We are presenting:
LENT: A Feminine Perspective
Saturday, February 28 at 1:00 pm
Join us for a Special Lenten Talk
Throughout Lent, in both Weekday and Sunday Readings, women appear in abundance. Just as their presence at the opening of Matthew’s Gospel presages their importance in the life of the One who follows, this Lenten gathering of women invites us into a unique feminine perspective as we now enter this holy season. Come join author Kathleen Kichline as she uses the framework of her book, WHY THESE WOMEN, to consider the relevance of women’s stories in the life and ministry of Jesus.
In WHY THESE WOMEN, you are invited to consider that we are missing something in skipping over the four women in the opening of Matthew’s Gospel, their names, and their stories—something critical to the full appreciation and understanding of the Gospel which follows.
What if we took seriously the anomalous presence of four women in the all-male lineup of ancestors that opens the New Testament? What if we read their colorful stories for more than the titillation they contain, but probed them with sacred questions and expectations? We might discover that the stories of these women become a part of Jesus’ own story, their experiences and lessons woven into his parables and into his unfailing respect and compassion for women. We might recognize how he was shaped by the stories of his people, including those of the women.
About Kathleen MacInnis Kichline: Before retiring from active pastoral ministry, Kathleen served as a Pastoral Associate in several parishes in the Archdiocese of Seattle. For seven years, she taught as an adjunct faculty member at Seattle University, where she earned her Master of Divinity. In response to parish needs, she created a line of women’s scripture studies, Sisters in Scripture, which is now an online retreat and presentation ministry featuring her blog, SCRIBBLES.
