Postcard from the Slope

WORLD AIDS DAY MEMORIAL SERVICE AT ST. AUGUSTINE’S CHURCH IN PARK SLOPE

The Gay Ministry at St. Augustine’s Church is organizing a World AIDS Day Memorial and the Ribbon Project. A row of ribbons bearing the names of people who have died of died AIDS will
be installed around the iron fence of St. Augustine Church early this
week and will serve as a dramatic reminder that we all
need to keep fighting this world-wide epidemic.

The group asks that people send in names as soon as possible. Here’s a note I received this morning from one of the organizers. For information or to send names email: mmsomerville(at)mindspring(dot)com.

 

As some of you may know,  I’m
working with the Gay Ministry at St. Augustine Church in Brooklyn.
We’re planning a World AIDS Day Memorial Service there on Dec. 1, 2007,
World AIDS Day. 

The service will be an all faiths service during which names of people who
have died of AIDS will be read aloud.

There’s a brief, exciting program; The New York City Ambassador Chorus, which
is, as I understand it, a ‘chamber’ offshoot of the famous NY Gay Men’s
Chorus will perform and AIDS Education Expert Christobal Jacques will talk.

If you can, please attend the service. Even if you can’t make the service —
and if the gesture feels right to you — please take part in the Ribbon Project.
A row of red ribbons bearingthe names of people who have died of AIDS which will
be installed around the iron fence of St. Augustine Church early this
week will serve as a reverent, dramatyic and vibrant reminder that we all
need to keep fighting this world-wide epidemic.

If you want to remember a loved one by name, just send me the name. If you
have dates of birth or death or both, please send those too. If you want to use
only first names or informal / nick-names, that’s fine too.

The prayer service will not be Catholic service.  It will,
however, take place inside a church.

The deadline for sending names is let‘s say — about November
30th — Soon! All it takes is a moment. The more names we have, the
more powerful the installation will be!

Please pass this on to anyone who might wish to have the information.