Friday, April 2, 2004

Tim & Patrick's blessing video now available

Tim & Patrick: a personal look a blessing a same-gender relationship is a new release from Wingspan Ministry and Aquaries Media, now available on VHS. Cost is $15, order online from www.thisobedience.com online store. A trailer of the film is available for viewing.

Tim & Patrick is a 10-minute documentary on the blessing service for Tim Beekmann and Patrick Durkin in a Lutheran congregation. Through interviews with Tim, Patrick, Tim's parents (including Darold Beekmann, Bishop Emeritus of the SW Minnesota Synod), Patrick's mother, and private home movies of the ceremony itself, Tim & Patrick shows one couple's commitment to each other and God. It is perfect for small group discussions and usable in a short forum presentation for congregational use. Recent viewers called Tim & Patrick's Blessing "accessible, helpful, and eye-opening."

This new video will be a valuable resource to congregations studying "Part 2: Church and Homosexuality" from the ELCA's Sexuality Studies Task Force. Order your copy today and share it with your pastor and others in your congregations, set up a forum and hold a discussion.