LGBT Mass Directory [Much Expanded: Additions Welcome]

[halsall]

LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL WEEKLY MASS DIRECTORY
(INCLUDING WELCOMING ROMAN CATHOLIC PARISHES)

As well as the regular parishes listed below, the
spiritual of LGBT Catholics are also served by
openly LGBT Catholic groups such as DIGNITY
[in the US and Canada], QUEST [United Kingdom],
and the various other LGBT Catholic groups in
other countries. In the major US cities, Dignity
groups usually celebrate mass each Sunday
[or Saturday evening] and function as "ethnic
parishes" for many lesbians, gay men, bisexual,
trans* people, as well as a number of straight
people who find Dignity communities congenial.

For a full list of these groups, including locations
and meeting times, see the:

Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Catholic Handbook
http://www.bway.net/~halsall/lgbh.html

or

Dignity/USA Website
http://www.dignityusa.org

The parishes below are not "gay parishes" but
have been reported as friendly to LGBT people.
Those marked with an asterisk have active
parish LGBT groups. In cities where Dignity
*has weekly Sunday masses*, I have also included
that information.

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

ARIZONA

Phoenix
DIGNITY/Phoenix
-Episcopalian services with Integrity are held the
first Sunday of the month at Trinity Cathedral, 10.am
Roman Catholic Masses with Dignity are held the
second, third and fourth Saturday's of each month at
Augustana Lutheran Church in Phoenix at 6:30PM.

CALIFORNIA

Long Beach
*St. Matthew's, 672 Temple Avenue, Long Beach, CA 90814
-has a gay group called Communidad (562 439-0931)

Los Angeles
DIGNITY/Los Angeles
Sunday Mass at 5:30 PM. at Dignity Center
[Misa en español: tercer sabado del mes a las 5.30]
-From Los Angeles travel North on the 110 Pasadena Freeway,
exit at Avenue 64. Turn left, crossing the freeway and
proceed up the hill. You will see the "DIGNITY CENTER" sign
on the building at: 126 South Avenue 64 (right hand side of the
street.)
DIGNITY/San Fernando Valley
-Saturdays at 4:30 pm at
St. Matthew's Lutheran Church, Fraser Chapel,
11031 Camarillo St., North Hollywood, CA (818) 994-7200
*Mother of Good Counsel
2060 N. Vermont Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90027
-Contact Fr. Gary Rye, 213-664-2111
*St. Dominic's
2002 Merton Avenue, Eagle Rock, CA 90041 (213-254-2519)
*St. Jane Frances De Chantal
13001 Victory Boulevard, North Hollywood, CA 91606
(818-985-8600)
*St. Camillus Center, USC Medical Center,
1911 Zonal Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90033
-has Spanish speaking group called EMAUS (213-225-4461)

San Diego
DIGNITY/San Diego
-Mass, every Sunday at 6 pm at
First Unitarian Church,
4190 Front St, San Diego [across from UCSD Medical Center]

San Francisco
DIGNITY/San Francisco
-Mass 5.30pm every Sunday at
Seventh Avenue Presbyterian Church,
1329 Seventh Avenue, near Irving
*Most Holy Redeemer
Old St. Mary's.
- many gay worshippers
St. Dominic's
- many gay worshippers

San Jose, CA.
Queen of Apostles

Santa Monica
*St. Monica, 725 California Avenue., Santa Monica,
CA 90403 (310-393-9287)
-group called Gay and Lesbian Outreach (GLO)

West Hollywood
St.Victor's

COLORADO

Denver
DIGNITY/Denver
-Mass, 5pm each Sunday at
Capitol Heights Presbyterian, 1100 Fillmore St, Denver.

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

DIGNITY/Washington
-Mass at 4pm and 7pm each Sunday at
St. Margaret's Episcopal Church
Holy Trinity, Georgetown
St. Matthew's Cathedral
St. Augustine's
St. Aloysius'

Other parishes with large g/l communities include:
St Joseph's, Capitol Hill

ILLINOIS

Chicago
DIGNITY/Chicago
-Mass 7pm, every Sunday (except the fourth Sunday
of the month when there is a lay led Liturgy}
at Broadway United Methodist Church
3344 N. Broadway (Corner of Broadway and Buckingham,
two blocks north of Belm)

INDIANA

Indianapolis
DIGNITY/Central Indiana
-Mass, Friendship 2nd Sunday of month
St. Thomas Aquinas Caholic Church
Aquinas Center, 4650 North Ilinois Street, Indianapolis, Ind.

NEW YORK

New York City
DIGNITY/New York
-Mass at 7.30 each Sunday at St. John's in the Village,
West 11th and Waverly
DIGNITY/Big Apple
-mass at 7.30 each Sundat at Lesbian and Gay Community
Services Center, 208 West 13th St.
St. Joseph's in the Village, 6th Avenue.
*St. Francis Xavier, West 16th St. btw 5th and 6th Ave.
-especially 11am mass.
*St. Paul the Apostle, West 60th St. and Columbus Ave.
St. Boniface, Brooklyn.

St. Michael's Russian Catholic Church, Mulberry St.
-not exactly "gay friendly" but attracts a number of gay men.

MARYLAND

Baltimore
DIGNITY/Baltimore
-Mass 7:30pm, first Saturday of the Month,
-Third Saturday: Evening Prayer 7:30 p.m., at
St. Ignatius Church, 740 North Calvert St.,
Baltimore (cor. Calvert & Madison Sts.)

MASSACHUSETTS

Boston
DIGNITY/Boston
-Mass/Liturgy 5:30pm every Sunday at
Church of St. John the Evangelist, 35 Bowdoin Street,
Boston (Beacon Hill)
*The Paulist Center
-Masses, Saturday, 6:00 p.m. Sunday, 10:00 a.m., 12 Noon, 6:00
p.m.
5 Park Street, Boston, MA 02108
-Has a group called Lesbians, Gays and Friends (617-894-0345)

MINNESOTA

Minneapolis
St. Stephen's
St. Olav Downtown
-many gay worshippers

Newman Center at
University of Minnesota

NEW MEXICO

Alberquerque
DIGNITY/Alberquerque
-Mass 7pm first Sunday of every month
at 1815 Los Lomas between Yale and University
on the University of New Mexico campus. [Small chapel
in the back of the courtyard there.]

Holy Family Catholic Church, 562 Atrisco SW
(Corner of Atrisco and Five Points)
-On the second, third, fourth and fifth weekends of
the month, gay Catholics attend Saturday Evening mass
at Holy Family Catholic Church as a group. Sit in the
second or third row in the area behind the choir.

NEVADA

Las Vegas
DIGNITY/Las Vegas
-Mass/Communion service, 5.30pm every Saturday at
First Church of R S, 1420 East Harmon Ave
(One Block east of UNLV)

OREGON

Portland
DIGNITY/Portland
-Mass 7.30, every Saturday at
St. Stephens Episcopal Church in SW Portland
St. Andrew Catholic Church
St. Philip Neri
St. Vincent DePaul (Downtown Chapel)

RHODE ISLAND

Providence
*St. Francis,
58 Weybosset St., Providence, RI, (401)331-6510.
-Has a gay and lesbian prayer hour and a support
group for parents/family of lgbt folks. [I assume
this is a supportive group?]

TEXAS

Dallas
DIGNITY/Dallas
-Mass 6pm each Sunday at
St. Thomas the Apostle Episcopal Church,
6525 Inwood (Inwood & Mockingbird), Dallas

Houston
DIGNITY/Houston
-Mass, 7.30 every Saturday at
1307 Yale Street, Suite H, Houston

San Antonio
DIGNITY/San Antonio
-Mass 5.15pm every Sunday at
210 St. Ann (at Fredricksburg and Ashby), San Antonio

VIRGINIA

Arlington VA diocese:
DIGNITY/Nova
-Mass every Saturday at 6:30 pm at
Immanuel on the Hill Episcopal Church, intersection of
Quaker Lane and Seminary Road - across the street from
the Va. Theological Seminary!
Our Lady Queen of Peace,
Blessed Sacrament
-some LGBTs in St Mark's, St Luke's and Good Shepherd.

WASHINGTON

Seattle
DIGNITY/Seattle
-Mass 7:30pm every Sunday at
St. Joseph Catholic Church
732 18th Ave E., Seattle, WA 98112
St. Theresa's Church

There must be similar welcoming churches in:
Chicago
New Orleans
Atlanta
Richmond
Nashville
Miami
Orlando
St. Petersburg
Houston
Dallas
Austin
Baltimore
Philadelphia
Denver
Detroit
Rochester
Phoenix

CANADA

Ottawa
St. Joseph's
[Has a Dignity member, openly gay, on the Parish Council]

There must be similar churches in:
Toronto
Vancouver
Montreal

UNITED KINGDOM

London
The Oratory, Old Brompton Road
-not exactly "gay friendly", but very popular with gay men.

Edinburgh, Scotland
The Dominican Chaplaincy, George Square
-again not exacly "gay friendly", but like all Dominican order
parishes it attracts rational and open-minded Catholics [Such
parishes also exist in Cambridge, Glasgow, London/Camden Town,
Leicester, and Oxford.]

There must be similar churches in:
Aberdeen
Glasgow
Cardiff
Belfast
Newcastle
Manchester
Liverpool
Birmingham
Brighton
Bristol

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Compiler, Paul Halsall, March, 1998