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Sermons & Pastoral Resources
Read from a continually expanding number lectures and sermons on marriage (and on same-sex marriage and civil unions in particular), and check out our pastoral resources on marriage.
- Marriage Equality and the General Synod of the United Church of Christ, A Statement by the Rev. John H. Thomas,
General Minister and President, June 28,2005
- The Bible and Same-Gender Marriage, a lecture by Mary A. Tolbert, Wisconsin's for Marriage Equality Conference, December 4, 2004
- Marriage Equality, a lecture by Rev. Dr. Kah-Jin Jeffrey Kuan, San Francisco, California, August 8, 2004
- Loving in Dangerous Times: The Crisis and Opportunity of Same-Sex Marriage, a lecture by Dr. Karen P. Oliveto, Sacramento, California, May 16, 2004
- You Are My Beloved Ones, on Whom My Favor Rests!, a sermon by Rev. Ruth Frost
- Sitting Up Front With Jesus, a sermon by Rev. Susan Russell
- Holy Book, Holy Vows, a sermon by Rev. Johanna Nichols
- On Saving Marriage, a sermon by Rev. Rich L. Smith
- Gay Marriage: An Idea Whose Time Has Come, a sermon by Rev. Chris Schriner
- Signs of Love, Prophets of Hope: A Homily for the Celebration of a Same-Sex Union in a Liturgy of Holy Communion, by Rev. Jay Emerson Johnson
- Keeping the Faith, a sermon by Mary A. Tolbert
- Jesus Interprets the Scriptures, a sermon by Rev. L. William Countryman
- Why Gay Marriage Matters, a sermon by Rev. Fred Small
Pastoral Resources
- Resolution passed by the National Convention of the United Church of Christ (UCC)
July, 2005
- A Blessing for the Marriages for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgendered Couples Following their Marriages at City Hall,
from St. Francis Lutheran Church, San Francisco, California [PDF format]
- Pastoral Thoughts on Holy Unions, from Methodist Pastor Greg Dells, September 13, 2000
- Policy Regarding Legal Weddings and Holy Unions, from the Broadway Methodist Church, Chicago, Illinois
- Claiming the Blessing, A theology statement published in anticipation of the General Convention of the Episcopal Church (Summer 2003)
- Liturgy Planning Report, from The Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd, Berkeley, California
- The Wedding Ceremony of Anita Cadonau and Dana Huseby, Saturday, April 6, 2002
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