Ministry Listings



This listing of contacts at parishes and dioceses that have been known to be welcoming and may have ministries with lesbian and gay Catholics, are provided as a courtesy to our website visitors. The accuracy of this list cannot be guaranteed. Please check with the contact listed to determine the current status. If you know of any corrections, or ministries not listed, please send information to: office@nacdlgm.org to update this list.


DIOCESES WITH MINISTRIES:

Albany Baltimore Baton Rouge Camden Charlotte Chicago Cincinnati

Cleveland Covington Fort Worth Grand Rapids Joliet Las Vegas

Los Angeles Memphis Oakland Orange Phoenix Portland (OR)

Rochester Richmond San Bernardino San Diego San Jose Tuscon

    (Click on state abbreviation to go to a listing of cities with Diocesan and/or parish ministries)

ALABAMA

Montgomery

St. Bede, 2870 Atlanta Highway,

(334) 272-3463

www.stbede.org/church/ministriesnew.htm

 

ARIZONA

Phoenix

Diocesan Task Force for Ministry with G/L Catholics

St. Theresa Parish 5045 E. Thomas

Ph: (602) 840-0850

Tucson Diocese

Grace Group: Meets at Saints Peter and Paul Church

Contact: Frank (520) 327- 3252

Tucson

Saints Peter and Paul Church

1946 E. Lee Street Ph: (520) 327-6015

www.sspp.k12.az.us

St. Cyril of Alexandria Church

4725 E. Pima St. Ph: (520) 795-1633

www.stcyril.com/parish

St. Pius X Ph: (520) 885-3573

1800 N. Camino Pio Decimo,

www.users.qwest.net/~stpiusx/main.htm


Task Force for Ministry with Gay and Lesbian Catholics

8800 E. 22nd St.

Ph: (520) 886-5202

Tempe

All Saints Newman Center Lesbian and Gay Fellowship

230 E. University Dr. Ph: (480) 967-7823

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CALIFORNIA

Archdiocese of Los Angeles

Ministry with Lesbian and Gay Catholics (MLGC)

http://www.archdiocese.la/ministry/mlgc/index.php

  • Long Beach: St. Matthew Comunidad
    First Tuesday of the month, 7 p.m.
    contact Anna at 562 987 0130 or David at 562 439 8087
  • Santa Monica: St. Monica GLO
    Second Sundays (except July and August) following the 5:30 p.m. Mass
    Evening Prayer with potluck Thiurd Friday of the month, 7:30 p.m.
    Contact coco 310 396 6104 or Jens 323 883 0968
  • North Hollywood: St. Jane Frances de Chantal GLO
    Third Sunday, 1 p.m. at the Parish Center
    Contact Ed 818 988 3541 or Caryn 818 985 8600
  • West Hollywood: St. Ambrose Journey
    First Tuesday of the month, 7 p.m.
    Contact Fr. Brian 213 637 7571
  • Eagle Rock: St. Dominic MLGC
    Contact Magy 323 646 6049 or Alonso 323 982 0328
  • Claremont: Our Lady of the Assumption
    Contact Frank Delaney 909 398 1244
  • Los Angeles St. Camillus Center of Pastoral Care
    Outreach Ministries 1911 Zonal Ave (323) 225-4461

Additional Welcoming Parishes

  • Hollywood: Blessed Sacrament
    Contact Tom 323 465 8558 or call 323 462 6311
  • Westwood: St. Paul the Apostle
    Call 310 474 1527
  • Los Feliz: Our Mother of Good Counsel
    Contact Mike 323 666 7002 or call 323 664 2111
  • Claremont: Our Lady of the Assumption
    Call 909 626 3596
  • Hancock Park/Hollywood: Christ the King
    Call 323 465 7605
  • West Hollywood: St. Victor
    Call 310 652 6477
  • Valinda: St. Martha
    Call 626 964 4313
  • Goleta: St. Mark University Parish
    Call 805 968 1078
  • Vernon: Holy Angels Church of the Deaf
    Contact Fr. Tom (TDD): 323 587 0397
  • Santa Barbara: Our Lady of Guadalupe
    Contact Javier 805 637 3636 or call 805 965 4060
  • Simi Valley: St. Rose of Lima
    Contact Fr. Mike 805 562 1732
  • Encino: Our Lady of Grace
    Contact Fran 818 726 5696

Spanish Groups

  • Boyle Heights: St. Camillus Emmaus
    First Tuesday, 7 p.m. and Third Sunday, 5 p.m.
    1911 Zonal Ave.
    Los Angeles
    Contact: Enrique 323 663 3746 or Lupita 626 330 0497
  • Hawthorne: St. Joseph Faith, Hope & Pride
    Contact Danny at 310 679 1139 ext. 110
  • Lesbian Days of Prayer
    Contact Pat Burroughs 818 694 2057

Non-Parish Groups

  • Sophia's Circle
    Contact Pat Burroughs 818 694 2057

Spiritual Advisors

  • Fr. Brian Doran: 323 656 4433
  • Fr. Carlos Alarcon (Spanish): 818 890 0708
  • Fr. Tom Schweitzer (Deaf/Hearing Impaired): 323 587 0397 (TDD)
  • Fr. Chris Ponnet: 323 225 4461 x. 221
  • Fr. Mike Carcerano: 805 526 1732

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Berkeley

Newman Hall/Holy Spirit Parish

2700 Dwight Way    94704

(510) 848-7812

Diocese of Oakland

Ministry With Lesbian and Gay Catholics and Their Families

Contacts: Michael Harmuth Ph: (925)-426-8848 or

Diocese: 510-893-4711

Email: oaklgbt@yahoo.com

Diocese of San Jose

Pastoral Resource Committee

Contact: Terrie Iacino Ph: (408) 983-0122

900 Lafayette St., Suite 300, Santa Clara, CA 95050

Diocese of San Diego

Ministry with Gay & Lesbian Catholics

Ph: (619) 490-8323

Oakland

Our Lady of Lourdes Parish,

Gay, Lesbian, & Friends Faith Sharing Group

(510)451-1406

Orange

Holy Family Cathedral -

Sr. Mary Ann Huepper Ph: (714) 639-2900

Koinoia - Contact: Sr. Mary Anne Huepper, CSJ

480 Batavia St. Orange, CA 92868 Ph: (714)-771-8000

Pleasanton

Catholic Community of Pleasanton

Rev. Dan Danielson Ph: (925) 846-4489

www.catholicsofpleasanton.org

Sacramento

Saint Francis of Assisi

1066 26th Street     95816

Kay Skonieczny (916) 443-8084


San Carlos

St. Charles Parish

Open Arms

Ph: (650)591-7349

San Francisco
Most Holy Redeemer Parish and AIDS Support Group

4321 18th St. San Francisco, CA 94114 Ph: (415) 863-1581

San Diego

Christ the King

29 North 32nd. Street,

Rev. Joseph Spieler, S.J. Ph: (619) 231-8906

Santa Cruz

Holy Cross - Diocese of Monterey

Contact: Fr. Mark Stetz

Ph: (831) 423-8914

Spring Valley

Santa Sophia Parish (619) 368-9939

Walnut Creek
St. John Vianney

1650 Ygnacio Valley Rd.

(925) 939-7911

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COLORADO

Colorado Springs

Our Lady of Guadalupe

Contact: Rev. Bob Sullivan SJ Ph: (719) 633-7204

Email: guadalupeparish@compuserve.com


DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

St. Matthew's Cathedral Email: pietrus@erols.com

Always Our Children Support Group for Families

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Florida

Ascension Contact: Sr. Joan Donohue

Melbourne (321) 254-1595

Holy Cross - Contact: Rev. Tom Anastasia

St. Petersburg

St. Maurice - Contact: Fr. Roger Holoubek

Fort Lauderdale (954) 961-7777

GEORGIA

Shrine of the Immaculate Conception

Atlanta

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Illinois

Ascension Catholic Church

815 S. East Ave. (708)-848-2703

Oak Park

Chicago Archdiocesan Gay/Lesbian Outreach - AGLO

711 W. Belmont, Chicago

www.aglochicago.org (773) 973-6043

Immaculate Conception

1431 N. North Park Ave.

Chicago (312)944-1230

Oak Park (708)386-8077

Saint Clement Parish

642 Deming Pl

Chicago

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St. Marcelline

822 S. Springinsguth Rd.

Schaumburg (847)524-4429 or (847)524-4597

Saint Mary of Celle Catholic Church

1428 Wesley Avenue

Berwyn

St. Peter's Church 1110 W. Madison St.

Chicago Contact: Rev. William Spencer

St. Sylvester

2157 N. Humboldt Blvd.

Chicago Ph: (773)235-3646 or (773)489-0974

St. Teresa of Avila

1037 W. Armitage Ave.

Chicago (773)528-6650 or (773)871-6766

St. Thomas the Apostle Parish

1500 Brookdale Road

Naperville (630) 355-8980

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LOUISIANA

Diocese of Baton Rouge Ministry with

Homosexual Persons, Their Parents & Families

Rev. Howard Hall, vicarhoward@eatel.net

MARYLAND

Saint Bernadette Parish Contact: Ann McDonald

801 Stevenson Road

(410) 969-2785 E-Mail - annmc@stbernadette.org

Severn

Saint Rose of Lima

11701 Clopper Road

Gaithersburg

Archdiocesan Gay/Lesbian Outreach (AGLO) -

Baltimore (410) 547-5486

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Massachusetts

Jesuit Urban Center/Church of the Immaculate Conception

Boston (617) 536-8440

Support Group for Parents of Lesbian/Gay Children

Contact: Ron and Jan Arcieri

Worcester Ph: (508) 791-7171

Michigan

Lambda Catholics - (616)-381-8917

Kalamazoo Rev. Ken Schmidt

Peace and Justice/Respect Life

Lansing Ph: (517)342-2466

Minnesota

Minneapolis

St. Paul/Minneapolis

Catholic Pastoral Committee on Sexual Minorities

2930 13th Avenue South 612-201-4534

St. Francis Cabrini

Contact: Rev. Leo Tibesar

1500 Franklin Ave. (612) 339-3023

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Missouri

Saint Louis

St. Pius V Phone: (314) 772-1525

3310 South Grand Blvd.

http://www.stpiusv.org/Groups&Ministries.htm#Social%20Outreach

St. Vincent de Paul

1408 South 10th St.

St. Louis, MO 63104

Nevada

Las Vegas

Christ The King E-mail: ctk@dioceseoflasvegas.org

4925 S. Torrey Pines Dr

Ph: (702) 871-1904

NEW HAMPSHIRE

Merrimack

St. John Neumann Parish Support Group

Pelham

St. Patrick Church

12 Main St.

(603) 635-3525

New Mexico

Albuquerque

Holy Family - Archdiocese of Santa Fe

562 Atrisco SW PO Box 12127

E-Mail - holyfamalb@aol.com

Ph: 842.5426 or 842.5427

New Jersey

Paterson:

Our Lady of Lourdes

440 River Street (entrance on 190 Butler St.)

Ph: 973-742-2142    Fr. Donal (Speaks English, Italian, and Spanish)

Email: BlessedPastor@aol.com Website: www.MiracleOfLourdes.Org

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New York

St. Bonaventure University Ph: (716) 375-2475

Baldwinsville

St. Augustine Parish

Ph: (315) 638-0585


Bellmore

St. Barnabas the Apostle Church

2320 Bedford Ave Ph: 516-785-0054

Deer Park

St. Cyril and Methodius 631-667-4044

125 Half Hollow Road

New York

St. Francis Xavier

55 West 15th Street

Diocese of Rochester

Catholic Gay and Lesbian Family Ministries (CGLFM)

1150 Buffalo Rd

Ph: 585-328-3210


Rochester

Fortunate Families (Contact: Casey Lopata )

www. fortunatefamilies.com info@fortunatefamilies.com

Ph: 585-271-7363

Wantagh

St. Francis de Chantal Church

1309 Wantagh Ave

Ph: 516-785-2333

Westbury

St. Brigid's Church

75 Post Ave

Ph: 516-334-0021


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North Carolina

Charlotte Diocesan Commission for Gay/Lesbian Ministry

Contact: Kevin Melody (704) 370-6299

St. Francis of Assisi - Diocese of Raleigh

Contact: Rev. Mark Reamer, OFM Ph: 919.847.8205

11401 Leesville Road

Raleigh

St. Peters Contact: Rev. Joe Sobierajski

507 South Tryon Street (704) 332-2901

Email: office@stpeterscatholic.org

Charlotte

Ohio

Cincinnati Archdiocesan Ministry with G/L Catholics

DirectorFamily Life Office

100 E. 8th St. (513) 421-3131

Cleveland Diocese

Gay and Lesbian Family Ministry

Contact: Sr. Rita Mary Harwood

1031 Superior Ave. (800) 869-6525 x 2200

Cleveland (330) 376-5144

St. Martha Parish - Contact: Mrs. Kathy Lux


Cleveland

Ascension of Our Lord Catholic Church

Contact: Sr. Laurel Jurecki (216)671-5890

14040 Puritas Avenue

Email: ljurecki@ascension-puritas.org

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OREGON

Portland Archdiocese Catholic Gay and Lesbian Ministry Ph: 503 -773-6471

Catholic Caucus of the Community of Welcoming Congregations in Portland Oregon

Contact: Robert_j_george.1963@yahoo.com

Portland

St. Andrew - Contact: Rev. Robert Krueger

Email: graciela@standrewchurch.com

806 NE Alberta (503) 281-4429


Portland Gay & Lesbian Outreach

St. Philip Neri Paulist Parish Ph: (503) 231-4955

 

PENNSYLVANIA

St. Vincent De Paul

Contact: Susanne Cassidy - 610-667-9973

Philadelphia

Rhode Island

Saint Bernard Parish Ph: (401) 295-0387

415 Tower Hill Road

Wickford Email - parishcenter@sbcwickford.org

St. Francis Chapel & City Ministry Center

58 Weybosset Street Ph: (401) 331-6510

Providence

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TENNESSE

Memphis

Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception

Contact: Sr. Maureen Griner

Ph: (901)-725-2703

mgriner@aol.com

Web site: http://cdom.org/departments/gayandlesbianpersons/gayandlesbianpersons.htm

-- en espanol:  http://www.cdom.org/departments/gayandlesbianpersons/espanol.htm

Texas

Colleyville

Good Shepherd

Email - gscc910@yahoo.com

Contact: Sister Dorothy Eggering

1000 Tinker Rd. Ph: (817) 421-1387


Plano

St. Elizabeth Ann Seton

Contact: Rev. Henry Petter

Ph: (972) 596-5505

2700 W. Spring Creek Parkway

Email: sousey@eseton.org

Virginia

Richmond

Cathedral of the Sacred Heart

Contact: Rev. Bob Perkins Ph: (804) 359-5651

823 Park Avenue

Email - jdkeith@richmondcathedral.org

St. Michael the Archangel

Ph: 804-556-2332

Email:wearefamily-stmikes@earthlink.net

Website: www.saint-mikes.org/we_are_family.asp

Virginia Beach

St. Nicholas - Virginia Beach

Contact: Rev. Raymond Barton

Ph: (757) 340-7231

712 Little Neck Road

Email: stnicholas@stnicholasvb.com

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WISCONSIN

Eau Claire

Office of Youth Ministry, La Crosse Diocese

Contact: Dennis Kurtz

PO Box 1062

Menomonee Falls

Good Shepherd Catholic Church

N88 W17658 Christman Road

(262)-255-2035

Gay and Straight in Christ

www.mygoodshepherd.orgpc/gasic/

 

Canada

Toronto

Our Lady of Lourdes (416) 924-6257

41 Earl Street Email: bmassie@jesuits.ca

Contact: John Montague johnmontague@sympatico.ca

 

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