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Deanery Discussion Set On
Proposed Anglican Covenant
 Oasis California opposes the current draft of the Anglican Covenant and urges rejection of this text when it comes before the General; Convention. In response to Resolution D020 passed at General Convention 2009, the Diocese of California is undertaking one-and-a-half-hour deanery discussions early this spring on the proposed Anglican Covenant. Comments gathered from these discussions will be shared with the diocesan deputation for the 2012 General Convention, where The Episcopal Church will take up the question of ratifying the covenant. Feedback from these diocesan discussions will also be shared, along with responses from the other dioceses, with The Episcopal Church's Executive Council.
Congregations and other ministries of the diocese are also invited and encouraged to hold their own discussions on the proposed covenant. Feedback will need to be received by April 1 in order to be compiled and submitted by Easter.
You can download the facilitator's guide prepared by the deputation, the covenant study guide, and historical background to aid your conversation. Participants are encouraged to read the study guide and historical background before attending a discussion.
The Deanery-level discussions that are currently scheduled:
- Peninsula: Saturday, February 12, 10 AM @ St, Matthews, San Mateo
- San Francisco: Saturday, March 5, 9 AM @ Incarnation, San Francisco
- Alameda: Thursday, March 10, 7 PM @ TBD
- Marin: Saturday, March 12, 9:30 AM @ Our Saviour, Mill Valley
- Contra Costa: Thursday, March 17, 6:30 PM @ St. Stephen's, Orinda
Questions? Contact Richard Helmer at rector [at] oursaviourmv [dot]org , Vanessa Glass at vanessag [at] gracecathedral [dot] org , Sarah Lawton at sarahelawton [at] gmail [dot] com , or Rod Dugliss at RDugliss [at] sfd [dot] edu .
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oasis e-news
from the LGBT Ministry of the Episcopal Diocese of California
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A TEACHABLE MOMENT: Holy Matrimony vs. Civil Marriage:
OR: Why the Bishop of Rhode Island Gets It So Wrong She Gets It Right
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Anti-racism Training in February and for Lent
 Anti-racism training - required by the Episcopal Church for all leaders, lay and ordained - will be offered in multiple formats in the Diocese of California in 2011. Click here to download the registration form for the February training at St. Paul's, Burlingame, or contact Denise Obando deniseo@diocal.org
to reserve your space now. Also available, in time for your Lenten programming, a small-group anti-racism curriculum designed to be offered in congregations or ministry teams. Sample sessions available for download in February, and leadership training available on Saturday, March 5. Registration will be available soon.
When: Friday, February 25 through Saturday, February 26 (also multi-session Lenten Study available)
Where: St. Paul's, 415 El Camino Real,
Burlingame (or anywhere, for small group curriculum)
Contact: Julia McCray-Goldsmith, juliam@diocal.org, 415.869.7826 |
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"God Created You": Bishop Supports Gay Ugandans, Defies Death Threats
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Religious Dispatches reports: "Despite the risk, 79-year-old Bishop Christopher Senyonjo,has continued to minister to Uganda's LGBT community. If he didn't, it's unlikely that anyone else would. After the other pastor's invective against gays at Kato's funeral, locals from his ancestral village refused to carry the casket to where it was to be buried. Some in attendance grabbed the activist's white and gold coffin, which was draped with a rainbow flag, and carried it themselves. They would have had to bury Kato, who identified as Christian, without a blessing from any member of the clergy had Senyonjo not stepped in. "I believed that it wasn't right just to dump the body there without prayers. I couldn't bear it at any cost," he said later." (read more ) |
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Diginity honors Deacon Vince Jang with Pax et Bonum Service Award
 Please join Oasis at the SF Dignity Chapter at the Pax et Bonum Service Awards Dinner (Peace and Goodness) honoring folks who have been of service to the chapter, to the Church community and to the greater LGBT community. Make your reservation online here.
The event this year will be on February 19th and Deacon Vince Jang is one of those being honored for his service to the SF Chapter. The other honorees include Nicole Sotelo from Call to Action and Lt. Dan Choi for his activism for the repeal of DADT - and they're both coming to the party, too!
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Gay Rights Activists Condemn Ugandan
"Spiritual War"
 IReligious Dispatches reports: "Ugandan gay rights activists believe the police and government officials are using the brutal murder of gay rights activist David Kato as an excuse to again whip up support for an anti-homosexuality bill (so severe that it dictates imprisonment, and even execution for the 'crime' of homosexuality) still pending in Parliament. Kato was beaten to death in January in his home in Uganda." Read more. |
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LGBT Faith and Aging Conference Set Aug. 17, 2011
St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Oakland has graciously agreed to host this s ession on Wednesday, August 17, 2011 from noon to 5:30 P.M. Notes on the most recent planning committee session are here.
For updates on this issue please sign up for our 2011 LGBT Faith and Aging Conference e-mail list.
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