Equal Rites: Lesbian and Gay Worship, Ceremonies and Celebrations
Equal Rites is a much-needed collection of worship services, ceremonies, and celebrations that is attuned to the unique needs of sexual minorities. The selections, written primarily by lesbians and gay men, include rites of spiritual beginnings, healing, blessings, holy communion, and pride and empowerment. Also included are funeral memorial services and seasonal and holiday rites for couples. More than a collection, Equal Rites can also serve as a reference book for creating unique and meaningful worship services that address significant aspects of lesbian and gay spirituality.
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Equal Rites: Lesbian and Gay Worship, Ceremonies and Celebrations
Equal Rites is a much-needed collection of worship services, ceremonies, and celebrations that is attuned to the unique needs of sexual minorities. The selections, written primarily by lesbians and gay men, include rites of spiritual beginnings, healing, blessings, holy communion, and pride and empowerment. Also included are funeral memorial services and seasonal and holiday rites for couples. More than a collection, Equal Rites can also serve as a reference book for creating unique and meaningful worship services that address significant aspects of lesbian and gay spirituality.
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Equal Rites: Lesbian and Gay Worship, Ceremonies and Celebrations

Equal Rites: Lesbian and Gay Worship, Ceremonies and Celebrations

Equal Rites: Lesbian and Gay Worship, Ceremonies and Celebrations

Equal Rites: Lesbian and Gay Worship, Ceremonies and Celebrations

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Equal Rites is a much-needed collection of worship services, ceremonies, and celebrations that is attuned to the unique needs of sexual minorities. The selections, written primarily by lesbians and gay men, include rites of spiritual beginnings, healing, blessings, holy communion, and pride and empowerment. Also included are funeral memorial services and seasonal and holiday rites for couples. More than a collection, Equal Rites can also serve as a reference book for creating unique and meaningful worship services that address significant aspects of lesbian and gay spirituality.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780664255350
Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press
Publication date: 01/01/1995
Pages: 188
Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Kittredge Cherry is a Christian author, minister, and art historian. The author of numerous books, her work has also appeared in Newsweek and The Wall Street Journal. She blogs at JesusInLove.org.

Zalmon Sherwood is an Episcopal priest, and has worked as a church musician, parish priest, and prison chaplain.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgmentsix
Introductionxi
1.Rites to Mark Spiritual Beginnings1
Coming Out: Coming Home2
A Coming-Out Liturgy7
Coming-Out Rite: I Acknowledge My Queer Identity9
Rite of Welcome12
Christian Baptismal Covenant Liturgy: A Celebration of the Feminine Divine13
Rebaptism: A Transforming Time16
Baptismal Liturgy18
The Mixing of Our Earth: A Ritual for Creating Community21
2.Rites of Healing24
Invocation of Remembrance, Healing, and Empowerment in a Time of AIDS25
A Healing Service27
Rite of Healing from Life-Threatening Disease29
A Litany for Dialogue Among People with Different Sexual Orientations32
Rite of Healing from Lesbian/Gay Bashing34
Rite of Healing from Rape36
Litany of Affirmation38
Ceremony of Dissolution39
3.Funerals and Memorial Services43
Telling Love's Story: Remembering and Responding to AIDS44
Litany for the AIDS Crisis49
Community Memorial Service50
Graveside Service for a Gay Man Who Has Died Young52
Funeral for a Lesbian Activist: Celebrating the Life of N54
Yom HaShoah: Day of Remembering the Holocaust56
4.Rites of Blessing60
Home Blessing61
Animal Blessing Service62
Rite of Blessing: For the Dedication of New Hymnals67
Motorcycle Blessing: The Blessing of the Bikes69
5.Seasonal and Holiday Rites72
Thanksgiving Rite73
Rite for Advent76
Rite for Lent80
Rediscovering God as Father83
Maundy Thursday Service of Foot Washing85
6.Covenant Rites for Couples89
A Celebration of Love and Commitment90
A Sample Service of Holy Union Based on the Tradition of Kwanzaa94
Celebration and Blessing of a Covenanted Union100
Covenant Rite104
The Wedding: A Demonstration for the Rights of Lesbian, Gay, and Bi Couples106
7.Rites of Holy Communion110
Eucharistic Prayer for the Powerless, the Oppressed, the Unusual111
The Great Thanksgiving: A Rite Based on the Song of Mary113
Dignity/USA Convention Eucharist 1991115
The Desert Experience119
Earth Communion123
8.Rites of Lesbian/Gay Pride and Empowerment127
Invocation for All Saints' Day128
A Celebration of Lesbian and Gay Pride129
A Rite of Commissioning for Lesbian/Gay Pride Celebrations133
Christian Affirmations of Lesbians and Gay Men: A Service in the Taize Style134
Litany of Justice137
Litany for Divine Intervention140
A Service of Worship for Empowerment144
What Is Church?151
A Prayer158
Contributors159
AppendixNational Lesbian/Gay Christian Organizations165
Selected Bibliography167
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