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Prop 8
After Prop 8, Love Endures
A Message from
Bishops Andrus & Charleston
Our
Bishop Responds to Ruling Upholding Prop 8
Blessing & Marriage
We bless
same gender couples!
Check out our section on Blessings
& Marriage
Authorized Rites for
Blessing
Same Gender Couples:
(PDF files)
[Adapted From The
Book of Common Prayer]
[Adapted From The
New Zealand Rite]
[Adapted From
The
New Westminster Rite]
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We Bless couples of the same or different
gender.
In the wake of the California Supreme Court decision opening marriage
to all residents of our state, our Bishop moved to treat all couples in
an equal manner. Bishop Marc Andrus:
- Asked clergy to encourage all couples,
regardless of orientation, to follow the pattern of first being
married in a secular service and then being blessed in the Episcopal
Church. I will publicly urge all couples to follow this pattern.
- For now, the three rites approved for
trial use under the pastoral direction of the bishop, adopted by
resolution at the 2007 Diocesan Convention (see appendix below),
should be commended to all couples (again, regardless of
orientation) to bless secular marriages.
- All marriages should be performed by
someone in one of the secular categories set forth in those states
which allow same gender couples to marry. The proper sphere for
Episcopal clergy is the blessing portion of the marriage.
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- The understanding of The Episcopal Church
currently is that blessings are an extension of the pastoral office
of the bishop. For this reason Bishop Marc asks clergy to continue
to inform him of all same-sex blessings.
- Same gender couples who have been married
under the auspices of state must have the same pre-marriage
counseling as that required of any couple seeking marriage or
blessing of marriage in The Episcopal Church. This should be
understood as an offering of the Church’s support for marriage.
- All people receiving blessings of civil
marriages in the Diocese of California are free to use the same
degree of publicity (e.g., newspaper notices).
- Those Same gender couples in California who do not wish to
travel out of state to enter into a civil marriage may have their
relationship blessed following the procedure described above.
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What happened at Lambeth?
If you
want to know what happened in Canterbury during the Lambeth Conference,
you can:
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 Petition
to Win Marriage Back
EQCA is already crunching numbers
and doing extensive research to determine what election and what ballot
language would give us the best chance to win marriage back.
We need to have a grassroots army
ready to hit the streets if we are unsuccessful in court.
Thank you to all who have already
signed up to carry petitions to qualify a new initiative to win marriage
back. If you haven’t already,
sign the petition now at
www.eqca.org/petition. And please forward this call to action on to
everyone you know.
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The Bishop's London March sought
justice for the poor -
but not LGBT people.
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Bishop Marc and fellow bishops join in escorting Bishop Gene Robinson to the
Changing Attunes/Integrity Eucharist. |
The Oasis Witnesses @ Lambeth
came from across America and
around the world. |
Presiding Bishop Kathryn Jeffords Shori
and Oasis President Tom Jackson
at Lambeth. |
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In 2008: We Had A Great PRIDE!
 Bishop
Marc Andrus celebrated our annual Pride Mass outside on the parade route and
then came along with us - and our Pride Kazoo Band - as we made the historic
march down Market Street.
More photos here.
Thanks to all who helped:
The Rt. Rev Marc Andrus,
Bishop of California, Presider & Preacher
The Rev. Vicki Gray,
Deacon
Mr. Thomas C. Jackson,
Subdeacon
Ms. Rebeca Rivera,
Intercessor
The Rev. Nancy Pennekamp,
Presentor of Lambeth Pilgrims
Also: The Rev. Tommy Dillon, St Aidan’s, San
Francisco; the Rev. John Kirkley, St. John the Evangelist, San Francisco; the
Reverend Rosa Lee Harden & Lois Williams, Holy
Innocents; the Rev. Lyle Beckman, San Francisco Night Ministry; and St.
Paul’s Oakland, home and organizers of the Pride Kazoo Band.
 
Special thanks to our 2008 Contingent Monitors!
Thanks to them we would are able
to march. Our 2008 monitors include:
Andrew Aldrich; the Rev. Davidson
Bidwell-Waite; Robert Craig; Amy Fielder; Charles Frisbie; Trish Grima; the
Rev. Teddy Knight; the Rev. Chris McManus; the Rev. Nancy Pennekamp; Josie
Ramos; the Rev. Trish Ross; and Fernando Sampaio.
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      OASIS CALIFORNIAThe Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Ministry of the Episcopal Diocese of CaliforniaMailing Address: Oasis
California,
Oasis California,
Post Office Box 7802, Menlo Park, CA, 94026-7802 Copyright © 1999-2008 Oasis California All rights reserved.
Revised:
05/05/09
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What happened at Lambeth?
If you
want to know what happened in Canterbury during the Lambeth Conference,
you can:
|
Petition
to Win Marriage Back
EQCA is already crunching numbers
and doing extensive research to determine what election and what ballot
language would give us the best chance to win marriage back.
We need to have a grassroots army
ready to hit the streets if we are unsuccessful in court.
Thank you to all who have already
signed up to carry petitions to qualify a new initiative to win marriage
back. If you haven’t already,
sign the petition now at
www.eqca.org/petition. And please forward this call to action on to
everyone you know.
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The Bishop's London March sought
justice for the poor -
but not LGBT people.
|
Bishop Marc and fellow bishops join in escorting Bishop Gene Robinson to the
Changing Attunes/Integrity Eucharist. |
The Oasis Witnesses @ Lambeth
came from across America and
around the world. |
Presiding Bishop Kathryn Jeffords Shori
and Oasis President Tom Jackson
at Lambeth. |
|
In 2008: We Had A Great PRIDE!
Bishop
Marc Andrus celebrated our annual Pride Mass outside on the parade route and
then came along with us - and our Pride Kazoo Band - as we made the historic
march down Market Street.
More photos here.
Thanks to all who helped:
The Rt. Rev Marc Andrus,
Bishop of California, Presider & Preacher
The Rev. Vicki Gray,
Deacon
Mr. Thomas C. Jackson,
Subdeacon
Ms. Rebeca Rivera,
Intercessor
The Rev. Nancy Pennekamp,
Presentor of Lambeth Pilgrims
Also: The Rev. Tommy Dillon, St Aidan’s, San
Francisco; the Rev. John Kirkley, St. John the Evangelist, San Francisco; the
Reverend Rosa Lee Harden & Lois Williams, Holy
Innocents; the Rev. Lyle Beckman, San Francisco Night Ministry; and St.
Paul’s Oakland, home and organizers of the Pride Kazoo Band.
Special thanks to our 2008 Contingent Monitors!
Thanks to them we would are able
to march. Our 2008 monitors include:
Andrew Aldrich; the Rev. Davidson
Bidwell-Waite; Robert Craig; Amy Fielder; Charles Frisbie; Trish Grima; the
Rev. Teddy Knight; the Rev. Chris McManus; the Rev. Nancy Pennekamp; Josie
Ramos; the Rev. Trish Ross; and Fernando Sampaio.
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OASIS CALIFORNIAThe Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Ministry of the Episcopal Diocese of CaliforniaMailing Address: Oasis
California,
Oasis California,
Post Office Box 7802, Menlo Park, CA, 94026-7802 Copyright © 1999-2008 Oasis California All rights reserved.
Revised:
05/05/09
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