Hello and Happy Pride Month!
Please read the list of events to see all that is going on around the diocese. 2 BIG things to know are the Annual Pride Evensong with Bishop Gene Robinson on June 14 and the PrideFest Parade in St. Louis on June 28 – we'll be joining the LGBTQ+ Interfaith Alliance again this year and I'd love every parish to being a group to walk in Parade. If your parish is doing anything to support Pride in your community, please email lgbtqiaministry@diocesemo.org to let us know!
June 2026 (PRIDE Month) Events around the Diocese
- June 6 from 12 to 7 p.m.: Jefferson City Pridefest (https://www.nclusionplus.com/
event-details/jefferson-city- pridefest) $6-10 for the Day
Capitol Plaza Hotel, 415 W McCarty St, Jefferson City, MO 65101, USA, 63701 - June 13 at 10 a.m. Trinity Church, Kirksville Pride Brunch. ALL are welcome, and it's FREE! Trinity Kirksville 124 N Mulanix St, Kirksville, MO 63501
- June 13 from 12 to 6:30 p.m.: Soulard Pride (https://kreweofvicesvirtues.
com/soulard-pride) City Block of Menard between Russell and Geyer - June 13 from 5 to 9 p.m.: Rolla Pride Celebration (https://lgbtqrolla.org/)
Rolla Bandshell, 901 N Elm Street, Rolla, MO 65401 - June 14 from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. – Cape Girardeau Pride in the Park
Capaha Park, 1400 Broadway St, Cape Girardeau, MO - June 14 at 5 p.m. – Diocesan Pride Evensong
Bishop Gene Robinson will be our preacher. A discussion with Gene and a picnic will follow the evensong.
Emmanuel Episcopal Church, 9 S Bompart Ave, Webster Groves, MO 63119 - June 20 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.: St. Charles Pride Festival (https://www.pridestcharles.
org/)
The Family Arena, 2002 Arena Parkway, St. Charles, MO 63303
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A Statement of Apology to the LGBTQIA+ Community
We recognize that the Church has and, in many places, continues to play a role in the persecution, rejection, and exclusion of members of LGBTQIA2S+ community. Too often, the teachings of a loving, liberating, and life-giving God, in whose image we are all created, have been twisted and used as a weapon to degrade, demean, or debase our siblings who identify as LGBTQIA2S+. For our willful ignorance, for our violation of Jesus’s command to love, and for our failure to succor, sustain, and support our LGBTQIA2S+ siblings, we are truly sorry. With sincere repentance, we commit to a new path of justice, healing, and radical inclusion, pledging to love, listen, and learn from our siblings to ensure that all LGBTQIA2S+ people are fully affirmed and welcomed as beloved members of God’s family.
Read Bishop Johnson's full letter through the link below.
A Statement of Apology to the LGBTQIT+ Community