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10 HOUSTON VOICE / AUGUST 23. 1996
Catch The Bering Spirit -
A Place for Everyone
JiH^ Bering Memorial
^[F United Methodist Church
A Reconciling Congregation
Where persons - regardless of sexual orientation, gender,
ethnicity, age - fully participate in the church's life and
ministries as loved disciples of Christ.
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Sunday School 9:30 am
Sunday Worship ... 10:50 am
1440 Harold
at Mulberry
(713) 526-1017
3 KOLBE PROJECT
%} A house of spirituality and ministry
~"= for the gay and lesbian community.
Kolbe Project a ' '
August 23 7:00pm
MUSICAL FRIDAY NIGHT
"Showboat"
Thurs., September 12, 7:30pm
Prayers for Healing
and Anointing
Thurs., September 5, 7:00pm
POT LUCK DINNER
Please bring food
Community Concerns:
Stress Reduction Workshop
Fri., September 13, 7:00pm
MOVIETIME FRIDAY NIGHT
"Philadelphia"
Movies provided courtesy of LOBO
Catholic Mass - Every Mon. 7:30pm - Wed. 8:30am - Fri. 10a
1509 Fairview Street • (Montrose) • Houston, Texas 77006
Additional Parking on Hyde Park cul-de-sac.
(713) 522-8182
(Paid Advertisement)
ASK THE PASTOR
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^^^^^*m Q: "Why is it so difficult for a gay Christian to share
W , W their faith with others who are gay? It seems that many
gay people are not open to hear anything that has to do
with God? Is it because they are gay, or just because
they are not interested in anything religh
A: One of the most difficult things for any gay person to
do is to work through the issue of being gay and being
okay. The reason for this is that many negative, condemning messages have been given to them through the
church and society. For people who come from a relig-
Rev Janet Parker *ous background, or a Christian home, this may present
many struggles in the form of self-acceptance, self-esteem and self-worth. Most
people in general will struggle with getting a good self-image. For a gay person,
this is sometimes magnified because of the pressure from the church and society.
When you begin to share your faith with another gay person . try and be sensitive to
why they might be resistant. There could be many factors. It may have nothing to
do with God, but only with accepting themselves. It is very hard to receive love
from someone when you don't love yourself. When people think about God. they
may think that they must be worthy to receive God's love. If a person is battling
feeling unworthy, they will clam up and be defensive. What you must realize is that
this reaction is not about you. but about the struggles they are facing inside themselves. It is important for a gay Christian to remember any struggles they went
through to get to the place where they felt okay and had a peace inside — about
being gay. and about just being okay as a human being.
Every person must come to the place of feeling that they are worthy of being loved.
Most of us fall on either side of the spectrum. Some of us feel such low self-esteem
and worthless. Others on the other side of the spectrum are full of pride, are over
confident, and are self-sufficient without a need for God. The balance is to be somewhere in between.
Human beings were created to worship something. God intended for us to worship
God, our Creator. If people resist what you have to say about God, they are probably worshipping something or someone else. There are many, many different things
in this world that will lure you into worshipping it. People caught in the area of self-
sufficiency, w see no need for God. They have become their god. Those who be-
ieve they are not worthy of God's love, get hooked on doing good deeds and being
works" focused. Performance becomes their god.
Let me encourage you not to stop sharing your faith. What you may want to do is
begin meeting a person where they are, and find out what their journey of faith has
been like. Walk with them for a while and see what their needs are. God will show
you how to share what God has done for you. It should be a natural process. Evangelism is about being a friend to one another.
IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO ASK THE PASTOR A QUESTION, WRITE:
REV. JANET PARKER, MARANATHA FELLOWSHIP MCC, P.O. BOX
667032, HOUSTON, TX. 77266-7932
Church Calendar of Events
Friday-8/2 3
* "Your Sacred Self—study group using the
best seller by Wayne Dyer. COME learn more
aboul your sacred self, sacred sisters & brothers. & (he sacred, loving Creator God who made
it so. At Kingdom Community Church 862-7533
* Catholic Mass at 10:00 am al and Musicals Friday Nile at 7 pm at Kolbe Project 522-8182
Saturday-8/24
: at 7:30 pm at Dignity Chui
Sunday-8/25
at 10:00 a
Word. Dr
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ha Fellowship Metropolitan
ices "A Study in the Gospel of
The T Factor," (How to be a posi-
: on others as a witness for Christ)
Praise and Worship. Ministry of the
i and Personal Ministry. 11:00 am
a Fellowship 528-6756
■ship services 9:00 am & 11:00 am
* MCCR '
861-9149
* Worship Service 11:00 am at Faith and Hope
Fellowship 773-4429
* Grace Lutheran Church Sunday school for all
ages at 9:30 am Worship Service at 10:30 am 528-
3269
* First Unitarian Universalis! Church Sunday Services at 9:30 am and 11:30 am 526-5200
* Services at 5:30 pm Dignity Church 880-2872
* Community Gospel Church worship service
at 11:00 am & 7:00 pm 880-9235
* Houston Mission Church worship service at
10:30 am 529-8225
* Kingdom Community Church worship service at 11 00 am Sunday School at 1000 am 862-
7533 "The Celestine Prophecy. An Experiential Guide" ai 10:00 am
* Ecumenical Catholic Church Mass at 10:15
am 526-8095
* Covenant Baptist Chui
1:30 pm and education lumr
* Bering Memorial Unite
Worship service 10:50 ai
am 526-1017
ch Worship service
at 3:00 pm 668-8830
d Methodist Church
n Seekers class 9:15
Monday-8/26
KINGDOM
COMMUNITY
CHURCH
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Sunday School - 10 A.M.
Sunday Worship Service - 11 A.M.
Wednesdays: A Course in Miracles -
7:30 PM
4404 Blossom at Snover
713-862-7533 ....--jfl
'.LLOWSHIP
Metropolitan
Coniininiilv Church
PRAISING •TEACHING
ENCOURAGING
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An evangelical ministry
with celebration services
of Praise, Prayer and
Study of God's word.
Bible Class: 10am
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3400 Montrose, Suite 600
(Handicap accessible)
(Montrose at Hawthorne)
For info, on weekly home groups, call
. 528-6756 A
' MCCR Handbell Choir Rehearsal at 7:00 pm
861-9149
Tuesday-8/27
* MCCR: Empowerment for Living support
group & pot luck dinner at 6:00 pm, Gloryland
Singers at 8:00 pm. The Gospel Ensemble ai
6:00 pm 861-9149
' PROTECT meets at Bering Church. 520-7870.
* Small home groups meet (o sing, share their faith
and pray for one another at 7:30 pm These groups
are open to all people. Maranatha Fellowship
at 528-6756 for location each week.
Wednesday-8/28
* MCCR Bible Study 730 pm 861-9149
* Worship Service 7:30 pm at Faith and Hope
Fellowship 773-4429
* MCCR: Jubilation Mined Ensemble meets at
6:30 pm Midweek uplift service at 7:00 pm.
Bible Study. Lecture Series & Choir Rehearsal
7:30 pm 861-9149
* "A Course in Miracles"—Sludy Group using
the book, published by the Foundation for
Inner Peace, which is aimed at removing the
blocks to our awareness of one's presence
Kingdom Community Church 7:30 pm 862-
7533.
* Ecumenical Catholic Church Mass at 7:00
pm 526-8095
* Small home groups meet to sing, share their faith
and pray for one another at 7:30 pm These groups
are open lo all people. Maranatha Fellowship
at 528—6756 for location each week.
Thursday-8/28
* Bible Study 7 Pm At Faith And Hope Fellowship
773-4429
* Community Gospel Church worship service
7:30 pm 880-9325
* Healing Service and Anotniing at Kolbe Project. 7:30pm. 522-8182
* AIDS Affected Group meets at Community
Gospel Church. 7:00 pm 880-9235 • Bible Study
at MCCR 7:30 pm. 861-9149.
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call 529-H4VII
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SERVICES
Saturdays 7:30 pm
Traditional Mass
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Social Events & Schadulas.
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(Full details in *95- 96
Gay and Lesbian Yellow Pages)
In the Heights 1307 Yale
Ste. H Phone 880-2872
COMMUNITY
GOSPEL CHURCH
"A _?ka*dt Sadli rat ^ave"
501 E. 18th & Columbia • Houston. TX
*Sun. • 11:00am
PRAISE & WORSHIP
Sun. • 7:00pm
EVENING SERVICE
Tues. • 7:00pm
AIDS Affected Group
Thurs • 7:30pm
MIDWEEK SERVICE
* Signed for the Deaf
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(713) tf0-f235
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