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Thursday - VLGR (The meeting Wlll be
held at l7l N. Winooski Ave. Apt.l,
Burlington, VT. @ 7:30 PM 864-3617).

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Fri-Sun - Enrichment Weekend for

Lesbian Couples Women's Counsellng
Services 338 Middle St. Portsmouth, N.H.
03801. For info call: (603 431-7757).
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Saturday - Integrity Service 7:55 PM
Program 8:45 PM. St. Paul's Cathedral
Burlington.

December Q

Saturday — Salt of the Earth Movie being

shown at Green Valley Gallery. 64 North
St. Burlington, VT. 7:00 PM S 5.00
more or less. Benefit for HOWL.

Deeember 13
Saturday - Chlltern Mountain Club

Open House at Pearls beginning 7:00 PM.
Dceember 13

Saturday - Alix Dobkin Contois
Auditorium, City Hall @ 8:00 PM
Tickets: $ 6.50-low income, $ 7.50
General, $ 9.00 contribution. Co-sponsored
by: Allegra Productions, HOWL, and
Burlington’s Women’s Council. For Info:

call: 862-4467.
December 29

Saturday — Integrity Service 7:55 PM

(This service will be celebrated by retiring

Bishop Robert Kerr) Program begins @
8:45 PM.

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Monday Out in the Mountains Stall‘
Meeting 6:00 PM Peace and .lustice
Center. Business Meeting.

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Thursday VLGR Meeting - Annual

meeting to select officers for the

coming year. (Please note: VLGR will
meet the second Thursday for this month
due to New Years. Meeting will be at
the Peace and Justice Center @ 7:00 PM.
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Thursday - Lesbian/Gay Pride meeting for

the annual June march. (Please note: If
you want the pride march to become a
reality we need your support at this
meeting) Peace and Justice Center @
7:30 PM.

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are similar which at times can be
tedious.

Many of the women whose stories
are presented joined the convent in
order to escape a society in which they
felt they did not belong. They
preferred instead to live in a
community comprised exclusively of
Womcn. even though ultimately this
society was ruled by the patriarchal
church. Most of these women entered
with a high degree of idealism, living
their lives as ascetics, eschewing
worldly possessions. Many left the
Convent angry and in most cases left
the church at the same time. Quite
°“¢fl. these women became involved in
a deep feminist spirituality. On the
other hand, some of the lesbian ex-nuns
are still involved with various aspects
of organized religion. Also, a few of
the stories are from women who have

  
  
  
      

 

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chosen to remain nuns and try to
effect change from within. Somc Of
these nuns live on the ‘outside’ with
lovers.

Each year brings a decline in the
number of women entering the convent.
The current pope is doing nothing to
solve the dilemma faced by women in
the Catholic church today. ln fact, he
is attacking most of the gains made by
women since Vatican ll. Hopefully,

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young women facing the prospect of
entering the convent will get a hold of
a copy of "Lesbian Nuns: Breaking the
Silence" before making that decision.
As the title implies, the silence has
been broken in more ways than one.
This book is an important statement on
the condition of women in the church.
Unfortunately, as is too often the case,
the people who need to read it most
will never even hear of it.