with Worship Associates Carol Boston and Carol Carter Walker
In 1976, a Catholic Bishop wrote a pastoral letter, Sexuality: God’s Gift, one of the first statements to contain a compassionate and encouraging message to gay and lesbian people. He addressed the GLBTQ+ community directly, saying, “We pledge our willingness…to try to find new ways to communicate the truth of Christ because we believe it will make you free.” That passage and the term, new ways, caught the attention of a priest and nun team who were already ministering to the gay and lesbian community. A series of workshops then gave rise to New Ways Ministry, a non-profit advocating for Catholic gay and lesbian concerns. Today, we will hear from its Executive Director, Francis DeBernardo and Co-Founder Jeannine Gramick about this work and see its intersectionality with ours.
Streaming to our FaceBook page, on Zoom and in person at 3:00 at:
University Christian Church
6800 Adelphi Road
Hyattsville, MD