Embracing God’s Gifts
As members of the Mystical Body of Christ, the Church, we are called to celebrate and share the gifts of diversity of sexuality in our church today.
Our organization, Embracing God’s Gifts, has been formed as an instrument for recognizing these gifts and incorporating their goodness and use into the life of our parish.
Our mission is to create opportunities for the spiritual enrichment, support and inclusion of all diverse individuals, while being informed by church teaching, and to promote awareness and community building among them.
We will accomplish this through a variety of endeavors that foster support, communication and social activities. We invite all to participate in this group with open-mindedness and compassion.
This group is open to anyone interested in fostering support, engaging accompaniment, and encouraging spiritual/social/service-oriented activities among sexually and/or gender-diverse members of our parish and their family members/allies.
Meetings
Second Sunday of each month at 11:15 AM
- Parish Offices, 740 N. Calvert Street, Baltimore MD, 21202
Monthly LGBTQ+ Scripture Study
This online program offers an opportunity for interested folks to gather in faith and dialogue around Sacred Scripture. The lens through which we will explore the Scriptures includes the lived experience of LGBTQ+ individuals, their loved ones and allies. Each month’s gathering will focus on the lectionary readings for the particular Sunday on which we meet. Our time will also include prayer and other spiritual exercises and will be facilitated by various members of parishes that currently have an LGBTQ+ ministry.
The Heart of the Church—Accompanying Transgender Catholics & Their Families
On Wednesday, May 4th we held a ZOOM meeting with Fr. James Martin, S.J for a discussion about “The Heart of the Church: Accompanying Transgender Catholics and Their Families” in their faith and in relationship to the church.
To view it, click on video below, and when prompted enter the Passcode: 4rr1UX!9.
