Becoming an Affirming Congregation: Listening to Ancient and Contemporary Voices on Sexuality and Theology
Four one-hour sessions in November by Zoom on Tuesdays at either 10 am or 7 pm.
Session 1 – November 10 (10 am or 7 pm)
· What does it mean for First Met to become affirming?
· What do the letters LGBTQ2IA stand for?
· An introduction to “queer theology” and the biblical story of Joseph
Session 2 – November 17 (10 am or 7 pm)
Biblical “Texts of Terror”
· Sodom and Gomorrah
· St. Paul’s list of sins
Session 3 – November 24 (10 am or 7 pm)
· United Church resources since the 1980’s
· More about what “trans” means with Mark Green
Session 4 – December 1 (10 am or 7 pm)
· Laments and rejoicing
· What next?
To take part in any or all of these sessions, please let Shelagh Mackinnon know before the date and time so that she can send you a Zoom invitation:
Her email is shelagh.mackinnon@firstmetvictoria.com
Prayer Connections: prayer@broadviewunited.com