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Title: Cees Van Aalst papers
Dates: 1980-1999
Collection Number: 2005-22
Creator/Collector:
Extent: 1 folder
Repository:
GLBT Historical Society
San Francisco, California 94103
Abstract: Van Aalst was an active member of Metropolitan Community Church (MCC). As part of his work with MCC, Van Aalst helped produce
the Pillars Dinner, an annual fundraising event begun in 1989. Van Aalst planned the menu and helped produce the evening.
The bulk of the materials in the collection includes materials related to the Pillars Club dinner, including programs, menus,
invitations, awards and funding requests. There is also documentation of the consecration of Bishop John Darcy Noble in 1980.
Language of Material: English
Collection is open for research.
[Identification of item]. Cees Van Aalst papers. Collection Number: 2005-22. GLBT Historical Society
Gift of Cees van Aalst on December 26, 2000.
Scope and Content of Collection
Van Aalst was an active member of Metropolitan Community Church (MCC). As part of his work with MCC, Van Aalst helped produce
the Pillars Dinner, an annual fundraising event begun in 1989. Van Aalst planned the menu and helped produce the evening.
The bulk of the materials in the collection includes materials related to the Pillars Club dinner, including programs, menus,
invitations, awards and funding requests. There is also documentation of the consecration of Bishop John Darcy Noble in 1980.
Bishop was consecrated in the Church of the Beloved Disciple in 1980, a Manhattan church created to reach out to the gay and
lesbian community. His life partner was the Most Reverend Robert Mary Clement, Archbishop of North America of the original
American Catholic Church and the original Eucharistic Catholic Church; founder of The Church of the Beloved Disciple. GSSO
linked terms: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GSSO_000374; http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GSSO_007695; http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GSSO_007702
Gay men
Christians