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Registration Form fo r m i n g May 17, 2014

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New Ways Ministry is a -positive ministry Day Phone: ______of advocacy and justice for , gay, bisexual, and (LGBT) Catholics, A day of education, dialogue, and prayer about understanding Evening Phone: ______and reconciliation within the larger Christian and civil communities. transgender people

Suggested donation: 4012 29th Street $25 (includes lunch) Mount Rainier, MD 20712 301-277-5674 Saturday, May 17, 2014 Mail registration form and donation to: [email protected] 9:00 am to 3:30 pm

New Ways Ministry www.newwaysministryblog.wordpress.org 4012 29th Street www.NewWaysMinistry.org Mount Rainier, MD 20712 Centro Maria 650 Jackson Street, NE Washington, DC 20017 Please register by May 10, 2014. (near Brookland/CUA metro station)

If you wish to register using a credit card, call 301-277-5674 or visit www.NewWaysMinistry.org to use Sponsored by: our secure online donation form and indicate “transgender workshop” in the comments section. Schedule Presenters

Trans 9:00 am Registration Dr. Michael Hendricks holds a Ph.D. in clini- fo r m i n g cal psychology from 9:30 am Welcome, prayer, The American Univer- and introductions sity. He is a fellow of the American Acade- 9:45 am Understanding Transgender my of Clinical Psychol- About the Workshop and Gender Non-conforming ogy. He is the current People President of the Ameri- In recent years, news organizations, Dr. Michael Hendricks can Psychological As- legislatures, and the entertainment world sociation’s Division 44, have given more and more visibility to 10:45 am Break the Society for the transgender people, a segment of our Psychological Study of population that had been greatly ignored 11:00 am Small group discussion LGBT Issues. He is a and scorned. partner at the Wash- 11:30 am Large group discussion ington Psychological While Catholics have become with Dr. Hendricks Center in D.C., and teaches graduate-level extremely supportive of lesbian and gay courses at The Catholic University of America. issues, including marriage equality, their 12:00 pm Lunch (provided) Dr. Hendricks has worked with transgender in- knowledge of transgender people and dividuals for nearly 15 years. social forces that affect them needs to 1:00 pm My Transgender Faith grow. Because some states have been Journey considering legislation to make gender Mrs. Hilary Howes Mrs. Hilary Howes is a lifelong professional identity discrimination illegal, there is theater designer and interest on the part of some citizens to 2:00 pm Small group discussion a Catholic transgender become more knowledgeable about woman, who has been transgender issues. 2:30 pm Break married for 36 years. Hilary authored the The goal of the workshop is to 2:45 pm Large group discussion article, “To Be or Not dispel myths and stereotypes about with Mrs. Howes to Be: A Catholic transgender people by gaining sound Transsexual Speaks,” information from the scientific community 3:15 pm Closing prayer which describes her and from transgender people themselves. conversion to Catholi- This phenomenon will be examined in the 3:30 pm Departure cism and her gender light of faith and spirituality. transition. She is in- volved with several The day includes presentations on transgender rights or- gender identity development, personal ganizations and is a member of the Pacific perspectives, and spiritual dimensions. School of Religion - Trans Roundtable. Hilary There will be Q & A sessions, small group spoke at the New Ways Ministry national sym- discussions, and informational handouts. posium on Catholic LGBT issues in March Lunch will be provided. 2012.