March 7: Rev. Teresita B. Vertucio, United Church of Christ Philippines

You are invited to an International Women's Day Luncheon:

Join us at PANA for a lunch, presentation and discussion

Wednesday, March 7^th

12:00 noon

Please RSVP

International Speaker:

Rev. Teresita B. Vertucio,

elected Conference Minister (Pastoral/Executive Position) of the

United Church of Christ Philippines

Northeast Southern Tagalog Conference

“Leaders yet Subordinate: The Place of Women Ministers in the Church”

This paper draws from Rev. Teresita B. Vertucio’s experience and research of the UCCP South Luzon Jurisdiction Area where women are ordained yet hardly stand on equal footing with male counterparts in terms of policy making and program initiatives of the church. The very low percentage of women who are having access to empowerment programs, and being yet unorganized, contribute to this status of subordination in a church that is patriarchal.

REV. TERESITA B. VERTUCIO was ordained minister of the United Church of Christ in the Philippines in 1987 after already serving as a Lay Pastor since 1980. She has a Bachelor of Theology from Union Theological Seminary Philippines (1978-1982), and Master of Arts in Religious Studies--Women & Religion (Thesis Writing) from 2002-2004. She had some involvement in GABRIELA Southern Tagalog (early 90's) and DIAKONIA, a women church workers’ organization (also in Southern Tagalog), which has both national and ecumenical character.

Please RSVP for the luncheon: contact Deborah Lee at dlee@psr.edu or 510-829-8260.