Marc Adams to visit the Unitarian Universalist Church of Yakima

Marc Adams, author of The Preacher’s Son, will be speaking at the UU service Sunday Aug 2 at 10:00 AM. check out his website http://www.meetmarcadams.com/ for more information about him.

Healthcare reform

See notes from Rev. Jane’s recent trip to Washington DC and a call for Health care reform at the end of the sermon page.

Rainbow Cathedral t-shirts

We just ordered beautiful Rainbow Cathedral t-shirts.  They are purple, with a logo front and back that say “Rainbow Cathedral – Raising up all of God’s people”  The picture is a 6 silhouette people colored in Rainbow Swoosh. – picture coming soon – We have a handful left for sale at $20 a piece.  Email therevjane @ juno.com – no spaces – if you would like one.

PRIDE WEEKEND YAKIMA

Join us for the 14th Annual Pride Weekend.  Rainbow Cathedral is proud to be one of the founders of this event in Yakima.

Friday June 12

Meet and Greet Goody’s Restaurant

1203 N 1st Street Yakima

 Saturday June 13 with a Rainbow Pride Dance

at Rainbow Cathedral MCC

225 N 2nd St

DJ Mary

$8 a person

No host drinks 

21 and over

Sunday June 14

6:30 PM Pride Worship Service

at Rainbow Cathedral MCC

and

 “Pride Family Barbeque and Shindig

Sponsor: Central Washington Diversity Coalition

Time: Noon to Midnight

Location: Club 54, 2014 S. 1^st Street, Yakima

1. Ages 60+ free!!!!

Email: centralwashingtondiversitycoalition@yahoo.com

http://www.myspace.com/474531700

 

 

Sadness over California’s Supreme court ruling

This morning the california supreme court upheld the hate filled proposition 8 banning same-sex couples the right to marry in california.
To see events in your area and take action go to http://www.dayofdecision.com/
Remember “No civil rights movement has EVER lost. Never. It is not a matter of if our community will win full equal rights, including marriage. It is only a matter of when. But as in all civil rights movements, we will have to fight like hell for it.”

-Robin Tyler, petitioner-case to overturn prop 8

Marilyn Tellez

Marilyn Tellez died last week in Vancouver, WA. During her life she worked as a career coach and had the motto :”Do it Now.” She was a supporter of the gay and lesbian community in the Yakima area. She attended many political and social events and will be missed.

Update: a memorial for Marilyn will be held Saturday, June 20 @ 2PM at the Unitarian Church 225 N 2nd St Yakima

Rev. Mike Denton to Visit May 10

Rev. Mike Denton, the Pacific Northwest Conference minister for United Church of Christ will be joining us Sunday May 10.  He will meet with us prior to worship starting at 5:00 PM and then join us for worship at 6:30 PM,  He will be preaching at the service.  Bring some potluck food at 5, join us for the meeting, come to worship.  Do one or all three..

MCC / UCC retreat in McCall, ID

http://rainbowidahoucc.synthasite.com/

 

Join MCC and United Christ of Christ July 9 – 11 for A Rainbow Spiritual Retreat at Pilgrim Cove camp in McCall, ID.  Check out their website for more information,

Twitter now available: rainbowprayer

Do you twitter and pray?  Twitter name: rainbowprayer 

Email prayer requests to therevjane@juno.com and we will send them out several times a week as needed

Prayers will also be tracked in the widget on this blog.

Hate Crime Bill passes house, now before Senate

Email or call you Senator and urge them to pass this bill.

Partner prevented from hospital visitation in FL

Jackson Memorial Hospital in 
Miami says they don’t have 
to allow their patients visitors

Janice Langbehn and Lisa Pond, together 18 years, were about to depart from Miami on a family cruise with their three children, when Lisa suddenly collapsed. From the moment Janice and the children arrived atJackson Memorial Hospital, they encountered prejudice and apathy. The hospital refused to accept information from Janice regarding Lisa’s medical history, informing her that she was in an antigay city and state and that she could expect to receive no information or acknowledgment as family. A doctor finally spoke with Janice, telling her that there was no chance of recovery. Despite the doctor’s acknowledgment that no medical reason existed to prevent visitation — and despite the fact that Janice held a durable healthcare power of attorney for Lisa – hospital staff refused to allow Janice or the couple’s children to see Lisa until nearly eight hours after their arrival.

 

Lambda Legal has filed a lawsuit against JacksonMemorial Hospital, on behalf of Janice Langbehn and her three children. In its response to the lawsuit, the hospital does not dispute Janice’s account of what happened that night. Instead, they claim they did nothing wrong.

 

Jackson Memorial Hospital’s position – as reflected in black in white and in public documents – is that [1]:

“Defendants owe no legal duty to provide attention to patients’ family members or other visitors.”

 

“There is nothing within the advance directives statute that would have required doctors or nurses to speak to Ms. Langbehn other than to seek consent regarding a medical procedure that required consent.”

 

“There is no duty (regardless of a fiduciary relationship) to provide information or visitation to a patient’s visitors.” 

As reflected in the legal documents, Jackson Memorial Hospital believes that: (1) they have no obligation to allow their patients visitors; (2) they do not have to allow a healthcare surrogate to actually see the patient on whose behalf they are making healthcare decisions; and (3) that their doctors do not have to share any “particular amount of information” with family members.

 

The Gay and Lesbian Medical Association (GLMA) is appalled by the hospital’s positions and has established the Committee for Fair Visitation at Jackson Memorial Hospital to ensure that what happened to Lisa and her family doesn’t continue to happen to other patients at Jackson Memorial.

 

We are calling on the hospital to carry out its commitment to quality patient care by adopting a comprehensive visitation policy that: affirms all patients’ rights to have visitors; includes same sex-partners and their children in its definition of family and/or does not restrict visitors to biological family members; outlines a clear process for determining when visitors will be restricted and how that will be communicated; and includes a grievance procedure that can be acted on quickly in an emergency situation.

http://www.glma.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Page.viewPage&pageId=888&parentID=568&nodeID=1

Prayer requests

For Lou

For the power of one conference and the CWu particapants

Silent prayers for Steve

Blaine thanksgiving for a great easter

John and Janine’s health

For John’s mother and employment

for peace for Brenda

Thanks for Orions birthday

Kathy’s family

Deb and job

Thanksgiving for the life of Jen’s grandmother

Cliff

Richard and Elaine

Jeff and Karen

Roberta

tanya