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This is the website of the Movement for the Ordination of Women, known as
MOWatch in Australia, as well as its Sydney chapter.
Read the objects of MOWatch, as stated in our constitution (2001). Below you can find news relating to the movement (or visit the archive). If you have questions about us or want to get involved, please contact us. We can give you information and share our experiences with you. Above all, we welcome courteous and sincere dialogue with those who may disagree with us. Updated membership forms - please note new ratesAt the MOWatch Inc Annual General Meeting held on 26 August 2008, at the MOWatch Conference in Perth, members agreed that the membership subscription for 2009/2010 be increased as follows: Full membership: $40.00
Download
an updated membership form here (includes MOWatch contact list) Exciting news regarding MOWatch membersA few exciting things
from the
Melbourne Anglican that are of interest to us:
Bp
Barbara Darling is to be Bishop of the Eastern Region in Melbourne; Morna
Sturrock, who is still a member of MOWatch, has
won the annual Dame
Phyllis Frost Award; and
the lovely
Sarah
Macneil, who spoke at our 2006 conference, is to be the
first woman Dean of St Peter's Cathedral, Adelaide! MOWatching archives now onlineRecent editions of MOWatching, the
magazine of the national Movement for the Ordination of Women, are now
available to download in PDF form from the
archives.
The November 2008 edition has just been published -
click here to download. Vale Rev Barbara PaceWe heard the sad news yesterday that Barbara Pace died on 19 November. Barbara was involved in MOW from the early days, and remained a member right up until this year. She was ordained a deacon in Melbourne in 1986, ordained a Priest in Melbourne in 1992 and worked as an Hospital Chaplain. As a deacon Barbara was the first woman to sit in the House of Clergy in the General Synod in the 1980s. Edited to add:
Read an obituary by Dr Janet Scarfe Sydney Synod 2008It's that time again, and Rev Chris Albany's motion asking the Synod to "explore ways in which different views about women's ordination can be creatively lived out in the life and practice of the diocese" is on the business paper for 4.30pm Tuesday 14 October. MOW members will be there - contact Patricia on 0408 468 433 or Bronislava on 0413 668 916 if you'd like to meet up with us. I (Bronislava) also have a plan to
semi-"live blog" Synod as it goes along, if I can and where it helps
rather than hinders my sanity! Check
my blog for details,
but my views are in no way endorsed by Sydney MOW or MOWatch as a whole.
You can also check out the diocese's
official Synod website
for more info. The end of a "moratorium"The Committee of the Sydney Movement for the Ordination of Women is planning a prophetic event to mark its founding night that took place outside St Andrews Cathedral at 7:30pm on the 4th October, 1983, 25 years ago. There will be a meeting in Chapter House (St Andrews Cathedral, next to Sydney Town Hall) on Saturday, 4th October at 7:30pm, 2008 to celebrate the priesting of 633 Australian women and the consecration of two women bishops in dioceses outside of Sydney over the last sixteen years. Meanwhile, the Sydney Diocese has closed its heart and mind to the full range and resources of women's ministry. Join us on this historic occasion of
celebration. Thanks to all who attended and made possible a wonderful conferenceThanks to the conference organising
committee in Perth and to the supportive Perth diocese for a wonderful
2008 MOWatch conference! It was a great opportunity to be inspired by
our speakers - including Dr Esther Mombo, Dr Jenny Plane Te Paa, Revd
Canon Dr Jane Shaw, Rt Revd Kay Goldsworth and Ms Ann Skamp - and each
other. The conference
website will be kept online for the time being for reference
purposes. Esther Mombo to give the 2008 Barry Marshall Memorial LectureIt's becoming a bit of a tradition - that the keynote speaker of the MOWatch conference also gives that year's Barry Marshall Memorial Lecture.
People in Melbourne can hear Dr Esther Mombo give 'An African View on Anglicanism's current troubles' this Wednesday night. Details on the Trinity College website.
Jane Shaw's lecture from 2006 on 'Why we shouldn't be embarrassed to call ourselves Christians (but why we might be): a liberal manifesto' is also now available to download [pdf]. Conference updateEarly bird registration for the 2008
MOWatch Conference closes 25 July. The registration form is now
available to download
here.
See the conference page for more
details. Dr Muriel Porter to speak at Sydney MOW Annual General MeetingMelbourne Church historian Dr Muriel Porter will speak on The Road to Women Bishops in Australia at the AGM and Public Lecture organised by the Sydney branch of MOWatch. Dr Muriel Porter has been closely involved in the acceptance of women in the ordained Anglican ministry in Australia. All welcome! 2-4pm Saturday 5 July 2008 The agenda will include the AGM and
election of officers, future planning, and afternoon tea. Enquiries:
9949 4561 or 9719 9363. Conference flyer now available: download and register now!Click here to download the brochure for
the 2008 MOWatch conference, to be held in Perth from 25-28 August. The
theme of the conference is "Women of Faith in Action: Getting on With
it!" The conference will feature international speakers as well as
workshops and discussion groups. See the conference page for more
details. Vale Bishop Owen DowlingMOWatch is sad to hear that Bishop Owen Dowling, a great supporter of women's ordination, died last night. In the early
1990s, as Bishop in Canberra, he announced he would ordain the first women priests in Australia. The ceremony was to be held in February 1992 but was
delayed because of a court injuction attempting to block women's ordination. Bishop Dowling will be missed by us. Another female bishop!Great news - the second Australian woman bishop has just been announced.
Canon Barbara Darling, currently vicar of St James, Dandenong (Victoria), will be consecrated on May 31. Australia's first female Anglican bishop to be consecrated on 22 MayIn breaking
news, Kay Goldsworthy - who we were honoured to have speak at our
last AGM - is to be consecrated as Bishop at St Georges Cathedral, in
Perth, next month. Wonderful news! MOWatch congratulates Kay and hopes
she won't be the only female Australian Bishop for long. For more news, see the archives. |
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10 May 2009
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