Our October Meeting - Movie Night
\1946: The Mistranslation That Shifted Culture
Tuesday, October 1 at 7:00 pm in St. Matthew's Church 672 Temple Ave, Long Beach
Please join us on Tuesday, October 1st, in the Fr. Meisel Hall, for our monthly meeting. This month we will be showing the movie 1946: The Mistranslation That Shifted Culture. This is a documentary that follows the stories of researchers who trance the origins of the anti-gay movement among Christians to a grave mistranslation of the Bible. It chronicles the discovery of never-before-seen archives at Yale University which unveil astonishing new revelations, and casts significant doubt on any biblical basis for LGBTQIA+ prejudice. It features commentary from prominent scholars as well as opposing pastors, including the personal stories of the film’s creator. Ed Oxford, one of the researchers, will be there for a Q&A following the movie. Our meeting will begin at 6:45 and the movie will start promptly at 7:00PM. There will be light refreshments served. Donations will be accepted at the door. Hope you are able to attend this amazing meeting.
Steering Committee Elections
Elections are just around the corner. If you have been contemplating becoming more active in Comunidad’s Ministry, this is your opportunity. Please reach out to one of the current Steering Committee members if you would like more details. God Bless
San Pedro Regional Congress 2024
Want to dive a little deeper into your faith? Attend the San Pedro Regional Congress 2024. This year the event will be held on Saturday, October 5th at St. Joseph High School (5825 Woodruff Ave., Lakewood, CA 90713). Opening Ceremony & Prayer being at 8:30am and the day ends at 4:30pm. Cost is $40.00 per person. Catholic Ministry with Lesbian and Gay Persons (CMLPG) will conduct a workshop from 1:30pm to 2:45pm on the topic of “Severing the LGBT Community as God’s Children in His Church”. For more information and registration go to San Pedro Regional Congress Website.
Kermes
I big thank you for all that supported the Kermes this year at St. Matthew’s. There was lots of food, music, dance and of course fun!! This year we raised $263 for the Parish. A big shout out to those that helped out at the Snow Cone booth sponsored by Comunidad: our set-up team and first shift Bea and Letty; swing shift Jose Manual, Alvaro and Joe; and the closing team Joe and Mark. A special thanks to Myra for creating the beautiful signage-it really stood out. Thanks again all-we could not have done it without you.
Program Note
Please note that the date for our November meeting has been changed to the 2nd Tuesday of the month. We will meet on November 12th at 7:00 in the Fr. Meisel Hall. All other meeting s dates will remain the same.