I lit a candle for JZ in church this morning. I know that's the smallest of gestures, but for me it was focusing my love and grief into a tiny point of flame in the eyes of God and the universe.
Thank you.
Jacqueline's pastor at her new church came by the other day and they had a great discussion. JZ left the Catholic Church last year after the asshole Archbishop of San Francisco refused to give communion to Nancy Pelosi. So she's found a truly welcoming place at the legendary (in San Francisco circles anyway) Evangelical Lutheran Church of St. Francis at the edge of the Castro.
This was a church that was dropped from the national charter in the 70s because they accepted gay and trans parishioners. And they ministered to many during the height of the AIDS crisis.
But Pastor Bea is a little German woman who writes the most beautiful homilies focused on the essence of Christ's message - accept all with love, tend to those who need it, honor those who do the good work in the world. She was so open and gentle with Jacqueline's fears when she visited yesterday, letting the conversation flow and acknowledging the difficulty and the absurdity of facing your own death.
All the services are live streamed on YouTube and Jacqueline's mother has also become a convert (also leaving the Catholic Church) at age 80.
It is wonderful that Jacqueline has found the new church. I know that her faith is important to her and it surely caused great distress when the Catholic Archbishop made that church impossible to attend. I'm grateful for Pastor Bea fulfilling what is their most important role, giving comfort to their parishioners.
So in the admin section here how do you reset passwords? I went in to users, then manage on the user account and hit the enter or submit without changing anything. Is that it?
Pastor Bea sounds wonderful, and I'm glad she was able to visit Jacqueline and provide such good comfort and support.
msbelle, I didn't find a way in there to reset. It looks like the user has to go to the login screen and request a reset.
It looks like the user has to go to the login screen and request a reset.
I'll get that started from her end.
Here's the live stream of JZ's church. Her brother and mother are there and will be on video asking those in the parish to pray for Jacqueline: [link]
Pastor Bea sounds awesome. I'm glad that JZ found a church that has been a good home.
I don't think anything really makes her happier than getting a comment on her stories at AO3.
Link, please?
(Wonderful Shir managed to point me to the relevant posts and let me know what's going on. I still have no words, I'm sorry. Just so much love from so far away.)
Nilly-- here is the link to her A03 [link]
