In accordance with our parish mission statement, we reach out to provide spiritual nourishment for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people and their families and friends. We seek to affirm the intrinsic value and self-worth of all people and to welcome them into full participation in the faith community. All GLBT people are welcome. We also welcome friends and family of GLBT people and anyone who might be questioning what it means to be a supportive Catholic for GLBT parishioners. Whatever your religious tradition, please know you are welcome to pray and worship with us.

Click on the Gay & Lesbian Ministry Brochure 2009-2010 for more information on this ministry, and to see a schedule of events.



Join us in January 2010 for Reaffirm, a program that will provide a welcoming place for you to develop as a GLBT Catholic.  There will be an introductory session on Sunday, January 17 at 3:00 pm. For more information or to register, call Jane at 847-7431 or Chuck at 859-4889.

 

The following resources are available in our Ministry Resource Center:

• Homosexuality: Catholic Teaching and Pastoral Practice by Gerald Coleman.

• With Listening Hearts: Understanding the Voices of Lesbian and Gay Catholics by Peter Liuzzi.

• Spiritual Direction and the Gay Person by James Empereur.

• Fortunate Families: Catholic Families with Lesbian Daughters and Gay Sons by Mary Ellen Lopata with Casey Lopata.

• Seeds of Hope: Compassionate Ministry with Gay and Lesbian Catholics and their Families, A Practical Resource Manual.

• The National Association of Catholic Diocesan Lesbian and Gay Ministries: Manual and Directory

• Homosexuality - a Positive Catholic Perspective, Questions and Answers about Gay/Lesbian Life, published by New WaysMinistry of Mount Ranier, MD

For more information about this ministry, call Chuck at (919) 859-4889.