Our October Meeting - The Old Lesbian Oral Herstory Project Documentary
Tuesday, October 6 7:00 p.m., Fr. Gerald Meisel Hall, St. Matthew Catholic Church, 672 Temple Ave., Long Beach
For the last quarter century, Houston native Arden Eversmeyer journeyed across the country to record hundreds of oral "herstories" with a mostly invisible population that is rapidly disappearing. Old Lesbians honors Arden's legacy by animating the resilient, joyful voices she preserved in the Old Lesbian Oral Herstory Project, from first crush to first love, from the closet to coming out, and finally from loss to connection.
Join Comunidad for a screening of this documentary, which showcases the stories and experiences of older lesbians and their contributions to LGBTQ+ history. Light refreshments will be served.
Blessing of the Animals
Sunday October 4 in the St. Matthew's Courtyard 2:30pm
Bring your animals [partners not allowed] and receive a special blessing from Fr. Randy. All dogs must be on a leash and all other animals must be in proper pet carriers.
Blood Drive
Sunday October 18 at St. Matthew's Meisel Hall - 8:00am to 1:00pm
Giving blood is a easy thing to do but can make a big difference in the lives of others. Join the St. Matthew's Community and preregister to give blood - Register
While we are a ministry of St. Matthew's Church and the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, Comunidad is a lay run organization led by volunteers. Having been on the Board for 35 years, I can say we have been enormously blessed by the people who have graciously served and shared their talents with our parish, LGBTQIA+ community, our families and straight allies. I would have stayed around so long if our Board members weren't like family, my friends and nice to be around
Each year in September and October we ask for board volunteers who are elected at our November meeting to serve the following year. We have 2 co-chairs, a secretary, a treasurer and a number of members at large, who help us create, plan and execute our monthly programs, work at Long Beach Pride [and yes, they have scheduled dates for next year?!] and Trans Pride, help with our Christmas Collections, Kermes and other events throughout the year including Religious Education Congress and with other diocesan and national ministries. We would also like people interested in working on our website and newsletter. — We're willing to train you if and as needed. And no, you don't have to be involved in "everything." Many hands make light work. And like everything Jesus asks of us, all any of it takes is some time and a willingness to serve.