BLASPHEMOUS EUCHARIST HELD AT EPISCOPAL DIVINITY SCHOOL

The Queer Christ: Transforming Anger, Making Justice-love. A Community Eucharist was held at Episcopal Divinity School February 19.

CAMBRIDGE, MA—A community Eucharist on the theme of "The Queer Christ: Transforming Anger, Making Justice-Love" was held on Thursday, February 19, at 8:30 am in St. John's Memorial Chapel, Episcopal Divinity School.

Planned by the seminary's gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgendered students, alumni/ae, faculty, staff, and friends, the service began with a "parade of anger" which marched between a row of wooden crosses on which hung photographs of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgendered people who have been victims of hate crimes.

Once inside the chapel, the service included music, readings, prayer, homily, the Eucharist, and finally a blessing for the transformation of anger into a potent energy for making justice, compassion, and reconciliation. Participants included gay and lesbian clergy and lay people from Episcopal, Roman Catholic, and various Protestant traditions, as well as GLBT allies.

A reception was held in Washburn Lounge following the service.

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