Uplifting Changemakers: A Snapshot of the Mary’s Pence Grantee Gathering
Mary’s Pence hosted our annual Grantee Gathering October 20-23 in Farmington, Minnesota at the Mount Olivet Conference and Retreat Center. At the event grantees had the opportunity to network, build skills, learn from each other, share knowledge, rest and reflect. Grantees kicked off our new Public Health Cohort at Katherine Wotjan’s house. The cohort […]
Twin Cities Pride Festival
June 23 and 24, 2018
Minneapolis, Minnesota
The Twin Cities Pride Festival is a two day celebration of the LGBTQ+ community! Mary’s Pence will be one of over 400 exhibitor booths. Plus there will be food vendors and free music performances among other great entertainment. All LGBTQ+ people and allies are welcome.
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Will Mary’s Pence Fund Your Social Justice Project?
Wednesday, June 13, 1pm CST
Teleconference
Join us for an hour long teleconference to learn how to apply for a grant from Mary’s Pence. We will present about our grant criteria and application process, and we’ll have time to answer questions.
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Statement Against Gun Violence
Your leadership is vital. We stand with you because the burden of social justice belongs to all of us. Young people led the civil rights and anti-war movements. Many of us in our youth spearheaded women’s and LGBTIQ efforts. You do the same.
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Cincinnati Supporter Reception
Tuesday, May 15, 2018
Cincinnati, Ohio
Join Mary’s Pence Executive Director, Katherine Wojtan to learn about two local Cincinnati grantees, Lydia’s House and The Contact Center. Hosted by Karen Hurley, former Mary’s Pence board member.
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North Carolina Supporter Reception
Thursday, May 10, 2018
Cary, North Carolina
Join Mary’s Pence Executive Director Katherine Wojtan at the home of Beth Dehghan, Executive Director of three-time grantee WomenNC. Refreshments will include middle eastern tea and desserts from China and India.
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MayDay Festival
May 6, 2018
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Celebrate spring at the MayDay Festival in Powederhorn Park, Minneapolis. This is an multi-generational event put on by In the Heart of the Beast Puppet and Mask Theatre with a little something for everyone including a parade, live entertainment, food, and two-story tall puppets.
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Spring Saint Paul Art Crawl
April 27, 28, 29, 2018
St. Paul, Minnesota
Mary’s Pence will have our doors open on the 5th floor of the Northwestern building.Stop in to see beautiful handcrafted metalwork plaques, scarves hand-dyed in indigo, and other artisan crafts made by women participants in the ESPERA community lending program.
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Philadelphia Donor Reception
Sunday, April 22, 2018
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Join Mary’s Pence staff and board for a relaxing afternoon get-together with Philadelphia area supporters! And meet Meg Eubank, Executive Director of Welcoming the Stranger, a two-time grantee.
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Archdiocesan Council of Catholic Women Annual Convention
April 20 and 21, 2018
Stillwater, Minnesota
The ACCW strives to unite all Catholic women of St. Paul and Minneapolis with news, information, programming and support. Stop by the Mary’s Pence table in the marektplace at ACCW’s 2018 Annual Convention, celebrating 86 years of living the joy of the gospel. We would love to see you!
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Feminist Presidents Day Mailing Party
February 19, 2018 3-6pm
St. Paul, Minnesota
You’re invited to join us for the second annual Mary’s Pence Presidents Day mailing party! Back by popular demand, we’ll serve margaritas and nachos! Non-alcoholic and vegetarian options will be available.
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