Cost: free of charge

If you have a family member or friend who identifies as LGBTQ+, and you would like some support in the context of our Catholic faith, please join Deacon Andy Oross, the new chaplain of the diocesan EnCourage chapter in South Bend, for a meeting on Wednesday, Aug. 16, at 7 p.m. at the St. John Paul II Center, located at 1328 W. Dragoon Trail in Mishawaka, on the campus of Marian High School. EnCourage is a Catholic ministry dedicated to providing support and serving the spiritual needs of parents, siblings, adult children and other relatives and friends of persons who identify as LGBTQ+, and Deacon Andy will hold monthly meetings starting in August. For more information about EnCourage, please contact Deacon Andy at [email protected], or visit the national EnCourage website at https://couragerc.org/for-families.

Website: https://couragerc.org/for-families