Reconciling Sunday 2009: All Means All
All reconciling congregations and congregations in the welcoming process are invited to celebrate a special Reconciling Sunday. RMN suggests January 25, 2009, but you may choose your anniversary date, a June pride event or some other significant time. A worship resources packet is available for download:
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One Family Tree
Ephesians 4:4-5 Unity in the Body of Christ
There is one body and one Spirit,
just as you were called to one hope of your calling,
one Lord, one faith, one baptism, one God of all,
who is above all and through all and in all.
All reconciling congregations and congregations in the welcoming process are invited to celebrate a special Reconciling Sunday. RMN suggests January 27, 2008, but you may choose your anniversary date, a June pride event or some other significant time. A worship resources packet is available for download:
Worship resources
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Please contact the office for donation envelopes and other materials: (773) 736-5526 or sarah@rmnetwork.org
Faith, Hope, Love
… And now faith, hope, and love abide, these three; and the greatest of these is love. !Corinthians 13
Faith as our steady trust in God, knowing God has a purpose and a plan.
Hope as our confidence in the future, allowing our vision to shape our actions.
Love as the extravagant, abundant grace of God and the sharing of love with our neighbor now.
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Creating Sanctuary For All
Sanctuary will not be limited to a resting place, but a deepening place and a growing place. It is our vision that as GLBT people find safe places, a trust will develop so they can tell their stories and offer their gifts in ministry. It is our hope that these stories and gifts will cause congregations to open their eyes to a wider vision… a vision that will call for action in creating ever widening sanctuary.
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Hearts on Fire!
We call upon the energy of the Holy Spirit as we endeavor to move as disciples into evangelism. Assured of our place in God’s family through our baptism, now we continue to grow in faith and to act in confidence as we proclaim the Gospel. We envision the United Methodist Church truly opening itself to the gifts and graces of the LGBT community.
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Watermarked: a witness of assurance
We are watermarked with the seal of Christ’s grace and love! These resources reflect on baptism as they affirm and assert our place in God’s family. You may use them for Sunday morning, contemporary worship services, “Baptism of the Lord Sunday,” reaffirmations of baptism, Wesley’s covenant service, bible studies, devotional groups, small group studies.
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Remember Your Baptism: Resources from the Watermarked campaign in 2004
Most Reconciling United Methodists were not in Pittsburgh for General Conference. This packet was created to encourage and equip local leaders to gather the church in their own neighborhoods with their own families of choice. RMN invited local RUM clusters to gather and celebrate that we all are Watermarked! RUMs met in Seattle and Houston, Oregon and Omaha, Chicago and Wichita.
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