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For those of you who might be interested in being part of our renewed TBLG Concerns Committee and/or those who might be interested in working with Oasis or participating in Oasis-sponsored events. . .

There is a real interest in having a broader TBLG Concerns Committee which will work to advocate within congregations, the Diocese, and the broader community around TBLG Concerns. The TBLG Concerns Committee will meet at least four times a year. Our hope would be that we would have one or more representatives from at least twenty or thirty parishes in the Diocese. We are in the process of setting up a TBLG Concerns email group to facilitate communication in between meetings. If you would like to be on the TBLG Concerns Committee please send me your name and contact information (including your email address) and if you are affiliated with a particular parish and/or organization.

Many are interested in reaching out through liturgy and community-building. We hope that different parishes will host Oasis services as a way of signaling their support for TBLG individuals, couples, and families in their respective communities. Those interested in hearing about these services are asked to sign up to be on the Oasis email group. To facilitate this kind of ministry throughout the Diocese the Oasis Board is also looking for Board members from other parts of the Diocese. The Oasis Board meets monthly. If you might be interested in serving on the Board please let us know.

There are plans to organize a series of events which might combine some kind of program with a liturgy and/or a meal. In Ann Arbor we organized a "Feast for the Beloved" for TBLG individuals, couples, families and their allies which drew 180 people and included both a meal and speakers on both the recent Appeals Court Ruling on Proposition II and the Anglican Primates Communiqué. If your parish wishes to host such an event we would be happy to arrange it.

Recent actions taken by our national church and by various bodies around our state including the Ann Arbor School Board, MSU, and U of M, testify to a growing refusal to participate in discrimination. We teach our children that in any bullying situation those witnessing the bullying are often those who can intervene most effectively. As a church we need to boldly confront the kind of bullying we’ve witnessed recently in our state. We also need to provide spaces for healing, renewal and empowerment for those whom bullying of any kind has discouraged or frightened. If you would like to be part of this work please fill out the TBLG Concerns Response Form.

On behalf of the Board of Oasis TBLG Ministry,
The Rev. Joseph H. Summers (Administrative Coordinator)

TBLG Concerns Response Form:


Name:
Address:
Phone:		Cell:	Parish:
Email:
1.	Check if you would like to be added to the TBLG Concerns Email group
2.	Check if you would like to be added to the Oasis Email group
	(Note: The TBLG Concerns Email group will primarily focus on issues and programs related to advocacy concerns. The Oasis Email group will primarily focus on various pastoral concerns and outreach through liturgy and community-building.)
3.	Check any of the ways you would be willing to help Oasis and/or the TBLG Concerns Committee:
	Willing to serve on the TBLG Concerns Committee (plan to meet 4x/year).
	Willing to serve on the Oasis Board (meets monthly).
	Willing to help host a discussion of Proposition 2 and/or other TBLG concerns and an Oasis service in my parish.
4.	If you would like to work with Oasis and/or the TBLG Concerns Committee, do you want to work within:
	Your Congregation The Diocese Your Community The State
	All of the Above
5.	Are there other projects/activities that you think Oasis and/or the TBLG Concerns Committee should undertake?

6.	Are there other projects/activities that you would be willing to do with Oasis or the TBLG Concerns Committee?