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Wednesday, November 11 2009 @ 04:19 AM
 Good morning Friends, After waiting 23 years, Lisa Larges was approved
for ordination tonight by the Presbytery of San Francisco. The vote for
ordination was 296 votes: 156 for, 138 against.
That All May Freely
Serve, for whom Lisa serves as Minister Coordinator, was approved as a
validated ministry. 303 ballots were cast, and 152 votes were needed to
pass the motion. The vote was 157 for, 144 against, with 2
abstentions.
Thanks be to God!
Beth Van Sickle
MLP Board Member
Columbus OH
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Wednesday, November 04 2009 @ 07:30 AM by Michael Adee
 Join RainbowCorps New Orleans 2009, November 16 - 19, for 4 days of work, or come for one or two days. Local commuters are welcome!
Four years after hurricane Katrina made landfall, the City of New Orleans continues to struggle with recovery efforts. You can help! We had extraordinary experiences in 2006, 2007 and 2008 serving in New Orleans and with the continued need, we have committed to return to New Orleans this fall.
 Live into the Gospel of Christ that calls us to care for our neighbors. Serve with RainbowCorps, a mission service initiative of More Light Presbyterians, to provide relief work through Project Homecoming--a joint initiative between the Presbyterian Disaster Assistance and the Presbytery of South Louisiana. Work days will be Monday, November 16 through Thursday, November 19. |
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Wednesday, November 04 2009 @ 06:26 AM by Michael Adee
MEDIA RELEASE
NOVEMBER 3, 2009
Contact: Lisa Larges 585-615-0613
Paul Capetz 612-721-4138
Presbyterian high court rules on exceptions to gay restrictions
The high court of the Presbyterian Church (USA) announced decisions in favor of a lesbian woman and a gay man on Tuesday, Nov. 3. Meeting in Indianapolis, Friday, Oct. 30, the court heard arguments related to Lisa Larges, a lesbian woman who has been a candidate for ordination for more than two decades and Paul Capetz, a gay man whose January 2008 reinstatement by his home Presbytery was challenged. |
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Tuesday, October 20 2009 @ 04:24 AM by Michael Adee
 Bishop John Shelby Spong has long drawn that
line for the Church, our nation and the world. Spong is informed and
inspired by the life, example and teachings of Jesus; thoughtful interpretations
of Scripture; experiences of grace and a Gospel for all people, not just some;
and a moral order for universe.
On October 14, 2009, Bishop John Shelby Spong
drew that line again by declaring "A Manifesto! The Time Has Come!"
This manifesto is shared in full below this introduction and call to share it,
study it, have it inform and inspire your life as a person of faith, a Christian
and a responsible citizen.
I encourage you to share this Manifesto with
everyone in your family, circle of friends, local congregation, and in your
community. I encourage you to share this Manifesto with your pastor, youth
leader, Sunday School teachers, and all of the lay leaders in your church. If
you are in college, share this with your campus minister and all of the other
students. If you are in seminary, share this with all of your professors, the
campus chaplain and with the other students in your seminary
community. |
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Tuesday, October 20 2009 @ 04:13 AM by Michael Adee
The National Board of Directors and Staff of More Light Presbyterians give thanks to God for the life, ministry and witness of Virginia Davidson who died peacefully today at her home surrounded by loved ones.
We are so grateful for the pastoral care provided so faithfully by her pastor, Rev. Dr. Pat Youngdahl and Virginia's beloved church family, Downtown United Presbyterian Church, Rochester. Downtown United Presbyterian Church was one of the pioneering congregations to minister and witness as a welcoming and affirming More Light Church, making that decision and affiliation in 1979. Like her beloved Downtown church, Virginia blazed many a trail for peacemaking, justice for women, racial reconciliation and equality for LGBT people and their families. Rev. Youngdahl's message about Virginia's death and memorial service follow this remembrance. |
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Monday, October 12 2009 @ 08:54 AM
| Presbyterian Equality Project A Report from the National Equality March, Obama's speech & more! Washington, DC: Today thousands of people marched on Washington for LGBT equality. More Light Presbyterians supported this historic moment of national grassroots organizing by: serving as one of the national pro-LGBT faith organizations to support the March by officially endorsing it; by having a group of More Light Presbyterians march; and through the witness of Rev. Ruth Hamilton, co-pastor, Westminster Presbyterian Church, Washington, D.C., a welcoming and affirming More Light church, and Michael J. Adee, standing with two dozen faith leaders on the stage in front of the Capitol with Rev. Troy Perry as he offered the invocation at the rally. 
Today was an extraordinary experience to be part of this national call for justice and equality for LGBT people and our families along with thousands of rainbow-flag waving hope-filled Americans. It was a sacred privilege to represent More Light Presbyterians at the March, the HIV/AIDS Rally and Vigil, and the national interfaith worship service. I carried all of you in my heart today as I marched, sang, and prayed." said Michael J. Adee, Executive Director & Field Organizer.  MLP was one of the national sponsors of the National HIV/AIDS Rally and Vigil on Saturday evening at the Ellipse, in front of the Washington Monument. George Kerr, Westminster Presbyterian Church, served on the planning committee. The Open Doors MLP Chapter and Westminster Presbyterian Church were national sponsors of the rally and vigil, too. With the rising HIV infection rates for young gay and bisexual men, and the continued high rates of infection for African-American and Latino persons, all of us were called into compassion and action. 
On Saturday night, President Barack Obama spoke at the National HRC Dinner. President Obama told LGBT Americans that his commitment to end discrimination in the military, in the workplace and for loving couples and their families is "unwavering."
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Saturday, October 03 2009 @ 08:18 PM by Michael Adee
 Atlanta, GA: More Light Presbyterians is delighted and
grateful to announce the premiere of a new documentary about the life,
transition and ministry of our beloved friend and colleague, the Rev.
Dr. Erin K. Swenson. A Presbyterian minister and pastoral counselor,
Erin serves with MLP as our National Liaison for Transgender Education.
Erin recently served as Co-Moderator of the MLP National
Board of Directors. Erin presented the workshop, "Pastoral Care in Transgender
Experience" at the National Welcoming & Affirming Presbyterian Conference,
"God's Whole Family!" hosted by Second Presbyterian Church, Nashville, TN over
Labor Day weekend.
The premiere of the new documentary
about Erin will be Sunday, October 4, 12:30 PM at the "Out on
Film" Festival at the Ansley Park Playhouse, 1545 Peachtree Street, Atlanta.
Erin will address the premiere audience at this headline event. |
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Monday, September 28 2009 @ 04:21 AM by Michael Adee
 Austin, a gay 13-year-old from Oklahoma. Photo by Brent Humphreys for The New York Times.
Coming Out in Middle School: New York Times
article & questions for all of us
How safe and affirming is your family, church,
local school & community for gay youth? How safe and affirming is
your state, our country & the world for gay, LGBT or questioning youth?
What messages and climate are they confronted with as they discover and affirm
who they are as God has made them?
Featured in this article below is the Openarms
Youth Project in Tulsa. Vikki Dearing, Co-Moderator,
More Light Presbyterians, and I visited Openarms while doing MLP field work in
Tulsa. We were absolutely amazed, delighted and grateful for such a safe place
for gay, LGBT/questioning youth. During that visit, we looked at each and said,
"We could not have imagined something like this when we were young." And, I
said to Vikki, "Imagine how different our lives had been if there had been such
places for us?" College Hill Presbyterian Church, Tulsa, a
welcoming & affirming More Light Church, is a strong supporter of
Openarms. |
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Wednesday, September 23 2009 @ 09:15 AM
 You are invited to connect "live" with the National Equality March , Washington, DC at MLP house parties around the country
This National Coming Out Day, October 11, with companion events the day before on October 10, you and your family, church, youth group, campus ministry or seminary community can connect "live" with MLP from the National Equality March.
Plan now to host or co-host a MLP house party on October 10 or 11 in your home, church or neighborhood coffee shop. Join the national teleconference call with MLP leaders to ask your questions, be part of changing history, and supporting LGBT equality by raising money for MLP outreach across the country. Michael Adee will be in DC for the National Equality March, so this will be a way for you & your group to connect “live” with the March.
To join in on the national teleconference call from Washington, DC, simply call in on the telephone number that will supplied to each house party host and you'll join the call. You'll get a in-person glimpse of the March from Michael, be able to ask questions and "make some noise" on the call to show your support for LGBT equality in both Church and society. |
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Thursday, September 10 2009 @ 08:16 PM by Michael Adee
 Report from your MLP Board: 08-B to GA
2010
Nashville, TN: Following the "God's Whole Family!"
Conference, the National Board of Directors of More Light Presbyterians held
their fall board meeting September 6 - 7. Vikki
Dearing and Janet Edwards, Co-Moderators, facilitated
the meeting with worship provided by Sandy Winter and
Brian Spolarich.
The key matters for discernment, discussion and decision
included preparations and overture development for the 219th General
Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (USA) July 3 - 10, 2010 in
Minneapolis, MN. Being inspired by the extraordinary collaboration during the
Amendment 08-B Campaign, we are grateful to continue working with
Covenant Network, Presbyterian Promise,
Presbyterian Welcome, TAMFS and
Witherspoon Society-Voices of Sophia. |
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