All Saints parishioners at Pride Parade

All Saints parishioners at Pride Parade

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Frank DeBernardo's Blog

See Frank DeBernado’s blog about the Sept 10 & 11 weekend event here and the Daily Orange article.

LGBTQ TASK FORCE

Mission: As part of our commitment to be an open and affirming community, All Saints created the LGBTQ Task Force to work in support of our LGBTQ sisters and brothers by developing and facilitating initiatives which address concerns, raise consciousness, build community and hold up role models for LGBTQ youth.
Past Activities:

  • A parish-wide initiative to create and adopt the Statement of Welcome and Affirmation of LGBTQ persons.-

  • Lecture series "Gay and Catholic"

  • Annual Fr. Mychal Judge Award and Lecture

  • A Statue of the Martyred Mychal carried away by NYC Firemen

  • Annual Participant in the CNY Pride Parade

  • Fundraisers for Break Margins Africa which rescues gay Kenyan youth and gives them job training so they can quit their street lives and live in dignity

Links to Resources:

Break Margins, Africa

Q Center

SAGE Upstate

CNY Pride

Fortunate Families

PFLAG