"The Philadelphia Eleven" Film Screening - March 5, 7pm
Don't miss The Philadelphia Eleven, a compelling new documentary on the battle for female ordination.
The screening will be in the church sanctuary, followed by time for reflection and conversation. The evening is free and open to the public - all are welcome.
7pm, March 5, 2024
St Augustine by-the-Sea Church
1227 4th Street, Santa Monica
(between Wilshire & Arizona)
Click here for the film's trailer.
Exclusion of women from ordination and other church leadership roles made headlines earlier this summer when the Southern Baptist Convention banned women from the most senior leadership roles. Women in many parts of the Christian church continue a struggle for full inclusion in the sacraments and leadership of the church.
In 1974, there was a dramatic breakthrough of a priestly glass ceiling blocking women from becoming priests, a breakthrough giving hope to Christian women everywhere. In an act of civil disobedience a group of eleven women were ordained to the Episcopal priesthood in violation of the constitution and canons of the Episcopal Church – which at the time stated that only men were eligible for ordination. The Philadelphia Eleven is their story!
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