Tues. Oct. 1 – Vigil on Feast of St. Therese of Lisieux 

• Time and location may change due to Penitential Mass at 6pm on Oct. 1 which means that delegates and press will be covering that. 

• Waiting to hear if pastor at St. Praxedes would be willing to open church in the afternoon for vigil ~ Vigil will not be before 2pm. Stay tuned for confirmation of time/location. 

• Will be livestreamed on YouTube by Women’s Ordination Worldwide

Wed. Oct. 2 – Activity on opening day of Synod (visual protest action) 

• Details to follow – working on permit – Women’s Ordination Worldwide

Thurs. Oct. 3

International Press Conference @13:00

• 6 speakers each with 4 minutes to speak and set out main issues and hopes for Synod – We Are Church International (WACI) 

“Celebrating Women Hidden by the Lectionary”

• 6pm at Caravita (Via del Caravita, 7) – Future Church

• A prayer service and celebration of women from Scripture whose stories are omitted, made optional, truncated, relegated to a weekday, or otherwise hidden by the Roman Catholic Lectionary (readings assigned for Mass)

Fri. Oct. 4 – Networking afternoon and Silent Vigil to Synod hall.  

• (location of networking TBA and hope to invite delegates) Women’s Ordination Worldwide

Fri. Oct. 11- Mon. Oct. 14

• Meetings and public witness actions by WACI

• The theme will be “Equality for All”

Sat. Oct. 12

At 5pm at Casa Maria Immacolata Hotel https://www.casamariaimmacolata.it  “Vaticanelle” 

• Theatre performance – all invited – was performed 30 years ago featuring 3 women bishops in vestments discussing the question of admitting men to an all-women priesthood – to hold up a mirror to the current all-male celibacy – reversing the teaching (God loves men too…to illustrate how ridiculous the arguments are). 

• The performance will be filmed and posted to YouTube by WACI

Sun.  October 13

• At the Angelus at noon on Sunday 13 October 2024 in St Peter’s Square WACI will be supporting Pope Francis’ call for EQUALITY. Please join us.

Other Events:

WOW Daily Vigil

• Every night at 7pm CET by the Synod Gate.

• Women’s Ordination Worldwide will share photo of exact location. They will have candles.

Youth Gatherings on Fridays

• Every Friday except the 11th the DACHS-Bau a German Speaking Youth Organisation will host 

• 18 – 19:30, International youth gathering (Discussions about the Synod with young people)

• 20 – 20:30, Prayers with songs from Taizé, followed by Snacks and Drinks

• Location: San Lorenzo near St Peter’s Square

LGBTQI+ group gatherings

• Global Network of Rainbow Catholics (GNRC) will host gatherings with other LGBTQI+ groups around mid-month (dates not yet confirmed) and also intend to be there at the end when recommendations from Synod assembly become public

• Dignity will have a presence in Rome for the entire month