June is PRIDE MONTH and it is always a special month at Broadway! And, as always, we have much going on for this month-
For Sundays we will continue to follow the lectionary throughout the month but will see the scriptures with queer eyes, and share events and stories of LGBTQIA+ folk that do not get much attention.
Chicago PRIDE FEST is scheduled for June 17-18th so plan on giving yourself some extra time if you drive to church.
The Chicago Coalition of Welcoming Churches (CCWC) has planned a PRIDE Worship for Saturday, June 17th in Hyde Park. More information will be made available in the coming week.
Like every year Broadway United Methodist Church will be marching, with the CCWC in the PRIDE PARADE, on Sunday June 25th. Our theme for 2023 is “God’s Love Embraces and TRANSforms All” We invite EVERYONE to march with us and let the Lakeview community know that Broadway UMC is alive and well and welcomes all God’s people!
In other unrelated news-
In our neighborhood, June 17th, is also the 2nd Annual Adopt and Shop day. Broadway Street will have many four-legged visitors in the neighborhood ready to be adopted. Our church will participate in the event by having treats for them and share information about the church with the human friends of these pets. We are seeking donations of pet treats. Please bring them to church, and thank you for your faithfulness in supporting the ministries of Broadway United Methodist Church.
We continue our fundraiser to get the organ fixed! We invite you to contribute towards the repair (almost $5000) by clicking here to use our donation page. We hope to get the organ repaired as soon as we possibly can.
We don’t have all the plans finalized yet, but we will soon start collecting donations for the SCHOOL SUPPLY GIVEAWAY. Feel free to start collecting school supplies and/or bring your donations to church. We will share a specific list of basic items in the coming weeks.
Beloveds, Jesus healed, taught, spoke with passion and looked at people with compassion, but Jesus also overturned the tables of money changers and spoke against the abuse of power by the Roman authorities. Jesus called out the wrongs he witnessed, and did not shy away from standing against the oppressive practices. We are called to do the same. We are called to ‘seek justice, love kindness and walk humbly with our God’ always. May we continue to strive to do our best, be our best and do all we can to leave a livable world for the generations to come, and a safer place for our generations.
Be blessed beloveds, and I look forward to seeing you in church.
