FamilyOfFaithSpiritVoice_January1996.pdf
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AN OUTREACH TO MEMBERS AND FRIENDS OF FAMILY OF FAITH
WEEKLY
MCC
JANUARY
1996
CALENDAR
Sundays
Wednesdays
11:00 Worship Service
6:30 Praise & Worship
7:30 Choir Rehearsal
Thursdays
7:30 Codependency
MARK 9:41
Support Group
Have you ever heard the story of
Board Meetings are open to all and are
the three magi? They're the kings scheduled for the second Sunday of the
who were reported to have visited • Month after morning worship service.
the baby Jesus, bringing Him gifts of
gold, frankincense and myrrh.
Last year I heard, for the first
time, the legend of a fourth wise
man. It is reported that he too saw
the star and was to meet up with the
other three. Together they were to
cross the desert and seek the child.
He had with him, three gifts for the
baby Jesus: a ruby, a sapphire and
a peart. All three were priceless
because of their size and beauty.
As the story goes, the fourth wise
man was on his way to meet the
other three when he came across a
man lying in a ditch. The man was
severely injured and most likely
dying. He needed immediate attention. The wise man was the only person around and boy, was he in a
dilemma! If he stopped to help he
would surely miss the other three
who were growing impatient waiting
for him. On the other hand, how
could he leave this man dying?
Suddenly he had an idea. He took
the man to an inn and gave up his
ruby in order to pay for the man's
care.
CALLINQALL
~OPRANO~,
ALTO~, T~NOR~,
AND B~~~~ ...
THE CHOIR NEEDS YOUI
Choir practices are on Wednesday
evenings at 7-30 pm following Praise
!
Worship Service. Come and help
us make a joyful noise unto our God
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FAMILY OF FAITH
MCC • 5451-E
Soum
MINGO
HEARlWINGS
VIII
It is time to start making plans
to attend Heartwings VIII again.
The theme this year is ''Diamonds
in the Rough" and it is being cohosted by Victory Feiiowship
MCC in Shreveport, Louisiana
and MCC with a Vision in
Longview, Texas. The dates for
the conference are February 16,
17 & 18 and it is being held in
Longview, Texas at the Guest Inn.
Heartwings is a special conference for laity presented by the
South
Central
District's
Commission on Laity. There will
be lots of spiritual fellowship,
dancing, Marsha Stevens in concert, and twelve different workshops to choose from. This year's
workshop topics include Sunday
School Ministry, Health Issues,
People of Color, Dealing With
Loss, Am I Homophobic?, and
many others.
I have worship participant
applications and registration
forms. Please see me if you are
interested.
-DianaH.
■ TULSA, OK.I...AHoMA •
622-1441
RIGHTS OF PEOPLE
WITH HIV/AIDS
CJ>rayer,_
The following is exceJ]Jted from the
statement
from
the
Advisory
Committee of People with AIDS de5vered at the Second National AIDS
Forum inJune of 1983.
Eist
PEOPLE WITH HIV/AIDS
HA VE THE RIGHT:
1. To as full and satisfying sexual and
emotional lives as anyone else;
2. To quality medical treatment and
quality social service provision without
discrimination,
diagnosis,
economic stab.ls or race;
3. To full explanations of all medical
procedures and risks, to choose or
refuse their treatment modalities, to
refuse to participate in research without jeopardizing their treatment, and
to make informed decisions about
their lives;
4. To privacy, to confidentiality of
medical records, to human respect
and to choose who their significant
others are;
5. To live and to die in dignity.
REQUESTS:
Pat (still recovering)
Diana & Barb (still recovering)
Tony (still recovering)
Carol who has AIDS
Suki's sister who is in pain
MCC of Greater Tulsa's
pastoral search
The upcoming Community Center
People Living With AIDS
The families of
Roxanne Ellis & Michelle Abdill
(Lesbian Activists killed in Oregon)
ANSWERED
PRAYERS
Pat is home from the hospital!
Diana is home from the hospital!
Tony is going back to work soon!
"ForI knowtheplansI have
U~
Yot 1 Believe,
foryou,,,declares
theLord,"
Yott Will Receive
planst,oprosper
youandnott,o
harmyou,planst,ogiveyou WhntevevYott Ask
ror In Pvnuer.
hopeandafuture.,,
21:22
-- Jeremiah
29:11
lVIATTHEW
f/G"\
You drew a circle that shut me out Heretic. rebel. a thin~ to flout
But Love and I had the wit to Win:
We drew a circle that took you in.
--EDWIN
MARKHAM
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I -Torgel ...
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The first in a series of winter workshops begins this month. Workshops
cost $5 and scholarships are available. There are a total of three workshops which will be presented by
Reclaim & Recovery Workshops.
The first workshop, It's Never Too
Late to Have a Happy Childhood,
will be held on January 14 from 9 am
to 3 pm.
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" flhis is thebeginning
of a new
day. Godhasgivenmethisdayto
useasI will.I canwasteit -- oruse
itfor good,butwhatI do todayis
important
-- because
1 amexchanging a dayof mylifefor it. When
tomorrowcomes,this day will be
goneforever,leavingin its place
something
thatI havetraded
far it.
good
I wantit tobegain-- notloss;
-- noteviksuccess
-- notfailure-in orderthatI shallnot regretthe
pricethatI havepaidfar it."
GAY/LESBIAN
CHRISTIAN
RESOURCES
Amazing
Grace.
Malcolm
Boyd& NancyL. Wison,eds.
Crossings,
1991.
Coming
OuttoGod:Prayersfor
Lesbian,andGayMen,Their
Families
andFriends.
ChrisGlaser.
INestminster/John
Knox
Press,1991.
Don'tbeAfraidAnymo19:
theStoryof
Reverend
TroyPerryandthe
Metropolitan
Community
Churches.
TroyD.Perrywth Thomas
L.P.
SM!icegood.
St.Martin's
Press,1990.
GayTheology
without
Apology.
GaryDavidComstock.
PilgrimPress,
1993.
Livingin Sin:A Biahop
Rethin/ca
HumanSexuality.
JohnShelbySpong.
Harper
SanFrancisco,
1990.
OurTribe:Queer
Follcs,
God,Jesus,
andtheBible
Rev.NancyWison.Harper
SanFrancisco,
1995.
Thislistof Gay,Lesbian,
BiseXU81,
& Transgendered
Christian
Resources
wascof1¥)iled
fromtheInternet.
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