February 17 -AIM Movie: Smiley
2023-02-17 19:00 - 21:00 (America/Toronto) | Online
Smiley is a funny, heartwarming, and emotional Netflix series. The eight episodes take all the recurrent themes we would expect and transport them into an LGBTQ+ series that’s an absolute must-watch.
Even though the show never takes itself too seriously, we have chosen it as our AIM Movie. Its genuinely touching segments reflect our current LGBTQ+ life.
Please watch “Smiley” in advance of our conversation on February 17. Available on Netflix.
Register here for the next AIM Movie, Smiley. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.

Gospel Reflection - 1st Sunday of Lent
2023-02-22 19:00 - 20:00 | Online
Reading for 1st Sunday of Lent Matthew 4.1-11
Join us to learn about the background and context of the Sunday readings with Gordon Davies, D. Th., a biblical scholar and AIM member. With other LGBT+ people and our allies, discuss how the readings are important to you. All are welcome.
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February 25 - 4th Saturday of the Month Mass: February
2023-02-25 19:00 - 20:00 | Our Lady of Lourdes Parish, 520 Sherbourne Street, Toronto, ON, M4X 1K8
AIM hosts a monthly Mass where everyone can feel free to worship in a supportive environment. The AIM Monthly Mass will be at Our Lady Of Lourdes Church.
AIM Offertory Collection
A basket will be available for those who can and wish to contribute.
January collection plate: $145. Thank you. Without you, none of this would be possible.
Post-Mass Gathering
Don’t miss our after mass gathering. It is a great opportunity to talk with each other.

March 15: Gospel Reflections
2023-03-15 19:00 - 20:00 | Online
Reading for 4th Sunday of Lent John 9. 1-41
Join us to learn about the background and context of the Sunday readings with Gordon Davies, D. Th., a biblical scholar and AIM member. With other LGBT+ people and our allies, discuss how the readings are important to you. All are welcome.
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March 18: Laetare Healing Mass
2023-03-18 19:00 - 20:00 | Our Lady of Lourdes Parish, 520 Sherbourne Street, Toronto, ON, M4X 1K8
The ministry of healing is among the central works of the Church, as it was for Jesus himself. As Pope Benedict XVI remarked, “Healing is an essential dimension of the apostolic mission and of Christian faith in general…. [It is] a religion of healing. When understood sufficiently deep, this expresses the entire content of ‘redemption’” (Jesus of Nazareth, 176).
AIM Offertory Collection
A basket will be available for those who can and wish to contribute.
Thank you. Without you, none of this would be possible.
Post-Mass Gathering
Don’t miss our after mass gathering. It is a great opportunity to talk with each other.

March 24: AIM Book: Bad Girls
2023-03-24 19:00 - 21:30 | Online
Book: Bad Girls by Camila Sosa Villada.
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From BuzzFeed read full review here.
What It’s About: If Queer magical realism is your thing, this is a book you’re going to want to read. Centering around a group of trans sex workers lead by 178-year-old Auntie Encarna, this fantastical story about the power of chosen family is entrancing. Playing with ideas of gender, sexuality, and the inherent strangeness of physical bodies, this is a twist on the typical coming-of-age story. For anyone who wishes their life could be just a little more magical, spend some time with the Bad Girls.

March 25: AIM Retreat Postpone
2023-03-25 08:00 - 17:00 | ON
AIM Lenten Retreat. Hope and Resilience
Ours were the sufferings he bore and the sorrows he carried.

Date: postponed
The Archdiocese of Toronto has cancelled AIM Retreat scheduled for March 25, as the installation of Bishop Francis (Frank) Leo is scheduled for the same day. New date will be announced as soon as it has been confirmed.

April 19: Gospel Reflection.
2023-04-19 19:00 - 20:00 | Online
Reading for 3rd Sunday of Easter Luke 24.13-35
Join us to learn about the background and context of the Sunday readings with Gordon Davies, D. Th., a biblical scholar and AIM member. With other LGBT+ people and our allies, discuss how the readings are important to you. All are welcome.

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April 22: AIM 4th Saturday of the Month Mass
2023-04-22 19:00 - 20:00 | Our Lady of Lourdes Parish, 520 Sherbourne Street, Toronto, ON, M4X 1K8
AIM hosts a monthly Mass where everyone can feel free to worship in a supportive environment.
Post-Mass Gathering
Don’t miss our after mass gathering. It is a great opportunity to talk with each other.
AIM Offertory Collection
There will be a basket, placed near the offertory gifts of bread and wine, for those who are able and wish to contribute.

April 25: AIM Movie
2023-04-25 18:00 - 21:00 | Kelly Library – St Michael’s College, 113 St Joseph St, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
The Banshees of Inisherin
AIM is happy, and grateful to the University of St Michael’s College for hosting AIM Movie.
Set on a remote island off the west coast of Ireland, THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN follows lifelong friends Padraic (Colin Farrell) and Colm (Brendan Gleeson), who find themselves at an impasse when Colm unexpectedly puts an end to their friendship. A stunned Padraic, aided by his sister Siobhan (Kerry Condon) and troubled young islander Dominic (Barry Keoghan), endeavours to repair the relationship, refusing to take no for an answer. But Padraic’s repeated efforts only strengthen his former friend’s resolve and when Colm delivers a desperate ultimatum, events swiftly escalate, with shocking consequences.

May 18: AIM Musings - Study Group
2023-05-18 18:00 - 20:00 | Our Lady of Lourdes Parish, 520 Sherbourne Street, Toronto, ON, M4X 1K8
Recognition of LGBTIQ+ Persons in the Church
We will study and discuss “Recognition of LGBTIQ+ Persons in the Church,” a recent publication from Cristianisme I Justícia. There will be three in-person sessions.
We will look at the following: Why has it been so difficult for the Catholic church to reach out to LGBTQ people? Why does the church lag so far behind secular organizations, and even other churches, that have made this community feel more welcome? Why is the church so slow to try to help and protect a group of people who are often at risk of harassment, and violence? Do Catholics see LGBTQ people as beloved children of God?
Pastoral outreach to LGBTQ Catholics is not simply a fad, or a passing trend, or even something responding to “pressures” from the culture, but a constitutive work of the Church and a mission that finds its ultimate roots in the Gospels. (From the foreword by James Martin sj.)
Please join us.
To facilitate discussion, please bring the text in whatever format you wish.
Download the CJ Booklet here
Descarga el CJ Booklet aqui

June 24: AIM 4th Saturday Mass - AIM Anniversary Pride
2023-06-24 19:00 - 21:00 | Our Lady of Lourdes Parish, 520 Sherbourne Street, Toronto, ON, M4X 1K8
This month AIM hosts the 4th Saturday Mass and celebrates the Anniversary Pride, where everyone can feel free to worship in a supportive environment.
Post-Mass Celebration
Don’t miss our after-mass Anniversary Pride Celebration. It is a great opportunity to talk with each other.

AIM Offertory Collection
There will be a basket, placed near the offertory gifts of bread and wine, for those who are able and wish to contribute.
May collection plate: $111.00 Thank you. Without you, none of this would be possible.

June 29: AIM Musings: Recognition of LGBTIQ+ Persons in the Church
2023-06-29 18:00 - 20:00 | Our Lady of Lourdes Parish, 520 Sherbourne Street, Toronto, ON, M4X 1K8
Study Group – Third Session
In our third session, the group will discuss “The Bible and Sexual Orientation” (pages 13-19 from the booklet). Even if you have not participated in the first and the second session, you are more than welcome to participate in the third.
Location: Our Lady of Lourdes – 520 Sherbourne St., Toronto. Loyola Hall (upstairs. enter from the parking lot on the west side of the church)
Pastoral outreach to LGBTQ Catholics is not simply a fad, or a passing trend, or even something responding to “pressures” from the culture, but a constitutive work of the Church and a mission that finds its ultimate roots in the Gospels. (From the foreword by James Martin sj.)
Please join us for our second session.
To facilitate discussion, please bring the text in whatever format you wish.
Download the CJ Booklet here
Descarga el CJ Booklet aqui

July 20: AIM Book
2023-07-20 14:00 - 15:30 | Kelly Library – St Michael’s College, 113 St Joseph St, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Join us to discuss this fabulous book which looks at the LGBTQ experience from the late 1960s to the present.
Farrell Covington and the Limits of Style by Paul Rudnick
Day: Thursday July 20, 2023
Time: 2:oo – 3:30 PM
Location: Kelly Library – St Michael’s College: 113 St Joseph St, Toronto
“In this semi-autobiographical novel, Rudnick takes readers back to the insanity and fabulousness of the ’70s and ’80s—the abundance of nightclubs, drugs, sex, alcohol, creativity, and the tragedy of having loved ones stolen by HIV/AIDS. He reminds the reader of how far gay rights have come, from screaming at Reagan and Thatcher for their arrogance and inhumane rhetoric to marriage equality in 2015 and the ongoing effort to protect same-sex couples.
However, Farrell Covington and the Limits of Style is not all camp and kisses. The story delves into how intelligence, organization, and love are, and continue to be, the pillars behind the successes of the LGBTQ+ movement. These three pillars are witnessed personally through Farrell’s silent effort to overcome the cruelty of his right-wing religious father.” Reviewed by Mandy Jackson-Beverly – new york journal of books

August 23: Gospel Reflection
2023-08-23 19:00 - 20:00 | Online
Join us to learn about the background and context of the Sunday readings with Gordon Davies, D. Th., a biblical scholar and AIM member. With other LGBTQ+ people and our allies, discuss how the readings are important to you. All are welcome.
Reading for the 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time: Matthew 16: 13-20
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August 26: AIM 4th Saturday of the Month Mass
2023-08-26 19:00 - 20:00 | Our Lady of Lourdes Parish, 520 Sherbourne Street, Toronto, ON, M4X 1K8
Celebrate the 4th Saturday Mass with us in a supportive environment.
AIM hosts a monthly Mass where everyone can feel free to worship. The AIM 4th Saturday of the Month Mass will be at Our Lady Of Lourdes Church, 520 Sherbourne St., Toronto, at 7:00 PM.
Post-Mass Gathering
Don’t miss our after mass gathering. It is a great opportunity to talk with each other.

AIM Musings Marc Chagall and the Bible
2023-09-15 17:30 - 18:30 | Wycliffe College, 5 Hoskin Ave
Friday, September 15, 2023, 5:30 PM (EDT)
Location: Wycliffe College – 5 Hoskin Ave., Toronto. The Great Hall
Wycliffe College, in partnership with IMAGO, is delighted to bring to Toronto a fascinating exhibition Marc Chagall and the Bible from the Bowden Collections. Chagall is perhaps the foremost visual interpreter of the Bible in the 20th century. His vision of the Old Testament combines his Jewish heritage with modern art, offering a rich display of symbol and imagination. David Pereyra will give a conducted tour of the exhibit.
Please join us.

Gospel Reflection
2023-09-20 19:00 - 20:00 | Virtual
Gospel Reflection
Wednesday, September 20, 2023, at 7:00 PM (EDT)
Reading for the 25th Sunday in Ordinary Time: Matthew 20.1-16
Join us to learn about the background and context of the Sunday readings with Gordon Davies, D. Th., a biblical scholar and AIM member. With other LGBTQ+ people and our allies, discuss how the readings are important to you. All are welcome.

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AIM Annual General Meeting 2023
2023-09-23 16:00 - 17:30 | Virtual
AGM: Saturday, September 23, 2023, 4:00 – 5:30 PM (EDT) Via ZOOM
Please join your fellow members to look back on the past year and discuss where AIM is at the present going forward.
Zoom Registration: click here.

October 19: AIM Movie "Tár"
2023-10-19 19:00 - 21:30 | Kelly Library – St Michael’s College, 113 St Joseph St, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Tár is a 2022 psychological drama film written and directed by Todd Field. Cate Blanchett stars as Lydia Tár, a world renowned conductor facing accusations of misconduct.
Please join us.

October 23: AIM Gospel Reflection
2023-10-23 18:00 - 19:00 | Our Lady of Lourdes Parish, 520 Sherbourne Street, Toronto, ON, M4X 1K8
Reading for the 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time: Matthew 22.34-40
Join us to learn about the background and context of the Sunday readings with Gordon Davies, D. Th., a biblical scholar and AIM member. With other LGBTQ+ people and our allies, discuss how the readings are important to you. All are welcome.
Location: Lynch Hall Our Lady of Lourdes Parish, 520 Sherbourne St.

October 26: True to Ourselves
2023-10-26 19:00 - 20:30 | Online
Stories of Struggle, Wisdom, and Discovering
What Really Matter to Us
with Mark Langlois and Nicola Di Narzo
Finding our voice can be a journey. Ignatian spirituality, rooted in the long-standing Jesuit tradition, emphasizes deep listening, discernment, and reverence for each and everyone’s unique identity and inherent dignity. Nicola Di Narzo and Mark Langlois, both gay, share their stories of acceptance within their families and Church.
Nicola, after facing struggles that almost cost him his life, discovered clarity and growth, and Mark, once alienated, found his way back.
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Hear Mark and Nicola’s stories.
Learn about the role of discernment in exploring what really matters to us and finding greater life. Understand our role in fostering spaces of compassion, justice and solidarity.
Engage in a live Q&A.

Recording available by 72 hours. More info? cancommunications@jesuites.org.
Registration

October 28: AIM 4th Saturday of the Month Mass
2023-10-28 19:00 - 20:00 | Our Lady of Lourdes Parish, 520 Sherbourne Street, Toronto, ON, M4X 1K8
AIM hosts the 4th Saturday Mass where everyone can feel free to worship in a supportive environment. The AIM Monthly Mass will be at Our Lady Of Lourdes Church.
Post-Mass Celebration
Don’t miss our after-mass gathering. It is a great opportunity to talk with each other.
AIM Offertory Collection
There will be a basket, placed near the offertory gifts of bread and wine, for those who are able and wish to contribute.
September collection plate: $266.25. Thank you. Without you, none of this would be possible.

AIM 4th Saturday Mass
2023-11-25 19:00 - 20:30 | Our Lady of Lourdes Parish, 520 Sherbourne Street, Toronto, ON, M4X 1K8
AIM hosts the 4th Saturday Mass where everyone can feel free to worship in a supportive environment. The AIM Monthly Mass will be at Our Lady Of Lourdes Church, 520 Sherbourne St., Toronto, at 7:00 PM.
Post-Mass Celebration
Don’t miss our after-mass gathering. It is a great opportunity to talk with each other.

AIM Movie: José
2023-11-30 18:00 - 21:00 | Kelly Library – St Michael’s College, 113 St Joseph St, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
José lives with his mother in Guatemala. It’s a tough life in one of the most violent and religious countries. His life is his phone, crowded buses, work in the street and random sex.When he meets Luis he is thrust into new-found passion and pain. José is the first film from Central America ever presented at the prestigious Venice International Film Festival

December 6: AIM Gospel Reflection
2023-12-06 18:00 - 19:00 | Our Lady of Lourdes Parish, 520 Sherbourne Street, Toronto, ON, M4X 1K8
Reading for the 2nd Sunday of Advent, Mark 1.1-8
Join us to learn about the background and context of the Sunday readings with Gordon Davies, D.Th., a biblical scholar and AIM member. With other LGBTQ+ people, our allies, and parishioners of Our Lady of Lourdes Parish discuss how the readings are important to you. All are welcome.
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Location: Lynch Hall, Our Lady of Lourdes Parish, 520 Sherbourne St.

December 7: AIM Movie - Au Bonheur des Ogres
2023-12-07 19:00 - 21:00 | Our Lady of Lourdes Parish, 520 Sherbourne Street, Toronto, ON, M4X 1K8
This month we piggyback, we join, Our Lady of Lourdes Advent Film Series.
Location: Library Hall, Our Lady of Lourdes 520 Sherbourne St M4Y 1M4 (enter from parking lot)

December 14: AIM Movie: Joyeux Noël
2023-12-14 19:00 - 21:00 | Our Lady of Lourdes Parish, 520 Sherbourne Street, Toronto, ON, M4X 1K8

December 16: AIM Saturday Mass
2023-12-16 19:00 - 21:00 | Our Lady of Lourdes Parish, 520 Sherbourne Street, Toronto, ON, M4X 1K8
Note this is Gaudete Sunday (not the actual 4th Saturday of the month) one of the year’s two Healing Masses. Please note the date December 16, 2023
The Mass will be celebrated upstairs in the Library.
AIM hosts the 4th Saturday Mass where everyone can feel free to worship in a supportive environment. The AIM Monthly Mass will be at Our Lady Of Lourdes Church, 520 Sherbourne St., Toronto, at 7:00 PM.
Post-Mass Celebration
Don’t miss our after-mass gathering. It is a great opportunity to talk with each other.
AIM Offertory Collection
There will be a basket, placed in the aisle of the church, for those who are able and wish to contribute.
November collection plate: $217.25 Thank you. Without you, none of this would be possible.

January 13: Nomkhubulwane Africa+: Africa Research Group on Queerness
2024-01-13 11:00 - 12:00 | Online
Retrieval of Africa’s Queer
Memories, Values, and Practices
This webinar will explore the relevance of retrieving Africa’s memories of queerness and the implications of such memories for our times.
The panellists will look into the implications of queer memories in shaping Africa’s ethical values as they play out in the diverse political and cultural contexts of the continent. In doing this, a deliberate retrieval of such relational concepts as Ubuntu will show how Africans can birth a more inclusive society.
Watch live on Facebook January 13, 2024, 0- 11:00 AM (US and Canada): https://www.facebook.com/groups/390264079556654/
