Welcome
Our Hearts are on Fire!
Change to Thursday Evening Events
Our opening events Thursday afternoon and evening take place at St. Mark’s Lutheran Church near the Civic Center in San Francisco. St. Mark’s is the oldest Lutheran church west of the Rocky Mountains. Recently restored, St. Mark’s will provide a beautiful setting for our opening worship of high liturgy and the keynote address by Bishop Gene Robinson.
If you are arriving before 2:00 pm on July 3 proceed to San Francisco State University to register and check into your housing. Shuttle buses leave San Francisco State at 2:00 to take you to St. Mark’s. If you arrive in San Francisco after 2:00, go directly to St. Mark’s (1111 O'Farrell Street, San Francisco). Please inform your taxi or SuperShuttle driver of this address. If you are a local commuter, please register at St. Mark’s from 2:30 to 3:00 pm. Opening worship begins at 3:00 pm, followed by dinner and Bishop Robinson’s keynote address, all at St. Mark’s. We return to San Francisco State at 9:00 pm. If you come directly to St. Mark’s, you can take a shuttle bus back to San Francisco State University.
ABOUT HEARTS ON FIRE
Lutherans Concerned / North America invites people of all sexual orientations and gender identities to assemble with members of Reconciling in Christ and prospective RIC congregations at San Francisco State University July 3–6 under the theme, Hearts on Fire.
We’ll worship together, using a rich variety of traditions of the worshipping community. We’ll provide a blend of the familiar and the unique drawing on our Lutheran heritage and the wealth of liturgical practice in the area. We’ll network with one another, hear stories of joy and frustration, and make decisions together about the future direction of Lutherans Concerned / North America.
Hearts on Fire is more than a conference. We take pride in nurturing our participants. Many see the biennial assembly as a family reunion. In 2008, we hope to expand that family feeling by offering some new and exciting aspects to the assembly. Some the new aspects include:
- Our Assembly is one week following San Francisco Pride. You can come to town for Pride and stay for the Assembly (all at San Francisco State University).
- Assembly Pre-Events offer extra education and edification before the assembly begins.
- Vacation Bible School will be offered for children of Assembly attendees and local RIC congregations. This will allow children to have a meaningful Assembly experience along with parents.