MSPC At Pride Festival

Once again Market Square Church will participate in the annual Pride Festival along Riverfront Park the weekend of July 25-27, 2008.

On Saturday, July 26, as we did last year, we will have a booth at the event enabling us to tell others of the mission and work of MSPC. Last year many attendees stopped by the booth to thank us for being there, and many took away information on our programs and services. Kari Hultman and Nancy Sheets will be the coordinators for this effort, and several members of the Peacemaking Committee will help staff the table.

We will again host a concert Friday evening, Voices United, consisting of music by three choirs: The Harrisburg Men’s Chorus, The Harrisburg Womyn’s Chorus, and the Spirit Singers of Metropolitan Community Church of the Spirit. Voices United will be held in the sanctuary beginning at 8:00 p.m.

There is something new this year as well: an interfaith service Sunday evening entitled Spirits United, during which worshipers will celebrate the diverse faith traditions of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender folks and their allies. Pastor Jim Brown will participate in this service along with leaders of several other faith traditions. The service will begin at 7:00 p.m.

The Peacemaking Committee is happy to continue MSPC’s outreach to all God’s children, regardless of sexual orientation or worldly condition of any kind. We hope many of our members will support these weekend events.