Our February Meeting - Black History Month
Project GRIOT LA - The Documentary
Tuesday February 3 in Fr. Gerald Meisel Hall at 7:00 pm, St. Matthew's Church 672 Temple Ave, Long Beach
Dear Friends,
Join Comunidad for Black History Month for a special screening of the documentary "Project GRIOT LA."
Griot (pronounced gree-oh) is a storyteller, a position of honor in West African tradition, who hands down family and community history from one generation to the next. Project Griot LA was created by funding from the LA County Dept. of Mental Health LGBTQIA2S+ Underserved Cultural Committee.
Project Griot LA was an initiative to share, hear, and record the oral histories of African-American & Black LGBTQIA2S+ elders in Los Angeles by creating a space for queer elders and youth to talk with a special focus on well-being.
PROJECT GRIOT: LA celebrates centering conversation as a way of strengthening bonds and building community between African American/Black queer youth and elders. It is both a "conversation" and an oral history project. It creates space for the participants to discuss both the challenges and the opportunities of being Black and LGBTQ+.
There will be a discussion after the Documentary which will be lead Bill Sive.
40th Anniverary Mass - February 8
This year Comunidad and our Catholic Ministry with Lesbian and Gay+ Persons (CMLGP) celebrates its 40th Anniversary! On Sunday, February 8th, we return to Blessed Sacrament Church in Hollywood (6657 Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90028) at 5PM for Mass. It was there that then Archbishop now Cardinal Roger Mahoney initiated our ministry. Our then pastor, Fr. Gerry Meisel, was the first accept the Cardinal’s invitation to host our ministry and Comunidad was born. We will have signups at our first Tuesday January and February monthly meetings for those who may wish to carpool to the event.
Our March Meeting: Stations of the Cross
Jesus is given his cross by Jessica Miller Kelley
Tuesday, March 3, 7:00 p.m., Fr. Gerald Meisel Hall, St. Matthew Catholic Church, 672 Temple Ave., Long Beach
On Tuesday, March 3rd, Comunidad prays the Stations of the Cross. The Stations recall the Via Dolorosa, the path that Jesus walked on the way to His crucifixion. Along the way we reflect on our own journey as Gay and Lesbian Catholics. We will begin in the Fr. Gerald Meisel Parish Hall at 7:00 PM with Stations following at 7:30 PM in the Church. At the completion of the Stations, we will return to the hall. We are looking for volunteers to make soup and to read. We will have signup sheets at our February meeting or you can contact at me My email address if you are interested. Please join us.