Open & Affirming Worship

All are welcome to a special Open & Affirming worship service from the United Church of Christ at Open Table UCC in the rear chapel of All Saints Episcopal at the corner of Government and Ann Sts.

For generations, people who were told to move, hide, wait, shrink, assimilate, or disappear have found a way to sing themselves steady. From the Black freedom struggle to Stonewall, from ACT UP to Pride parades, from queer elders who survived silence to trans youth fighting to live out loud today, our communities know that singing can be survival. Joy can be protest. Love can beresistance. Faith can be a root system. This year, the Open and Affirming Coalition invites churches to celebrate Open and Affirming Sunday under the theme:

We Shall Not Be Moved: Rooted in Love, Justice, and Affirmation.

This is not a passive theme. This is not a polite welcome mat. This is a declaration.

We shall not be moved from love.

We shall not be moved from justice.We shall not be moved from affirmation.

We shall not be moved from protecting the lives of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans, Queer, and

and others.

We shall not be moved from the truth that LGBTQ+ people are sacred, gifted, called, beloved,

and necessary to the Body of Christ.