREE of charge
Event Date:
10-29-24
Event Time:
05:30 PM - 08:00 PM EST
Location:
EC Scranton Memorial Library
801 Boston Post Road
Madison, CT 06443
Contact Person:
Susan Wines Co-Warden
(phone: 203-245-2584)
Details:
In an act akin to civil disobedience, a group of women and their supporters organized
their ordination to become Episcopal priests in 1974. The Church of the Advocate in
Philadelphia welcomes them, but change is no small task. The women are harassed,
threatened and banned from stepping on church property.
This story is told in a compelling new documentary The Philadelphia Eleven, in which
we meet the women who challenge the very essence of patriarchy within Christendom
and succeed in building a movement that transforms an age-old institution.
The feature documentary film will screen here in Madison, CT at the E.C. Scranton
Memorial Library, 801 Boston Post Road, Madison, CT on Tuesday, October 29, 2024,
at 5:30 p.m. The event is FREE of charge.
After the screening there will be a discussion with The Rev. Rachel Thomas, The Rev.
Dr. Linda Spiers, and The Rev. Shariya Molegoda, Rector, St. Andrew’s Episcopal
Church, Madison, CT.
St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, 232 Durham Road, Madison, CT, is a community
inspired by Christ to love our neighbors, act justly, and walk humbly with God. We are
an inclusive, multi-racial family church with many people from across the shoreline. We
care deeply about community - our community within the walls of the church, our
community with the outside world, and our community with God. Sunday services are
celebrated at 8:30 am, and 10:00 am https://www.standrewsmadison.org/about-st-andrews
Links:https://www.standrewsmadison.org