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	Emily & Rosemary Fund for Women in the Church Voice of the Faithful August 10 2010 http://votf.org/page/emily-rosemary-fund-women-church/14217 The Emily and Rosemary Fund was established to support women who lose employment in the Roman Catholic Church as the result of injustice or discrimination, and to help women who are working to bring about justice and equality in the Church. Initiated by Lynette Petruska, an attorney practicing in St.Louis MO, with a donation of $75,000, the fund honors her grandmothers, Emily and Rosemary, two women whose devotion to their families and to the Church inspired Lynette. Lynette established the Fund in response to the injustice and discrimination she experienced after opposing sexual harassment and other sexual misconduct at Gannon University in Erie PA, where she was appointed the first female chaplain in 1999: "I was fortunate to have a profession to which I could return but many women serving the Church find themselves and their families at great risk when targeted by discriminatory practices or when they stand up to injustice. This is my way to help, at least in a small way." Voice of the Faithful will administer the grants awarded under the Fund. The first round of applications opened August 10, 2010, and awards will be announced in late November 2010.
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