January 2010:
By unanimous vote of
all members attending our annual meeting, St. Ansgar Lutheran Church
adopted a statement of welcome to gay, lesbian, bisexual and
transgender individuals. This vote would lead to St. Ansgar becoming Maine's first Reconciling in Christ congregation.
June 2010:
14 members of St.
Ansgar proudly marched in the Southern Maine Pride Parade. We baked
and passed out dog cookies that, in homage to our own Martin Luther,
we called “Martin Wufer” biscuits.
June 2011:
We had well over 20
members from St. Ansgar marching in the parade – an exciting
turn-out from a small church like us! The crowd loved our children
who were dressed as super heros as they handed out over 150 Martin
Wufer biscuits! That year we also added a St. Ansgar booth that
included doggie watering stations at the festival in the park after
the parade.
July 2011:
Our participation in the Pride parade was the top story on the New England Synod's website.
June 2012:
This year, we again will proudly show the Southern Maine community that St. Ansgar shares God’s love with those of all gender orientations. Individual St. Ansgar members have composed. "Why I March" reflections for our blog. Please scroll down to read more.
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