~ Past Event ~
Fr. Roy Bourgeois
A pillar of justice & peace
Friday-Saturday-Sunday
Aug 27, 28, 29, 2010

FR. ROY BOURGEOIS, M.M.
Energetic and passionately committed would be two good ways to describe Maryknoll priest and activist, Fr Roy Bourgeois. Having grown up in Louisiana, he served as a naval officer for four years, including a year of shore duty in Vietnam. For his service, he received the Purple Heart.
After his military service, he entered the Maryknoll Missionaries Order and was ordained a Catholic priest in 1972. He worked with the poor of Bolivia for five years before being arrested and forced to leave the country.
In 1980, Fr. Roy became involved in issues surrounding U.S. policy in El Salvador after the murder of four U.S. churchwomen, two of them his Maryknoll Sisters and friends. He has continued to be an outspoken critic of U.S. foreign policy and spent over four years in U.S. federal prisons for non-violent protests against injustice.
In 1990, Fr. Roy founded the School of the Americas Watch to research, educate, and activate others to oppose the military training of Latin American soldiers at Fort Benning, Georgia. More recently he has spoken publicly about his support for Roman Catholic women who recognize a call to ordination for priestly ministry, seeing this as another important work of Justice.
SCHEDULE
Friday, August 27, 2010 - 5:30pm
- Title: Support for Ordination of Roman Catholic Women Priests
- Location: Holy Wisdom Monastery, 4200 County Hwy M, Middleton. Click here for directions.
- Program:
5:30pm - Pot luck supper
6:30-8:00pm - Presentation by Fr. Roy
Saturday, August 28, 2010 - 9:00am
- Title: Closing the School of the Americas (WHINSEC): An Anti-militarism Focus
- Location: St. Dunstan Episcopal Church, 6205 University Ave, Madison. Click here for directions.
- Program:
9:00am - Check in & light breakfast
9:30-1:30pm - Presentation & lunch
Sunday, August 29, 2010 - 9:00 am
- Eucharistic Liturgy. Click here for more information.
Homilist – Fr. Roy. - Location: Holy Wisdom Monastery, 4200 County Hwy M, Middleton. Click here for directions.
- Potluck brunch following
Reminder... Please be green and carpool!
CO-SPONSORS
Get more information on Fr. Roy Bourgeois at
SOA Watch and their You Tube channel.
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