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wryter2000

(47,431 posts)
Sat Jun 29, 2013, 02:20 PM Jun 2013

I can't wait to go to church tomorrow

There'll be such a celebration that California has marriage equality again. There may be shouting and dancing, if you can imagine a bunch of Episcopalians doing that.

Lots of people, including the rector, are going to the pride parade in SF after the service, so there won't be much celebrating then, but I imagine the sermon will be all about love and justice. I wonder if any of our gay and lesbian couples will make announcements that they're going to get married. I wonder if anyone got to City Hall yesterday and got licenses. We could have the exchanging of vows tomorrow.

I don't know what all is going to happen, but I can't wait.

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I can't wait to go to church tomorrow (Original Post) wryter2000 Jun 2013 OP
K & R L0oniX Jun 2013 #1
Thanks! n/t wryter2000 Jun 2013 #2
Minneapolis had a huge celebratory parade, and my church hosted the official Pride weekend Lydia Leftcoast Jun 2013 #3
How utterly awesome wryter2000 Jul 2013 #4
We have a lot of GLBT members, so attendance was sparse in the morning during the parade Lydia Leftcoast Jul 2013 #5

Lydia Leftcoast

(48,217 posts)
3. Minneapolis had a huge celebratory parade, and my church hosted the official Pride weekend
Sun Jun 30, 2013, 10:23 PM
Jun 2013

church service, with Bishop Gene Robinson preaching.

I attended as a member of the choir, and I must say, Robinson is an excellent preacher.

wryter2000

(47,431 posts)
4. How utterly awesome
Mon Jul 1, 2013, 10:34 AM
Jul 2013

I'm jealous. I want to meet him some day.

Our bishop always celebrates the eucharist before the pride parade.

Very few of our LGBT members were in church. Probably, they were at the parade, although two of our lesbian couples have twin baby boys, and we won't see them for a while.

The sermon was one of our rector's best, and that's saying a lot! It was about how we mustn't look back but continue fighting for justice for everyone. I love my church!

Lydia Leftcoast

(48,217 posts)
5. We have a lot of GLBT members, so attendance was sparse in the morning during the parade
Mon Jul 1, 2013, 05:48 PM
Jul 2013

However, the church was packed for the 4PM Pride Eucharist, with a lot of those GLBT members and straight allies who also marched plus a bunch of unfamiliar people in attendance.

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