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Giving Voice Annual Appeal 2020

“Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you. I will hold you with my right hand." Isaiah 41:10

Dear Sisters and Friends of Giving Voice,

“We need to see the light of hope and to be men and women who bring hope to others,” Pope Francis has proclaimed. Amid a time of uncertainty, and unprecedented challenges, the Sisters of Giving Voice offer you hope: we hope this letter finds you healthy in body and spirit, and we hope you are feeling courage and love.

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Meet Our Sisters Tour - You are invited!

On November 5th, 7pm CST, we invite you to join six young Roman Catholic Sisters during National Vocation Awareness Week (Nov. 1-7) for a panel discussion on vocation and ministry! Giving Voice's event is a part of Communicators for Women Religious - Chicago regional member's Meet Our Sisters Tour, a week-long collaborative event celebrating National Vocation Awareness Week.

Reflections from Nuns on the Bus Virtual Tour

This fall, 10 Giving Voice participants took part in NETWORK's Nuns on the Bus Virtual Tour. Read two reflections here!

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Now Hiring Social Media Intern

Giving Voice is hiring a social media intern. Please share this job posting with your network!

Community News from New Ways Ministry

New Ways Ministry is sponsoring a conference for lesbian religious, congregational leaders, and vocation/formation ministers, Dec. 5, 2020, 12 noon – 4:00 pm, EST. As with other programs because of the pandemic, this conference will be a Zoom meeting.

Focus on what you can do

Ever since the immensity of COVID-19 became clear in the middle of March, I have struggled with one question: What can I do to make a difference? Now it seems I am asking myself that same question, but not just about COVID. Over the summer, as masses of people protested the murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and many other people of color who have faced racial violence, I have asked myself: what can I do? With thousands of acres of California and Oregon on fire, I ask myself: what can I do? When faced with the vitriol and partisanship within our nation and our Church, I ask myself: what can I do?

Ministry during a pandemic

As I was reflecting on what ministry looks like for me right now, the only way I could explain it was through analogy. Imagine that you were in the middle of staging a production of a play right before lockdown, let’s say Romeo and Juliet. Very abruptly you were forced to stop production and you left the sets, costumes, and scripts behind to wait while the world reeled from the events of 2020.

Ten Giving Voice Sisters join Nuns on the Bus Virtual Tour this fall

Ten Sisters involved in the Giving Voice Network are joining Network Lobby’s annual “Nuns on the Bus Tour” which this year involves several virtual stops.

“White Silence is Violence”

Since January, so much has happened in our world, in our country, and in our local contexts. COVID-19 disrupted our lives and demonstrated our vulnerabilities as religious communities. We were shaken to our core with the murder Breonna Taylor and the murder of George Floyd recorded for all to see. The issue of systemic racism in our country was on full display at the expense of a dying black man crying out for breath and for his mother.

Cultural Diversity and Inclusion Encuentro to be Virtual Meeting

In an earlier Giving Voice newsletter, we announce that Giving Voice’s October Cultural Diversity and Inclusion Encuentro would be a hybrid of in-person and virtual meeting. After further reflection, the planning team decided to have an entirely virtual meeting this October, hosted by Dr. Lisa Summerour. This meeting will be the first of two sessions, the second of which will be held in 2021.

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