Greeting from Archbischop Emeritus Desmond Tutu

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1. Newsletter December 2011
(About us/News)
... us in her sovereignty and produces various fruits with coloured flowers and herbs’. (Laurie Gaum) Meditation on Social Justice As MCC and as Christians, we are called to "Do justice, show kindness, ...
... the work that God has called us to do in the world. Spiritual Transformation Providing a message of liberation from the oppressive religious environment of our day or to those experiencing God for the ...
Today, as Moderator of Metropolitan Community Churches, I call us all to be awake in prayer, even as Lent begins and the world cries out.  Hours ago, a devastating 8.9 earthquake hit Japan, the 5th ...
... justify discrimination, name calling and attempts to undermine the dignity of people with a different belief and understanding.  Faith and interpretation of the scriptures cannot be dictated or ...
... does not justify discrimination, name calling and attempts to undermine the dignity of people with a different belief and understanding. Faith and interpretation of the scriptures cannot be dictated ...
... nothing short of shameful that those elected to represent a public who overwhelmingly called for the end of the ban, chose political machinations over honoring their call to serve our common interests.  ...
... homosexual or bisexual, typically emerge by early adolescence, even though the individual may not yet have become sexually active. While “causes” for any of these sexual orientations remain unclear, ...
... of countries who supported the amendment were African and also included Angola, Botswana, Kenya, Namibia and Rwanda. The amendment called for the words “sexual orientation” to be replaced by “discriminatory ...
... of President Barack Obama's Advisory Council on Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships, has accepted a call to candidate for the position of senior pastor of Resurrection Metropolitan Community Church ...
... which we can call “home”. One’s family home is furthermore often not experienced as hospitable as “family” should be. Then one seeks to create an alternative family, consisting of friends, lovers and ...
11. OIA: They’re baaaaack!
(About us/News)
...  Hopefully we’ve titillated your taste buds.  For more information check out the website:  www.oia.co.za, email: art@oia.co.za or call: +27 (0) 21 461 4027  and ask for Art.  (He’s ...
... for Service People Spiritual Discovery in Community Active Network Learning from One Another Churches An Update from Crave MCC Christchurch Transitions MCC being MCC HRC's Clergy Call ...
... a phone call or email back regarding any concerns you may have. Thank you so much!  ...
... click MCC Global Justice: Tolerance & Faith 2.  For individuals without computer audio or computes please call the conference line at +1 218.486.1600 and enter ID# 778024 to join the call to ...
... that I do not take the time I need to refresh my spirit and take care of myself.  There is always just one more thing that "needs" to get done - emails, phone calls, trips, budget preparation, size ...
16. MCC Impact August 2010 (2)
(About us/News)
... East Pike Street, PMB 930, Seattle, Washington 98122. (back to top) The Journey at Agape MCC Beginning in September, Agape MCC (Ft. Worth, Texas) will be offering a spiritual development cycle called ...
... marginalise others?  How inclusive are we really?  Are we open enough to see beyond the binaries?  Does EVERYONE feel welcome in our spaces?  Is our focus specifically on the L and ...
... for the anti-Apartheid movement in South Africa, wasn't he?  And he won a Nobel Peace Prize in 1984.  Now he says it's time to call it a day.  But not before he releases a work close to ...
... today is not the attempt to rectify inequality among those called by God into service.  The most serious and grave wound faced is the refusal to honestly and truthfully address the reality of pedophilia ...
... in the battle for a world without AIDS, because it models a type of leadership that values scientifically-based progress over the continued prevalence of myth, stigma and fear that has characterized so ...
21. We Remember Margaret Mahlman
(About us/News)
... the many things that needed to be done, both for the board as well as our churches and pastors.  "She was passionate about God's call to live in abundance both spiritually and financially and had ...
... and Sexual Diversity training in 2009.  This year she has signed up for the organization’s three months Personal Empowerment Program which is specifically aimed at equipping Queer Muslims with tools ...
... inequality and racism are effectively and structurally addressed. We call on the government to immediately and permanently distance themselves from the unconstitutional comments of Matjila, and to withdraw ...
24. MCC Impact June 2010 (1)
(About us/News)
... others expressing interesting. They hope to revive the annual Interfaith Pride Service and have already specifically addressed inclusion of trans people, linking their information to the TG London website ...
... give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others. .... Nelson Mandela, 1994 at his inauguration originally attributed ...
26. MCC Impact May 2010 (2)
(About us/News)
... called "9.5 Theses for a New Reformation" that challenges both Christian evangelicals and LGBTQ folk to reimagine how we relate to each other.   If you wish to be notified about future postings, ...
... acknowledges all actions undertaken to date both in South Africa and internationally and call on all South Africans in solidarity with activists in Malawi, across the continent and the world to commit ...
... support MCC in Atlanta and the surrounding area, pastorally and practically. Meanwhile, know that we are going to have an amazing General Conference, and a time of renewal and re-commitment to the mission ...
29. MCC Headline News May 2010
(About us/News)
MCC Moderator calls on MCCers globally to mark International Day against Homophobia and Transphobia On Monday,  May 17th LGBT people and our allies around the globe will mark the Internationoal ...
30. MCC Impact May 2010 (1)
(About us/News)
... Arizona). They will leave Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on 1 November, and visit Key West, Grand Cayman, and Jamaica, returning on the 6th. Prices begin at $464 (USD). For more information call Dennis Hein ...
31. MCC Human Rights Protocol
(About us/General)
... Up Hope , as we respond to issues of injustice in our world. Philosophy We are called as Christians to: stand in solidarity with those who are marginalized and oppressed, be partners in working ...
32. OIA Pride Film Festival 2010
(Special Pages/General)
... - The Politics of Pride Canada 2009 85min Dir: Bob Christie Beyond Gay looks at the dynamics of Pride celebrations around the world, dramatically juxtaposing the now relative ease of organising these ...
... or a same-sex couple victimised by mob actions and religiously condoned violence without it being known, exposed and remembered. This Valentine's Day, I call on people throughout the world to remember, ...
... be faithful to God’s call on my life …’ What could be more simple, or more honourable? But we know strong forces resist this simple answer to God’s call. You have also said: ‘I have reached the ...
... homophobic piece of legislation is being debated at this time. Jon Qwelane has shown himself on a number of occasions to be openly and unapologetically homophobic and transphobic, not least when ...
Moderator of Metropolitan Community Churches Calls for Prayer and Letters of Support for Malawian Gay Couple Arrested for Engagement Ceremony   “God has sent me to proclaim freedom ...
In early November a number of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersex (LGBTI) organisations in South Africa received a call for solidarity from our comrades living and working in Uganda. Their ...
... and was then attacked, was then called to testify. Unfortunately, he testified that he “did not intervene and was passing by when he was attacked by another group of men standing on the corner”. ...
The last two weeks of September see the return to court of two Hate Crimes cases involving the brutal murders of two young lesbian women. Sandwiched between three Pride events taking place in the country ...
40. MCC Impact July 2009 (2)
(About us/News)
... for Retail Marketing (FARM) in order to purchase locally grown food, saving on the gas, emissions, and other unhealthy aspects of transporting food long distances.   At Imago Dei MCC (Allentown, ...
... and gender norms. Lesbians, effeminate gay men, and transgender people who are black, are especially vulnerable to rape and murder. These violent attacks are perpetrated with a callous disregard for the ...
42. MCC Impact Pride Issue
(About us/News)
... Call Me Troy on Saturday and then a special commemorative worship celebration on Sunday where they were joined by People of Faith for Equality in Virginia.   In the Metroplex (Dallas/Ft. Worth, ...
43. MCC Impact June 2009 (2)
(About us/News)
... completed with the Sunday evening service back at the church.   Several MCCers participated in The Fellowship Conference, held 8-12 July in Atlanta, Georgia. Visit www.radicallyinclusive.com . ...
... in the MCC polity and structure, yet we do honor her role, her wisdom and leadership in The Fellowship, and I am proud to call her, with love and affection, Bishop Flunder. We have to be willing, sometimes ...
45. MCC Impact May 2009 (2)
(About us/News)
... to pressure the US government to repeal Don't Ask, Don't Tell.  President Obama needs to be reminded of his promise.  Call the White House switchboard at 202-456-1414 or click here to visit their ...
... an all male cabinet. At a time when LGBTI people generally and lesbian women specifically are facing ever increasing levels of homophobic hate crime throughout the country and in the Western Cape, comments ...
47. Call Me By My True Names
(Spirituality/Word for Word)
...      Call me by my true names. Call me resistant and persistent. The Parable of the Persistent Widow 1Then Jesus told his disciples a parable to show them ...
48. MCC Impact May 2009 (1)
(About us/News)
... Colleen Darraugh presented Erotically Speaking: Sexuality and Spirituality at MCC Bournemouth (England).  Then she and her spouse Shelley Torres-West led the worship service on Sunday. (back ...
49. MCC Impact April 2009 (2)
(About us/News)
... Team Rev. Pat Bumgardner, Chair RevPatMCCNY@aol.com     MCC did not support the calling of Boycott Jamaica to pour rum in the street outside the historic Stonewall Inn location in ...
50. Region 4 News
(About us/News)
... this year is LGBT human rights.  The exhibition is called "sh(out)" and runs from April to November. To advertise the exhibition they have placed posters at every subway station ...
Meeting at 111 Chamberlain Street, Woodstock on Wednesday 14Â November 2007 at 18:00 Â Calling gay and lesbian Methodists who have experienced prejudice and exclusion to share some of their experience ...
... be safe; freedom to express our sexual diversity; freedom to express the authenticity of our love; and freedom to claim and enjoy our constitutional rights. We call on our women leaders to break the silence ...
53. Consideration Series: Pneuma/Spirit
(Calendar event/Ministry)
This month, we will explore understandings and images of what the writers of the New Testament called ‘pneuma’, and we translate as Holy Spirit into English. S/he has been a vital part ...

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