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Upcoming Events
As a special thanks to all of our supporters, we have arranged an opportunity for you to meet the Equally Blessed pilgrims, along with several other LGBTQI Catholic leaders who helped to plan this effort, virtually in a free webinar that will be open to the public.
Date: Wednesday, February 27, 2019
Time: 8:30 PM Eastern / 7:30 PM Central / 6:30 PM Mountain / 5:30 PM Pacific / 4:30 PM Hawaii
Cost: Free
Join us to hear firsthand accounts of the most meaningful moments we had at World Youth Day in Panama as we witnessed for the full inclusion of LGBTQI persons in the Catholic Church. Some highlights we may share include:
- Breanna’s interview with a reporter from Vatican radio, who had specifically looked for pilgrims who felt marginalized by the Catholic Church.
- Meli’s persistence as she was able to ask a question during catechesis about the dignity of LGBTQI Catholics.
- All of the pilgrims’ joy at meeting with leaders of the LGBTQI movement in Panama, including the founder of Hombres Trans Panama, an organization for trans men, and Diversa Mov, a lesbian organization in Panama.
- Our experience meeting young Catholics all over the world, who greeted us with tears of joy and hugs after seeing our message that “it’s our Church, too” and that we are all all Equally Blessed!
There will also be an opportunity for questions and answers with the pilgrims.
Sister Jeannine Gramick, the co-founder of New Ways Ministry and an advocate for LGBT people for close to 50 years, is leading an LGBT-friendly pilgrimage to Belgium and Germany. The itinerary includes sites of spiritual, historical, and cultural significance.
This trip is Sister Jeannine’s 16th pilgrimage, and past participants have praised them for not only the amazing places they have visited, but for the spirit of community and friendship which develop on each journey. Through daily Mass and occasional group sharing of experiences and perspectives, participants have forged connection with one another that have lasted for years.
On each trip, the pilgrims have also had an opportunity to meet with local groups of LGBT Christians, and wonderful international exchanges of ideas and support have also grown.
Click here for logistical and financial details. For further information, contact Sister Jeannine at [email protected] or 301-277-5674.
(Above photo: Grand Place market square, Brussels)
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