Morning worship at five churches, afternoon march in NYC
Gay Pride Sunday – the last Sunday in June, commemorating the anniversary of the Stonewall Riots in 1969 that sparked the modern gay rights movement – is celebrated every year the world over by LGBT people. It is our chance to take pride in who we are, in what we have accomplished in our fight for equal rights, and to rejuvenate and rededicate ourselves to the struggle to end prejudice and discrimination against queer people.
The day will be begin with special Gay Pride services at each of five congregations: PSUMC in Brooklyn, Church of the Village in Manhattan, SPSA in Manhattan, Asbury UMC in Yonkers and Memorial UMC in White Plains. In the afternoon we will all march together in the annual Gay Pride March in New York City.
Our official march time is 12pm. We’re in section 8, 38th St. between 5th and 6th Aves. While we wait to march, we’ll make signs and celebrate communion.
As United Methodists, we have a special obligation to show the world on Pride Sunday that our denomination’s bigoted doctrine and policy do not speak for us.
At the march we will be part of a religious contingent of over 1,000 people joining the half million-strong annual Gay Pride March. We will share communion, and we will share the Good News with the crowds that the Kingdom of God welcomes all and that sexuality is indeed God’s good gift to everyone.
Bring food and water and sunscreen and wear comfortable clothes and walking shoes. We will have a support vehicle for those unable to walk the entire route.