ADVANCE NOTICE
from Metropolitan Community Churches

For U.S.-Based MCC Friends and Members

SAVE THE DATE!

Valentine's Day - February 14, 2005 MCC-Sponsored LGBT Marriage Actions

On Monday morning, Feb. 14 -- Valentine's Day -- Rev. Troy Perry and his partner Phillip Ray DeBlieck* will hold a public demonstration at a courthouse in Los Angeles in support of LGBT couples who will apply for civil marriage licenses that day.

They are inviting the media to cover this event.

Rev. Perry will use this annual opportunity to call attention to the unfairness of the marriage laws in the U.S.

He is inviting tens of thousands of MCC couples -- along with other couples in the GLBT communities -- to do the same:

1.  Go to your courthouse or municipal office on Monday, Feb. 14 and apply for a marriage license. (If Monday doesn't work with your schedule, select another day during Valentine's Week.)

2. Tell your local media and press about your plans and ask them to cover your event as part of their Valentine's Day news coverage.

3.  Invite your fellow MCCers and friends to join you for this public event in your town or city.

4.  MCC clergy may wish to hold a public same-sex wedding ceremony on the courthouse steps for a couple whose license application has been rejected.

While this action is targeted for U.S. residents, all people are encouraged to adapt and apply this action as appropriate in your country or culture.

Together we'll make our voices heard!

Mark your calendar... and forward this message to your friends!