PRIDE Sunday Worship

We Refresh Our Resistance this Pride Season

June is Pride month, and Zion’s begins the observance with a Pride worship service at 10 a.m. on Sunday, June 7, which will be followed by our First Sunday Potluck and special Pride celebration. This event allows us to reflect upon how far we have come in difficult times while reminding ourselves that we need to keep moving toward the goal of true inclusion. As a Reconciling in Christ faith community, we are the living embodiment of hope for LGBTQIA+ full inclusion and equity.

We are living in a time when our society is less affirming and inclusive of those who are marginalized. As such, we are called to respond with intention, faith, and love. When we work together for justice then both communities and their people are stronger. This Pride season, we step forward — as allies, collaborators, and co-conspirators in the Gospel — to boldly proclaim God’s inclusive love for all. The RIC Pride month theme invites us into a fuller, more faithful expression of resistance — one that is grounded not only in action, but also in spirit:

• Lament for the harm and injustice that persist
• Foundation in the enduring truth of God’s expansive love
• Joy that celebrates the beauty and gifts of LGBTQIA+ lives
• Courage to continue showing up, speaking out, and building a more just church and world

We need all of these elements in our lives and in our worship. Together, they shape a resistance that is not only responsive, but also is deeply rooted, life-giving, and transformative.