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GA NEWS: Wedding performed at More Light dinner June 21

A same-sex wedding made possible by a recent California Supreme Court decision was held June 21 at the conclusion of the More Light Presbyterians’ traditional reception and dinner during the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)

         After First Church, Palo Alto, Calif., received the More Light Presbyterians’ Inclusive Church Award, two of its members, Derrick Kikuchi and Craig Wiesner, received the National More Light Presbyterians David Sindt Leadership Award. 

GA NEWS: Same-sex marriage performed at More Light banquet

Hundreds of More Light Presbyterians filled the ballroom at the Marriott Hotel Saturday night for their traditional General Assembly Reception and Dinner.  Once the dinner plates had been cleared, and the cake was eaten, it began to look like the reception was almost over.  But the marriage ceremony had not yet begun.

GA NEWS: Joe Small honored with Festschrift

SAN JOSE - Surrounded by about 40 colleagues, friends and family members, Joseph D. Small was honored at a gathering of his peers June 20. Small was presented a Festschrift, a book of collected theological essays honoring Small’s achievements and leadership in the field of ecclesial theology.

GA NEWS: “You have a tiger God:” GA plenary opens June 21

SAN JOSE – The 218th General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) kicked off this morning with some bursts of hope – with voices from the leadership of the denomination telling of their work and their conviction that, in the words of Robert Wilson, vice-moderator of the 217th General Assembly, “we are better together.”

Overturn the Bush Decision?

An overture from the Presbytery of John Knox (Item 05-12) intends to overturn the General Assembly Permanent Judicial Commission’s authoritative interpretation (AI) in the recent Bush decision. The PJC ruled that determinations made under G-6.0108 “do not permit departure from the ‘fidelity and chastity’ requirement found in G-6.0106b” (Headnotes).

Outlook names winners of college partnership award

Katherine Joy “Katie” Skattebo is the 2008 winner of The Presbyterian Outlook Church-College Partnership Award. Initiated in 2007, the award is given to a graduating senior from a Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)-related college who has written the winning essay on the subject, “How my education at a PC(USA)-related college has prepared me for significant service and leadership.” 

Let’s hear the Good News

Wouldn’t it be great if the headlines coming out of this General Assembly are inspiring and bold, about commitments to expanding participation in God’s mission and to growing God’s church? Good News. It’s possible.

Trust and the Authoritative Interpretation of G-6.0108

Trust is increasingly raised as an issue in our denomination. For instance, those who oppose the proposed Form of Government are saying that where trust is a problem, as it is in the church now, we should not reduce the rules under which we operate in favor of greater discretion.

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