The Episcopal Church will mark the forty-ninth anniversary of the stained-glass ceiling shattering ordinations of the Philadelphia Eleven — the first women ordained to the priesthood — on July 29, 2023. In preparation for that anniversary, the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles, along with the Standing Commission on Liturgy and Music and others, is offering suggested resources for liturgical commemorations of that historic moment in our church and in celebration of those who helped us take that step closer to becoming Beloved Community.
Our goal is to encourage congregations around the church to mark this 49th anniversary with local commemorations in preparation for the 50th anniversary in 2024 as part of a movement to officially add the Philadelphia Eleven to the Episcopal Church’s Liturgical Calendar.
A description of the commemoration along with suggested prayers and lessons is available here … and will be archived on the Liturgy & Music Commission’s Resources page on the Diocese of Los Angeles website. For more information, contact the Rev. Cynthia Black at cblack@redeemermorristown.org or Canon Susan Russell at srussell@ladiocese.org. If your church offers a commemoration this year, please let one of us know.
[photo: Episcopal Archives – Diocesan Press Service]
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This event and the 2024 event sounds great.
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