If you haven’t read today’s article by TheColu.mn’s James Sanna on Janet Bystrom and RECLAIM, be sure to check it out. And if you’d like to hear more from Bystrom, she’ll be headlining The Catholic Pastoral Committee on Sexual Minorities’ Annual Community Meeting this evening.

Here’s the press release from CPCSM:

The Catholic Pastoral Committee on Sexual Minorities’ Annual Community Meeting featuring Janet Bystrom, Director of RECLAIM

7:00 – 9:00 p.m.
Tuesday, July 13, 2010

St Martin’s Table
Restaurant and Bookstore
(2001 Riverside Ave., Minneapolis)

RECLAIM works to increase access to mental health support for LGBT youth so they may reclaim their lives from the impact of oppression in all its forms.

Janet Bystrom is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker with a Master’s Degree from St. Mary’s University in Counseling and Psychological Services and a second Master’s Degree in Social Work from the University of Minnesota. Since 1992, she has been working with adolescents, young adults and their families.

On July 13, Janet will talk about her work with RECLAIM and the particular issues being faced by LGBT teens – including those from a Catholic background. She’ll also discuss how LGBT and allied Catholic adults can best help LGBT youth.

Light refreshments will be served and a free-will offering requested. CPCSM’s two annual awards – the Henry F. LeMay Pastoral Ministry Award and the Bishop Thomas Gumbleton Peace and Justice Award will also be presented.

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