Agenda Distributed to Participants Before Consultation
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Agenda Distributed to Participants Before Consultation
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Phyllis Lyon & Del Martin Papers.
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Repository: GLBT Historical Society
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Page 1: "Agenda for Consultation on
"CHURCH AND THE HOMOSEXUAL"
May 31 - June 1 and 2
White Memorial Retreat
Getting to White Memorial Retreat Center for the first time takes a bit of patience. It is not far but the road looks very unpromising on the way up. The best description of how to get there is: Take the second Mill Valley turn-off from the Redwood Highway (going north on U.S. 101) at the Belvedere-Tiburon interchange. This is Blithedale Avenue, which in turn becomes Ralston Avenue. The entrance to the retreat is opposite 500 Ralston Avenue, approximately three miles from Route 101.
Pre-conference orientation
Saturday evening May 30. For those who are in the city by Saturday evening there will be special guided tours of "gay bars" and a special program at "The Pink Octopus". We will meet at the "Precarious Vision", 1036 Bush Street at 9:00 p.m.
Sunday afternoon, May 31. All the participants of the consultation have been invited to a picnic sponsored by "The League for Civil Education." We will leave from Glide Office Building, 330 Ellis Street at 2:00 p.m.
Sunday evening, May 31. (This agenda is flexible and may be changed by the participants in the consultation if felt desirable.) Orientation and get-acquainted session will begin at 8:00 p.m. at the retreat center under the direction of Lewis E.
Durham. At this time small groups will be set up to develop conversation for the following two days. Following this Ted McIlvenna will make a statement as to the purpose of the consultation. Snacks will be served at 10:00 p.m.
Monday morning, June 1.
8:00 a.m. Get out of bed!
8:30 a.m. Breakfast
9:30 a.m. This session will begin with presentations on"
Page 2: ""How we view each other--and how we hope the relationships might be." Kirn Myers will represent the church's point of view and Don Lucas and Billy Talmadge will represent the male and female communities. Small group discussions will follow.
12:30 p.m. We eat lunch.
2:00 p.m. Guy Strait will make a presentation on civil rights for the homosexuals. This presentation will include the problems, case histories, and discussion of the feelings involved that the church has some responsibility for the loss of civil liberties. There will be large group discussion then break again into small
groups.
4:00 p.m. We play, swim, hike or nap.
6:00 p.m. We eat dinner!
7:30 p.m. Allan Moore will lead this session on "The Biblical and Theological Basis for Relationship between The Church and the Homosexual." Again we have small group discussions.
Tuesday, June 2
8:00 a.m. We get up!
8:30 a.m. We eat breakfast
9:30 a.m. An opening statement will be made by Ted McIlvenna after which the entire group can explore what statement could be made about the relationship between the church and the homosexual. Small groups will follow the general discussion.
12:30 p.m. We eat lunch
1:30 p.m. Lewis E. Durham will moderate a panel from the small groups, at which time there will be a summarization and a plan for what next steps need to be taken.
4:00 p.m. We go home!"
"CHURCH AND THE HOMOSEXUAL"
May 31 - June 1 and 2
White Memorial Retreat
Getting to White Memorial Retreat Center for the first time takes a bit of patience. It is not far but the road looks very unpromising on the way up. The best description of how to get there is: Take the second Mill Valley turn-off from the Redwood Highway (going north on U.S. 101) at the Belvedere-Tiburon interchange. This is Blithedale Avenue, which in turn becomes Ralston Avenue. The entrance to the retreat is opposite 500 Ralston Avenue, approximately three miles from Route 101.
Pre-conference orientation
Saturday evening May 30. For those who are in the city by Saturday evening there will be special guided tours of "gay bars" and a special program at "The Pink Octopus". We will meet at the "Precarious Vision", 1036 Bush Street at 9:00 p.m.
Sunday afternoon, May 31. All the participants of the consultation have been invited to a picnic sponsored by "The League for Civil Education." We will leave from Glide Office Building, 330 Ellis Street at 2:00 p.m.
Sunday evening, May 31. (This agenda is flexible and may be changed by the participants in the consultation if felt desirable.) Orientation and get-acquainted session will begin at 8:00 p.m. at the retreat center under the direction of Lewis E.
Durham. At this time small groups will be set up to develop conversation for the following two days. Following this Ted McIlvenna will make a statement as to the purpose of the consultation. Snacks will be served at 10:00 p.m.
Monday morning, June 1.
8:00 a.m. Get out of bed!
8:30 a.m. Breakfast
9:30 a.m. This session will begin with presentations on"
Page 2: ""How we view each other--and how we hope the relationships might be." Kirn Myers will represent the church's point of view and Don Lucas and Billy Talmadge will represent the male and female communities. Small group discussions will follow.
12:30 p.m. We eat lunch.
2:00 p.m. Guy Strait will make a presentation on civil rights for the homosexuals. This presentation will include the problems, case histories, and discussion of the feelings involved that the church has some responsibility for the loss of civil liberties. There will be large group discussion then break again into small
groups.
4:00 p.m. We play, swim, hike or nap.
6:00 p.m. We eat dinner!
7:30 p.m. Allan Moore will lead this session on "The Biblical and Theological Basis for Relationship between The Church and the Homosexual." Again we have small group discussions.
Tuesday, June 2
8:00 a.m. We get up!
8:30 a.m. We eat breakfast
9:30 a.m. An opening statement will be made by Ted McIlvenna after which the entire group can explore what statement could be made about the relationship between the church and the homosexual. Small groups will follow the general discussion.
12:30 p.m. We eat lunch
1:30 p.m. Lewis E. Durham will moderate a panel from the small groups, at which time there will be a summarization and a plan for what next steps need to be taken.
4:00 p.m. We go home!"
Citation
“Agenda Distributed to Participants Before Consultation”, The Council on Religion and the Homosexual, LGBTQ Religious Archives Network, accessed May 18, 2024, https://exhibits.lgbtran.org/exhibits/show/crh/item/1749.