30th Anniversary of 4 churchwomen martyred in El Salvador
On December 2, 2010, communities in North America and Central America commemorate the lives of 4 American churchwomen who died in El Salvador in solidarity with the poor and suffering. This 30th anniversary of the death reminds us of the atrocities that took place during the Salvadoran civil war and challenges us to ensure that the United States does not fund such a war ever again.
At Most Holy Trinity we will be showing 2 films to educate our parish on the lives of these heroic women.
On Thursday morning, December 2, after the 8 am mass (around 8:30 am) we will show a 33 minute documentary titled, "...and she remained with the people: The Life of Dorothy Kazel." At 5 pm we will show the 56 minute documentary titled, Roses in December. You are welcome to attend both showings. Refreshments will be served.
At Most Holy Trinity we will be showing 2 films to educate our parish on the lives of these heroic women.
On Thursday morning, December 2, after the 8 am mass (around 8:30 am) we will show a 33 minute documentary titled, "...and she remained with the people: The Life of Dorothy Kazel." At 5 pm we will show the 56 minute documentary titled, Roses in December. You are welcome to attend both showings. Refreshments will be served.
Thursday, December 2 | 8:30 am | Parish Hall
"...And She Remained With The People: The Life of Dorothy Kazel" is a short 33 minute documentary film about Sr. Dorothy Kazel who was murdered in El Salvador during the civil war. Below is a synopsis of her life:
Dorothy Kazel was born on June 30,1939, and joined the Ursuline Sisters, a teaching order in Cleveland, in 1960. Before entering religious life, she was engaged to be married. Feeling called to the life of a religious, she postponed her marriage in order to test her calling. She remained with the Ursulines until her death.
Dorothy taught for seven years in Cleveland and later became involved in ecumenical and interracial community programs in the city. At a 1968 community retreat, another sister remembers Dorothy saying that she wanted to be remembered as "an alleluia from head to foot." In a November 1980 letter, she wrote of El Salvador that it is a country "writhing in pain - a country that daily faces the loss of so many of its people - and yet a country that is waiting, hoping, yearning for peace.
On the evening of December 2,1980, she and Jean Donovan got into their van and drove to the airport outside San Salvador to pick up the Maryknoll Sisters returning from their regional assembly in Managua. She was later raped and murdered
Dorothy Kazel was born on June 30,1939, and joined the Ursuline Sisters, a teaching order in Cleveland, in 1960. Before entering religious life, she was engaged to be married. Feeling called to the life of a religious, she postponed her marriage in order to test her calling. She remained with the Ursulines until her death.
Dorothy taught for seven years in Cleveland and later became involved in ecumenical and interracial community programs in the city. At a 1968 community retreat, another sister remembers Dorothy saying that she wanted to be remembered as "an alleluia from head to foot." In a November 1980 letter, she wrote of El Salvador that it is a country "writhing in pain - a country that daily faces the loss of so many of its people - and yet a country that is waiting, hoping, yearning for peace.
On the evening of December 2,1980, she and Jean Donovan got into their van and drove to the airport outside San Salvador to pick up the Maryknoll Sisters returning from their regional assembly in Managua. She was later raped and murdered
Thursday, December 2 | 5:30 pm | Parish Hall
"The Peace Corps left today and my heart sank low. The danger is extreme. Several times I have decided to leave El Salvador. I almost could, except for the children - the poor, bruised victims of this insanity. Who would care for them?” -Lay Missioner Jean Donovan
On December 2, 1980 lay missioner Jean Donovan and three American nuns were brutally murdered by members of El Salvador’s security force. This “sensitive, marvelously constructed film” (Catholic New York) chronicles Jean’s life, from her affluent childhood in Connecticut, to her decision to volunteer with the Maryknolls in El Salvador, to her tragic death.
An award-winning classic for the ages, Roses in December is both an eloquent memorial to the commitment of this courageous young woman and a powerful indictment of U.S. foreign policy in Central America.
Film is 56 minutes long.
On December 2, 1980 lay missioner Jean Donovan and three American nuns were brutally murdered by members of El Salvador’s security force. This “sensitive, marvelously constructed film” (Catholic New York) chronicles Jean’s life, from her affluent childhood in Connecticut, to her decision to volunteer with the Maryknolls in El Salvador, to her tragic death.
An award-winning classic for the ages, Roses in December is both an eloquent memorial to the commitment of this courageous young woman and a powerful indictment of U.S. foreign policy in Central America.
Film is 56 minutes long.
