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Show DAILY HERALD Women priests challenge tradition - Rebecca Rosen Lum I 1 X , WALNUT CREEK. Calif At 11. Kathleen Stack Kun-ste- r feh a strong pull to the i priesthood When the 61 year-ol- d Emeryville. Calif . woman was finally ordained July 31 in a riverboat ceremony in Pennsylvania she cried for an hour and a half "It was extremely powerful amazing." said Kunster, who has a master's degree in divinity and a doctorate in psychology. "I've been wrestling with this for a long time. f ft , ' V ." - It feels relentless, the knowl- edge the person is not doing what they're supposed to do., so nothing else fits. It can be painful." Since then. Kunster has undergone a transformation of sorts. Every thing clicks. A self described introvert, she finds herself much more approachable. "It's like I ve come into my own," she said. Kunster is part of a ripple of women who have decided to stop waiting for the Vatican to ordain female priests and go it on their own. Twelve women joined the priesthood with her last month. In ceremonies held around the world, women bishops. themselves ordained by supportive male bishops are anointing women into the priesthood.. The male bishops have remained anonymous for fear of retribution by the SHERRY ' church. v The women say their training is as rigorous as that for male candidates, and omits only con v ersat ions w it h t he diocese, which does not recognize them. The ceremonies have been taking place on waterways the Danube, the Ohio River, the St. Lawrence Waterway because water carries profound symbolism in the Christian faith and they can not go through the ritual in a Catholic church. "I have been called for a very long time and am not going to wait any longer." said Victoria Rue. who. as a child, stood on the steps of her front porch to dispense Necco Wafers in a communion re- 1 priest. have joined the priesthood. "From the perspective of the Roman Catholic Church, they are not considered to be valid ordinations," said the enactment with the children of the neighborhood. Rue. who holds a doctorate in theology, now teaches at San Jose State University and conducts services for the school community with Kunster and Don Cordero, a Jesuit priest who was excommunicated after marrying. The Catholic Church has not permitted women to be ordained since the 13th century. In a 1994 papal letter, Pope John Paul II reaffirmed the rule. The church "has no au- Rev. Mark Weiser, spokesman for the Oakland (Calif.) Diocese. "It's important for people to know that any sacraments that one of these women perform, we would not recognize." Such sacraments include marriage, bap- tisms or last rites. But some scholars say they have found evidence that ordained women routinely performed sacraments up until the 1200s. They include former priest John Wijngaards, who has dedicated himself to helping women enter the priesthood. "Women seem to have been ordained as priests in some thority whatsoever to confer priestly ordination on women and that this judgment is to be definitively held by all the church's faithful." Archbishop Justin Rigali of the Archdiocese of St. Louis has sent to the Vatican the names of the women who regions," he said. "However, it was commonplace during the first nine centuries for women to be ordained deacons, especially in the Eastern part of the church. Since this ordination was a truly sacramental ordination, women were therefore admitted to holy orders." With a shortage of priests the church benefit from women priests? "I know there is plenty of work and not enough priests to do it," Weiser said. But, he said, the shortage has fired up plenty of parishioners with skills to donate their time to the church doing administrative tasks; freeing priests for other duties. Some may wonder why the women fight so hard to belong to a church that does not want in the U.S., couldn't AMERICAN FORK -"- The Storms of Life" will be the sermon at 11 a.m. Sunday at Foursquare Adventure Church. 55 E. 400 North. Tiny Enough the Clown Ls familv fun on Sept. 17. Info: UTAH VALLEY 492-917- 9 Baptist PROVO LXirfee will Pastor Rhett speak at 11 a.m. Sundav at First Baptist Church. 1144 W. Columbia Line. Sunday school, 9 45 a.m. and Bible study. 6 p.m. Info. Bryce Rytting, conductor PLEASANT GROVE - Pas- tor Sam Coleman will speak at II a m Sundav at First Baptist Church. ."W4 E. Center St. Sunday school. 10 a m. Children's Season 2006-20- 07 church is during worship service. Bible studv, 7 p m. Wednesday. Info: 7K5-329- 5 IN December 13, 14 Family Uinstmm (.wufl n Siif fh-if- i March Young May 2, 1 HI j;S 10 ORMR Si Arthti C.onitrt Oil ; OR N It SPRINGVILLE-T- he IMMVIIH AI Ml IIIMVStMORv KIR MOHI IMORMAlUA IAC.KMAN.1Koi) PO RiX yniX, Women's Ordi- Virginia-base- d nation Conference, a support organization. "That's a very common thing. Their faith is so. important to them. They won't give up hope." Rue says her point isn't just to break into the priesthood, but to recraft the church as less hierarchical and more inclusive. "I do not want to be part of a club that is exclusive," she said. "We are very, very concerned about returning the church to the way it was when Jesus founded it, with all people welcome at the table." PRi(tl lYegnancy Resource Center of Utah Valley is presenting lis ministry at 10 a m. Sundav at Grace Bible Church. ZVJ S Main St. Nursery and junior church are provided Lighthouse youth have a ski day at Utah Uike following the service Fellowship Sunday is Sopt You Go to Church" at 10:15 a.m. Sunday at Light the Way Christian Fellowship. 150 N. 700 West. Sunday school, 9 a.m. All services are bilingual. Info: www.lighthe-way.or494-173- g Community PROVO Worship services begin at 11 a.m. Sunday at Provo Community Church, 175 N. University Ave. Sunday school, 10 a.m. and young adult group. 10 a.m. Childcare provided. Info: 375-911- 5 OR EM Rev. Charles Mines will speak on "The Lord Helps His People" at 10:30 a m. Sunday at Orem Community Qiurch. 130 N. 400 East. Children's Sunday school Ls during worship service; adult Sunday school. 930 a.m. Prayer and Praise meeting is 7 p ra. Tuesday. Info: 225-006- 7 h h w uUih(iHcyvmphimy org Presbyterian Rev. SPRINGVILLE Janet Riley will speak on "Words Shape Worlds," at 10:30 a.m. Sunday at Spring-vill- e Presbyterian Church, 245 S. 200 East. Sunday School Rally Day begins at 9:30 a.m. with breakfast. Fellowship hour. 11:30 a.m. Info: 4894390 AMERICAN FORK -P- astor Miki Laws will speak at 11 a.m. Sunday at Community Presbyterian Church. 75 N 100 East. Nursery available. Sunday school. 9:30 a.m. Info: 756-262- 1 Unitarian ' SPRINGVILLE -- Utah ValUnitarian Universalis? Fellowship meets at 4 p.m. Sunday at 245 S. 200 East. Child care and religious education for children is available. Info; ley 17 Info: Christian PROVO-Pas- tor or www.uvuu org Evangelical Worship Experience OREM Pastor Scott McKinney will speak on "First Things" at 1 a m. Sunday at Christ Evangelical Church which meets at Orem High School Auditorium. 175 S. 400 East. Sunday school and nursery are at 9 30 a m. at 2X0 S. 400 Last Children's church and nursery are available during worship service Info: or www christ ev org PROVO Lead Pastor Dean L Jackson will speak on "Walk With These Wise llcople" at 8 30 a m. and 10 a m. Sunday at Rock Canyon Church, which meets at the Cinemark Theater at Provo Towne Centre. Prayer room a m. Rock Canopens yon Cafe, 8 a m and 9 45 a m. Kick Prayz for children age 4 through sixth grade. 830 a m and 10 a m Nursery is available. Info: or www, 1 225-303- X l 8460 nil ! ' A group of seven women ordained in a service on the River Danube in 2002 were all excommunicated. But groups ordained more recently, and the 80 now in training nation-- ; wide, express no fear. Excommunication is a process that can take years. In the end, the parishioner can still attend services, but cannot take communion. Kunster said it is inevitable that the Vatican will recognize female priests. When it does, more change will follow, Rue said, "You can't just add women and stir." She's relying on the church's history of slow but significant change. "Galileo was even forgiven," said Rue with a hearty chuckle. "We have to be women of a long view." 0 ft AH VAIIIY SYMPHONY 3 ing have become. ordained in other faiths," largely Episcopal, said Sharon Dam ner, spokeswoman for the Bible Sjn IMUVIIH AI MO them in its highest ranks. "That's an excellent question, and a lot of women wait- to I'm SU Ml.'lUNlS.'MNIoRs KAMIIY. US MMII.Y. nnnvri ai PROVO TARIHNA MNMH OM 1H1S Owrf 7, 8 lfs ( mil cr mis Htcis St.ASON PASM.S 25 stuJcnts ot orchestra f is( ai 12 Aulutnn ( unu'H Sutc a CHURCH SERVICES Adventure Foursquare January 24, Costa Times .' www.cougsnrQjiue.com October u, LAVARSContra Kathleen Strack Kunstler reads along the waterfront in Emeryville, Calif. Kunstler risks excommunication from the Catholic Church after being ordained as (W-n- 374-572- 5 Short will speak on "Why I)o rockcanyon org Presented by the Kerr Continued from if it 0 0 o 1 15 June 17.37. Richard Perkins (heir of Richard Pcrkias formerly of Baltimore Co. Md ) sold B 100 acres. As a result of these six deed abstracts, we can make some assumptions about the family. Richard Perkias, cooper, born before 1660 (he was of legal age when he purchased land in 16W), married Mary and lived in BaHm-or- e County, Md. He probably died before 1737, in hu late 70s Richard and Mary had at least one son. named Rkhard, a planter, born about 16S1 who also lived in Baltimore County, Md Further, we have discovered Richard and Mary may have lived in Baltimore County nearly 60 years. So we know lo search every record available In that county. The results of 32 acre. the search wiB prove or disprove the above cooper, I Nov 1705. Richard Perkins, cnoprr, had pedigree and U fill in many blanks. 180 acres on Suwf lehanna River. Deeds are the backbone of the Perkins pediS Sep 1720. Richard Perkins, planter, old to gree and can serve the same purpose In yours Thomas Loflen. I Contact URm Ftm Rett at I Aug 1736. Rkhard Perkins was about 55 If sollre laf ivera ff n org years old. deeds. Such a chart might look like the abbreviated one given brkiw. The information comes from a marveknis wi of books abstracted especially for genealogists ("Baltimore County , Maryland Deed Records by John Davis. Heritage Books. Inc.) available from the Frederkk County Historical Society. The deeds start with I6T1O and are all in Baltimore County, Md. 15 Dec K1. Rkhard rtiktm, cooper, bough! 100 acres on Musket a Creek 2 Mar 1701 Richard and Mary Perkia. |