What a joyous break-fast and Eucharist! We all welcomed Olivia Doko, the bishop of the western region of Roman Catholic Womenpriests [RCWP]. Olivia shared that she was elected bishop by the women priests,deacons and candidates of the western region. She is a pastor to the priests/deacons/candidates [not administrator, and not modeled on the RCC model of bishop as a kind of "ceo"]. She is in discernment with the various communities served by women priests as to what her relationship might be to those communities. "This is all a work in progress" she said. We also welcomed several guests from the East Bay community that has formed, Namaste Catholic Community.
Victoria started the break-fast noting that it was SF Gay Pride Weekend and so we might ask the question--how have each of us been called "out" ? Some spoke of how they came out as LGBT persons, others spoke of how they came out as Jesus followers. And then Victoria "outed" Maria Eitz who was announced as a candidate for priesthood in RCWP! There were shouts of joy and sustained applause for Maria! What a wonderful gift to our community she is and will be! All covenanted with her to support her through the process.
The Eucharist is always a surprise in how it unfolds from the break-fast, is revealed, erupts! [and it does at 10:30am]. We spoke of the mystery of the Eucharist, and how it is revealed in every cell of the universe, that it is an intimacy with the Christ in which we realize we are flowing from God as the body of God.
JUST SO IT'S CLEAR.....We are experimenting! And so we have this break-fast/Eucharist on the 4th Saturday of each month. The break-fast starts at 9:30am, Eucharist 10:30. And our regular Eucharistic Celebration occurs on the 2nd Saturday of each month at 10:30am.
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