Pride (LGBTQQIA+)
Pride and Pandemic: What is pride without Pride? While most years we turn outward and celebrate Pride with our community, this year we are invited to turn inward and reflect on what it means to be proud of who we are and to celebrate everyone in our community. People in the LGBTQ+ community make the courageous choice to embrace who they are, in spite of stigma and discrimination. Pride is a time to celebrate the strength to embrace your true self and celebrate each one of our diverse and beautiful selves.
SAMPLE OOS
Welcome and Announcements (and Introduce Amy)
Call into the Circle of Love and Justice - Amy
Chalice Lighting
Gathering Song* - “When the Saints” sung by the Golden Echoes with Paul Foster and Wilmer Broadnax
Time for All Ages - Cynthia Rylant ”God Went to Beauty School” and other poems from “God Got A Dog”
Offering/Offertory
Meditation/Pastoral Prayer - Amy
Music for Meditation - “Lush Life” by Billy Strayhorn, performed by Billy Strayhorn
Homily I - Reverend Amy Beltaine
Interlude - “This little light of mine” sung by Sister Rosetta Tharpe
Homily II
Song of Celebration* - “Born This Way” by Lady Gaga
Chalice Extinguishing
Closing Words/Benediction - Amy