LGBT Episcopalians Celebrate "Disordering Our Boundaries" By Jeff Walton http://juicyecumenism.com/ June 30, 2015 Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) Episcopalians marked 40 years of advocacy in the Episcopal Church during a Monday night Eucharist characterized by inclusive language, liturgical innovations and prayers for "disordering our boundaries and releasing our desires." Hundreds of Episcopalians at the denomination's triennial General Convention in Salt Lake City, Utah participated in a festive Eucharist hosted by Integrity USA, the church's unofficial LGBT caucus. The event took place the same day that bishops gave approval to a new gender-neutral marriage rite which appears likely to be enacted by the end of the week. "We've been at this for 40 years -- it's a nice, Biblical number to be coming out of the wilderness," declared former Integrity USA President Susan Russell of the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles. The caucus, which was founded in 1974 by six-time General Convention deputy Louie Crew, has had a presence at every such gathering since 1976. Viewscreens projected rainbow-colored Jerusalem crosses as the congregation sang an opening hymn to the "Wind of God." An aspergillum-wielding Bishop Suffragan Mary Glasspool of the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles sprinkled the congregation with holy water while a dove and colorful streamers circled overhead at the tip of a liturgical gizmo resembling a long flycasting rod. "And now a word from the Prophet Louie," a prayer leader introduced, beginning a video on the life of Crew. Following the video, the congregation was led in singing "Louie, Louie, Louie Hallelujah." Episcopal Church House of Deputies President Gay Jennings presented Crew with the House of Deputies Medal on behalf of his service to the Episcopal Church, which Jennings praised as "persistent, prophetic." "All I did was get in the way of the Holy Spirit, and she's a fierce tornado," Crew said in accepting the medal. Click here for the rest of the article: http://virtueonline.org/salt-lake-city-ut-lgbt-episcopalians-celebrate-disordering-our-boundaries