charity

Along with these fine members of our community, Lori has been “arrested” by the MDA and will need to collect “bail” from friends and family.

• Lisa Biasiolli- Stretch & Grow- 1
• Earl Bledsoe- West District Methodist Church- 9
• Paul Bullard- Paul Bullard & Co- 4
• Luis Cifuentes- Texas A & M University Vice President- 18
• Kristen Dixon- Coufal-Prater Equipment LTD- 1
• Jim Elmquist- ASAP Inspections- 1
• Anna Erskine- Harley Davidson Motor Club- 8
• Jennifer Fountain- Bead Fountain- 1
• Carla Henderson- Carla Henderson Realtor- 4
• Melissa Hohlt- Kalkort- 3
• Thomas Holt- Lone Wolf Couriers- 3
• Bill McGuire- Franklin Bank- 4
• Sherri Roberts- Sign Language Interpreting- 3
• James Suttle- Hillcountry Electric Supply- 1
• Dudley Stark- Varsity Ford Lincoln Mercury- 3

KEOS 89.1FM
Spring Fundraiser Concert
Saturday, April 26, 2008
Stage Center Theatre
201B W 25th Street
downtown Bryan, Texas
5pm – midnight

(KEOS Spring Fundraiser poster as a printable .pdf; 11 x 14)

The 2008 Spring GAYla (Under the Sea: Finding Homo) was fabulous.

We had amazing food, yummy drink specials, a nice silent auction, some glorious door prizes, and a truly wonderful “one queen” show.

Thank you to all our friends who volunteered, attended, and helped behind the scenes. We appreciate you all!

-Lori

Friend’s Congregational Church
Thursday, January 31, 2008 @ 6:30pm

Directions from campus: Take Texas Ave S, Turn right at FM-2818, Turn left at Southwood Dr, 2200 Southwood Drive.

View news story by KBTX channel 3 in Bryan/College Station

View the trailer

A screening of the documentary For The Bible Tells Me So to encourage discussion about the seeming chasm between scripture, the church, and homosexuality and what that has meant for families and their gay children. This event is funded by a grant from Brazos Valley QueSt.

Sponsors include:

• Aggie Allies
• Aggie Amnesty International
• Brazos Valley QueSt
• Equality Texas
• Friends Congregational Church
• Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays
• Texas A&M Lesbian and Gay Veterinary Medical Student Association
• Texas A&M Office of Multicultural Services
• United Campus Ministry in Aggieland

At the conclusion of the event we will have 30 minutes available for discussion and a viewing of a 5 minute film by a Texas A&M student entitled “Being a Gay Aggie”. Can the love between two people ever be an abomination? Is the chasm separating gays and lesbians and Christianity too wide to cross? Is the Bible an excuse to hate? Winner of the Audience Award for Best Documentary at the Seattle International Film Festival, Dan Karslake’s provocative, entertaining documentary brilliantly reconciles homosexuality and Biblical scripture, and in the process reveals that Church-sanctioned anti-gay bias is based almost solely upon a significant (and often malicious) misinterpretation of the Bible.

As the film notes, most Christians live their lives today without feeling obliged to kill anyone who works on the Sabbath or eats shrimp (as a literal reading of scripture dictates). Through the experiences of five very normal, very Christian, very American families — including those of former House Majority Leader Richard Gephardt and Episcopalian Bishop Gene Robinson — we discover how insightful people of faith handle the realization of having a gay child. Informed by such respected voices as Bishop Desmond Tutu, Harvard’s Peter Gomes, Orthodox Rabbi Steve Greenberg and Reverend Jimmy Creech, FOR THE BIBLE TELLS ME SO offers healing, clarity and understanding to anyone caught in the crosshairs of scripture and sexual identity.

QueSt, I have outlined the information form. I’ll bring copies to the meeting, too.