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T H E Y EA R IN OREGON'S LGBTO NEWSMAGAZINE DECEMBER 9. 2011 21_J« - fa ith ^ Classes, demonstrations and everything you need for your urban homestead. 8012 SE 13th Ave • Portland, OR 97202 503.233.8691 homesteadsupplyco.com Integrity USA’s Andy McQuery with the Rev. Mary Piper at the first Southern Oregon Pride Parade 1 I ■ , ï 1 "r -, ■ L 1 i 1 » cided to retire. Leo and spouse Diane Syrcle—the minister of music at Bridgeport UCC, as well as executive director of the Oregon Ballet Theatre—founded the church 13 years ago. Syrcle also announced she would be leaving her post at Bridgeport. Bridge port UCC is an LG BTQ_ welcoming con gregation, with an estimated 50 percent of the adults in the church identifying as gay, lesbian or bisexual. . “God called me to start this church, build it and bring it along for 13 years,” Leo said in a statement. “Now I feel God calling me out and into the next phase of my life, and I must heed that call.” On that note, Rabbi Debra Kolodny ar rived from Washington, D.C. in September to head Portland’s P’nai Or synagogue. With transition comes new opportunities for area faithful. Surely, inclusive efforts on the part of the community ought to be ramped up. In 2012, Just Out will continue to provide coverage surrounding the olive branch extended to Mars Hill, as well as the hardworking believers the city over. 1 I I r. 9 I! , Jil l a l ■ 1 -f, r-* ''M 1 SS3 i ■ Despite very vocal town hall-style meet ings discussing the issue, both Mars Hill and Q_Center agreed to hold regular meet ings between members of the evangelical Christian and LGBTQ_communities. Before the shadow was cast by the Mars Hill debacle, the positive work of Portland’s chapter of Integrity USA emerged as a criti cal progressive story regionally. Helmed by Andy McQuery, the local chapter expanded on the LGBTQ_Episcopalian community’s goals of leading the grassroots effort for the full inclusion of LGBTQ. persons in the Episcopal Church and access to its rites. The chapter’s highlights included walking in this year’s Portland Pride parade, with Michael J. Hanley, bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Oregon, at its side. Bishop Gene Robinson, the Episcopal Church’s first openly gay bishop, paid a visit to Portland in June, speaking at the Trinity Episcopal Church, as well as during a forum for Equity Foundation.Christopher Senyonjo, a re tired Anglican bishop from Uganda on a cross-counfry tour of the States, also spoke at Trinity Episcopal Church in September. In May, the Reverend Susan Leo, long time minister of Bridgeport United Cljurch of Christ, announced that after more than a decade of running the church, she had de- It ’ 9 ffli r* 1 -'1 I« JvÊÊM Most Insurance and Flex Benefits expire on December 31st Exams Available • On-Site Lab • 1 Hour Service Thousands of Frames Eye Exams by Dr. Nancy Buset Independent Optom etrie Physician 925 SW Taylor S treet PDX, OR 9 7 2 0 5 Centrally located in downtow n, q justout columnists: queer view of Portland Jewel Robinson Remember Eyemed, Regence BC/BS, ODS and most other insurance PRINCIPAL REAL ESTATE BROKER 87ILLI0N DOLLAR PRODUCER to Breathe www.hendrixmcguire.com jewelofthepearl.com jewelrobinson.com cell 503.708.9508 jewelrocks@gmail.com M Realty LLC 2211 NW Front Ave, Ste. 101 Portland, OR 97209 office 503.459.4474 Who is Jewel...? see for yourself • BRING IN THIS COUPON FOR OUR - j FREE FRAMES j http://avant2d.com/sites/jewelofthepearl | FOR FAMILY PROMOTION OFFER I Hendrix & McGuire Optical. Offer Expires 12/31/2011 • |
