WOW Interfaith Worship Celebration (Solidarity Stole)

WITNESS OUR WELCOME (WOW) INTERFAITH WORSHIP CELEBRATION
June 10, 2006
Danville, CA

This stole was signed by more than 80 worshippers at the 2006 WOW Interfaith Worship Celebration in Danville, CA in solidarity with and recognition of GLBT persons of faith who have faced painful choices between their faith calling and being true to their own sexual identity.

This was the fifth annual WOW event where clergy and congregants from 20 communities of faith representing 11 denominations and faith traditions have gathered to celebrate our GLBT neighbors in the valleys surrounding Mt. Diablo, east of San Francisco. WOW is the result of the need for inclusive faith communities to “come out of the closet” and let the world know that, as children of God, we all are created in the image of the Divine. Having been surrounded by the Shower of Stoles for five years, we felt it was time to contribute a stole on behalf of our community.

Denominations and faith traditions represented are: American Baptist, Catholic, Disciples of Christ, Episcopal, Jewish, Lutheran, United Methodist, Presbyterian, Unitarian Universalist, United Church of Christ, and Unity. We are also sponsored by five chapters of PFLAG, GLSEN, That All May Freely Serve, and the Pacific School of Religion’s Center for Lesbian and Gay Studies in Religion and Ministry.

This stole was signed during a worship service in conjunction with an exhibit of Stoles.

David Lohman
Faith Work Coordinator
National Gay & Lesbian Task Force's Institute for Welcoming Resources
Home of the Shower of Stoles Project
2007