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Gay & lesbian
Pride
Month
Ecumenical
PRIDE 'M>rship
St. Jerome's
3841 S. Peoria
6:00pm
Praise & Prayer
(Homo. & Bible)
6:30pm
Choir Rehearsal
7:30 pm
9:15 - Our Tribe
Christian Education
11:OOam'M>rship
Potluck following
church.
9:15 - Our Tribe
Christian Education
11:00 am 'M>rship
Board Meeting
1:00 pm
NEWSLETTER
ARTICLES DUE
Stewardship
Team
7:00 pm
Praise & Prayer
(Homu. & Bible)
6:30 pm
Choir Rehearsal
7:30 pm
Newsletter
Mailing5:30
Praise & Prayer
(H&B) 6:30 pm
Choi.-- 7:30 pm
Praise & Prayer
(Homo. & Bible)
6:30pm
Choir Rehearsal
7:30 pm
9:15 - Our Tribe
OKC Gay Pride
Parade7'n
Tentative at time
of printing. Call
for confmiation.
Property of the Center
JUNE1996
AN 0UfREACH TO MEMBERS AND FRIENDS OF FAMILY OF FAITH MCC
WEEKLY
Sundays
Wednesdays
HAPPY 1 YEARANNIVERSARY!
It's been a whole year that we have
shared together in ministry! What an
incredible year it has been! I want to
take this opportunity to tell you how
blessed I am to be your pastor. We
have traveled quite a journey together
this past year and your love, support,
prayers and compassion has been awesome.
Thursdays
9:15 Adult Education
11:00 Worship Service
6:30 Praise& Worship
7:30 Choir Rehearsal
7:30 Codependency
Support Group
"When the day of Pentecost came they
were all together in one place.
Suddenly a sound like the blowing of a
violent wind came from heaven and
filled the whole house where they were
silting. They saw what seemed to be
tongues offire that separated and came
to rest on each of them. All of them
were filled with the Holy Spirit and
began to speak in other tongues as the
Spirit enabled them." Acts 2:1-4
I thank you for the celebration on
May 5th. The gift of the micr~lite fishing gear touches my heart-so do your
offers to teach me how to •fish
Oklahoma". I also am grateful for the
personal gifts from so many of you,
including the choir's gift of "On Eagles
Wings". Thank You all so much!
I am reminded that the shepherd
guides, protects and finds food for the
sheep. But at night when the shepherd
lays down to rest, the sheep surround
the shepherd and keep him/her warm
from the cold night air. I have felt you
surround me as your shepherd and am
blessed with your warmth.
On May 26th we leave the season of
Eastertide and move into the Pentecost
season. The Pentecost season goes
from May 26th until the first Sunday of
Advent, December 1st (in 1996). It is
sometimes referred to as Trinity
Season, and in some denominations it
is referred to as Ordinary Time.
Whatever we call the season, it is the
longest one in the church calendar!
Second in importance to the Easter
Season was the Day of Pentecost. Like
the Pascha, it was also a Jewish feast
(see Leviticus 23:16). Sometimeduring
the 1st century A.O., the Day of
Looking forward to our second year
together,
Pastor Nancy
jlt1appy
Father's
Dayll
FAMILY oF FAITH MCC
CALENDAR
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MINGO
LJPC:()MING
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&
EVENTS
MONTHLY
1st Sunday of Month Potluck
1st Friday of Month
SAFE HAVEN (ageslS..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
JUNE
1 996
1st - EcumenicalPride Service
6:00 pm - St. Jerome's ECC
3rd - Caregiver'sTeam Mtg 7:00 pm
7th - SAFE HAVEN - Cookout 8 pm
8th - Gay Prom - ACAC 8:00 pm
9th - City Wide Unity Service
Tulsa Convention Ctr. 3-5pm
10th - StewardshipT earn Mtg 7:00 pm
15th - Tulsa Gay Pride Picnic
Owen Park - 12:00- 5:00
16th - SpecialFather's Day Worship
Father Rick Hollingsworth, guest
17th - Fundraising Team Mtg 7:00 pm
22nd - OKC Pride Parade - tentative
23rd - Financial Workshop 2:00pm
24th - AssimilationTeam Mtg 7:00pm
29th - That's Entertainment?
• TULSA, OKLAHOMA •
622-1441
(A round the Fellowship Cont.)
AROVND
tl1e
Fellowsl-lip
NEW CLERGY
CREDENITALLING PROCESS
Exhorter, Student Clergy, In Care: All
terms of the past with our new credentialling system! There are new terms to
learn and this is a wonderful opportunity
to introduce them to each of you.
Board of Ordained Ministry (B.O.M.):
In each District this is the group who
conducts intetviews and issues credentials. The Chairs of each B.O.M. will
constitute the Steering committee.
Director of Clergy Devdopmmt:
The
Director will chair the Steering
Committee and will be a full-time
employee of the Fellowship. Her/His
chief purpose is to facilitate the development of the most fully functional clergy
possible. S/he will assist churches and
District Coordinators in their search for
pastors, assist transfer clergy to make the
transition to UFMCC, and work with
each Board of Ordained Minisuy to
develop programs for training and
recruiting clergy for tlrir District. S/he
will provide ongoing support, resources,
and educational opportunities for current
clergy.
Formation: The initial period during
which one examines her/his call and
completes her/his education
Candidacy: Following formation, the
Candidacy period is an internship during
which a candidate completes the experiential training with a Supervising Clergy
and a Teaching Church.
Ordination: In the UFMCC ordination
is tlr rite by which we consecrate persons to a lifetime of pastoral ministty.
License: In this process a person is
ordained after s/he has been trained and
approved. S/he is not granted a license
to practice until s/he is called to a ministty. This is a License to Practice.
Teaching Church: Each District will
determine the standards for churches that
are approved to train future clergy.
These clmrches will need to have the
resources to provide adequate training,
supetvision,
and
screening
of
(Continued next column)
Candidates.
Supenising Oergy: Each District will
also establish standards for clergy who
supervise Candidates.
Supervising
Clergy should have a strong education,
a good performance record and be
willing to commit the time required.
Pmtor. In the UFMCC the term pastor
refers to a duly ordained clergyperson
who has been licensed to practice and
who serves as a senior or solo pastor in
a local UFMCC congregation.
Advisor. A clergyperson who is the
student's spiritual and vocational advisor. This will usually be her/his pastor.
Active,
Authorized,
For Young
Adults
June
18 - 30
7
Moot 11ttho ehuteh ~ ~m
(Wo'II bo lo11ving11t~:gQ)
Accountable
MinistJy:Active ministry requires that
the person be able to document at least
fifteen hours per week spent in pastoral
ministry. Such a ministry must be
authorized by and accountable to a
Board
of
Directors,
District
Committee, or the Board of Elders.
"'"'Watch this spaceas we discover
more and more of what our
denominationis all about!
LIST
REQUESTS:
Dee & Terri
Pam& Marion
Carol who has AIDS
What
theBible
Does MCC of Greater Tulsa's pastoral search
The Upcoming Community Center
(and
doesn't)
William who has AIDS
Say
about
HomosexualityElla who has AIDS
This will be the sermon topic on the
Wednesday nights in June! You
won't want to miss this opportunity!
This will also be a 9 week class on
Sunday mornings which will begin
when we have finished our study on
Our Tribe.
BAag
& gocKg
UPDAT~
As you recall, we are working to get
200 sleeping bags and 400 pairs of
socks to distribute to the homeless by
December 1, 1996. Thus far we have
acquired 7 sleeping bags and 36 pairs
of socks. Won't you make your
contribution soon??
Dr. Jeffrey Nytch our liaison from
District Committee and his lover, Robby
Deb Hardy who has AIDS
Our House
Joey
The friends and family of Neal
Pastor Nancy's adjustment to her
reduced eyesight (Barb & Zach too!)
PRAISES:
Neal has been blessed with the "Ultimate
Healing" and gone home to be with Jesus
Stephanie's spot on her pituitary
has disappeared!
POT
LUCK
DINNER
1ST SUNDAY EACH MONTH
(Pentecost continued)
Pentecost came to reflect for the
Jews the giving of the law at Mr.
Sinai. for Christians, the Day of
Pentecost commemorated the birthday of the church when, with a noise
of a wind, tongues of flames rested
on the disciples and they began to
talk in other tongues. The books of
Acts is the chronicle of the work of
the Spirit filled church in its early
years.
Pentecost began as a unitive feast,
too. Tertullian suggests that Christ
ascended into Heaven at Pentecost.
For almost four centuries the Day of
Pentecost commemorated both the
ascension of Jesus and the descent
of the Holy Spirit. By the end of the
fourth century where there was one
feast, now there were two:
Ascension and Pentecost. Christ
was in Heaven, and the Holy Spirit
dwelt in the Holy Church on earth. It
was a daily reality the church could
experience, not an abstraction.
The color of Pentecost is typically
red, of the finest texture and the
brightest colors. During the long
season Red, green, rainbow or a
combination of colors may be used.
Variety in colors is encouraged
because otherwise the red becomes
tedious and meaningless. The primary symbols of Pentecost include
the descending dove, tongues of
flames, symbols of the church, or
abstractly, a downward-cast arrow.
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Please advise the church of your
new address so you can continue
to receive the newsletter.
You can reach us at 622-1441.
\Jlo\"king
l'oge\he\"_
The TU BLGTA is begining work on a
community crisis network to help
those in our community who need
help in emergency situations. For
more info. or to volunteer your time
or resources to this project, call Tina
at 663-7531.
ftijes
of the
CHOlll
PRACTICE
Ga,n,
7:30Wednesdays
Everyone
isWelcome!
TheFamily
of FaithChoirwill performattheEcumenical
PrideService
onJune1st.ComeSupport
Us!
·Ecumenical
PRIDE
Service
Saturday June 1st at 6:00pm will
mark the first ecumenical PRIDE
service in Tulsa. The offering
taken at this service will be
divided between The TYDD and
SAFE HAVEN. Both programs
are targeted at youth in our
community. The service will be
held at St. Jerome's Ecumenical
Catholic Church at 3841 S.
Peoria. Call 742-7122 for more
information.
What Do Those
SymbolsIVlean?
In honor of Pride Month '96, watch
here for the next few months to discover what these commonly used
symbols of pride mean to the gay &
lesbian community.
The first pride symbol we'll discuss is
the Pink Triangle. The following column was found on the internet.
(Continued on page 4)
I've heard it said that life is a game and
money is how we keep score. Are you
winning? To me, winning is having
enough money to live in a comfortable
home, eat well, and maybe drive a car
that runs when it's supposed to; but
most of all to be able to return to God a
portion of what is provided to me by
way of my tithes and gifts. I wonder
about those who don't feel they're winning ...could it be something as simple as
not knowing all the rules of the game?
Imagine trying to win at basketball if
the only rules of the game you know are
for football. Your chances would be
severely limited, wouldn't they?
Do you know the rules of the game? I
will present a workshop to teach basic
principles of how money works. The
workshop is scheduled for Sunday, June
2Srd at the church following the service.
Be sure to watch for further developments as the date may change depending on the date of the Pride activities.
There are some basic rules about money
that everyone needs to know, but we've
been taught over the years that the subject is way over our heads. That is
another lie. Anyone is able to take more
control over the money situation if they
are shown the rules. For example, consider the following statement:
Make the minimum payments on a credit
card balance of $3,000.00 at 19.8% interes~ and make no new purchases, and it will
take 39 years to pay eff! And cost you
$10,000.00 in interest alone.
Is this a true statement? Find out for
yourself at the workshop. You will also
learn why it is important for you to fight
for every percentage point in interest
paid or earned. I believe God wants us
to prosper and has given me the gift of
understanding and teaching these principles to all my family on this earth. I
hope to see you at the workshop. And
by the way, about the credit card question? It is a true statement. Protect
yourself and your future: learn the
rules of how to make money work for
you.
KathyS.
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TREASURER'S
REPORT
APRIL, 1996
BEGINNING BALANCE
3611.99
TOTAL INCOME
4838.31
5236.74
TOTAL EXPENSES
3213.56
BALANCE
DESIGNATED FUND BALANCES
as of~12-96
BUILDING FUND
1450.00
CONFERENCE FUND
1232.53
MUSIC (CHOIR) FUND
807.00
43.78
INTERNET
CHRISTIAN ED
440.00
TITHES: BUDGET vs. ACTUAL
BUDGET
3956.04
ACTUAL
3634.02
reifigerator.
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We remember Nea{
wlio went to be
. witli J{is Savior
on May 3, 1996.
Nea{ was known in
our cliurcli by Fiis
9enerous 9ivin9 ant£
Fiiswarm smiCe.
J{e was known 6y many
for Fiisaonations of
poinsettias at Cliristmas
ant£ Ci{iesat 'Easter.
J{is smiCineface in tlie
back row wi{{ be
9reat{y missedi
Our prayers 90 out to
Fiisfrienas antf fami{y.
The Fund Raising Team presents their first big event 'That's Entertainment?'
will be held on Saturday,June 29th. There will be sign up sheets
for people wishing to sign up to donate/cook dinners
and for folks who just want to eat .... pick the food of your choice.
After dinner, we willgather at the church for coffee & desserts
plus the first ever "Bad Drag Entertainment Show''.
Cost for each person is $10 for the entire evening (including dinner &
desserts). If you only want to join us for desserts/coffee and see the show,
the cost is $5 at the door. Children under age 12 are free.
Dinner will be served at 5:30 and the show will start at 8:00.
Call 622-1441 for more information .
PRIDE 5YMBOL5
(continued)
Why the Pink Triangle?
The wearing of the Pink Triangle stems from the Holocaust You may remember that
the Jews were forced to wear yellow stars of David on their sleevesto alert everyone to
their Status as Jews. You may not be aware that the Stars of David were not the only
symbol that people were forced to wear. Gay men were forced to wear the Pink triangle, and Lesbians, prositutes, and other "socially undesirable" women were forced to
wear a black triangle. By marking their victims in thismanner, the Nazis made it easy
to find their targets in the crowd.
While allJews had to wear a the YellowStar always (often with a capital J distorted
to remind one of Hebrew writing in the center), the triangles were used only in the
concentration camps. They established sort of a hierachy within the prisoners as well
with the green ones (regular criminals)
at the top and the pink ones at the bottom.
Jews accused of some other "crime" carried there two triangles, the one indicating
their crime, point down, an atop of it a yellow one, point up.--All these signs had to
be worn at the top left of the chest and, in the CCs, on the outside of the left trouser
leg.
A good account of gays in the CCs is given in Robert Plant's book ''Pink Triangle:
The Nazi War Against Homosexuals" (H Holt & Co.). The author, a gay leftist Jew,
escaped from Germany in the early thirties, fust to Switzerland, then to the USA
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