by Amy Cerniglia | Sep 18, 2023 | Covenant Congregations, Covenant Network News, Sexuality
From September 16-23, we celebrate Bisexual Awareness Week and highlight the experiences and resiliency of bisexual+ people. Throughout #BiWeek, people learn more about the history, culture, and needs of bi+ communities. GLAAD, the...
by Amy Cerniglia | Jun 1, 2023 | Covenant Network News, Featured Resourcing, Gender, News, Personal Testimony, Sexuality
In June, we celebrate LGBTQIA+ Pride month! As we kick off this month of affirming all God’s children, especially highlighting people marginalized for their gender or sexual identities, we are sharing a new resource on our Becoming a Welcoming Church Page: A...
by Amy Cerniglia | Apr 26, 2023 | Covenant Network News, Gender, News, Personal Testimony, Sexuality
By Amy Cerniglia For Lesbian Day of Visibility, historically celebrated on April 26, I wrote last year about the frightening book bans and attitudes of “Don’t Say Gay” creeping into Florida classrooms and threatening the visibility of sexual minorities. In this last...
by Amy Cerniglia | Mar 16, 2023 | Covenant Network News, News, Sexuality
“[Pride] means freedom and joy and happiness. I love seeing the joy on all these kids’ faces as they realize they can be themselves here.” Last Saturday, CNP Communications Coordinator Amy Cerniglia had the opportunity to celebrate Manatee Pride in...
by Amy Cerniglia | Feb 17, 2023 | Covenant Network News, Gender, News, Sexuality, Theology
We are constantly expanding our resource pages on our website to provide helpful information for churches. If you haven’t recently seen the “Becoming a Welcoming Church” page, it provides practical steps your church can take to more fully welcome LGBTQIA+ people...
by Amy Cerniglia | Jan 10, 2023 | Covenant Network News, Sexuality, Uncategorized
One of the new resources on our website providing guidance for navigating Sexuality & Sexual Orientation includes a powerful breakout session from the Rev. Kelly Spencer at Covenant Conversation: Olympia. This workshop provides accessible tools to navigate the...
by Amy Cerniglia | Oct 11, 2022 | Covenant Network News, News, PC(USA) History & Polity, Personal Testimony, Sexuality
Since 1987, National Coming Out Day has been celebrated by LGBTQIA+ people around the country. Last year, a series of interviews to diverse leaders within the PC(USA) shed light on why this day has such special importance for LGBTQIA+ people. Amanda Barclay, Pastor at...
by Amy Cerniglia | Jul 5, 2022 | Covenant Congregations, Covenant Network News, News, Sexuality
How did your church celebrate Pride? On Sunday, June 12, Ridgefield-Crystal Lake Presbyterian Church, Woodstock First Presbyterian and several other faith groups participated in PRIDE Fest on Woodstock’s histo ric town square. An estimated crowd of 4,000 enjoyed a...
by Amy Cerniglia | Jun 10, 2022 | Covenant Network News, News, Sexuality
In addition to celebrating our 25th year in ministry, the Covenant Network of Presbyterians is proudly partnering with APCE (Association of Partners in Christian Education) to celebrate LGBTQIA+ people and equip you with inclusive liturgies, youth programs, and other...
by Amy Cerniglia | Jun 2, 2022 | Covenant Network News, Featured Resourcing, News, Sexuality
In addition to celebrating our 25th year in ministry, we’re proudly partnering with APCE (Association of Partners in Christian Education) to celebrate LGBTQIA+ people and equip you with resources on important topics, including: What do the letters in...
