"Item Id","Item URI","Dublin Core:Title","Dublin Core:Subject","Dublin Core:Description","Dublin Core:Creator","Dublin Core:Source","Dublin Core:Publisher","Dublin Core:Date","Dublin Core:Contributor","Dublin Core:Rights","Dublin Core:Relation","Dublin Core:Format","Dublin Core:Language","Dublin Core:Type","Dublin Core:Identifier","Dublin Core:Coverage","Item Type Metadata:Text","Item Type Metadata:Interviewer","Item Type Metadata:Interviewee","Item Type Metadata:Location","Item Type Metadata:Transcription","Item Type Metadata:Local URL","Item Type Metadata:Original Format","Item Type Metadata:Physical Dimensions","Item Type Metadata:Duration","Item Type Metadata:Compression","Item Type Metadata:Producer","Item Type Metadata:Director","Item Type Metadata:Bit Rate/Frequency","Item Type Metadata:Time Summary","Item Type Metadata:Email Body","Item Type Metadata:Subject Line","Item Type Metadata:From","Item Type Metadata:To","Item Type Metadata:CC","Item Type Metadata:BCC","Item Type Metadata:Number of Attachments","Item Type Metadata:Standards","Item Type Metadata:Objectives","Item Type Metadata:Materials","Item Type Metadata:Lesson Plan Text","Item Type Metadata:URL","Item Type Metadata:Event Type","Item Type Metadata:Participants","Item Type Metadata:Birth Date","Item Type Metadata:Birthplace","Item Type Metadata:Death Date","Item Type Metadata:Occupation","Item Type Metadata:Biographical Text","Item Type Metadata:Bibliography","Item Type Metadata:Embed Code","Item Type Metadata:Volume Number","Item Type Metadata:Issue Number","Item Type Metadata:Publication Year","Item Type Metadata:Publication Date","Item Type Metadata:Table of Contents","Item Type Metadata:Honoree","Item Type Metadata:Stole Text","Item Type Metadata:Contribution Date","Item Type Metadata:Contribution Story","Item Type Metadata:Denomination","Item Type Metadata:YouTube ID","Item Type Metadata:Vimeo ID",tags,file,itemType,collection,public,featured 1131,https://exhibits.lgbtran.org/items/show/1131,"Solidarity Stole (1999 Knutson Conference)",,,,,,,"Attendees of the 1999 Knutson Conference",,,,,,1219,"Missoula, Montana (USA)",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"Solidarity Stole (1999 Knutson Conference)","This stole is signed by some of the 85 attendees of the 1999 Knutson Conference. “Gay and Christian: Bringing the Conversation Home to Rural America” was the theme. Speakers included: Dr. Arland Hultgren, Patricia Jones, and Will Fellows. The conference was held June 10-13th in Missoula, Montana.",2015,"Originally a part of the collection of stoles housed by ReconcilingWorks: Lutherans for Full Participation, this stole was donated by them to the Shower of Stoles Project in 2015.","Evangelical Lutheran Church in America",,,"Evangelical Lutherans of America (ELCA),Fellows, Will,Hultgren, Arland,Jones, Patricia,Lutheran,Montana,Reconciling Works (formerly Lutherans Concerned)","https://exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/a6e3061e5a403cc9a1241c061e77e030.jpg,https://exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/4688bbe7e01993d445fd7378bfec1bff.jpg,https://exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/65deea330809f9024f5d611d4125f985.jpg",Stole,"Shower of Stoles",1,0 1132,https://exhibits.lgbtran.org/items/show/1132,"Solidarity Stole (Metro Denver Clergy)",,,,,,,"Metro Denver Clergy",,,,,,1221,"Denver, Colorado (USA)",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"Solidarity Stole (Metro Denver Clergy)",,2015,"Originally a part of the collection of stoles housed by ReconcilingWorks: Lutherans for Full Participation, this stole was donated by them to the Shower of Stoles Project in 2015.","Evangelical Lutheran Church in America",,,"Ally,Colorado,Evangelical Lutherans of America (ELCA),Lutheran,Reconciling Works (formerly Lutherans Concerned)","https://exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/521b7883442348956a14ba956624287d.jpg,https://exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/57e348c657fb3303ec8ac60b21bf055f.jpg",Stole,"Shower of Stoles",1,0 1133,https://exhibits.lgbtran.org/items/show/1133,"Solidarity Stole (Gay/Lesbian Ministry Task Force - NE Pennsylvania Synod)",,,,,,,"Gay/Lesbian Ministry Task Force – NE Pennsylvania Synod",,,,,,1222,"Pennsylvania (USA)",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"Solidarity Stole (Gay/Lesbian Ministry Task Force – NE Pennsylvania Synod) ","Is it not a Sin that we lay claim to our Creator’s love even as we deny some of our brothers and sisters? How dare we call ourselves the Body of Christ when we refuse to welcome as full members some of those for whom He died? Are we really bearers of Good News when we limit the Spirit’s movement in some of those whom she has given life? The members of the Gay/Lesbian Ministry Task Force of the Northeastern Pennsylvania Synod stand in support of our gay and lesbian brothers and sisters. We hope and pray for the day when all God’s children share fully in the life and ministry of this Church.",,"Originally a part of the collection of stoles housed by ReconcilingWorks: Lutherans for Full Participation, this stole was donated by them to the Shower of Stoles Project in 2015.","Evangelical Lutheran Church in America",,,,"https://exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/7e95ed4d0efea434568b24b7e5b9310d.jpg,https://exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/5f6704e5895351cb33db82cd5d6344d3.jpg",Stole,"Shower of Stoles",1,0 1134,https://exhibits.lgbtran.org/items/show/1134,"Solidarity Stole (Kansas Lutherans)",,,,,,,"A Kansas Congregation",,,,,,1223,"Kansas (USA)",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"Solidarity Stole (Kansas Lutherans)","Kansas Lutherans Joanne C. Hickey Leigh Shella Rev. Jeff Lilley Kelly Witmer Lisa Johnston Franci Chaffin Chris Cormack Becky Fouschler Joan Willmert Erica Willmer Allison Fluke Reid Ann Jess Meghann Lilley Randel Wolfe Annielaurie Seifert Lindsay Black Karl S. Klein Margaret Barlow Emily Fouschler Andy F. Michael Willmert Lannette Carder Steve Ozark",2015,"Originally a part of the collection of stoles housed by ReconcilingWorks: Lutherans for Full Participation, this stole was donated by them to the Shower of Stoles Project in 2015. ","Evangelical Lutheran Church in America",,,"Ally,Evangelical Lutherans of America (ELCA),Kansas,Lutheran,Reconciling Works (formerly Lutherans Concerned)","https://exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/221b4ec3710cf04ede2c0e119435e722.jpg,https://exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/2a641019120928b4a68c6eadaa31d3f7.jpg,https://exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/50940a7b90605cfcd5e8630f3a49b861.jpg",Stole,"Shower of Stoles",1,0 1135,https://exhibits.lgbtran.org/items/show/1135,"Solidarity Stole (Lutheran Solidarity)",,,,,,,,,,,,,1224,"Unknown, (USA)",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"Solidarity Stole (Lutheran Solidarity)","Kay Teeters Karl Knudsen Jeff Michaelson Cindy Witt Ken Blankenship R. Phillips",2015,"Originally a part of the collection of stoles housed by ReconcilingWorks: Lutherans for Full Participation, this stole was donated by them to the Shower of Stoles Project in 2015.","Evangelical Lutheran Church in America",,,"Ally,Blankenship, Ken,Evangelical Lutherans of America (ELCA),Knudsen, Karl,Lutheran,Michaelson, Jeff,Reconciling Works (formerly Lutherans Concerned),Teeters, Kay,United States,Witt, Cindy","https://exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/21ccc06062df58ef0d0a83bd3245be88.jpg,https://exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/43f1ae824c15263343ba0116e1c7f56e.jpg",Stole,"Shower of Stoles",1,0 1136,https://exhibits.lgbtran.org/items/show/1136,"St. Paul-Reformation Lutheran Church (Signature Stole)",,,,,,,"St. Paul-Reformation Lutheran Church",,,,,,1225,"St. Paul, Minnesota (USA)",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"Signature Stole (St. Paul-Reformation Lutheran Church)","In 1993 St. Paul-Reformation Luther developed a long range plan. Among the plan’s primary goals was to call and ordain an openly gay or lesbian pastor by the year 2000. After careful and prayerful study, discussion and exploration of ways to achieve our goal, the congregation voted in December 2000 to extend a call to Anita Hill, a lesbian in a committed relationship. The congregation made this decision despite the ELCA’s prohibition against gays and lesbians in committed relationships serving as pastors. The vote was 176 to 0. And with that vote, our congregation affirmed that it could no longer, in good conscience, abide by a policy it considered unjust and at odds with the gospel. Though it is Anita who has been ordained, her ordination belongs to the entire congregation. Her witness, her willingness to stand on the front line and carry the flag on the issue of gay and lesbian ordinations has been an inspiration to us all. With our unanimous vote, we have said we will no longer simply stand behind her, but we are prepared now to stand right alongside her as the struggle for justice continues. The stole that travels in this exhibit is signed by the members of St. Paul-Reformation as a reminder that we are all on the call and ordination journey together.",2015,"Originally a part of the collection of stoles housed by ReconcilingWorks: Lutherans for Full Participation, this stole was donated by them to the Shower of Stoles Project in 2015.","Evangelical Lutheran Church in America",,,"Ally,Evangelical Lutherans of America (ELCA),Hill, Anita,Lutheran,Minnesota,Ordination,Reconciling Works (formerly Lutherans Concerned),St. Paul,Women and Religion","https://exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/43a0d0d9ae50c65794bb4388e2f4ca4d.jpg,https://exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/0bed076f4b73a252175d09b9f12f5505.jpg,https://exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/b4563e8e09092f4c880858c863311716.jpg,https://exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/9360c15cb3753babc7046c8680282fba.jpg",Stole,"Shower of Stoles",1,0 1137,https://exhibits.lgbtran.org/items/show/1137,"Solidarity Stole (Oregon Synod Assembly, 2001)",,,,,,,"Oregon Synod Assembly",,,,,,1226,"Oregon (USA)",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"Solidarity Stole (Oregon Synod Assembly, 2001)","Oregon Synod Assembly, 2001 Evangelical Church in America",2015,"Originally a part of the collection of stoles housed by ReconcilingWorks: Lutherans for Full Participation, this stole was donated by them to the Shower of Stoles Project in 2015.","Evangelical Lutheran Church in America",,,"Ally,Evangelical Lutherans of America (ELCA),Lutheran,Oregon,Reconciling Works (formerly Lutherans Concerned)","https://exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/b9eaa9852cd055ac2201344d50e4bd15.jpg,https://exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/22737aa6653cd0b55770aac4db082a91.jpg,https://exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/470324cd274422dfb3a0216d14f9024b.jpg",Stole,"Shower of Stoles",1,0 1138,https://exhibits.lgbtran.org/items/show/1138,"For All of Those Persons…",,,,,,,"Shannon Eisert",,,,,,1227," Unknown, (USA)",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"For All of Those Persons…","The story behind my stole is one for all of those persons who began their spiritual journey with ministry inside the church as a goal, only to find that this very journey brought them home to themselves, allowing truth to stand up against institutionalized dogma. This stole was made in honor of all those who have found themselves, and now courageously live their Christ light in their world, ministering to ALL of God’s people, whether they belong to a church or not. It is a stole honoring the full spectrum of God’s creation, unlike the church seems able to do fully at this time. I pray that it will give hope of the wholeness of all, through the strands of time. We will be healed. Shannon Eisert, a servant of truth and light in a world seeing dimly.",2015,"Originally a part of the collection of stoles housed by ReconcilingWorks: Lutherans for Full Participation, this stole was donated by them to the Shower of Stoles Project in 2015.","Evangelical Lutheran Church in America",,,"Eisert, Shannon,Evangelical Lutherans of America (ELCA),Lutheran,Theology,United States","https://exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/70b6ee1ba3503c511a0f323441cfb2d5.jpg,https://exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/2b62cc2b30e5508f939e1968e3908775.jpg",Stole,"Shower of Stoles",1,0 1139,https://exhibits.lgbtran.org/items/show/1139,"Ellen Taube",,,,,,,"Ellen Taube",,,,,,1228,"Mountain Iron, Minnesota (USA)",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"Ellen Taube","At a wedding when I was 3 ½ years old, I discovered I was different from other little girls. The bride’s beauty struck no responsive chord in me as it did in my three older female cousins. During the wedding I watched the pastors, including my grandfather. I knew that someday I would be doing what I saw them doing. Growing up in the Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod, I could not claim either the sexuality or the call to ministry that I knew were God’s gifts to me. I graduated from Seminary and was ordained in 1990, and served two calls. I lived in compliance with the ELCA’s Visions and Expectations as a closeted lesbian person, in a gradual downward spiral of loneliness and isolation. In spring of 2000, my Senior Pastor began to pray for the gift of companionship for me – a prayer I had never dared to pray for myself. In the spring of 2001, I quietly resigned my call to receive God’s gift of a life partner, hoping the ELCA would find a way to welcome me as a partnered lesbian pastor. In fall of 2002, I was in a safe place to share my story with the church as part of the “Journey Together Faithful” dialogue. My name was removed from the ELCA clergy roster in December 2002. I continue to attend an ELCA congregation, using God’s gifts in worship leadership and catechetical instruction.",2015,"Originally a part of the collection of stoles housed by ReconcilingWorks: Lutherans for Full Participation, this stole was donated by them to the Shower of Stoles Project in 2015.","Evangelical Lutheran Church in America",,,"Evangelical Lutherans of America (ELCA),Lutheran,Minnesota,Reconciling Works (formerly Lutherans Concerned),Taube, Ellen,Women and Religion","https://exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/861e48c0f8a435daf11fd222ae0c9723.jpg,https://exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/532b1116d91887afce4457c6f8f791dd.jpg,https://exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/3d6f3558c8f2a7a5cbc80cd4669976bc.jpg",Stole,"Shower of Stoles",1,0 1140,https://exhibits.lgbtran.org/items/show/1140,"Our Story",,,,,,,"Pastor Stephen D. and Nancy A. Bohling",,,,,,1229,"Minnesota (USA)",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"Our Story","This green stole comes from a Pastor and family in Minnesota whose child is a lesbian. It comes with the desire for the church to learn to listen to its gay and lesbian children. Until we are able to hear their stories and recognize that these are children of God, baptized and taught in our congregations of the grace of God, this will remain an unresolved issue for the church. Our earnest prayer is that the church will find the courage to listen to those stories and to recognize them in the leadership of the Holy Spirit, calling us to a new day and a new approach to this part of God’s created people! This is not a moral issue! It is an issue of who some of us are created to love! And the gift of being able to love is a gift which has the power to open us to the love of God. Let’s keep talking until we have room in the church for all of God’s children. In Christ’s Service, An ELCA Pastor and Spouse Stephen D. and Nancy A. Bohling",2015,"Originally a part of the collection of stoles housed by ReconcilingWorks: Lutherans for Full Participation, this stole was donated by them to the Shower of Stoles Project in 2015.","Evangelical Lutheran Church in America",,,"Bohling, Nancy A.,Bohling, Stephen D.,Evangelical Lutherans of America (ELCA),Lutheran,Minnesota,Theology",,Stole,"Shower of Stoles",1,0 1141,https://exhibits.lgbtran.org/items/show/1141,"Honoring Campus Ministry Friends",,,,,,,"Nan Fritschel and Campus Pastor Ted Fritschel",,,,,,1242,"Englewood, Colorado (USA)",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"Honoring Campus Ministry Friends","In recent decades, many thousands in Lutheran Campus Ministry and in the Lutheran Student Movement on many campuses have faithfully reflected on the situation of homosexuals in church and society and have sought justice on their behalf. We have grown to know many committed Christian students, faculty, lay staff, and clergy who are gay or lesbian. Phil Knutson Rollie Severson Doug Mose Kevin Maly It is difficult for the church as an institution to take first steps. There was a long time when Lutheran women could not be ordained. The first to be ordained is a dear friend of ours, Elizabeth Platz, Campus Pastor at the University of Maryland. This stole was originally given to Ted by Beth as a symbol of gratitude. We now pass it on in hope another first will occur. Now is the time for the ELCA to also ordain those gay and lesbian people who live in livelong committed partnerships. In peace and joy, Nan Fritschel & Campus Pastor Ted Fritschel Th.D. (Retired)",2015,"Originally a part of the collection of stoles housed by ReconcilingWorks: Lutherans for Full Participation, this stole was donated by them to the Shower of Stoles Project in 2015.","Evangelical Lutheran Church in America",,,"Colorado,Evangelical Lutherans of America (ELCA),Fritschel, Nan,Fritschel, Ted,Knutson, Phil,Lutheran,Maly, Kevin,Mose, Doug,Ordination,Platz, Elizabeth,Reconciling Works (formerly Lutherans Concerned),Severson, Rollie",,Stole,"Shower of Stoles",1,0 1142,https://exhibits.lgbtran.org/items/show/1142,"Philip N. Knutson",,,,,,,Anonymous,,,,,,1243,"Unknown, (USA)",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"Philip N. Knutson","Phil Knutson, who ended his struggle with AIDS on April 2, 1994, was an ordained Lutheran pastor who served as assistant director for campus ministry at the ELCA headquarters in Chicago from 1988-1994. For ten years he also served as an advisor to the Lutheran Student Movement. He faithfully served the church for more than thirty years.",2015,"Originally a part of the collection of stoles housed by ReconcilingWorks: Lutherans for Full Participation, this stole was donated by them to the Shower of Stoles Project in 2015.","Evangelical Lutheran Church in America",,,"AIDS,Evangelical Lutherans of America (ELCA),Knutson, Philip N.,Lutheran,Queer/non-conforming,Reconciling Works (formerly Lutherans Concerned),United States",,Stole,"Shower of Stoles",1,0 1143,https://exhibits.lgbtran.org/items/show/1143,"Janet Hansted Meadors",,,,,,,"Janet Hansted Meadors",,,,,,1233,"Unknown, (USA)",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"Janet Hansted Meadors","Scarlet is the liturgical color for only one day of the Christian calendar, that is Good Friday. The background of the stole is scarlet representing we are still in in an age, and in the midst of a church that is killing both the message and the messengers of God’s good news. The word of hope comes in hearing the voice of God naming and claiming all of us in our baptism – “beloved.” Not beloved, if you will change, simply “beloved.” The somewhat translucent writing and sign of the baptismal shell represent the Spirit’s work in our midst, and the hope that one day soon we as the church will all live into our full identity as beloved people of God, no exceptions. I believe that day is coming. Paraphrasing from the Service of Ordination: “Gracious and Almighty God, who has given us to the will to do these things, graciously give us the strength and compassion to perform them.”",2015,"Originally a part of the collection of stoles housed by ReconcilingWorks: Lutherans for Full Participation, this stole was donated by them to the Shower of Stoles Project in 2015.","Evangelical Lutheran Church in America",,,"Evangelical Lutherans of America (ELCA),Lutheran,Meadors, Janet Hansted,Ordination,Reconciling Works (formerly Lutherans Concerned),Theology,United States,Women and Religion",,Stole,"Shower of Stoles",1,0 1144,https://exhibits.lgbtran.org/items/show/1144,Mike,,,,,,,Drew,,,,,,1234,"Unknown, (USA)",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Mike,"Here is a stole from a dear friend of mine, Mike. He is now ex-Roman Catholic and “serving” in other ways. He was a part of my ordination 13 years ago. I have the stole he gave to me then. When he was forced to leave the priesthood, he gave me three stoles. This is one of them. It is also one his mother made for him. Thank you! In Christ, Drew",2015,"Originally a part of the collection of stoles housed by ReconcilingWorks: Lutherans for Full Participation, this stole was donated by them to the Shower of Stoles Project in 2015.","Evangelical Lutheran Church in America",,,"Catholic,Evangelical Lutherans of America (ELCA),Lutheran,Ordination,Reconciling Works (formerly Lutherans Concerned),Roman Catholic,Theology,United States",,Stole,"Shower of Stoles",1,0 1145,https://exhibits.lgbtran.org/items/show/1145,"Douglas Mose",,,,,,,"Douglas Mose",,,,,,1235,"Unknown, (USA)",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"Douglas Mose","Ordained: August 6, 1989 Forced to Resign: Easter Sunday, 1994 Off ELCA Clergy Roster: June 1, 1997",2015,,"Evangelical Lutheran Church in America",,,"Church Trials,Evangelical Lutherans of America (ELCA),Lutheran,Mose, Douglas,Ordination,United States",,Stole,"Shower of Stoles",1,0 1146,https://exhibits.lgbtran.org/items/show/1146,"Pastor Rollie Severson",,,,,,,"Pastor Paul Kruger",,,,,,1236,"Key West, Florida (USA)",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"Pastor Rollie Severson","This stole is presented in honor and memory of Pastor Rollie Severson and his Partner, John Paul Fetterman. Rollie died of AIDS related causes in 1989, while serving as Campus Pastor at the University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida. Rollie spent his life as a Lutheran Pastor afraid of being “discovered.” He was a good and faithful pastor. Prior to serving in Miami, he was Campus Pastor at the University of Minnesota. A couple of weeks after Rollie’s funeral, John Paul came to me and asked if “a Jewish boy would be allowed to worship at Hope” (where Rollie was a member and where I served as Pastor). You see, Rollie would never bring John Paul to church with him, fearing he would be suspected of being gay. Now John Paul only wanted to come to church and sit in the pew where Rollie always sat, a treat that had been impossible while Rollie was alive. Rollie loved the Lutheran Church and served it faithfully. I pray that this stole in the “For All the Saints” stole project will say to the ELCA, and to the world, that Rollie Severson was not just a good pastor, he was a gay pastor. This stole is a testimony to his life, his goodness, and his God-given sexual orientation. I love you and miss you, Rollie and John Paul. Pastor Paul Kruger Holy Trinity Lutheran Church",2015,"Originally a part of the collection of stoles housed by ReconcilingWorks: Lutherans for Full Participation, this stole was donated by them to the Shower of Stoles Project in 2015.","Evangelical Lutheran Church in America",,,"Clergy Activist,Evangelical Lutherans of America (ELCA),Fetterman, John Paul,Florida,Jewish,Kruger, Paul,Lutheran,Reconciling Works (formerly Lutherans Concerned),Severson, Rollie",,Stole,"Shower of Stoles",1,0 1147,https://exhibits.lgbtran.org/items/show/1147," Chicago RIC Congregations (Solidarity Stole)",,,,,,,"Chicago Area Congregations and Pastors",,,,,,1237,"Chicago, Illinois (USA)",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"Chicago RIC Congregations (Solidarity Stole)","This stole has been signed by congregations and pastors on the north side of Chicago. Many of the parishes are Reconciling in Christ Congregations. We send our blessings, prayers, and support.",2015,"Originally a part of the collection of stoles housed by ReconcilingWorks: Lutherans for Full Participation, this stole was donated by them to the Shower of Stoles Project in 2015.","Evangelical Covenant Church",,,"Ally,Chicago,Clergy Activist,Evangelical Covenant Church,Illinois,Lutheran,Ordination,Reconciling Works (formerly Lutherans Concerned)",,Stole,"Shower of Stoles",1,0 1148,https://exhibits.lgbtran.org/items/show/1148,"The Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia (Solidarity Stole)",,,,,,,"Graduates of the Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia ",,,,,,1238,"Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (USA)",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"The Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia (Solidarity Stole)","Sixteen graduating seniors (of 26) at the Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia have written a letter to Bishop H. George Anderson, presiding bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, calling for continuing conversation and review of the ELCA’s position on ordination, consecration, and commissioning of gay and lesbian persons. Sent late last month, the letter was the outcome of a process of prayer and conversation over the course of the semester, including a day-long retreat. It was copied to all synodical bishops, the Division for Ministry, Commission for Women, Candidacy Committees of Region 7, and the other seven ELCA seminaries. Class co-president Margaret Spring said, “Over the past few years we have witnessed a number of friends make the difficult decision between their call to ordained ministry and to their call to a committed relationship with a person of the same gender. We feel it is time to add our voices to the church’s conversation about issues of sexuality and rostered ministry. It is our hope that even as we graduate from the seminary that this conversation will be on-going, at LTSP as well as the wider church. We are delighted that several continuing students have committed themselves to this process.” It is our hope and prayer that the leadership gifts of our gay and lesbian brothers and sisters will soon be fully received and celebrated by the ELCA. Steven J. Bohannon John Meulendyk Thomas Wilson Peggy M. Wuertele Margaret J. Spring Louisa D. Groce Llewellyn M. Lantz Kent R. Lee Thomas E. Maehl Karen L. Weber Scott J. Paradise Rebecca W. Knox Kathleen A. Ash-Flashner Jennifer Schoonmaker Hitt",2015,"Originally a part of the collection of stoles housed by ReconcilingWorks: Lutherans for Full Participation, this stole was donated by them to the Shower of Stoles Project in 2015.","Evangelical Lutheran Church in America",,,"Evangelical Lutherans of America (ELCA),Lutheran,Ordination,Pennsylvania,Philadelphia,Reconciling Works (formerly Lutherans Concerned)",,Stole,"Shower of Stoles",1,0 1149,https://exhibits.lgbtran.org/items/show/1149,"Lutheran Volunteer Corps (Solidarity Stole)",,,,,,,"Lutheran Volunteer Corps",,,,,,1239,"Unknown, (USA)",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"Lutheran Volunteer Corps (Solidarity Stole)","“What does the Lord require of you but that you do justice, love kindness, and walk humbly with your God?” Micah 6:8 We are members of the Lutheran Volunteer Corps living out the tenets of community, simplicity, and social justice in the Midwest. As part of our commitment to a year of service, we live in community and together we are seeking to do what is right and just. Our dedication to social justice has opened our eyes to the injustices that permeate all institutions in society, including the church. We believe that all people are teachers and that we can learn from one another. For many of us, the church is one of the most influential teachers in our lives. When the Lutheran church teaches love and inclusiveness yet practices intolerance and exclusiveness, the messages become blurred and inconsistent. The church is a community where relationships are developed and our faith is nurtured. Diversity in sexual orientation, race, class, gender, and age strengths this community and broadens our concept of faith. We, 37 members, staff, and friends of Lutheran Volunteer Corps in Chicago, Minneapolis/St. Paul, and Milwaukee call on the ELCA to change the guidelines in its Vision and Expectations document and the Definitions and Guidelines for Discipline document, so our community can reach its full potential. We also stand in solidarity with those who have been barred from serving their faith community because of their sexual orientation and pray for the day when all of God’s people will be fully accepted in the church.",2015,"Originally a part of the collection of stoles housed by ReconcilingWorks: Lutherans for Full Participation, this stole was donated by them to the Shower of Stoles Project in 2015.","Evangelical Lutheran Church in America",,,"Ally,Evangelical Lutherans of America (ELCA),Lutheran,Ordination,Reconciling Works (formerly Lutherans Concerned)",,Stole,"Shower of Stoles",1,0 1150,https://exhibits.lgbtran.org/items/show/1150,"John Carrier",,,,,,,Anonymous,,,,,,1240,"Unknown, (USA)",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"John Carrier","This stole, with the conjoined circles beneath and intertwined with the cross, is a wedding stole. It was an ordination gift to John Carrier in 1985. Until November 1998, Pastor Carrier wore this stole at every wedding at which he presided, including the blessing of a lesbian couple’s life-long commitment to faithful life together. As part of a growing movement of ordained heterosexual colleagues who wish to stand in solidarity with the GLBT clergy, on Reformation Day, Pastor Carrier wore this stole in worship with his campus ministry community, and pledged to retire this and all other liturgically colored stoles in worship and weddings. He invited others to sign this stole as a statement of support for changing church policies in regards to blessing same-sex partnerships and the ordination of GLBT clergy. The following Friday, the stole was displayed at the “Open Door Conference” in Rochester, Minnesota, and participants of the conference were again invited to sign the stole. Then on November 3rd, at the Southeastern Minnesota Synod Theological Conference, Pastor Carrier preached on the subject at morning worship. At the conclusion of the service, he removed the stole for the last time and made it available for the Pastors and Associates in Ministry to likewise sign. Pastor Carrier now wears only a rainbow stole whenever he vests, pledging to continue to do so until the Church’s policies have changed to include GLBT clergy who live in blessed union with a life partner. ",2015,"Originally a part of the collection of stoles housed by ReconcilingWorks: Lutherans for Full Participation, this stole was donated by them to the Shower of Stoles Project in 2015.","Evangelical Lutheran Church in America",,,"Ally,Carrier, John,Evangelical Lutherans of America (ELCA),Lutheran,Marriage Equality,Reconciling Works (formerly Lutherans Concerned),United States",,Stole,"Shower of Stoles",1,0