The Elephant in the Room
The easiest way to say this is straight up: MCC Welfare Services is not a church. We do not advance religion. Our mandate is to build communities that are socially connected.
We have never shied away from the fact that our organisation was founded by people who attended Metropolitan Community Church back in the 1990s. We owe a debt of gratitude to each individual who came together to form our organisation. They stepped up at a time when many in the community were shunning and disowning people who had contracted the AIDS virus.
Fast forward to today, our organisation has had to change. No longer are we running second-hand shops and providing furniture to people in the same capacity we once were. We are still connecting with individuals though. That's how the Rainbow Tapestry project came about.
The last 2 years have been spent building our web presence and researching the needs of the communities we live in. Research is showing that, despite technology, people are feeling less connected. They are not only feeling it, they are telling me when I talk about the project. The Rainbow Tapestry project aims to address this.
So what happens at the Rainbow Tapestry events? Well it's simply a case of turning up to the event of the day and participating at a level you feel comfortable. We emphasise connection and fun. Looking at the events that Claudia has put together so far, all of them do just this.
There are no ulterior motives.
I hope you can make one or more of our events.
Pj Dwyer
President
