Divinity School to focus on ‘Midwives of Healing’ for Women’s Month webinar
With the purpose of looking deeper into the current situations, notable contributions, and reflections of women amid the pandemic, the Silliman University (SU) Divinity School is set to hold a webinar to celebrate National Women’s Month on Wednesday, March 24 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. via ZOOM and Facebook Live.
Themed “Women in the Face of the Pandemic: Midwives of Healing,” the webinar seeks to inform and enlighten church workers and other interested individuals from various organizations on the plight of women and to discuss and surface the narratives of struggles and victories, especially during this worldwide health crisis.
To share a biblical perspective on the theme is Dr. Septemmy Lakawa, the current President of Jakarta Theological Seminary in Jakarta, Indonesia. This will be followed by a talk on the situation of women in the Philippines and expressions of hope amid the pandemic by Arceli P. Bile, program secretary for Ecumenical Education and Nurture of the National Council of Churches in the Philippines.
On the other hand, Rev. Catherine Chang will serve as the reactor. She comes from The Presbyterian Church (USA) and is now assigned as Mission Co-Worker to the United Church of Christ in the Philippines (UCCP). She is the Southeast Asia regional facilitator for Addressing Migration and Human Trafficking and is also working with the Churches Witnessing with Migrants.
The webinar will be moderated by Rev. Goel Bagundol, national president of the SU Divinity School Alumni Association. Bagundol serves the Central Mindanao Associate Conference and is assigned as administrative pastor of UCCP Lapasan in Cagayan de Oro City.
This webinar is part of the upcoming celebration of the Divinity School’s centenary by August 2021. National Women’s Month is observed annually to highlight and honor the contributions of women in our society. More so, Women’s Month is being marked in communities for the people to show solidarity with women, of all ages, in the various struggles they are faced up until today.
