Thursday, October 6, 2011

NE Statewide Reconciling Network : Press Release, Coming Out day and week events in NE


See press release below for Coming Out Day event:  Oct 11, 2011 in Omaha, NE
 
Other events along with Press Release Event Oct 11 in Omaha, NE next week for Coming out week related to Jimmy visit :
 
Oct 12 : Hastings college French Chapel, Hastings, NE, 10 am : Jimmy Creech preaches
Oct 12 : Hastings College French chapel, 7 PM :  Signing and Reading, reception to follow
Oct 13 : PFLAG Omaha meeting -  see Omaha PFLAG website, Jimmy Creech Facebook
other events listed on the website and FB -  i think Jimmy preaches at the MCC Omaha too!
Thanks to everyone for all the great events in NE coming!

Rev. Debra McKnight, (402) 556-6262, debra.mcknight@fumcomaha.org
Rev. Jane Florence, (402) 556-6262, jane.florence@fumcomaha.org
Mr. Barrett Scroggs, (402) 556-6262, barrett.scroggs@fumcomaha.org

3 October 2011

Local Churches and Organizations to Rally in
Support of Gay and Lesbian Rights on National
Coming Out Day

Omaha, NE –A community of support from many organizations and faith
communities will gather for dialogue and learning, reflection and celebration
durning a 7:00 pm rally on Oct. 11 at First United Methodist Church Omaha, 7020
Cass St. A resource fair will begin at 5:30 in Cary Hall.

Among the speakers will be pastors and leaders from across Omaha and Mr. Jimmy
Creech, former Senior Pastor of First United Methodist Church. Mr. Creech, whose
orders were removed in a church trial, will invite all people to consider coming out
as a community of support and end religious based bigotry.

Rev. Debra McKnight says, “We are celebrating the community of support and
providing space for the diversity of Omaha organization to be in conversation with
one another.” The Heartland Clergy for Inclusion hope people who want to come
out, people who struggle, people who question and people who want to learn more
about being a supportive ally will come out on October 11th.

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