Pride Mass, Pride Booth & March down Market Street
highlights Our SF Pride 2009
The Episcopal Diocese of California marked the 2009 San
Francisco Pride Celebration & Parade by celebrating a Pride Mass, staffing a
booth one the Pride Festival grounds and sending a diverse contingent down
Market Street during the Pride Parade. Here Deacon Vicki Gray, Bishop Marc,
Bishop Mark and Oasis President Tom Jackson prepare to start the Pride Mass.
The Pride Mass
Our Bishop, the Rt. Rev. Marc Andrus, joined
Lutheran Bishop Mark Holmerund in our annual Pride Mass. We worshiped on the
street at the location where we gather to march in the parade. Members of the Lutherans Concerned
contingent will join us for this special outdoor Eucharist.
 The Celebration Booth
On Saturday and Sunday, volunteers from Oasis
California staffed a booth on the Pride Celebration grounds near City
Hall. Oasis Board Members Judy Lebens (Right) and Justin Cannon coordinated
this aspect of our celebration. For the first time in several years we were
able to talk with people about our work to include LGBT as full members of
our church, our stand for marriage equality, and the location of LGBT
friendly Episcopal congregations around the Bay Area. We also
distributed information on the Bible, homosexuality, Anglicanism and Oasis
California.
The Parade & Cable Car
On Pink Sunday our diocese was represented by a
contingent of LGBT Episcopalians and their straight allies, friends, family
members, fellow congregants and children. This year chartered a cable
car bus so that people who can’t walk the route could join in the parade. The
cable car offered a great way for children to be part of the parade. As we
marched down Market Street we distributed more than 1,000 bottlers of “Blessed
Bubbles” to help people “spread joy & dispel fear of marriage
equality.”
 
 
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Pride Mass thanks:
The Rt. Rev March Andrus, Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of California,
co-Celebrant & Preacher
The Rt. Rev. Mark Holmerund, Bishop of the Lutheran Sierra Pacific Synod,
co-Celebrant
The Rev. Vicki Gray, Deacon
Mr. Thomas C. Jackson, Sub Deacon
Readers: Joanne Chadwick, Judy Lebens.
Communion Bread: Judy Lebens
Special thanks to our 2009 Pride Committee & Contingent Monitors!
Special thanks to Lucky Choi for contributing the design of our
signs today, the label for the Blessed Bubbles and the front cover of the
Pride Mass booklet.
Thanks to our Pride Committee:
Cliff
Albergotti, Justin R. Cannon, Lucky Choi, Michael Fullam, Judy Lebens,
Thomas C. Jackson, and Ghee Phua.
Thanks to our Parade Monitors:
Louis, Josie, Cliff Albergotti, Ayanna Bennett, Davidson Bidwell-Waite,
George Carlson, Adin Eichler, Charle Frisbie, Trish Grima, Alex Han, Tom
Jackson, Nancy Pennekamp, Felipe Paris, Ghee Phua, Fernando Sampaio, and
John Wilson.
If you can’t join us, Watch on TV
There are four ways to watch the 39th annual
San Francisco Pride Parade:
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LIVE Broadcast: On
Comcast Digital Channel 99 starting at 10:00 a.m. in all Comcast
serviceable areas throughout California.
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LIVE Webcast:
Clear Channel Radio on
SFPrideLive.com Live & Uncensored from 10:00 a.m. until the
end.
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Prime Time: KOFY
TV 20/Cable 13, starting at 8:00 p.m.
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Comcast: Comcast
Channel 1 On Demand/Local Events starting June 29th at 7:00
p.m. until July 31st
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