An invitation to the Capital Pride Parade

An invitation from the GCCA

You are invited to join the Capital Pride Parade on August 28th, 2011, at 1:00PM.

We march every year, because we want to tell the Pride Parade’s participants and viewers that it is possible to live in integrity as a person of faith, who is both gay and deeply spiritual.  We believe that there is a place for everybody at Christ’s table.

Please join us at the Pride Parade and help make this message heard. All people have the same gift of love to share! Following the march, at 2:00PM, the group invites participants to the St. Joe’s Supper Table (151 Laurier Street East) for light snacks and refreshments. This event is sponsored by the University of Ottawa’s Gay Catholics, Christians and Allies Group (GCCA).

For more information, please contact: clgbt@uottawa.ca

St. Joe’s young adult Sunday brunch

St. Joe's

The St. Joe’s Young Adult Faith Community will be attending 11.30 mass on June 26, 2011 and heading out to the Moon Dog (238 Laurier Avenue East, Ottawa) for Sunday brunch right afterwards. Meet us underneath the “brunch bunch” banner, located at the back of the church and we’ll walk over together. We will use Sunday’s brunch as an opportunity to discuss how we would like to develop university mass at St. Joseph’s Parish for the 2011/2012 academic year. As you may already know, Fr. Jack Herklotz, who has celebrated university mass for the past three years, will be leaving Ottawa this summer, Br. David MacPhee left to Kenya earlier this month to begin his new ministry and Bradley Clarke will be working in East Hastings, Vancouver. Fr. Ken Thorson and Br. Harley will remain in Ottawa but may be working on other ministries over the coming months.

We’re looking forward to hearing your thoughts and  ideas on how to continue serving university students and young adults at our parish.