Dates: Nov. 13-15
Location: St. Thomas More, St. Paul
Building Catholic Futures, a nonprofit, equips Catholic institutions to better serve and share the Gospel with gay people, will be leading this retreat, with a variety of programming for all. BCF’s offers consultations, workshops, and resources help you understand what makes Catholic faith possible, appealing, and fruitful for gay people.
Weekend opportunities:
- Thursday, Nov. 12, 7 p.m., “Saints Who Inspire LGBT+ Catholics”
An evening panel discussion with a theme of LGBT+ people’s relationship to the saints. Panelists include Eve Tushnet, Keith Wildenberg, and more. - Nov. 12-13, Confident Witnesses is a retreat for people who identify as LGBT+/same-sex attracted and want to grow as witnesses to the Catholic faith.
Retreatants will discern the ways their experience can be a gift to the Church, explore the challenges of leadership in this area, and connect their own stories with broader conversations about the mission of the Church, through prayer, fellowship, talks and discussions, and one-on-one mentoring. - Sunday, Nov. 15, 2 p.m., “4 Starting Points”
This conversation is for people of any orientation who are accompanying LGBT+ people: as parents and loved ones, as clergy and people in pastoral care, and as friends and community members. The afternoon concludes with Sung Choral Vespers at 4 p.m. with Saint Thomas More’s Schola Cantorum.
