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My sister wants the service in her church (the Methodists who believe God could be a woman), and my church - who knows Jesus is the earthly example of who God is .. and a church that believes in celebrating a life.

What is with that whole "God could be a woman" thing anyway? Jesus was asked, as a form of trap, whose wife a certain woman who had married several times (all marriages ending in death) in heaven. He responded that there wasn't male or female in heaven... so considering that, God doesn't have a sex, right? (Also logical when you realize that sex is a function/attribute of physicality, and that without a physical form there is no sex.)

It's my opinion that we refer to God in the masculine for several reasons. One, his humanity on Earth [that is Jesus] was male. Two, out of respect for his power and strength. (considered male attributes.) Three, God made man first and woman as a completion/perfection for him... the implication is that a complete man (who is a reflection of God, the perfect-man being God-in-human-flesh) doesn't need a woman because he is complete within himself. That self-completeness is an attribute of the Trinity; God didn't create us because He needed us.

We refer to God in the masculine sense because God chose to describe himself to us in that manner. This is true throughout the Old Testament and the New Testament. There is a recent article by Albert Mohler about God choosing His own name. Google Mohler's website, and see his recent article.