The Philadelphia Eleven Documentary Screening

The Philadelphia Eleven
Documentary
Showing with light supper & dessert

In an act of civil disobedience, a group of women and their supporters organize their ordination to become Episcopal priests in 1974. The Church of the Advocate in Philadelphia welcomes them, but change is no small task. The women are harassed, threatened and banned from stepping on church property.

In this feature-length documentary film, we meet the women who succeed in building a movement that transforms an age-old institution and challenges the very essence of patriarchy within Christendom.

This event changed the Episcopal Church and made way for us to live more fully into the justice and equity that Jesus taught in the Gospels. This story about how we came to ordain women is our history. We all should know about it! Please come!

March 8, 2024 at 5pm,
Come for a streaming of the documentary
With a light supper and dessert
Friendship Center

The plan is to watch it together in the friendship room. This viewing is being offered by the project to individuals for a streaming of the documentary. Please buy a ticket ($10 to support the project) and come so we can watch it together. The documentary runs about an hour and half. Plan to stay for a 30 minute discussion afterwards. Sign up here and buy a ticket to support this project here. We will provide a light supper and dessert!