COMMEMORATING THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE MARTYRDOM OF THE FOUR U.S.
CHURCHWOMEN
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This year, we commemorate the 25th anniversary of the martyrdom of
four U.S. churchwomen – Jean Donovan, Sr. Maura Clarke, MM, Sr. Ita
Ford, MM and Sr. Dorothy Kazel, OSU – who were killed in El Salvador
on December 2, 1980 by graduates of the School of the Americas.

Below please find several resources to use during this anniversary
year. Several of these resources are provided by the Ursuline
Sisters of Cleveland. For more information on the Ursuline Sisters,
visit their Web site at http://www.ursulinesisters.org/.

Prayer

Prayer for the Churchwomen - Copyright Urusline Sisters of
Cleveland, 2005
http://www.paxchristiusa.org/news_events_more.asp?id=965

Oración en Memoria de las Mártires Norteamericanas en El Salvador -
Spanish translation
http://www.paxchristiusa.org/news_events_more.asp?id=737

Poem

Seeds Born in Us - by Jean Stokan, Pax Christi USA Policy Director
http://www.paxchristiusa.org/news_events_more.asp?id=602

Lesson Plans and Resources for Teachers and Students
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Lesson plan for primary grades - by Sister Kathleen Foster, St.
Gregory School
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Lesson plan for junior high school - by Sister Margaret Link, Urban
Community School
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Lesson plan for high school/intermediate school - by Sister Karen
Bohan, St. Bernadette School
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Resources from Pax Christi USA
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Jean Donovan and the Call to Discipleship - by Fr. John Dear, SJ
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Prayer for a Globalization of Solidarity - by Fr. Jim Hug
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Oracion por la globalizacion de la solidaridad - by Fr. Jim Hug
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More Resources

Legacy of the Martyrs: December 2, U.S. Churchwomen - resources from
the Religious Task Force on Central America and Mexico (RTFCAM)
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Something worth living for... - Liturgy for December 2
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Statement on the 25th Anniversary of the Four Missionary Women from
the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops - by Bishop Thomas G.
Wenski, Bishop of Orlando
http://www.usccb.org/sdwp/international/2005StatementontheFourWomen.p
df

We also invite you to purchase a copy or copies of RTFCAM's Special
Edition of Central America and Mexico Report, commemorating the 25th
anniversary of the martyrdom of the four U.S. Church Women who died
December 2, 1980 in El Salvador. Click here for a flyer on this
report, or to order a copy, email general@.... Single copies
cost $5.00 (includes postage). 10 copies cost $10.00. Prices include
postage and will be sent priority mail (ten copies and under).

* BOSTON

Anniversary Mass for four U.S. churchwomen killed in El Salvador in
1980

Date: Sunday, December 4, 2005, 2:00 PM
Place: St. Ignatius Church, Boston College

On December 2, 1980, while on their way home from San Salvador's
airport around 9:00 PM, Maryknoll Sisters Maura Clarke and Ita Ford,
Ursuline Sister Dorothy Kazel and Lay Missioner Jean Donovan were
raped and murdered by Salvadoran government troops, and then buried
in a shallow grave. All four had devoted their lives in service to
the poor and oppressed in that country. They were among 75,000
Salvadorans murdered by an oppressive, dictatorial government,
including Archbishop Oscar Romero, six Jesuit priests, their
housekeeper and daughter.

The anniversary of the churchwomen's deaths will be marked
internationally with a four-day commemoration in El Salvador, as
well as events in Rome, Washington, DC, Chicago, and at both the
Ursuline Sisters' convent in Cleveland and the Maryknoll
headquarters in Ossining, NY.

Please join us for this commemorative liturgy at Boston College,
hosted by the Jesuit and Maryknoll Societies. A special choir from
Boston College is preparing the music. On conclusion of the mass,
please also join us in the basement of St. Ignatius Church for an
informal reception.

Representatives of the two Sisters' congregations will speak at the
mass:

Maryknoll Sister Pat Murray, who has worked in Central America, and
knew all four women, will enable us to meet again the
four "ordinary" women called to extraordinary witness.

Ursuline Sister Bridget Hasse, who works with the poor and
handicapped in Boston, will reflect on how these women's martyrdom
has inspired her community, affirming its commitment to God's
faithful service in the world.

Parking is available in the vicinity of the church and at the two
large garages at Boston College.

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25TH ANNIVERSARY U.S. CHURCHWOMEN CELEBRATIONS
http://www.share-elsalvador.org/25anniv/churchwomen-us.htm

* OHIO

Commemoration Mass and Award Presentation Downtown Cleveland

Friday, December 2, 7:00-8:30pm at St John Catholic Cathedral, E.
9th and Superior, downtown Cleveland.

The Ursuline Sisters of Cleveland invite the public to join them in
honoring the lives of their sister Dorothy Kazel and Jean Donovan,
martyred December 2 1980 in El Salvador by US-trained soldiers
(together with Maryknoll Sisters Ita Ford and Maura Clarke).

The Eucharistic Liturgy (Mass), celebrated by the bishop, will be
followed by presentation of the Alleluia Award ( in the spirit of
Dorothy Kazel) to Margaret Swedish, founder of the Religious Task
Force on Central America and Mexico and special recognition to the
Cleveland InterReligious Task Force on Central America for their 25
years of solidarity and promoting human rights for the people of
Central America.

Solidarity Reflection Day at Ursuline College
Saturday, December 3, 9am-3pm
Held at Ursuline College Educational Center, 2600 Lander Rd, Pepper
Pike-OH.

Attendance is free and includes lunch, but RSVP is necessary to:
Sister Mary Rathburn at 440-646-8359. A free will offering will be
accepted to defray costs

Solidaridad: The Spirituality of Solidarity is a day of reflection
organized by the Urusline Sisters of Cleveland, open to the public.
Keynote address by Margaret Swedish, who founded the Religious Task
Force on Central America just months before the tragic rape and
murders of the four church women by soldiers trained at the School
of the Americas.

IRTF Commemoration Dinner at Beaumont School Sunday, December 4, 5pm-
8:30pm
Held At Beaumont School, 3301 North Park Blvd, Cleveland Heights

4pm: Fair trade craft and beverage sales; info and take-action
tables

5pm: Interfaith prayer service to honor thousands killed by
political violence in Latin America.

6pm: Dinner 7:30pm: Address by Margaret Swedish: The Martyrs:
Lessons and Hope for the 21st Century

Reservation required for dinner by December 1 (Seating is Limited)
$25 individual ticket
$20 each ticket for groups of 8 or more

If you would like to volunteer for the event, reserve dinner tickets
or would like more information, please call 216.961.0003, or see
www.irtfcleveland.org, or email irtf@....

Order Your Fair-Trade Gift Baskets

Order your Fair Trade gift baskets and support living wages for
farmers in developing countries. Choose from 3 basket sizes; select
your gourmet coffees, teas and hot chocolate. This is a just
alternative to sweatshop products. Spread the good news about Fair
Trade to your friends and family! See order form at
www.irtfcleveland.org or call 216.961.0003.

* SEATTLE

ITA, MAURA, JEAN, and DOROTHY – PRESENTE!

A Commemoration of the 25th Anniversary of the Deaths of Four
Courageous Women

To honor and remember the four religious women who lives were
brutally assassinated on December 2, 1980. These women were serving
the the poor and marginalized during the early years of the savage
civil war in El Salvador.

Ecumenical Service Saturday, December 3, 2005
7 – 9 p.m.
St. Patrick's Church 2702 Broadway Avenue East
Seattle, WA 98102

Reception to follow - Everyone is Welcome!

* DETROIT

The Detroit SHARE Sister Community Committee
Invites you to

A Time of Prayer and Reflection

Commemorating

The 25th Anniversary Of the Women Martyrs of El Salvador Ita, Maura,
Dorothy and Jean

Reflection
Bishop Thomas Gumbleton

Music
David Reske

Sunday December 11, 2005
4:00 PM
Marygrove College
Madame Cadillac Hall
8425 West McNichols, Detroit

A good will offering will benefit the people of El Salvador through
the SHARE Foundation. Checks may be made payable to The SHARE
Foundation

* MILWAULKEE

Join us as we commemorate the 25th Anniversary of the Martyrdom of
the Four U.S. Churchwomen

"Martyrs of the Americas: Their Prophetic Message"

Guest speaker:
Salvadoran Bishop Medardo Gomez

Sunday, December 11th, 2005
2:00-4:30 p.m.

St. Therese Church
9525 W. Bluemound Road
Milwaukee, WI 53226

Through the horrors of the civil war in El Salvador to the
tremendous economic want and social violence in the decades since
the peace accords, Bishop Gomez has boldly proclaimed that the
Gospel message requires a Christian walk in solidarity with the poor

(www.makedisciples.com/medardogomez.htm).

More about Bishop Gomez: President, Lutheran Churches of Central
America and Panama; Executive Committee Member of the Lutheran World
Federation, Geneva; President, International Association Against
Torture, New York.

Author of And The Word Became History and Fire Against Fire Awards
include: 1990 Oscar Romero Award (Houston); 1992 Candidate for the
Nobel Peace Prize; 1992- World-wide Justice and Peace Award (Denver)
This event is free and open to the public.