Christ Church Cathedral in St. Louis invites the diocesan community to celebrate the 50th anniversary of The Philadelphia Eleven with a special event on Sunday, July 28.
The Philadelphia Eleven is the name given to the first women ordained as priests in the Episcopal Church in 1974. It is also now the title of a documentary film about those women.
The Cathedral will mark the day with a special Evensong featuring music by women composers, followed by dinner and a screening of the film, and finally a panel discussion with the four longest-serving women priests in the Diocese of Missouri.
You are welcome to attend just a part or all of the day's events:
- 4:30 - 5:15 p.m. - Evensong
All music is by women composers - 5:15 - 6:00 p.m. - Dinner
Move to Schuyler Hall for light dinner
(RSVP is requested for dinner so we make sure we have enough food) - 6:00 - 7:30 p.m. - Movie Screening: The Philadelphia Eleven
- 7:30 - 8:30 pm - Panel Discussion
Hear stories from the four longest-serving women priests in our diocese:
- The Rev. Susie Skinner (ordained priest June 11, 1981)
- The Rev. Tamsen Whistler (ordained priest February 24, 1985)
- The Rev. Helen Ludbrook (ordained priest March 25, 1985)
- The Very Rev. Kathie Adams-Shepherd (ordained priest June 25, 1983)
For questions, please contact Diane Chalberg
Christ Church Cathedral is located at 1210 Locust Street in downtown St. Louis.
About the movie:
In an act of 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 welcomed them, but change was no small task. The women were harassed, threatened, and banned from stepping on church property.
In this feature-length documentary film, we meet the women who succeeded in building a movement that transformed an age-old institution, and challenged the very essence of patriarchy within Christendom.
Learn more about the movie: https://www.
Watch the movie trailer: