June 2 Reflection: A Ministry of Reconciliation
Dear Holy Covenant Community,
Hear these words from 2 Corinthians 5:
All is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ, and has given us the ministry of reconciliation; that is, in Christ God was reconciling the world to Godself, not counting their trespasses against them, and entrusting the message of reconciliation to us.
This year we celebrate our 20th anniversary of being a Reconciling Congregation! Since 1990, Holy Covenant has been a church open to people of all sexual orientations and gender identities, living out our call from God to reconcile with Christ and one another. Read more about the Reconciling Ministries network.
Throughout the month of June we are celebrating 20 years of PRIDE. In worship each week we’ll focus on what it means to be a reconciled people, hearing testimonies from people who have been part of Holy Covenant for a long time. We’ll sing songs from the past 20 years to live into our history and remember how far we’ve come. And we’ll look to the future as we continue to mourn the current state of The United Methodist Church and work to change it for the better.
On our blog you can read testimonies from Holy Covenanters who will be sharing why they are “proud to be part of Holy Covenant”. And we’ll culminate in Pride weekend, the last weekend in June, with a Prom Fundraiser on Saturday night and a Pride worship service at 10:30am, followed by marching in the parade together. You can buy tickets for our “Somewhere Over the Rainbow” Prom beginning this Sunday. I’ve already submitted my old prom pics from high school-have you?
This Sunday, join us as we gather around the communion table, the place where God’s radical grace welcomes us to reconcile with Christ, one another, and ourselves. What a wonderful time to invite someone to church with you! Think about who you know who needs to hear the good news of reconciliation and to feast at that heavenly banquet where all are welcome and loved. And bring a dollar for our communion mission giving-this month our offering will go to the Reconciling Ministries Network.
See you Sunday, and think about who you can bring with you.
Grace and Peace and Pride,
Kate
