Community Archives - Mary's Pence

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Mary’s Pence’s First Allies In Social Justice Work

In 1987, Catholic women from all walks of life came together to support women's rights and well-being by supporting women working in ministry. Since the founding of Mary's Pence, Congregations...

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Mary's Pence grantees.

Community

Accompaniment as a way of being

Accompaniment as a way of being. The word accompaniment often comes to mind when we think of our work. To us, it means sharing a vision, working together, and being...

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Mary's Pence grantees.

Community

Mary’s Pence 2023 at a Glance

We each hold in our hands great power to make the world a better place, and to create a beloved community. We use this power each time we create a...

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Community

Pride Month and the Beauty of Our Shared Humanity

Pride month started by commemorating the riots of June 1969 and has become a celebration and an act of solidarity between members and non-members of the LGBTQ community. The uprising...

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Multicolored Hands in a circle

Community

The Mary’s Pence Community Welcomes You

Founded on the core values of dignity, justice, and solidarity, we seek to be a space of belonging and purpose where community comes together to work for social justice. The...

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Nancy Johnson and her dad Nicholas

Community

Donating to Mary’s Pence: A Daughter Honoring Her Dad

Along with her most recent donation to Mary's Pence, Nancy Johnson noted that she was motivated to give because of her personal belief in helping women...and to honor her dad....

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Mary's Pence Board Chair Carol Fendt

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Volunteers and Donors Invest in the Lives of Women

Greetings!  My name is Carol Fendt, and I am starting my 5th year as a Board Member for Mary’s Pence. Prior to serving as a member of the board, I...

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ESPERA staff and members of ESPERA partner

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Celebrating Gilda Larios’ Two Decades of Commitment to Justice & Solidarity

For 20 years, Gilda Larios has made significant contributions to the work of Mary’s Pence –– first as a Mary’s Pence grantee in Mexico, then as a Mary’s Pence board...

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Laura at SJW Welcome Ritual

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Meet Laura: St Joseph Worker at Mary’s Pence

This fall I joined Mary’s Pence as a volunteer with the St Joseph Worker (SJW) Program, a service year for women created by the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet...

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Kiyomi Kishaba

Community

Intern Kiyomi Kishaba shares her “verse”

One glance at her room decor of “the future is female” and “empowered women empower women” posters and any common passerby would know Kiyomi Kishaba is a feminist. Take a...

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