On this Father’s Day weekend, Rev. Adam Lawrence Dyer reflects on how the LGBTQ community has often used the word “family” to describe and hold the relationships shared within the community.  What do we learn from LGBTQ people and leaders about how to be more of a “family” as a faith community in a time of racial, economic, health and political division?

Chalice Lighting by Laura Heath-Stout

Song – Love Will Guide Us – sing along with Jonathan Barnhart

Story for All Ages – 50 Years of LGBTQ Pride with Mandy Neff

Song True Colors sung by Josephyne Santos

Homily by Rev. Adam Lawrence Dyer

Prayer led by Marcia Hams

Song Can’t Help Falling in Love sung by Crystalinda White

A reminder that our shared offering recipient for June is Black and Pink, which provides advocacy and support to current and formerly incarcerated LGBTQ+ people.  They provide programs aimed at supporting people through legal services, penpal connections, and re-entry and youth training. Incarcerated and formerly incarcerated people are particularly vulnerable during the pandemic, and Black and Pink continues to provide necessary services and prison abolition advocacy.
 
To make a contribution to the annual fund or the shared offering, use the secure online giving portal on our website; mail a check to First Parish or text your gift to 617-401-0686.