We are proud to be a menber if ILGA
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This painting is
now
our symbol. Painted by Mary Moon, it
represents our ever-changing diversity, sometimes stormy,
sometimes calm, we are all mixed together to make a beautiful
painting in God's image
This symbol,
made by Fionnaigh, so aptly describes that we are all made in God's
image no matter what our sexuality.
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GalaXies
is a Christian-ish spiritual community for lesbians, gay men, bisexuals
and
transgender people, and our mates!
Our
spiritual core is
what we have found to be of value, affirming, truthful and
fun. In
enjoying ourselves, seeking, interpreting God freshly, we embrace the
diversity of other spiritual paths.
Our Sunday
evening
services are a relaxed journey, creative, rewarding, renewing, casual,
beyond ourselves. We are all learning ...
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Canaries in the Mine - By Lori Heine
The gift gay,
lesbian, bisexual and transgender believers bring, among so many
others, is that of safeguarding the state - the overall health - of the
Body of Christ in today's world. Click on the link below for the full
article at Whosoever.org
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Did you know we have a book library?
Well
we do, a small one indeed but there might well be something in
there to interest you. Check out the Liturgy Resources Button on
the left, then Books!.
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GalaXies
is an incorporated society. See our objectives.
GalaXies
provides:
Meetings: We meet on
the fourth Sunday of the month
St. Andrew's on The Terrace
(Upstairs Common
Room)
30 The Terrace, Wellington
Time: 17:30
To
get in touch with GalaXies, see contacts.
You
want to develop your understanding of spirituality and your sexuality?
See our list of books.
You’re
concerned about what the Bible says or what some people think it says?
See our list of helpful websites
for commentaries which are based on the historical/critical method of
interpreting the Bible.
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As part of our
incorporation as a society in 1994, we were required to
provide rules for what we would do. Part of this was a set of
objectives. In August 2000 we looked at these again, and
decided that they
still worked for us.
The objectives are:
- To provide affirming
worship for lesbians, gay men and bisexual, their families and friends
who are Christian or of Christian origin.
- To provide worship
which is inclusive of all who wish to nurture and develop their
spirituality.
- To provide
opportunities for lesbians, gay men and bisexuals to explore faith
through retreats, seminars and workshops.
- To foster support for
gay men, lesbians and bisexuals in and beyond Wellington.
Who are we?
We are an ecumenical
Christian congregation comprised primarily of lesbians
and gay men, although there are a growing number of straight refugees
from other
congregations joining us. We are committed to the priesthood of all
believers,
and our services are led from within the group.
We recognise common
ground between Christianity and other spiritualities and
their different approaches. We are non-judgemantal and open
in theology.
Inclusive language,
concepts and stories
Becasue of the history of
homophobia in society and the Church's negative
attitude to homosexuality, lesbians and gay men experience a range of
difficult
problems in personal and spiritual development.
A few churches are
beginning to appreciate the hetrosexual bias in the
language, concepts and stories used in worship. For the most
part,
however, appropriate affirmation and spiritual nourishment are lacking.
The services offfered by Galaxies attempt
to meet
this need
and are
developing content and forms of worship which might be used by churches
as they
become more inclusive.
They are also providing
an outreach to gay men and lesbians of no church
background who wish to develop their spirituality and find a way to
affirm
values in their lives.
Spirituality - Growing
towards potential being.
For this Galaxies offers:
- A focus on values, on
God.
- A community in which
to find meaning, claim authority, express gay and lesbian culture.
- Liturgy for the
expression and celebration of values.
- Workshops for
spiritual development.
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