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“A Status Update on
the Universal Synod”
Come hear where we are now, where we are going…

and see where you fit in.

Wednesday, February 28, 2024

4:00pm-5:15pm Pacific Time

Via Zoom

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Our Guest Speaker:
Deborah Rose-Milavec

Deborah Rose has recently retired from FutureChurch where she served as executive director and co-director for over 10 years. In her role, she led FutureChurch, a thirty-three year old Catholic reform organization whose mission is to “seek changes that will provide all Roman Catholics the opportunity to participate fully in Church life and leadership.”

She has attended the synod gatherings in Rome since 2014 and has been a regular commentator on events and happenings there. She helped lead the “Votes for Catholic Women” campaign that resulted in 54 women being able to vote as equals to the bishops at the Synod on Synodality last October.

In other work, she has developed resources on a women’s authority and leadership, racial justice, emerging models of parish and community life, lay leadership, the impact of closing parishes in low-income communities, and more. Some of those resources include the “Women Witnesses for Racial Justice” series; the educational and advocacy effort to educate and advocate for keeping economically disadvantaged inner city parishes open; the “Women Erased” educational series; the work of developing a synodal, participatory church; and more.

Deb has more than 20 years of experience working in community and Church-based organizations and brings a strong background in theology, Church history and Catholic social teaching. She combines that knowledge with her administrative, supervisory and development experience in nonprofit organizations. Her professional experience includes serving as Executive Director of a Domestic Violence Prevention Agency and Shelter, Program Director for the American Friends Service Committee, and just prior to her work for FutureChurch, Vice President and Project Director of St. Catherine of Siena Virtual College with special outreach to women in Africa, China, India, Philippines, Thailand and Latin America. Deborah holds a Master’s Degree in Theology from United Theological Seminary, a B.A. in International Studies: Peace and Diplomacy, and trained as a lay pastoral minister in the Archdiocese of Cincinnati.