Ash Wednesday Prayer Service
Wednesday, February 6, 6:30 pm
The LGBTCenter (208 West 13th St)
Palm Sunday Mass
Sunday, March 16, 7:30 pm
St. John's in the Village Church (West 11th St at Waverly Place)

Good Friday Service
Friday, March 21, 3:00 pm
The LGBTCenter (208 West 13th St)
Easter Sunday Mass
Sunday, March 23, 7:30 pm
St. John's in the Village Church (West 11th St at Waverly Place)

All members and friends are warmly invited to join us
Sunday, February 3, 2:00 PM
Viceroy Restaurant, corner of 8th Avenue & 18th Street. Price: $20 per person, includes entrée, Mimosa or Bloody Mary (juice or soda may be substituted), coffee or tea, tax & tip.
Contact Sebastian Ribaudo

All members, friends, and visitors are warmly invited to join us at our Christmas Eve liturgy
Monday, December 24, 7:30 PM
Judson Memorial Church (in the main church)
Corner of Washington Square South and Thompson St.
55 Washington Square South
Refreshments will follow liturgy.
Please note: Our regular Sunday night liturgy, for the Fourth Sunday of Advent, will be held as usual at St. John’s on December 23 at 7:30 PM.

Time: 6:30 - 8:00 PM
Place: LGBT Community Center
208 West 13th Street, Room: TBA
Facilitator: Fr. Joe Akus

How do the four Gospels begin the "story of Jesus"? We will look at how the evangelists begin, what they say, and what they are trying to do with the opening scenes of their respective writings.
Thursday, Nov. 29 - The Gospel of Mark
Thursday, Dec. 6 - The Gospel of Luke
Thursday, Dec. 13 - The Gospel of Matthew
Thursday, Dec. 20 - The Gospel of John

Saturday, December 8, 8:00 PM. Church of the Ascension, Fifth Avenue and West 10th Street. Tickets: $25. For ticket information, please see Dignity/New York choir member Tom Randle, tel. 716-863-9713; e-mail: Rtomran@aol.com.

Wednesday, December 12, 2007, 7:30 PM, St. John’s in the Village
Please join us to commemorate the tradition of the appearance of Mary, Mother of Jesus, to the Aztec peasant Juan Diego, in Tepeyac, Mexico in the year 1531. For nearly 500 years “Our Lady of Guadalupe has been revered as both a human and divine symbol of God’s special love for all the marginalized peoples of the world. Our Eucharistic liturgy will be followed by a social with traditional Mexican fare. Todos son bienvenidos! All are welcome!

Friday, December 14, 7:00 – 9:00 PM.
Catholic Lesbians Group & Friends.
The Church of St. Francis Xavier, 55 West 15 Street, 2nd Floor, West Room.
A “Picture The Homeless and Broadway Community” benefit for girls and boys, ages 1 -12. More info: ssamoy@aol.com.

Monday, December 3, 6:00 PM. Calandra Institute, CUNY Grad Center TV Studio, Suite 1400, 365 Fifth Avenue (34 – 35 streets). A 2004 film exploring the legal, political, social, and religious aspects of same-sex marriage and its effects on American society. Featuring Dignity/New York members Edward DeBonis and Vincent Maniscalco, who formalized their relationship in the Holy Sacrament of Marriage. Post-screening discussion with director Abigail Honor.

Saturday, December 1. To support the work of Our Place, a home for abandoned people with HIV/AIDS in South Africa.

Sunday, November 4, 2 to 6:30 PM. Sponsored by Pride in the Pulpit, co-sponsored by DignityNY. Local clergy and leaders of faith will gather together at the Community Unitarian Church in White Plains (468 Rosedale Avenue) to pray and discuss how to better advocate for LGBT New Yorkers and their families. Panelists will include Brendan Fay. Suggested registration fee: $10. RSVP by Oct. 30 to Rev. Dámaris E. Ortega at 212-627-0305 or dortega at prideagenda.org.

Monday, October 29, 7 PM. Guests of Honor: John McNeill, Charles Chiarelli, and Tom Moulton, the 2007 Charles Gormley Award recipient. At East of 8th Restaurant, 8th Ave. & 23 St. Tickets: $50. Scholarships available. See Tom McLoughlin at the social for reservations or contact him at tommac at aol.com or 212-529-6322.

Saturday, October 27, 6 to 8 PM. 445 W. 23 St., Apt.4F, Manhattan. Wine and hors d’oeuvres reception, Uncommon Jesuit preview, Q&A with John McNeill and filmmakers Brendan Fay, Susan Muska, and Greta Olafsdottir. The goal is to raise the funds needed to complete the film. Donations of $1,000, $500, $100 and other amounts will be greatly appreciated. RSVP by October 20 to Brendan at 718-721-2780 or by email to brendan at stpatsforall.com.

July 5-8, Austin, Texas. There’s still time for last-minute registration and hotel reservations! The Steering Committee will reimburse the cost of regular registration for any chapter member who requests it. If you did not receive a registration packet in the mail, please call 800-877-8797 or go to www.dignityusa.org/convention07. The Convention Committee, the Board of Directors, and friends from all the Dignity chapters look forward to seeing y’all in Austin!

Dignity New York has invited Rev. Victoria Rue, a Roman Catholic Woman Priest, to preside and preach at our annual Gay Pride Liturgy at Judson Memorial on June 23. Since 2002, the Roman Catholic Women Priests movement has ordained dozens of women deacons and priests in conscientious objection against canon law but in rites seen as valid because their women bishops were duly consecrated – in secret – by canonical male bishops. Victoria was a very active member of our Dignity chapter during the 1980s.
More information here.
Press releases and pics here.

Saturday, May 12, 7:00 PM
Hosted by Carmella Cann
at Helen's Hideaway Room
8th Ave. between 18th and 19th Streets. Cover $15 plus $15 drink or food minimum. Any questions, see Michael McDerman or e-mail him at michaelmcderman at aol.com