One Body LGBTQ+ MINISTRY
JUSTICE, PEACE, AND INTEGRITY OF CREATION (JPIC)
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Ministry Meetings
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Listening & Sharing Circles
(Confidential Accompaniment Gatherings)
3rd Saturday each month
10-11:30 am, Adult Faith Formation Room (Parish Office)
Contact: [email protected]
10-11:30 am, Adult Faith Formation Room (Parish Office)
Contact: [email protected]
On the third Saturday of each month, from 10-11:30 am, our One Body LGBTQ+ Ministry hosts its Listening & Sharing Circle Gatherings in the Parish Office Adult Faith Formation Room. These gatherings are intended to be safe, confidential spaces that foster fellowship and provide opportunities for spiritual accompaniment for our LGBTQ+ parishioners and their families.
All are welcome to attend respectfully, including LGBTQ+ persons, families, friends, and those who wish to learn more about how we can be a supportive Catholic community, welcoming all and living as One Body in service to the Gospel.
For more information, please contact [email protected].
All are welcome to attend respectfully, including LGBTQ+ persons, families, friends, and those who wish to learn more about how we can be a supportive Catholic community, welcoming all and living as One Body in service to the Gospel.
For more information, please contact [email protected].
VISION STATEMENT |
MISSION STATEMENT |
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We envision a Catholic parish where members of the LGBTQ+ community, their families, and allies are seen and accepted as belonging to the Body of Christ. In the spirit of Justice, Peace, and Integrity of Creation (JPIC), and Franciscan hospitality, we strive to grow our multicultural community of faith to authentically live the love of Christ.
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Rooted in the Franciscan call to accompany one another with care and to stand with those who are overlooked or marginalized, this ministry offers open and welcoming spaces for LGBTQ+ parishioners, families, and allies. Through community-building, shared dialogue, and service, we seek to honor the dignity of every person—across cultures, languages, and lived experiences—to strengthen the life of our parish community.
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In keeping with our parish mission statement to “be a grateful and giving parish, making a difference in the lives of others by “living the love of God”, our ministry will foster a welcoming environment for the LGBTQ+ Community and their loved ones to grow in faith and live the love of God.
This ministry provides opportunities for fellowship, support, and discussion of issues regarding sexuality, gender, and spirituality in a loving, non-judgmental faith community. All are welcome to respectfully attend these meetings, this includes LGBTQ+ persons, families, friends and all who want to learn more about being a supportive Catholic to our LGBTQ parishioners. |
Lord God, our Maker,
The work of your hands displays your goodness and glory;
It is marvelous to behold.
From the most intricate snowflake to the grandest of mountain peaks,
With each inbreaking of the sun's rays that paint the sky until day's end,
Your limitless love creates it all.
As we gaze, then, upon your children,
The special co-creators you have made
To experience you and your beauty,
May we always appreciate the dignity of each person:
Straight, gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender.
May we witness your extravagant artistry of each beloved,
Celebrate your Divine imprint upon each heart,
And recognize how You fashion each human being with purpose and wonder.
Your limitless love creates us all.
Forgive us, Lord,
For the constraint of our eyes that fails to take in another's beauty,
For choosing the comfort of our own apathy instead of bearing one another's burdens,
For not remaining silent to listen and silent when we should have cried out,
Your limitless love forgives us all.
We pray, O God,
For the wounds the world inflicts,
In thought, word, and deed,
Against what your hands have made and ultimately, against you.
Soothe and comfort, renew and redeem.
Your limitless love restores us all.
We pray for unity,
For tenderness,
For belonging and justice and freedom,
For solidarity and bountiful compassion
That the world may know who you are
By the way we love one another
And how willing we are to enter the splendor of co-creating
With one another
And with you.
Your limitless love heals us all.
The work of your hands displays your goodness and glory;
It is marvelous to behold.
From the most intricate snowflake to the grandest of mountain peaks,
With each inbreaking of the sun's rays that paint the sky until day's end,
Your limitless love creates it all.
As we gaze, then, upon your children,
The special co-creators you have made
To experience you and your beauty,
May we always appreciate the dignity of each person:
Straight, gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender.
May we witness your extravagant artistry of each beloved,
Celebrate your Divine imprint upon each heart,
And recognize how You fashion each human being with purpose and wonder.
Your limitless love creates us all.
Forgive us, Lord,
For the constraint of our eyes that fails to take in another's beauty,
For choosing the comfort of our own apathy instead of bearing one another's burdens,
For not remaining silent to listen and silent when we should have cried out,
Your limitless love forgives us all.
We pray, O God,
For the wounds the world inflicts,
In thought, word, and deed,
Against what your hands have made and ultimately, against you.
Soothe and comfort, renew and redeem.
Your limitless love restores us all.
We pray for unity,
For tenderness,
For belonging and justice and freedom,
For solidarity and bountiful compassion
That the world may know who you are
By the way we love one another
And how willing we are to enter the splendor of co-creating
With one another
And with you.
Your limitless love heals us all.
The above prayers were copied from the website of Catholic Health Association of the United States (CHA): https://www.chausa.org
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If you have questions regarding our various JPIC ministries, please contact:
Kennith M. Chiha, Director of Justice, Peace, and Integrity of Creation (JPIC)
Immaculate Conception Catholic Church - 901-A West Chapel Hill Street, Durham, NC 27701
(919) 682-3449 Ext. 293 - [email protected]
If you have questions regarding our various JPIC ministries, please contact:
Kennith M. Chiha, Director of Justice, Peace, and Integrity of Creation (JPIC)
Immaculate Conception Catholic Church - 901-A West Chapel Hill Street, Durham, NC 27701
(919) 682-3449 Ext. 293 - [email protected]