INTEGRITY ANNOUNCES FUNDRAISING CAMPAIGN & THEME FOR GC12
Claiming the Promise: Making All Mean ALL
is the title of our General Convention 2012 fund raising appeal this
summer. In 1976, The Episcopal Church made
us a promise in Resolution AO76 that "…homosexual
persons are children of God who have a full and equal claim with all other
persons upon the love, acceptance and pastoral concern and care of the
Church." At GC12 we will claim that promise made to us 35
years ago by one of the first Christian denominations to recognize the human
dignity of lesbian, gay and bisexual people – and to pronounce God’s loving
care for same gender loving people.
At every
General Convention since 1976, Integrity
has promulgated discourse and change designed to help TEC live more fully into
that promise. We vowed to settle for nothing less than our rallying cry of "All the Sacraments for All the Baptized."
Now in 2012, as we claim the promise
made to us, our vow is to make All (the sacraments)
really Mean ALL.
This
announcement begins our fundraising campaign for GC12. Please keep it in mind
as you consider your contribution to Integrity’s work at General Convention. We must raise $110,000 in the next few weeks
in order to Make All Mean ALL to make the welcome of The Episcopal Church
a reality for everyone regardless of sexual orientation or gender
identity.
In the next
few days, most of you will receive a specific appeal from Integrity for your
sacrificial gift in support of our work at GC2012. It will outline our agenda as well as what
your contribution will help to pay for. (Some
of you will receive invitations to fundraising house parties in your area in
the next few months.) Please pray about your gift and
give all you can to help us claim the promise made in 1976. It’s God’s message to the Church and to the
world – “All means ALL!”
Click here to donate to CLAIMING THE PROMISE: Making All Mean ALL
- From Rev. Harry Knox
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