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"The Philadelphia Eleven"

  • St. Andrew's Episcopal Church 354 Main St. Hopkinton, NH 03229 (map)

The Episcopal Church of New Hampshire (ECNH) is celebrating 50 years of women’s ordination and the many ways the brave women and men who made this happen have continued to bless the church. Join us to watch the powerful and inspirational documentary, "The Philadelphia 11," and then share in the panel discussion following.

Panelists will include: The Revs. Molly Bidwell and Anne Webb, two of the first women to be ordained in NH, and the Rev. Mary Beale, the first woman ordained in the diocese of Erie, PA. The Rev. Jennifer Walters, one of the first openly lesbian women to be ordained in the church (Diocese of Michigan), and Bishop Rob Hirschfeld will also reflect on the ripple effects of women’s ordination in opening up the church and the priesthood in many other ways. The panel will be facilitated by the Rev. Alanna van Antwerpen of SpiritBound Digital Mission.