All Inclusive Ministries | A Group for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Catholics in Toronto, Canada

June 29: AIM Musings: Recognition of LGBTIQ+ Persons in the Church
2023-06-29 18:00 - 20:00 (America/Toronto) | 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
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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.

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

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.

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 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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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.

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 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 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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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.

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 17 -AIM Movie: Smiley
2023-02-17 19:00 - 21:00 | 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.

Celebration of the Feast of Our Lady of Lourdes Needs You
2023-02-11 10:00 - 12:30 | Our Lady of Lourdes Parish, 520 Sherbourne Street, Toronto, ON, M4X 1K8
A choir for the feast of Our Lady of Lourdes is being formed. If you would like to join, please come to rehearsal on Saturday, February 11 at 10:00 AM in the Library (upstairs, enter from the parking lot). Mass will follow. For any further information, please get in touch with Mario at mario.portoraro@gmail.com

Gospel Reflection - Ordinary Time Matthew
2023-01-25 19:00 - 20:00 | Virtual
Reading for 4th Sunday in Ordinary Time Matthew 5.1-12Join 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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Book - The Sleeping car porter
2023-01-20 19:00 - 20:00 | Virtual
The Sleeping Car Porter, 2022, is a novel by Suzette Mayr. The novel set in the 1920s focuses on Baxter, a Black Canadian, closeted gay immigrant from the Caribbean who is working as a railway porter to save money to fund his dream of getting educated as a dentist.
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Gospel Reflection December
2022-12-21 19:00 - 20:00 | Virtual

AIM 4th Saturday December Mass
2022-12-10 18:30 - 20:00 | Our Lady of Lourdes Parish, 520 Sherbourne Street, Toronto, ON, M4X 1K8
