Cretin-Derham Hall Alumni Event Highlight of “Faith Action Week”
Cretin-Derham Hall Alumni Event Wraps Up “Faith Action Week,” Brings Together Religious Leaders and People of Faith Across Minnesota to Spark Conversations About Why Their Faith Compels Them To Vote No
MEDIA ADVISORY
Contact: Kate Brickman, Press Secretary
Phone Number: 612-460-1219
September 14, 2012 – St. Paul, MN – More than 100 Cretin-Derham Hall High School Alumni will gather Sunday at 4:00 p.m. for the Freedom to Marry Fest at O’Gara’s Bar & Grill to discuss why they are following their conscience and voting no on the proposed amendment that would limit the freedom to marry for committed, same-sex couples in Minnesota.
The event will feature alumni and teachers including Nancy Scanlan, John Kennedy (’04), Jenny Marzolf (’04), Bee Rongitsch (’97) and Alfonso Wenker (’05) sharing their stories about how their Catholic faith and education at Cretin-Derham informs their belief that Catholics can and should follow their conscience this November. Organizers of the event are eager to show that large numbers of Catholics in Minnesota are “unequivocally opposed to the amendment.” Alumni will be joined by other longtime members of the Saint Paul Catholic community.
The event is a highlight of the more than 150 events that brought together thousands of people of faith across Minnesota for “Faith Action Week.” The events were organized by people of faith across the state to spark conversations about how all people are made in the image of God and how the proposed amendment would limit religious freedom in Minnesota. They were hosted in conjunction with the faith department at Minnesotans United for All Families, the campaign working to defeat the proposed amendment that would limit the freedom to marry for gay and lesbian couples.
The following events will be open to the media:
Saturday, September 15
Incarnation Catholic Parish Gathering at the Home of Trish Flock-Johnson
10:00 a.m. | 3548 Pillsbury Ave South | Minneapolis, MN 55408
Sunday, September 16
Cretin-Derham Hall High School Alumni – Freedom to Marry Fest
4:00 p.m. | O’Gara’s Bar & Grill | 164 N. Snelling Ave. | St. Paul, MN 55104
Stories from longtime members of the St. Paul Catholic community will be shared with more than 100 attendees.
Catholics of Duluth Gathering at the Home of Kay Allen
6:00 p.m. | 4521 Pitt Street | Duluth, MN 55804
St. Paul Lutheran on Lake Minnetonka
11:00 a.m. | 13207 Lake Street Extension | Minnetonka, MN 55305
Edina Community Lutheran Gathering at the Home of Ruth and Phil Edstrom
9:45 a.m. | 2847 James Avenue South | Minneapolis, MN 55408
First Congregational United Church of Christ
11:15 a.m. | Upstairs Parlor | 406 8th Street. South | Moorhead, MN 56560
First Congregational United Church of Christ
6:30 p.m. | Conference Room | 224 North Fourth Street | Montevideo, MN 56256
Friends School of Minnesota
2:00 p.m. | 1365 Englewood Avenue | St. Paul, MN 55104
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