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Have a chat. Make a connection. SW 4TH & PINE Expanded selection of free and low-cost specialty condoms, lube, and more... “Slaughters Puerto ” WW W .JUSTOUT.COM “God called me to start this church, build it and bring it along for 13 years. Now I feel God calling me out and into the next phase of my life, and I must heed that call.” -REV. SUSAN LEO invest in all the things I love doing, as well as whatever it is that God has in store for me,” continued Leo, “but I will miss Bridgeport more than words can say, and I The Reverend Susan Leo, longtime will carry you and all of the congregation minister of Bridgeport United Church of in my heart forever.” For more information about Bridgeport United Christ (621 NE 76th Ave.), announced that after more than a decade of running Church o f Christ, visit bridgeportucc.org. the church, she has decided to retire. Leo’s final day will be Sunday, July 24. Final Fundraising Tallies Leo and spouse Diane Syrcle—the min Updated, And More ister of music at Bridgeport UCC, as well as executive director of the Oregon Ballet The results are finally trickling in for Theatre—founded the church 13 years some of this spring’s most popular annual ago. Bridgeport UCC is an LGBTQ_wel fundraisers. coming congregation, with an estimated The 11th Annual Red Dress Party—held 50 percent of the adults in the church Saturday, April 16—celebrated another identifying as gay, lesbian or bisexual. sold-out soirée, with more than 1,200 at Leo’s departure, per a press release, has tendees packing the warehouse space at 535 prompted Syrcle to leave her post as well. NW 10th Avenue under the “Red Hot” “God called me to start this church, theme. Funds raised totaled $45,000, with build it and bring it along for 13 years,” the event’s beneficiaries—Pivot, Q_ Center Leo said in a statement. “Now I feel God and YWCA of Clark County’s SafeChoice calling me out and into the next phase of Program—each receiving $15,000. my life, and I must heed that call.” “When Susan and I met 15 years ago, the thought of being part of a church—let alone start ing one—had not entered my mind or heart,” Syrcle said in a statement. “The beauty of the experience is accompanied by each song and the harmony that Susan and I have co-created in this ministry. As she retires from day-to-day ministry it is healthy for us that I also leave my minis try at Bridgeport. It is bittersweet and yet “A Class Act,” the annual fundraiser to my heart is filled with the words of songs benefit the Bill and Ann Shepherd Legal of healing and love. We carry your hearts Scholarship Fund, also drew another with ours.” sold-out audience to delight in delectable A potluck party, set for July 24, will desserts, and to take in the operatic sounds commemorate Leo and Syrcle’s final day, of Theresa Koon. Organizers report a following that Sunday’s worship service. fundraising total of just over $7,700, which The church is working to create and im goes straight into the scholarship fund, to plement an interim pastor until a new pas be disbursed via Equity Foundation. tor can be appointed. “I am looking forward to having time to In yet another sold-out event, the Fourth Annual Soul Food & Gospel Show—presented by Peacock Productions and held at Darcelle XV Showplace— raised $2,300 for the Audria M. Edwards Scholarship Fund. The evening included hosts Maria Peters Lake and Poison Wa ters, a tasty dinner and performances by Miss Gay Oregon Adrienne Alexander, Imperial Princess Royale Cassie Nova, Darcelle XV and more. If you missed the Soul Food &. Gospel Show, you've another chance to support the Audria M. Edwards Scholarship Fund Sunday, June 5 at Darcelle XV Showplace. Bridgeport UCC’s Rev. Susan Leo Announces Retirement WARTY DAVIS Ä _8
