At the 2002 Lexington Event and as part of GLAD’s booth at the 2003 Charlotte General Assembly and again at the 2004 Des Moines Event, providing opportunities for displays of the Shower of Stoles has been a quiet, but integral part of GLAD’s ministry. The Portland Assembly will be no different. GLAD’s General Assembly Planning Team has invited Martha Juillerat, Director of The Shower of Stoles Project, to bring some of the stoles for display during the Assembly.
The Shower of Stoles is a collection of hundreds of liturgical stoles from gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender persons from twenty-three denominations in five countries. Each stole contains the story of a GLBT person who is active in the life and leadership of their faith community in some way: minister, elder, deacon, teacher, missionary, musician, administrator or active layperson.
GLAD will provide financial and staffing support for the Shower of Stoles display at the Assembly.
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