Friend,

You’re invited to our LGBTQ+ and Allies Planning Meeting for Pilgrim Congregational Church. This is an excellent opportunity to connect, plan upcoming events, and coordinate how we lift and celebrate our LGBTQ+ community within the life of the church.

🗓 Date: Sunday, October 26, 2025
🕔 Time: 5:00 PM
💻 Location: Zoom (Direct Link below)

📋 Agenda

• Discuss Bobby Jo and marketing

• Budget items for the 2026 budget

• March Play and Meal

• Valentine’s Day

• LGBTQ+ Church Calendar Proposal (see below)

• Other

🏳️‍🌈 Proposal from David Loofbourrow

SO MY PROPOSAL IS: in 2026, the LGBTQ group focus on October for lifting up educational CONTENT of contributions and commemorating around various sub-groups <with a couple LGBTQ-related ACE meetings (Adult Christian Education)> while June is more focused on celebration, decorations, identity (such as: Pride Sunday plus some special decorations throughout June, realizing we have to share it with a few other special Sundays such as Juneteenth and Immigration).  In addition, by having both June / October moments, it helps keep one of Pilgrim's key distinctives in the foreground of our church life.

Of course, there is always the possibility of a "one-off" Adult Ed if something special comes up for any Ministry or topic.

David will provide additional background and answer questions on his ideas during the meeting.

💻 Zoom Meeting (At the scheduled time, click on the link below to join.)

Join Zoom Meeting

We hope you can join us and help shape how we celebrate, educate, and advocate together in the year ahead.

Best,
Jeff Cobb
On behalf of the LGBTQ+ & Allies Team
Pilgrim Congregational Church