chaplain at Macalester College in St. Paul, MN.

Both preachers referred to God's inclusive love for all of humanity, the angst of exclusion and the sacramental promises of Baptism. Personal stories recounting the pain of rejection were tempered by knowledge of God's pervasive claim on all humans. Also woven through both sermons was a thread of hope that one day all Presbyterians will be welcome to participate fully in the PC(USA).

Martha Juillerat, the founder and national program director of the Shower of Stoles Project, presented a large baptismal bowl, a gift to the from the Reconciling Network of United Methodists, and shared stories about the use of water in God's scheme of creation. She said gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered Methodists are holding their Presbyterian brothers and sisters in prayer during the 216th General Assembly.