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AN OUTREACH TO MEMBERS AND FRIENDS OF FAMILY OF FAITH
MCC
( FRIENDSHIP
SUNDAY
&
ONGOING EVENTS
Sundays
9:15 Adult Ed. - 11:00Worship Service
Wednesdays
6:30 Praise & Worship - 7:30 Choir
MONTHLY
August 25th will be our second
annual Friendship Sunday.
Bring a friend to church on his or
her special day and we're sure
you'll both be blessed!
1st Sunday of Month Potluck
1st Friday of Month
SAFE HA VEN (agesl8-30)
2nd Sunday of Month Board Meeting
(open to all)
10th of each month ..newsletter due.
3rd Wednesday of month
newsletter mailing 5:30 pm
WISH LIST
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Later on the plane I was thinking about
that swimming pool mess and reminded
of the saying, "please be patient, God
isn't finished with me yet". It occurred to
me that when we place ourselves in
God's hands, for God to use us, we
become construction zones. Think of all
of the things that have been "dug up" in
your life since you dedicated yourself to
Christ! And haven't there been occasion-al "rocks" that hampered the progress of
the work? Some have been too heavy to
move even with heavy machinery,
amen?
(Continued on next page)
MCC
UPCOMING
1996
WEEKLY
June 12th through the 14th found me in
Austin, Texas at a meeting of the South
Central District's Board of Ordained
Ministry. There were many highlights at
that work session, but one thing really
struck me. The day we were leaving,
Rev. Martin and his spouse, Tom, were
having a swimming pool dug in their
yard. Standing at the glass windows we
watched this huge backhoe dig up their
yard to an incredible depth. From time
to time their would be a huge rock that
would be dealt with.
We laughed
because as soon as Tom would see the
rocks he would immediately make landscaping plans for them! By the time we
left for the airport, the once beautiful
back yard looked like a disaster area!
There was a huge gaping hole, dirt
everywhere and orange spray paint all
around the grass (marking the pool's
perimeters). I learned, upon leaving, that
it would take 45 days to put the pool in.
What a mess to have to put up with for
that length of time!
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(Pastor's Pen continued)
And then there's the time thing. So
many of us think that when God
begins to move in us it should be an
instantaneous transformation.
We
don't even want to think about feeling "tom up" for a length of time like
45days.
And yet God is at work in us. Some
of the work God wants to do with us
is well marked! It's as obvious as if
God had spray painted the borders
around us! Some of us feel as though
we've lost much of ourselves in the
digging, just as that yard was being
lost to a hole full of dirt. And yes,
sometimes the progress is hampered
when we find underlying issues that
must be moved ...just like those big
rocks.
But you know, we need to be
reminded that when we ask God to
use us, we need to be ready for
change. We need to be ready to be
"under construction". And it does
take time.
Since arriving back in Tulsa, I've
thought often about that pool...and
you know, it's gotten easier to picture the shimmering sun against the
blue water; the coolness of it as one
splashes around ...and the wonderful
landscaping that will surround it,
complete with those big rocks.
If your life feels like a construction
zone these days, I suggest that you
ask yourself, Did I pray for this?
And remember, when life gives you
''big rocks" that hamper the process,
you might want to do as Tom did
and turn them into landscape.
Wishing you God's BEST in the
Summer months,
Pastor
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LUCK
DINNER
SUNDAY EACH MONTH
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Kharma on being asked to
speak at this year's UFMCC
Leadership Conference on the
subject on Young Adults!
WhatDo Those
Symbols
·IVlean?
TA
"Our deepest fear is not that we
are inadequate. Our deepest fear
is that we are powerful .beyond
This article is the third in a series to dis- measure. It is our light, not our
cover what these commonly used symbols
darkness that most frightens us.
of pride mean to the gay/lesbian comWe ask ourselves, "Who am I to
munity. This explanation in excerpted
be brilliant, gorgeous, talented,
from Joseph P. Goodwin, More Man
Than You'll Ever Be: Gay Folklore and fabulous?" Actually, who are you
Acculturationin Middle Amenca,
not to be? You are a child of
(Indianapolis: Indiana University Press, 1989), p. 26
God. Your playing small does
not serve the world. There is
Ti-If; LAMBDA
nothing
enlightened
about
"The lowercaseGreek letter, lambda, carries several meanings. First of all, it repshrinking so that ther people
resents scales, and thus balance. The
won't feel insecure around you.
Greeks considered balance to be the conWe are born to make manifest the
stant adjustment necessary to keep
glory of God that is within us.
opposing forces from overcoming each
It's not just in some of us, it's in
other. The hook· at the bottom of the
everyone. And. as we let our ow;n
.1:ight leg, of the la..T..bda
represents .the
action required to reach and maintain
light shine, we unconsciously
balance. To the Spartans, the lambda
give other people permission to
meant unity. They felt that society
do the same. As we are liberated
should never infringe on anyone's indifrom our fears, our presence autoviduality and freedom. The Romans
matically liberates others."
adopted the letter to represent 'the light
of knowledge shed into the darkness of
-Nelson Mandela
ignorance.' Finally, in physics the symbol
designates an energy exchange. Thus the
lambda, with all its meanings, is an especially apt symbol for the gay liberation
movement, which energetically seeks a
balance in society and which· strives
through enlightenment to secure equal
rights for homosexual people."
What
theBible
Does
(and
doesn't)
Say
about
Homosexu
This 9 week class will begin approximately July 21st at 9:15am on
Sundays. The cost is $15.00 which
includes
the
study
guide.
Scholarships are available. Please
call the church office for the exact
starting date and to pre-register.
CHOI~
P~ACTICE
7:30Wednesdays
WeNeedYou!
AROVND
tl1c
Fc11owsl1ip
NEWUFMCC
HEADQUARTERS
The Universal Fellowship of
Metropolitan Community Churches
and Metropolitan
Community
Church of Los Angeles have closed
escrow on the $3.8 million purchase
of a modem complex of buildings on
Santa Monica Blvd., in West
Hollywood, California.
The property, which includes a 5story office structure and an adjacent
2 story building (plus basement and
parking areas), will be the new
Global Headquarters ofUFMCC and
also the new home of the UFMCC's
historic "mother" church, MCC Los
Angeles, whose previous church was
destroyed by the 1994earthquake. In
addition to the MCC Los Angels
meeting/office space and Sanctuary,
future plans for the new facilities
include UFMCC administrative
offices, a sophisticated Computer
Technology Center, Visitors Plaza,
Galleries, and Archival areas, all
designed to preserve the UFMCC
and gay/lesbian community's history
and to educate and inform visitors.
The UFMCC Global Headquarters
website at http://www.ufmcc.com
provides pictures and information
about UFMCC and MCC Los
Angeles, and a brief overview of
plans for the use of the property!
Please $dvise the church of your
new address so you can continue
to receive the newsletter.
You can reach us at 622-1441.
-To our Fundraising Team
for a wonderful job on
"That's Entertainment?"
PRAYER
LIST
-To Jody for leading a
Wednesday night service
-All who assisted while the
Pastor is on Spiritual Retreat
SAFEHAVEN,for youngadults
18-30will not meetin August,
but will resumenormal
programmingin September.
nequests:
-Diana Hall
-Joan as she seeks God's guidance
-Carol who has AIDS
(& her friends and family)
-MCC of Greater Tulsa's pastoral search
-William who has AIDS
-Deb Hardy who has AIDS
-Rev. Eleanor Nealy as she arrives in the
South Central District
-Datha as she seeks God's wisdom
on her job situation
-Joe D. as he continues to suffer
from headaches
-Todd, who seeks health, happiness,
and a job
-Christie Hancock as she seeks God
through her health challenges
-Rhonda's grandmother who has been
diagnosed with dementia
-Rhonda & Dawn as they move to
Arizona to get their school
work completed
-David, for healing of his spirit
-Cheryl as she seeks God's guidance
in her job search
-Rhonda and Dawn as they begin their
new life together following
their Holy Union
-Christie Hancock's cousin, Lisa,
who is in congestive heart failure
TREASURER'S
REPORT
JUNE, 1996
BEGINNING BALANCE
2331.15
TOTAL INCOME
3695.10
TOTAL EXPENSES
4091.12
BALANCE
1935.13
DESIGNATED FUND BALANCES
as of 0~11-96
1870.00
BUILDING FUND
1322.53
CONFERENCE FUND
MUSIC (CHOIR) FUND
1341.00
43.78
INTERNET
450.00
CHRISTIAN ED
TITHES: BUDGET vs. ACTUAL
BUDGET
3956.04
ACTUAL
3695.10
Praises:
-Deb Hardy is improving rapidly
and will be joining
-Marsha and Suzanne again soon!
-Joey has a new job!
-Rev. Nealy will be in the
South Central District on July 1st!
Dear Rev. Horvath and Family
of Faith MCC,
Please accept our deepest appreciation for allowing us to transform your church into PROM
1996. It was a wonderful success. There were about 30 prom
goers who danced, laughed,
talked
and ate their way
through the evening to the
theme "The Rhythm of the
Night." I can't tell you how
much
we
appreciate your support of the
TYDD program! Extra thank
yous to Carole and her friend for
helping us coordinate tlle key,
etc.
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9:15 - Christian Ed.
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Potluck Dinner
foHowing Worship
9:15 - Christian Ed.
11:00 am Worship
Board Meeting
1:00 pm
Newsletter
Mailing 5:30
Praise & Prayer
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Choir - 7:30 pm
NEWSLETTER
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Praise & Prayer
6:30 pm
Choir Rehearsal
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