Celebration of Faith and Sexuality @ St Mungos (Glasgow), May 30th
Posted on | May 29, 2009 | No Comments
Invitation to a CELEBRATION of FAITH and SEXUALITY
St. Mungo’s Museum of Religion
Saturday May 30th 2009 3-5pm
Anthony would like to invite you to this celebration.
He says “Faith and Sexuality occupies a complex topography - as you all know! As an outsider
and an artist, I have often found it difficult to understand the perspectives and reasons, but I
have learned so much, and discovered such joy and positivity than I had ever expected. I want
to thank you for that.
Metropolitan Community Church in Glasgow
See www.mccinglasgow.co.uk for more info!
DVD screening Thursday evening @ St.Columba’s By-the-Castle
Posted on | May 20, 2009 | No Comments
One Kirk is screening ‘Through My Eyes’ DVD - produced by GCN - a conversation with young gay christians. Its about 50mins long. It stats at 7 on Thursday 21 May (tomorrow night) in St.Columba’s By-the-Castle, Episcopal Church on Johnston Terrace. Everyone welcome - there will be refreshments.
Open Letter To the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland From Evangelical Organisations
Posted on | May 20, 2009 | No Comments
“As you meet this week, you are faced with a difficult subject – that of homosexuality in the Church. We want to assure you of our prayers. We are evangelicals who believe that Scripture does not condemn homosexual relationships. We are made up of heterosexual and homosexual Christians. These are of course deeply personal questions. As a result of the traditional view on homosexuality, it has been our experience that many gay and lesbian Christians have been forced down a path of self hatred, which all too often leads to loss of faith, breakdown or even suicide. After much wrestling, prayer and heartache both individually and corporately we have come to understand that God affirms loving faithful same sex relationships.
As evangelicals, we believe in the Authority and Supremacy of Scripture, and wholeheartedly affirm “The holy scriptures of the Old and New Testaments are the word of God, the only rule of faith and obedience” (Westminster Larger Catechism 3) without question. We understand the various positions within the Church and believe it is a difference of interpretation not biblical Authority that characterises our debate. We support and affirm our brothers and sisters who have had the same struggle with sexuality as we have and yet who feel called to singleness, as we feel called to affirm relationships.
We stand with the historic orthodox Christian teaching of ‘justification through faith alone’ – that a person is made right with God because of the Work of Jesus Christ and it is faith in Him that brings us into relationship with God – without any additional requirements, no matter who makes them. This is the heart of the Good News that Scotland – and the rest of the world, whether gay or straight – needs to hear from the Church. No one is excluded from relationship with God (or service for him) because they are in relationship with someone of the same gender.
We affirm the teaching of the Lord Jesus Christ and the Apostle Paul that all the Law is summed up in love for God and love for our neighbour (Mark 12; Romans 13). We can see nothing in Scripture or our calling as God’s People – both gay and straight - where a loving monogamous same sex relationship is inconsistent with this summary of the requirements to live a holy life. We pray that the General Assembly will follow the example of her Head, King Jesus, who reached out to the marginalised, the suffering, the oppressed and those on the fringes and who continues to do so today.
Finally, we are not just ‘out there’. There are thousands of faithful people sitting in pews, standing in pulpits, working in your Kirk Sessions who are gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered. We urge the Assembly to embrace the message of transformational grace and, inclusion, to stand for justice and mercy and signal the openness of God’s compassionate love to his children – straight and gay. You will be in common with a vast and growing number of evangelicals and others across the world who do not exclude homosexuals but understand that the Church has erred in its rejection of them. The question you are facing is, will you send a clear message of God’s love and welcome, or one of rejection and fear. We urge the General Assembly to take this opportunity to act biblically, in the spirit of the inclusivity, holiness and love of the Gospel of Jesus Christ and to be pastorally sensitively to the LGBT community within the Church of Scotland.”
CourageSCOTLAND www.couragescotland.org - Rev Ruairidh MacRae
Evangelicals Concerned www.ecinc.org – Dr Ralph Blair
Scottish Region of Evangelical Fellowship for Lesbian and Gay Christians – www.eflgc.org.uk
Changing Attitude Nigeria www.changingattitude.org.uk - Davis Mac-Iyalla
Baptist Network Affirming Lesbian & Gay Christians www.affirmingbaptists.org.uk - Martin Stears-Handscomb and Sarah Hill
Changing Attitude England www.changingattitude.org.uk Rev Colin Coward
Accepting Evangelicals www.acceptingevangelicals.org - Rev Benny Hazlehurst
Christian Lesbians UK www.chrisitanlesbians.co.uk - Cindy Mccarron
Courage UK – www.courage.org.uk Jeremy Marks
Updated General Assembly Announcement
Posted on | May 19, 2009 | No Comments
Hi again everyone - just to let you know that we can join our support with the support Scott Rennie Campaign from quarter to 6 on Saturday, at the gates to New College… or just see you there when you get there!
… The main meeting is taking place at 6.30pm on Saturday.
A group intends to show its support for Scott at the General Assembly entrance on The Mound in Edinburgh at around 5.45pm. Get there earlier if you want.
The very kind Matthew Duncan is organising. Please show your support if you are in the area. Streetmap view below.
Please sign this online petition in support of Rev Scott Rennie
Posted on | May 19, 2009 | No Comments
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/support-scott-rennie
Many thanks for all the ongoing support, and looking forward to meeting with all of us in prayer on Saturday!
Rev Elder Glenna Shepherd appointed as Consulting Pastor at MCC Edinburgh
Posted on | May 18, 2009 | No Comments
MCC Edinburgh is delighted to announce the appointment of the Rev Elder Glenna Shepherd as Consulting Pastor at MCC Edinburgh until the end of July 2009, and after as Temporary Pastor.
Glenna will take up her post with immediate effect and will be working with us for 12 days each month until January 2010.
Meet with us to pray throughout the Church of Scotland General Assembly vote on saturday
Posted on | May 16, 2009 | No Comments
Calling all MCCers, members of any church and none, supporters of Scott Rennie, friends and family!
Next Saturday the Church of Scotland’s General Assembly will be voting on whether to allow Rev Scott Rennie’s calling in ministry to Aberdeen, as well as the future of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered ministers within the denomination. The vote will affect whether LGBT can become ordained ministers at all, but will also have a huge effect on existing LGBT clergy.
So, come and join with us at 6pm, outside New College, at the top of the Mound. We will NOT be protesting. Rather, we will be praying together for the duration of the debate. It is not just those LGBT ministers and candidate in the Kirk who need our support. It is all those involved, no matter their position on the debate. The Church of Scotland needs our prayer!
I will be there from 6pm, so please do come and join us. Come in coaches trains and boats. Offer lifts to those who don’t have cars. Offer accomodation to those who have to travel far. Let’s come together at this crucial time… and pray!
Let’s have as many people thereas we can, with a total committment to peaceful, gracious and earnest prayer and support for ALL those involved
Rev Jake Tatton
07500113227
Small Change Sunday at MCC Edinburgh!
Posted on | April 3, 2009 | No Comments
This Sunday is Small Change Sunday at MCC Edinburgh, George IV Bridge, Edinburgh, 6pm.
What a great chance to get rid of all that smash - bring along your coppers and loose change to church this Sunday and put them to good use - yay!
Easter Drama at MCC Edinburgh
Posted on | March 27, 2009 | No Comments
SUNDAY 29th MARCH at 4.30 - 5.30 there will be an Easter DRAMA group meeting at the Augustine United church on Geo IV Bridge.
Anyone who would like to take part in a dramatised reading of the Easter story is welcome and encouraged to attend.
This drama reading will be part of the service on Easter Sunday (12th April at 6pm) - so folk need to be able to attend that service too.
Jo Clifford has written the drama piece especially for this service and will be leading the group to prepare for Easter Sunday.
Please consider attending even if you feel nervous or have never done anything like this before. It will be FUN!
Rev Bob Goss on Leviticus for real!
Posted on | March 26, 2009 | No Comments
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- Celebration of Faith and Sexuality @ St Mungos (Glasgow), May 30th
- DVD screening Thursday evening @ St.Columba’s By-the-Castle
- Open Letter To the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland From Evangelical Organisations
- Updated General Assembly Announcement
- Please sign this online petition in support of Rev Scott Rennie