January 2024
Important dates and events for the LGBTQIA+/Christian Community.
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01 January 2024 (Monday)
New Year’s Day
Happy New Year! Whatever you resolve today, may you have a blessed year living into a life of joy and abundance in Christ—sex included!
06 January 2024 (Saturday)
The Feast of the Epiphany
Christmas officially ends in the liturgical calendar with the Feast of the Epiphany on 06 January every year. Also known as Día de los Tres Reyes (“Day of the Three Kings” in Latin-derived cultures), this feast commemorates the visit of the three Magi to the Christ child, bearing gifts of frankincense, gold, and myrrh.
11 January 2024 (Thursday)
2024 Q Christian Fellowship Conference (Day 1)
The Q Christian Fellowship Conference is an annual gathering where LGBTQ+ Christians, parents, and allies: gather for worship, fellowship, workshops, and keynote speakers; make lifelong friendships or reunite with those friends; experience healing, transformation, and hope; witness the fullness of God’s love and affirmation through each other. For more information, check out qcfconf.org.
12 January 2024 (Friday)
The Feast Day of Aelred of Rieveaulx, Abbot & Theologian (1167)
Aelred of Rieveaulx has been claimed by many queer Christians as a patron saint. He was a wildly popular abbot (head of a monastery) in England where he wrote about the benefits of spiritual friendship, primarily among men. I sometimes question his appropriateness as a queer saint because of his habit of dunking himself in ice water to overcome his passions for the men with whom he had or wanted to have a particular friendship. Nevertheless, I recommend his works Spiritual Friendship and The Mirror of Charity (Love) which have important things to say about the nature of love and friendship and their usefulness on the spiritual journey of life.
15 January 2024 (Monday)
The Birthday of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
18 January 2024 (Thursday)
First Day of Week of Prayer for Christian Unity
The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity is an international Christian ecumenical observance kept annually around Pentecost in the Southern Hemisphere and between 18-25 January in the Northern Hemisphere. From Countdown to the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity: inspiring resources accessible to all | World Council of Churches (oikoumene.org).
27 January 2024 (Saturday)
International Holocaust Remembrance Day
For more information visit International Holocaust Remembrance Day (unesco.org).
Sex & the Gay Christian 