24 20 2500 https://exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/97c565b4a91753d3ef97bdf1929cd1f6.jpg df04e3e6c3880ac528dc1ea322a58dbc https://exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/124267420e4c57b65029e4f460fd5225.jpg df04e3e6c3880ac528dc1ea322a58dbc https://exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/716e65781222a55456a33ba2384855a4.jpg 34b1751e9e28feac5d39edf55a1c051a Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Shower of Stoles Description An account of the resource Items (stoles) for the Shower of Stoles exhibit Stole A stole in the Shower of Stoles exhibit Honoree The person honored by the creation of thestole. Carole Bull Stole Text Carole Bull Denomination Presbyterian Church (USA) United Church of Christ Contribution Date 2001 Contribution Story This is one of 52 stoles donated to the Shower of Stoles collection by members and staff of Church of the Covenant. Although each of the stoles is unique, all of them are tied together by the inclusion of a piece cloth from a common bolt of blue and ivory material somewhere in the stole. Covenant is both a More Light and Open and Affirming Congregation. Their strong and public advocacy on behalf of LGBT persons in the life and leadership of the church has drawn many LBGT persons to become a part of the Covenant church family. Their 52 stoles represent the largest subset of stoles given to the collection by any one congregation. Church of the Covenant, a federated United Church of Christ and Presbyterian Church, is steeped in history. Located just off the Boston Commons, the Gothic revival building erected in the mid-1800's was one of the first churches built in the Back Bay area. In the 1890's the sanctuary was completely redecorated by Tiffany Glass and Decorating Co., including the creation of an extraordinary set of Tiffany stained-glass windows and a chandelier that is said to be the first electrified light installed in a public building by Thomas Edison. Covenant's history of social justice and human rights work is equally rich. When I visited Covenant, I was intrigued to learn that the church was a designated stop along the "Boston Women's Heritage Trail." One of Covenant's members, Abbie Child, was the head of the Women's Board of Missions of the Congregational Church in the late 1800's. Another member, Dr. Elsa Meder, was one of the first women ordained as an elder in the Presbyterian Church. Elizabeth Rice and Alice Hageman, ordained in 1974 and 1975 respectively, were the first women to serve as pastors at a Back Bay church. When they were joined by Donna Day Lower, the church became the only one in the United States with three women clergy. Since opening the "Women's Lunch Place" in 1982, the church has served as a haven for poor women and their children. It is fitting, then, that one of the Tiffany windows is "Four Women of the Bible," including Miriam, Deborah, Mary of Bethany, and Dorcas. Covenant remains on the forefront of work for equality and justice, and is active in the LGBT Welcoming movement in the Boston area and beyond. Martha Juillerat Founder, Shower of Stoles Project 2006 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 757 Title A name given to the resource Carole Bull Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Boston, Massachusetts (USA) Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Church of the Covenant Boston Bull, Carole Feminism Massachusetts More Light Presbyterians for LGBT Concerns Open and Affirming in the UCC (ONA) Ordination Presbyterian Presbyterian Church (USA) United Church of Christ Women and Religion https://exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/ac5c2a7d4402f757b0b8e86e58d6353d.jpg 418fb23ea698c82d18a129d677cc1b12 https://exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/2d7793ac42ef5eb85e966eb98b334130.jpg d11b0368033fe6ba6987a52fa9237605 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Shower of Stoles Description An account of the resource Items (stoles) for the Shower of Stoles exhibit Stole A stole in the Shower of Stoles exhibit Honoree The person honored by the creation of thestole. Carrie Klinge Stole Text CARRIE KLINGE ELDER THIRD CHURCH ROCHESTER NY Denomination Presbyterian Church (USA) Contribution Date 1996 Contribution Story We received about a dozen stoles from members of Third Church over the years. The first five are identical designs with a name and personal symbol added to each. Carrie, a biochemist, added DNA strand as one of her symbols. Third Church prides itself on having been in the vanguard of movement and change throughout its history. In 1953, Lilian Alexander brought to the session of Third Church a proposal to ordain women as clergy in the Presbyterian Church. Her overture passed through the session to the local presbytery and on to the General Assembly, where it was adopted, opening the way for the first woman, Margaret Towner, to be ordained in 1956. Third has a long history of peace and justice activism throughout the world. They are a More Light congregation, working for the full inclusion of LGBT persons in the life and leadership of the church. Martha Juillerat Founder, Shower of Stoles Project 2006 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 164 Title A name given to the resource Carrie Klinge Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Rochester, New York (USA) Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Third Presbyterian Church Alexander, Lilian Feminism Klinge, Carrie More Light Presbyterians for LGBT Concerns New York Presbyterian Presbyterian Church (USA) Towner, Margaret Women and Religion https://exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/e74a917b0274dd80ffdb45e66112c6d0.jpg c881afe023dab22501bc845b8e2c5478 Person An individual. Text Any textual data included in the document The Rev. Dr. Carter Heyward is an Episcopal priest, professor, theologian, activist, and writer. A pioneer in the areas of feminist liberation theology and the theology of sexuality. Carter was born on August 22, 1945, in Charlotte, North Carolina, to Robert Clarence Heyward, Jr. and Mary Ann Carter Heyward, the eldest of three children. Two years later, the family moved to Hendersonville where Carter spent her early years in the mountains of North Carolina. It was during these early, formative years that the energy in these ancient hills touched her soul and, decades later, drew her back to live there again. The family moved back to Charlotte in 1955 where Carter spent her teen years. She was elected Chair of Episcopal Young Churchmen (sic) in the Diocese of North Carolina when she was 16 and, along with other teenagers, helped push the Diocese toward the racial integration of its summer camp.   Heyward received an undergraduate degree from Randolph-Macon Women’s College in Lynchburg, Virginia in 1967. She attended Union Theological Seminary in New York for one year, but moved back to Charlotte in 1968 to work in her home parish, St. Martin’s Church, for the next year and a half as a lay assistant. An activist for racial justice from her teen years--in church, high school and college--she became a young feminist in seminary, working on behalf of the Equal Rights Amendment and, of course, women's ordination in the Episcopal Church. She became active for gay and lesbian justice (before either "Bi" or "Trans" were much on the radar) as the 1970's progressed. The key for her, as both theologian and lesbian, was in realizing the fundamental theological, political, historical, and psychological connections between gender and sexual oppressions and justice movements. In 1971, Heyward returned to New York and earned a Master of Arts in the Comparative Study of Religion from Columbia University (1971), a Master of Divinity at Union Theological Seminary (1973) and a Ph.D. in Systematic Theology from Union (1980), At a time in which neither the Episcopal Church--nor any other part of the world-wide Anglican Communion--would  ordain women as priests, Heyward was ordained on July 29, 1974, along with ten other women: Merrill Bittner, Alla Bozarth-Campbell, Alison Cheek, Emily Hewitt, Suzanne Hiatt, Marie Moorefield Fleisher, Jeannette Piccard, Betty Bone Schiess, Katrina Martha Swanson, and Nancy Hatch Wittig. Bishops Daniel Corrigan, Robert L. DeWitt, and Edward R. Welles presided at this "extraordinary" ordination service at the Church of the Advocate in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Shortly thereafter, the House of Bishops held an emergency meeting to invalidate these ordinations and sanction the bishops participating.  At the General Convention of 1976, the Episcopal Church officially approved the ordination of women into the priesthood. In January 1975, Heyward and fellow priest Suzanne Hiatt were hired at Episcopal Divinity School in Cambridge, Massachusetts. As a professor, Heyward’s primary teaching concentrated on 19th century Anglican theology, feminist liberation theology and theology of sexuality. She transformed consciousness, proclaimed the possibilities for women to be priests, for lesbians to be theological, and made way for new approaches to connecting the divine to the erotic, justice, activism. Heyward has authored or edited a dozen books, most recently,  Keep Your Courage: A Radical Christian Voice (Church Publishing Co, 2010). She is currently working on a thirteenth. In so-called retirement, she is founder and board chair of Free Rein, a therapeutic horseback riding center in mountains of North Carolina, where she lives in an intentional community.  She is also active in the Democratic Party and is a fiddler in a women's old time string band, the Bold Gray Mares. Information for this biographical statement taken from the finding aid to the Carter Heyward Papers at the Archives of Women in Theological Scholarship and information provided by Carter Heyward.) Biographical Text The Rev. Dr. Carter Heyward is an Episcopal priest, professor, theologian, activist, and writer. A pioneer in the areas of feminist liberation theology and the theology of sexuality. Carter was born on August 22, 1945, in Charlotte, North Carolina, to Robert Clarence Heyward, Jr. and Mary Ann Carter Heyward, the eldest of three children. Two years later, the family moved to Hendersonville where Carter spent her early years in the mountains of North Carolina. It was during these early, formative years that the energy in these ancient hills touched her soul and, decades later, drew her back to live there again. The family moved back to Charlotte in 1955 where Carter spent her teen years. She was elected Chair of Episcopal Young Churchmen (sic) in the Diocese of North Carolina when she was 16 and, along with other teenagers, helped push the Diocese toward the racial integration of its summer camp.   Heyward received an undergraduate degree from Randolph-Macon Women’s College in Lynchburg, Virginia in 1967. She attended Union Theological Seminary in New York for one year, but moved back to Charlotte in 1968 to work in her home parish, St. Martin’s Church, for the next year and a half as a lay assistant. An activist for racial justice from her teen years--in church, high school and college--she became a young feminist in seminary, working on behalf of the Equal Rights Amendment and, of course, women's ordination in the Episcopal Church. She became active for gay and lesbian justice (before either "Bi" or "Trans" were much on the radar) as the 1970's progressed. The key for her, as both theologian and lesbian, was in realizing the fundamental theological, political, historical, and psychological connections between gender and sexual oppressions and justice movements. In 1971, Heyward returned to New York and earned a Master of Arts in the Comparative Study of Religion from Columbia University (1971), a Master of Divinity at Union Theological Seminary (1973) and a Ph.D. in Systematic Theology from Union (1980), At a time in which neither the Episcopal Church--nor any other part of the world-wide Anglican Communion--would  ordain women as priests, Heyward was ordained on July 29, 1974, along with ten other women: Merrill Bittner, Alla Bozarth-Campbell, Alison Cheek, Emily Hewitt, Suzanne Hiatt, Marie Moorefield Fleisher, Jeannette Piccard, Betty Bone Schiess, Katrina Martha Swanson, and Nancy Hatch Wittig. Bishops Daniel Corrigan, Robert L. DeWitt, and Edward R. Welles presided at this "extraordinary" ordination service at the Church of the Advocate in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Shortly thereafter, the House of Bishops held an emergency meeting to invalidate these ordinations and sanction the bishops participating.  At the General Convention of 1976, the Episcopal Church officially approved the ordination of women into the priesthood. In January 1975, Heyward and fellow priest Suzanne Hiatt were hired at Episcopal Divinity School in Cambridge, Massachusetts. As a professor, Heyward’s primary teaching concentrated on 19th century Anglican theology, feminist liberation theology and theology of sexuality. She transformed consciousness, proclaimed the possibilities for women to be priests, for lesbians to be theological, and made way for new approaches to connecting the divine to the erotic, justice, activism. Heyward has authored or edited a dozen books, most recently,  Keep Your Courage: A Radical Christian Voice (Church Publishing Co, 2010). She is currently working on a thirteenth. In so-called retirement, she is founder and board chair of Free Rein, a therapeutic horseback riding center in mountains of North Carolina, where she lives in an intentional community.  She is also active in the Democratic Party and is a fiddler in a women's old time string band, the Bold Gray Mares. Information for this biographical statement taken from the finding aid to the Carter Heyward Papers at the Archives of Women in Theological Scholarship and information provided by Carter Heyward.) Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Carter Heyward Carter Heyward https://exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/7035704c58330bb5cf30cdf771ea7fe8.jpg 84a35b6fc01d4c8ee33a901bb170f3d5 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Queer Spirit Podcast Description An account of the resource Podcasts from WMPG.org and 90.9 Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Carter Heyward photo Subject The topic of the resource Queer Spirit Podcast Description An account of the resource Carter Heyward is an educator and widely published author, an Episcopal priest, liberation theologian, and justice advocate who for many years spent summer months on Deer Isle and now lives in retirement in western North Carolina after teaching for more than thirty years at the Episcopal Divinity School in Cambridge, Massachusetts. In 1974 Carter was one of the eleven women ordained “irregularly” to the Episcopal priesthood, and in 1979 she was among the first religious leaders in North America to “come out” as lesbian. As a priest and teacher, she has spent her life working on the boundaries of organized religion with those who live and work on borders of church and world and with groups representing different identities, ideologies, and issues. Her publications include such titles as The Redemption of God: A Theology of Mutual Relation, Our Passion for Justice, Touching Our Strength: The Erotic as Power and the Love of God, and Saving Jesus from Those Who Are Right: What It Means to Be Christian. Carter’s most recent book is now in press and will be released in early September from Littlefield and Rowman. It has this intriguing title: “The Seven Deadly Sins of White Christian Nationalism: A Call to Action.” Of all her publications in her long and distinguished career, Carter describes this book as her most consequential. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Marvin Ellison and Tamara Torres-McGovern Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Carter Heyward https://exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/6dad1b4a2dce3ceb1626ad805bb5083b.jpg b3b53ac7a9db470b6a72dd6a043b2e3b Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Historical Development of BIPOC Trans-spiritual Leadership Person An individual. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Carver https://exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/b9bfd15d8b6b94b524e8441804cb18a3.jpg bd41a9397a90e73f95b503343f9b7e3d https://exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/6f56b0c2292db4d29f3f88b56607bcf4.jpg f34219d133c91f0ea705a25a99b9b917 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Upstairs Lounge Fire Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Case Report of New Orleans Police Description An account of the resource The official General Case Report of the New Orleans Police Department is filed on August 30, two months after the fire. The report lists the names of 28 persons who died. Joe Adams and Reginald Adams are mistakenly identified as the same person. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived New Orleans Department of Police, courtesy of Skylar Fein. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Queer Religion Boston Description An account of the resource Items for the Boston Queer Religious History exhibit Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Cathedral Church of St. Paul Description An account of the resource Location of the Cathedral Church of St. Paul in Boston https://exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/aa10a93b5871566088b9718da2e894b6.jpg aa603122869a39a909162a25c9630a53 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Queer Religion Boston Description An account of the resource Items for the Boston Queer Religious History exhibit Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Cathedral Church of St. Paul Description An account of the resource The front facade of the Cathedral Church of St. Paul on an overcast day. The building is situated between two taller buildings and has several people walking outside of it. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived "Cathedral Church of St Paul 05Feb2008" by Adam Lenhardt (talk) is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0. To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/?ref=openverse. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Shower of Stoles Description An account of the resource Items (stoles) for the Shower of Stoles exhibit Stole A stole in the Shower of Stoles exhibit Honoree The person honored by the creation of thestole. Cathedral of Hope (Solidarity Stole) Stole Text Cathedral of Hope United Church of Christ Oklahoma City, Oklahoma This stole is contributed by the people of Cathedral of Hope. Our mission is to practice a Christian faith of extravagant grace, radical inclusion, and relentless compassion. We are united in faith and welcome all people, regardless of sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression. We have come from many different faith traditions and experiences, with many of us personally experiencing rejection within those traditions. It is with gratitude that we have found a home within the United Church of Christ. This stole is a visible sign of our prayer for the healing of God’s LGBTQI children who have been injured by their exclusion from the Body of Christ. May we all be one. Denomination United Church of Christ Contribution Date 2015 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Shower of Stoles Description An account of the resource Items (stoles) for the Shower of Stoles exhibit Stole A stole in the Shower of Stoles exhibit Honoree The person honored by the creation of thestole. Cathy Blaser Stole Text YET MORE LIGHT Cathy Blaser Denomination Presbyterian Church (USA) Contribution Date 1996 Contribution Story This is one of about thirty stoles donated to the collection over the years by the members of Rutgers Presbyterian Church in New York in honor of their lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender members, many of whom hold leadership positions within the congregation and in the Presbytery of New York City. Almost all of the stoles were created by Cathy Blaser, a successful producer in New York and beyond. Cathy was a tireless activist for equality on behalf of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people of faith. For many years she worked with More Light Presbyterians, Presbyterian Welcome/That All May Freely Serve, and other organizations working for the full inclusion of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people into the life and leadership of the Presbyterian Church (USA). Cathy passed away in 2002. Established in 1798 in lower Manhattan, Rutgers has a long history of involvement in social justice and community development issues. Rutgers is a More Light congregation, working for the full inclusion of LGBT persons in the life and leadership of the Presbyterian Church. Along with More Light Presbyterians, Rutgers is a sponsor of Presbyterian Welcome (an affiliate of That All May Freely Serve) and the Covenant Network in their common pursuit for the end of discrimination against LGBT persons in the Presbyterian Church. Martha Juillerat Founder, Shower of Stoles Project 2006 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 254 Title A name given to the resource Cathy Blaser Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant New York, New York (USA) Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Rutgers Presbyterian Church Blaser, Cathy Covenant Network of Presbyterians More Light Presbyterians for LGBT Concerns New York New York City Ordination Presbyterian Presbyterian Church (USA) That All May Freely Serve (TAMFS) Theology Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Shower of Stoles Description An account of the resource Items (stoles) for the Shower of Stoles exhibit Stole A stole in the Shower of Stoles exhibit Honoree The person honored by the creation of thestole. Cathy Holladay Stole Text CATHY HOLLADAY Park Slope UMC Brooklyn, NY I was born in Virginia and have lived in Brooklyn, NY for 8 years. I attend PSUMC with my partner Claire. This past Christmas, I especially enjoyed participating in UMW events. Denomination United Methodist Church Contribution Date 2000 Contribution Story This is one of thirty one stoles from Park Slope United Methodist Church included in a display of UM stoles at the 2000 General Conference of the UMC in Cleveland. All are made from identically sized pieces in turquoise, lavender and purple cotton batik, With only 200 members, Park Slope has donated the largest number of stoles to the collection from a single United Methodist congregation. A diverse community, Park Slope's creed is: Hand in hand, we the people of the Park Slope United Methodist Church -- black and white, straight and gay, old and young, rich and poor -- unite as a loving community, in covenant with God and the Creation. Summoned by our faith in Jesus Christ, we commit ourselves to the humanization of urban life and to physical and spiritual growth. A scrappy congregation utterly committed to putting their faith into action, Park Slope has been unrelenting in its pursuit of justice for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people in the UMC. In 1999, the Reconciling Ministries Network (RMN) inquired about the possibility of having a display of the Shower of Stoles at the General Conference the following April. At the time, there were only around twenty United Methodist stoles in the collection. We decided to introduce the Shower of Stoles to the Reconciling community by bringing the twenty UM stoles and about a hundred others to RMN’s Convocation in Denton, TX over the Labor Day weekend. Stoles started to trickle in during the fall, and by February they began coming in droves. In all, we received 220 United Methodist stoles – the vast majority of them arriving within eight weeks of the Conference. Thanks to a monumental effort by a number of volunteers who pitched in to help record, inventory, sew labels and make last-minute repairs, all of the new stoles were present in Cleveland. Twenty more people brought stoles directly to Cleveland, bringing the total number on display to 240. Towards the end of the General Conference, twenty eight lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender United Methodists and allies stood on the Conference floor in silent protest over the Conference’s failure to overturn the ban on LGBT ordination – a profound witness and act of defiance for which they were later arrested. As these twenty eight moved to the front of the room, another 200 supporters stood up around the balcony railing, each wearing one of the new United Methodist stoles. Hundreds more stood in solidarity as well, in the balcony and on the plenary floor, wearing symbolic “stoles” made from colorful bands of cloth. A group of young people from Minneapolis, members of a Communicant’s Class, had purchased bolts of cloth the preceding evening and stayed up all night cutting out close to a thousand of these “stoles”. In less than eight months, a handful of stoles had grown to become a powerful, visible witness to the steadfast faith of LGBT United Methodists nationwide. Martha Juillerat Founder, Shower of Stoles Project 2006 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Shower of Stoles Description An account of the resource Items (stoles) for the Shower of Stoles exhibit Stole A stole in the Shower of Stoles exhibit Honoree The person honored by the creation of thestole. Cathy O'Brien Stole Text Cathy O'Brien Denomination Presbyterian Church (USA) United Church of Christ Contribution Date 2001 Contribution Story This is one of 52 stoles donated to the Shower of Stoles collection by members and staff of Church of the Covenant. Although each of the stoles is unique, all of them are tied together by the inclusion of a piece cloth from a common bolt of blue and ivory material somewhere in the stole. Covenant is both a More Light and Open and Affirming Congregation. Their strong and public advocacy on behalf of LGBT persons in the life and leadership of the church has drawn many LBGT persons to become a part of the Covenant church family. Their 52 stoles represent the largest subset of stoles given to the collection by any one congregation. Church of the Covenant, a federated United Church of Christ and Presbyterian Church, is steeped in history. Located just off the Boston Commons, the Gothic revival building erected in the mid-1800's was one of the first churches built in the Back Bay area. In the 1890's the sanctuary was completely redecorated by Tiffany Glass and Decorating Co., including the creation of an extraordinary set of Tiffany stained-glass windows and a chandelier that is said to be the first electrified light installed in a public building by Thomas Edison. Covenant's history of social justice and human rights work is equally rich. When I visited Covenant, I was intrigued to learn that the church was a designated stop along the "Boston Women's Heritage Trail." One of Covenant's members, Abbie Child, was the head of the Women's Board of Missions of the Congregational Church in the late 1800's. Another member, Dr. Elsa Meder, was one of the first women ordained as an elder in the Presbyterian Church. Elizabeth Rice and Alice Hageman, ordained in 1974 and 1975 respectively, were the first women to serve as pastors at a Back Bay church. When they were joined by Donna Day Lower, the church became the only one in the United States with three women clergy. Since opening the "Women's Lunch Place" in 1982, the church has served as a haven for poor women and their children. It is fitting, then, that one of the Tiffany windows is "Four Women of the Bible," including Miriam, Deborah, Mary of Bethany, and Dorcas. Covenant remains on the forefront of work for equality and justice, and is active in the LGBT Welcoming movement in the Boston area and beyond. Martha Juillerat Founder, Shower of Stoles Project 2006 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource CBST and the American Jewish Movements Description An account of the resource An image of activists with Congregation Beit Simchat Torah and the American Jewish Synagogue Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived CBST Archives https://exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/3a73ba00665e72334e32dc6c518b31bc.pdf e817c599e3d2cf7ac9368c712006b125 Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Text Any textual data included in the document CBST FEMINIST PROGRAMMING ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• FEMINIST PROGRAMMING: A RE-INTRODUCTION CBST is 18 years old, CBST's Feminist Programming is 6 months old; Maze! Tov 10 both! We began re-introducing feminist programming to CBST just after the high holidays last year. As remarkable as the total numbers of people who attend our high holiday services (upwards of 1400 individuals), many do not return to CBST on a regular basis or do not get actively involved. CBST is a remarkable synagogue; it provides varied opportunities for leadership and involvement regardless of political or socioeconomic status. One third of our membership is women and through discussions with many we found some common thoughts. There is a need to deal with the issues beyond egalitarianism; women want a piece of our herstory (history), and want 10 learn and include more about Rebeccah's, Leah's, Ruth's, Naomi's, and Miriam's roles in Judaism. In addition, many women who belong to CBST do not know how to participate - either because they lack religious training or have not had the opportunity to share in religious rituals. CBST's Feminist Programming has begun 10 address some of these needs. Our objective is not solely lesbian outreach; many of those involved include feminist men as well! Our planning is based on integrating feminist programming in our synagogue. CBST's greatest strength is in its diversity and commitment to learning, growing and developing and meeting the needs of our members. We thank the Board of Trustees for their continued support and strongly encourage every to get involved in the diverse programs you see written about here. Join us! SHABBAT SERVICES The CBST Feminist Shabbat Service is an eq,loratory, alternative minyan open to different forms of prayer and dedicated to creating a participatory environment. We emphasize the various uses of God images and language and we use new and exisring liturgy as we explore prayer and song. We develop and build these services together with no pre-requisite beyond an inleral in learning and sharing together. We make no assumptions within the confines of the Feminist Service. We teach and we learn together as we travel through the celebration of Shabbat. We sit in a circle, facing each other and we sing much of our service. Monthly participation has ranged from 50 10 76 and the service is attended by men as well as women. Come join us in prayer, in thought, and in song on 8/16, 9/20, 10/18, 11/15 and 12/20 at 6:30p. LITERARY GROUP Those who allend C.B.S.T.'s monthly feminist literary group have different religious upbringings and education. Some are just beginning to explore what it means to be both a feminist and a Jew, while others have been anempting 10 reconcile their feminism with their Judaism for many years. What brings this diverse group of individuals together is a strong desire 10 learn more about feminis1 Judaism as well as to share the struggles and joys of learning in a supportive, intellectually stimulating atmosphere. So far, the group has focused on Judith Plaskow's landmark book, Standing Again at Sinai: Judaism from a Feminist Perspective. The book, divided into sections on Torah, Israel, God, Sexuality, and Repair of the World, has inspired lively conversation which includes participants' personal narratives as well as reactions to and questions about Plaskow's ideas. Upcoming meetings are 8/23, 9/27, 10/25, 11/22 and 12/13 at 6:30p. ROSH CHODESH: WOMEN'S LIFE CYCLE CELEBRATIONS A group of four women first met in January of 1991 to discuss the possibility of creating a space for women to discuss the paths and stages of our lives as they relate to us as Jews. Out of that discussion evolved the CBST Rosh Chodesh Group (the only lesbian Rosh Chodesh group in existence) - a monthly Jewish celebration of women's life cycle events. Rosh Chodesh, the celebration of the new moon, has throughout the history of the Jewish people been a special holiday for women. Legend has it that women were honored with this holiday because our foremothers did not participate in worshipping the golden calf. Since that time, Jewish women have refrained from work on that day. The past six Rosh Chodesh celebrations have dealt with such topics as menstruation and menopause, coming out as a lesbian, childbirth, the lives of our mothers and grandmothers, loss and grieving, and death and rebirth from a woman's perspective. We also create new rituals that help us find new ways of relating to God. The celebrations are scheduled for 8/21, 9/11, 10/16, 11/20 and 12/18 at 7:30p. Please join us. ANTHOLOGY READING Adrienne J. Smith's reading of "First Of All I'm Jewish, The Rest Is Commentary", her contribution to the anthology Lesbians At Midlife: The Creative Transition, elicited responses of affirmation and understanding from many of the more than 35 women and men who attended an evening of readings from the book at CBST on Thursday night, June 20th. The audience was treated to a sampling of diverse voices sharing their perspectives on lesbian midlife, including Ronnie Lesser, who reported on the lesbian baby boom and lesbians not choosing parenthood; Clare Coss, who gave us insights on the advantages and disadvantages of the single status and Joyce Warshaw, a CBST member and one of the three editors, who shared her personal experience of her mothers aging and death. A lively discussion period followed the authors' presentation. Lesbians at Midlife which includes prose, poetry, first person accounts and research articles is by mid-life lesbians but is for all lesbians their friends and families. SEE THE GENERAL CBST CALENDAR FOR ALL UPCOMING EVENTS! ••••••••••••••••••••• For further information call: Catherine Sull 212-945-0832 or Yolanda Potasinski 516-466-3420 or CBST at 212-929-9498. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource CBST Feminist Programming Description An account of the resource In August 1991 the newsletter began to feature a full page of feminist programming. 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Title A name given to the resource CBST members at the March on Washington, 1993 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived CBST Archives Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Courtesy of Regina Linder https://exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/c75774648351802b1a129d5dbf0e2f4e.jpg 7e63af3c6bf74ba1b39d05f6e01d46a4 Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource CBST members at the National March on Washington, 1979 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived CBST Archives Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource LGBT Center Archive https://exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/f326a99ed46411bc84c9bce6321d1fa0.jpg f01f5bf2c08602ed50a585063d139118 Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource CBST members marching with their hand-lettered banner at the Christopher Street Liberation Day Parade, 1976 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived CBST Archives Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Daniel Kohanski https://exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/eb257a7828bdd615ccf0de937c0bbfd8.pdf 20560c74f7c8939021b962469871a90f Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Text Any textual data included in the document 7. The names of the persons elected as trustees, and the terms of office for which they were respectively elected are as follows: Jerome Cunningham, Jacob Gubbay, Nancy Lowe, Arnold Mandelbaum, Henry Mendelson, Paul, Saul Mizrahi, Elliot Terr, and Fred Weber, all of whom to hold office until the first annual election of trustees, at which time one third of the trustees shall be elected to hold office until the first annual election thereafter, one third to hold office until the second annual election thereafter, and one third to hold office until the third annual election thereafter. 8. The principal place of worship of said congregation is located in the City of New York, County of New York and State of New York. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we have executed and acknowledged this certificate this 30th day of November, 1973 Murray Lichtenstein Jerome Cunningham Jacob Gubbay Nancy Lowe Henry Mendelson Saul Mizrahi Elliot Terr Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource CBST’s certificate of incorporation, dated December 5, 1973 https://exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/c2edd010ba0580d6a0e6ac6c8574e42a.jpg 24ea6919778a992bdbe57f0716535515 Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource CBST’s first 400 folding chairs for the move into Westbeth https://exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/6b78946ca508fa09426e5e021a728a70.pdf 1b69505d971271a7ac452cd367a05aa1 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Historical Development of BIPOC Trans-spiritual Leadership Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource CD Coming Out as a Psycho-Spiritual Initiation Subject The topic of the resource This magazine's name switches in this 1996 issue to Transgender Tapestry from "The TV-TS Tapestry" starting with issue 74, winter 1995. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Lynn, Merissa Sherrill. "Transgender Tapestry Issue 78 (Winter, 1996)." Periodical. 1996. Digital Transgender Archive, https://www.digitaltransgenderarchive.net/files/kh04dp81k (accessed December 05, 2022).