If you want to walk or ride in the parade, The DSO will again have a float in the Pride Parade on June 22, 2024, which starts at 11 a.m.
Please meet at the corner of Plum and Central Parkway between 10:15 and 10:45 am. The DSO truck/float is in the RED lane number 37.
Shirts will be available for those who would like them. First come, first served. They are the same as we had last year, so please wear yours from last year if you have it. Water will be on the truck. Restrooms are available at the start of the route.
Sign Up to Walk or Ride in the Pride Parade
Cincinnati Pride Parade 2024 – Reference Sheet
We will be working on the float at the Mooney-Bullocks home/farm, which is at the top of a long driveway, 5614 Winton Ridge Lane, Cincinnati, 45232. Food and drinks will be provided.
If you want to assist in building or decorating the float, there are two options:
The first option is Thursday, June 20, at 5 p.m. This day is for those who can help construct the float using power tools, hammers, nails, etc.
The second option is Friday, June 21, at 5 pm to decorate/paint the float.
Sign Up to Help Build and/or Decorate the Parade Float
The DSO will have a booth at the Pride Festival at Sawyer Point. Please sign up to volunteer for a shift working the booth, or just stop by if you’re at the festival! We do not yet have the details of our booth’s location, but we will provide that information as soon as we have it. This is a very rewarding opportunity to represent your church to the LGBTQ+ community.
Sign Up to Work at the Festival Booth
Rt. Rev. Nedi Revira, Presiding
Rev. Canon Jodi Baron, Preaching
Very Rev. Owen Thompson, Assisting
Cathedral Choir
ALLIES AND LGBTQ+ folks, come celebrate the beautiful array of God’s creation in the LGBTQ+ Community! Potluck and fellowship to follow in the library at 6:15 pm.
Sign Up for the Potluck
Download the Pride Liturgy Flyer
Queen City Exchange (32 W Court Street, Cincinnati)
Meet other DSO LGBTQ+ folks and allies in this relaxed setting. Appetizers are provided, and Alcoholic and Non-alcoholic drinks are available.
When asked if they are inclusive and affirming to LGBTQIA+ individuals, couples, and families, too many churches refuse to give a clear answer. This section of our site should answer any questions you might have, both practical and spiritual, about Christ Church Cathedral’s beliefs about LGBTQ inclusion in the church. But it will start with the most important one…
Yes! We believe that everyone is a beloved child of God, deserving of dignity and respect. Everyone is welcome and included in our church because we believe that the Kingdom of God contains a vast multitude and diversity of persons, identities, and orientations. LGBTQIA+ individuals and families are welcomed into the full sacramental life and worship of the church and encouraged to participate in leadership, ministry, and service at all levels.
Yes! As Episcopalians, we believe that the church’s sacraments are gifts from God and a means of grace. This means that the benefit of and participation in the sacraments is up to God and the traditions of God’s Church. This means that LGBTQIA+ people are treated in the same way regarding the sacraments as anyone else. Part of our tradition means that some sacraments have traditional requirements before they can be participated in; others have teaching components in place by the church to help people understand the sacraments more. However, these requirements are equal across the board, regardless of gender, orientation, or marital status. The requirements include, but are not limited to:
BAPTISM – At least one parent & one godparent must be baptized. If you wish to have your child baptized but are not baptized, both parents & children may be baptized at the same time. We recognize that it may be difficult to select a godparent for your child if you are new to the Christian faith or new to our tradition, or if you don’t have supportive family and friends. We are honored to connect you to a seasoned member of our parish to serve as a godparent for you/your child if that is the case.
COMMUNION – All baptized Christians (any tradition) may participate in Communion.
MARRIAGE – Marriage is open to all legally marriable adults, including LGBTQ+ couples. There may be further requirements if either person seeking marriage is previously divorced (proof of divorce decree and bishop’s permission required by canon law). All couples must complete pre-marital counseling with our priest, or alternatively with a mental health professional of their choice.
OTHER RITES (Confession, Unction, Confirmation, Ordination) – All of these sacraments are open to all LGBTQIA+ people in the church after fulfilling various requirements set forth by the church, diocese, or denomination. The requirements of LGBTQIA+ people are the same as those outside of the LGBTQIA+community.
We affirm the gifts, presence, and leadership LGBTQIA+ people bring to the church and Kingdom of God. We believe that the Gospel of Jesus Christ radically includes everyone into the saving work of God, not by our faithfulness or obedience, but by Christ’s. By and through his perfect life, death, and resurrection, Jesus Christ fulfilled God’s plan of salvation for the whole world, perfectly fulfilling the law, and setting those whom he calls free to love God and love their neighbor. In this calling, Jesus offers to all the forgiveness of their sins, eternal salvation, justification before God, and the promise of sanctification through the gift of the Holy Spirit.
And yet, it also means so much more. For Christians, the Gospel of Christ eases all distinction and hierarchy among people. As St. Paul writes in his letter to the Galatians (3:23-27): “Now before faith came, we were imprisoned and guarded under the law until faith would be revealed. Therefore, the law was our disciplinarian until Christ came, so that we might be justified by faith. But now that faith has come, we are no longer subject to a disciplinarian, for in Christ Jesus you are all children of God through faith. As many of you as were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ. There is no longer Jew or Greek, there is no longer slave or free, there is no longer male and female; for all of you are one in Christ Jesus. And if you belong to Christ, then you are Abraham’s offspring, heirs according to the promise.”
In Christ Jesus, we have all become children of God, given the righteousness of Christ, and are being transformed ever more into the likeness of Christ by the inspiration and work of the Holy Spirit. This means that EVERYONE is included in the church!
We also have an LGBTQIA+ Affinity Group that meets for ministry and fellowship LGBTQIA+ group activities include:
Monthly Happy Hour
The last Wednesday of the month, every month (except December and March). We meet from 5-7pm at Queen City Exchange – 32 W Court St, Cincinnati, OH.
Lectures and Social Events/Concerts etc TBD Pride Month
Divine Youth Group
We are Cosponsors of Divine, a group supporting youth coming out and their families
To be added to our email list, request to chat with a priest, or for more info, please email us at lgbtq@cccath.org.
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