Welcome Magdalene Givers!
Good Fruit is our exclusive bulletin for sustained givers to Eden Invitation,
also known as our Magdalene Givers.
Regularly scheduled donations ensure our staff salaries and other operating costs are covered. In this monthly newsletter, we share an inside look at the day-to-day here-- interviews with community members and mission partners, prayer intentions, glory stories, engagement metrics, and more!
Thank you for walking with us, cultivating the growth of this vital mission in the Church.
Now enjoy wandering about this garden and see the fruits of your support!
What's Growing in the Garden?
Nurturing Community in Joyful Hope | Meet the Petros
May 5, 2023
“...it is easy to be discouraged in the context of our modern world....
Eden Invitation is extraordinarily careful about cultivating authenticity within shared life, and also adhering to the truth of the Church’s teaching on the human person.
There are precious few places where LGBTQ+ disciples can explore the challenges that come with this particular life experience, and Eden Invitation provides a really beautiful space to do that.”
Growing Community | Hearth Group Coordinators
April 10, 2023
Our first Hearth Group Coordinators were trained in the Summer of 2021. Now, in under two years since this launch, Eden Invitation has 9 established Hearth Groups meeting regularly across the United States! In this month's community spotlight, learn more about our growing Hearth Groups and meet three of our coordinators-- Stefan, Ethan, and Elizabeth!
A Guide on the Journey | Book Club Guides
March 3, 2023
When we're on a journey, especially one with difficult terrain, it's important to have a guide! Each Eden Invitation Book Club is facilitated by a guide or two--community members, each one with their own unique journey here, who have stepped forward to help create spaces for others in the same boat.
Meet our Story Call Volunteers
February 10, 2023
Eden Invitation started our online presence with a simple little landing page and “An Invitation to the Longing Ones.” That blog post was, and still is, just that– an invitation. But when someone with an LGBT+ experience answers the invitation and travels all the way to our metaphorical door– our community contact page– who answers it?
Joyful Community | Secret Santa
January 6, 2023
The holiday season is marked by tradition. Keeping up with old traditions can bring a sense of rootedness and belonging. It’s also beautiful to see how new traditions begin as a sense of belonging is being formed. This is the case of a beloved tradition led by Eden Invitation community members: Secret Santa.
It started back in 2019, and that first year was a huge hit! So much so that community members made this one-time event a tradition. It became an opportunity for people to step forward, offering their unique and unrepeatable selves to serve others. In this month's interview, hear from the organizers how this whole event started and how it has grown into one of our favorite events of the year!
