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eNewsletter 20 May 02 |
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1. Prayer Request -------------------------------------------------- Welcome once again to the Chi Rho Connection, the electronic newsletter of Chi Rho Press. Thank you for passing this Chi Rho Connection on to others. To join our list, send an e-mail message to
ChiRhoPress-subscribe@yahoo.com. Direct all other e-mail to Adam@ChiRhoPress.com. See the end of this eNewsletter for a complete list of e-mail addresses at ChiRhoPress.com. -------------------------------------------------- 1.
Prayer Request -------------------------------------------------- 2. An Appeal for Sr. Jeannine Grammick -------------------------------------------------- 3. Featured Products: Handouts for Pride Month -------------------------------------------------- 4. Stained Glass Available -------------------------------------------------- 5. Invest in a Promissory Note! -------------------------------------------------- 6. Adam's Last Word: --------------------------------------------------
We are glad you are partners in ministry with us here at Chi Rho Press. We are eager for your comments, your suggestions, your assistance with selling our books, and your own purchases! And of course, we covet your prayers for this ministry. Grace and peace, Adam DeBaugh, Director
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Vol. III, No. 9
20 May 02
2. An Appeal for Sr. Jeannine Grammick
3. Featured Product: Handouts
4. Stained Glass Available!
5. Invest in a Promissory Note!
6. Adam's Last Word:
Please visit our Web site at http://www.chirhopress.com to see our entire lines of books, handouts, tchochkas, and stained glass.
Things have slowed down considerably here at Chi Rho Press, the recession apparently hit us hard and sales have fallen off.
Chi Rho Press is a LGBT Christian publishing house and we work hard to serve our community of faith. We have continued to update our Web page (http://www.ChiRhoPress.com). The Chi Rho Connection and our weekly Chi Rho Reflections continue to be well received. But sales have been slow. We need to sell more books!
We ask for your prayers for this ministry to the LGBT community. If you feel moved to buy a book or a gift, or make a tax-deductible contribution to the work and ministry of the Press, or purchase a Promissory Note, that would be a huge help.
Thank you.
Jeannine has been a vowed religious for 42 years and is presently with the Sisters of Loretto; she left the School Sisters of Notre Dame when they supported the Vatican's Congregation for the Doctrine of Faith prohibition against Jeannine's ministry to gay and lesbian persons and their parents. Jeannine continues her ministry, but it must be self-supporting, which has been difficult since the Vatican's ban.
If you are able to help provide some financial security for one who has been a pioneer and mainstay for the lesbian/gay movement in the Catholic Church, you are invited to make a tax-deductible donation payable to "Sisters of Loretto" with the notation "Sr. Jeannine Gay Ministry Fund;" the check will be deposited directly into an account for Jeannine's current and future needs. Send the check to Sr. Denise Ann Clifford, 300 E Hamden Ave #400, Englewood, CO 80110-2661.
Three of our four Handouts are specifically designed for Metropolitan Community Churches, while the fourth, 'Free to Be: A Brief Look at the Bible and Homosexuality,' is useful for everyone dealing with the issue of the Bible and homosexuality.
The Chi Rho Press line of Handouts includes:
'FREE TO BE LESBIAN/GAY: A Brief Look at the Bible and Homosexuality,' by the Rev. Michael England. A brief analysis of the Biblical passages traditionally used to condemn homosexuality. Based on his best selling book, 'The Bible and Homosexuality,' now in its fifth edition from Chi Rho Press, Michael England has distilled the most important information from the book into this convenient, pocket-sized Handout.
'WELCOME TO MCC!' by R. Adam DeBaugh. Basic background information about the UFMCC. Useful for visitors to MCC churches or anyone interested in learning about MCC.
'WHAT DO WE BELIEVE?' by R. Adam DeBaugh. An explanation of the UFMCC Statement of Faith, the creedal statement that binds MCC members together worldwide.
'WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE A MEMBER OF MCC?' by R. Adam DeBaugh. A description of the requirements for membership in MCC.
The four Handouts are helpful ministry tools for membership classes, visitors' packets, Pride events, while traveling on church business, or during visits to friends in the community. All four Handouts clearly and quickly inform readers about issues important to MCC congregations.
Chi Rho Press's Handouts are pocket size reference materials priced at $0.20 each, plus shipping and handling. Discounts can be arranged for orders of very large quantities. Handouts are six inches high by 18 inches long, and folded down to a handy, pocket-sized, six by three-inch brochure.
Order Handouts directly at http://www.chirhopress.com/products/brochures.html.
In addition, Chi Rho Press offers other books useful to MCC's ministry. 'The UFMCC Mission Statement,' by Rev. Virginia G. Miles and R. Adam DeBaugh reflects on an early mission statement adopted by the UFMCC General Council. Jean Gralley's insightful cartoons collected in 'What a Fellowship' will add levity and meaning to the congregational life of any MCC. Also, Gralley's 'Whole Church Body Book' explains church history in a way that all members can enjoy, with special attention to the life and call of the laity in the church.
Please visit our Web site at http://www.ChiRhoPress.com to learn about our full line of products that each celebrates the faith and sexuality of all people.
Order materials from our Web site, http://www.ChiRhoPress.com, using a credit card and the fast and convenient shopping cart option. Or send your check or money order in the amount of the price of the materials plus shipping and handling to:
Chi Rho Press
P.O. Box 7864
Gaithersburg, MD 20898
Check out the stained glass section of our Web page at http://www.chirhopress.com/products/stainedglass.html. There are pictures of all five stained glass pieces:
The clear cross (usually with a red center) for $12.00;
The LGBT rainbow flag for $18.00;
The red AIDS ribbon for $7.50;
The new rainbow cross for $18.00;
And the new rainbow Star of David for $18.00, all plus shipping and handling.
Use our handy shopping cart and pay with your credit card!
Put the stained glass bear to work!
This is an excellent investment for your church building fund, as well as for individuals who want to receive a good return on their investment while helping the LGBT community.
Promissory Notes in $1,000 increments are available from Chi Rho Press, at 6% simple interest, repaid in eight quarterly payments over a two year period.
Write Adam@ChiRhoPress.com for the text of the Promissory Note, and send your check for $1,000 (or $2,000, $3,000, or even $5,000!). We will send a signed Note upon the receipt of your check.
Of course, contributions to Chi Rho Press are fully tax deductible. If you are able to make a financial gift to this ministry, we would welcome your support. Our Guardian Angel Individual Sponsors program starts with a minimum gift of $150 a year and our Guardian Angels receive discounts on Press publications, free gifts during the year, and special other perks.
Thanks for your support!
Change is often a good and healthy thing. We continue to try to make changes here at the Press to better serve our customers and other partners in ministry with us.
Editor Kevin Fries has completed the first editing of Dr. Sandy Bochonok's book of daily devotions, 'Living as the Beloved.' This is very good news for us, as we slowly move toward publication of this exciting book. I have completed the second editing pass of January through July (my edits come after Kevin and Sandy have finished their first pass).
We are looking at some other promising manuscripts as well, but publication requires money and we still need more sales! Please, urge your friends and colleagues to look over our Web page and buy books, handouts, gift items, and stained glass.
Please consider making a tax deductible contribution to the ministry of Chi Rho Press. Go to http://www.chirhopress.com/sponsor.html to make a contribution on line, using your credit card. While annual contributions of $150 or more make you a Guardian Angel, even gifts of $25 or $50 or $100 will help a great deal.
If everyone who reads this Chi Rho Connection went on line right now and made a $25 contribution this ministry would be totally out of debt and on a very sound financial footing! Will you take a step of faith right now and help?
And please consider investing in a Promissory Note (see article number 5). Your help as a partner in this ministry is vital to our continuation.
Lastly, please keep Chi Rho Press, our staff and board of directors in your prayers. Thank you and God bless you!
If you have questions, please write to Question@ChiRhoPress.com.
For comments and suggestions about this eNewsletter, please write Connection@ChiRhoPress.com.
To learn about our Guardian Angel Individual Sponsor Program, please write Angels@ChiRhoPress.com.
For all other correspondence, please write Adam@ChiRhoPress.com.
Our snail mail address is:
Chi Rho Press, Inc.
P.O. Box 7864
Gaithersburg, MD 20898
Our telephone and fax number is 301/926-1208.
Customers outside the U.S. and especially our Canadian friends can order using credit cards on our Web page or through our Canadian distributor, MAP Enterprises, Mary Ann Pearson, at her new Web page, http://www.christiangays.com.
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