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Monday, December 28, 2009

New Year's Eve Gay-La-La in Soulard 7pm



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on behalf of www.MCCGSL.org

Join MCCGSL & ONE ST LOUIS in celebrating the New Year!

This Formal Dinner Event is $30/person or reserve an entire table for this fantastic evening of color, Dinner and Dancing!


 Formal Dinner with non‐alcoholic refreshments
[Choice of Chicken, Beef or Vegetarian Entrée]
 Dancing
 Silent Auction
 Midnight “sparkling”toast and party favors!
 Alcohol will not be provided but you may bring the
Party Beverage of your choice
Organize your friends to sit together!
Tables of Eight: $240

For reservations or more information:
rsvp@mccgsl.org or info@mccgsl.org
MCC of Greater Saint Louis Office: 314.361.3221
Space is limited so make your reservations soon!!!

No tickets will be available at the door,
advance purchase only.

Tuesday, December 22, 2009

Christmas Dinner for Needy Families

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"FEED ST. LOUIS”
Christmas Dinner at Spruill’s

Christmas Day

11 a.m. – 6 p.m.

Spruill’s

2625 Stoddard Street

St. Louis, Missouri 63106



No one in the St. Louis area needs to be alone or hungry this Christmas. For families who may not be able to afford a big Christmas dinner this year, or for someone who may be dining alone, a free, holiday dinner will be served on Christmas Day from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Spruill’s, 2625 Stoddard Street, in St. Louis. The buffet dinner will include turkey and dressing and all the trimmings, along with punch and dessert. Individuals and families who would like to share a hot, traditional Christmas meal are invited to come on by. No reservation is needed for this alcohol-free, family event.

Sunday, December 13, 2009

MCCGSL Choir Concert December 19th & 20th - 6PM (FREE)

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http://www.mccgsl.org/

MCC of Greater St. Louis Choir will present its Holiday Season Christmas Concert on
December 19th & 20th, 2009.

This special evening will mark the first Christmas Concert held in our new facility at
1919 South Broadway in Soulard. TWO NIGHTS ONLY, Event is Free of Charge.

Join Us on Saturday or Sunday Evening at 6pm, as we celebrate the Holidays in Traditional (untraditional) worship & song.

"Come as you are, Beleiving as you Do"

We are located on 7th Street/Broadway 1 block north of Russell Ave.
(next to St. Louis Bread Co.)
http://www.mccgsl.org/
December 19th & 20th -- 6PM @ 1919 S. Broadway
(Metropolitan Community Church of Greater St. Louis)

Wednesday, December 9, 2009

GED Test: The Good, the Bad, and the Non-Compliant (JAN 28th)

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GED Test: The Good, the Bad, and the Non-Compliant

GED In-service

Thursday January 28, 2010

1:00 - 3:00 pm

YMCA Literacy Council

2635 Gravois Ave. 63118

Come learn about what is involved in preparing to pass a GED test, participating in community assistance programs, learning to read, and the educating for change process.

See flyer attached for information on who should attend & what you can take away from the in-service.

To Register Call Mary Ann at 314-367-5000

Thursday, December 3, 2009

New Book Offers UNCOMMON HOPE In The Midst Of HIV/AIDS Pandemic



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New Book Offers UNCOMMON HOPE In The Midst Of HIV/AIDS Pandemic
Yesterday at 10:05pm
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
December1, 2009

“AIDS has never been about the body alone. It is a condition of the body, mind, and spirit. AIDS crosses the depths of despair, soars on clouds of uncommon hope, and sits in hushed silence while time passes and no cure is forthcoming,” says Joshua L. Love, a survivor of HIV/AIDS and drug addiction. His new book, Uncommon Hope , available on December 1, 2009 (World AIDS Day) is inspired by people whose lives are affected by HIV and AIDS. Love found a journey to healing through faith, which led him to his current position as director of the Metropolitan Community Churches (MCC) Global HIV/AIDS Ministry and to oversee MCC's Drug and Addictions Literacy Program.

Love says, "Uncommon Hope unveils a strategy to end the silence and inaction by people of faith, in and out of organized religious communities, and other nonprofit agencies who feel called to partner in the work of bringing an end to HIV and AIDS. This step-by-step curriculum allows them to engage volunteers and employees in advocacy, public action, and social support of people living with and affected by HIV and AIDS.

"We can do a lot to diminish the suffering of people living with HIV and AIDS and the unnecessary deaths caused by limited access to healthcare and support services. Local churches and faith-based organizations are often the support system of last resort for vulnerable people. We need to be equipped to act," says Love.

Rev. Dr. Donald E. Messer, author of Breaking the Conspiracy of Silence, said, "Metropolitan Community Churches was addressing the HIV and AIDS crisis before most other denominations were. While others were silent or condemning, MCC was on the forefront of offering Christ's inclusive love and compassion. Those of us in other denominations need to listen to and learn from MCC, as well as express our gratitude for their selfless ministry over the years."

Executive Director of the Center for Church and Global AIDS, Rev. Dr. Messer added, "In Joshua Love, MCC has an articulate and winsome spokesperson and leader. This superb curriculum, Uncommon Hope, will bless your life and your faith-based organizations and your communities in which they serve."

Joshua L. Love is a survivor of HIV and drug addiction, an activist in the Gay Men's Health Movement, and is committed to serving people where HIV/AIDS and addiction support services are unavailable or limited by extreme poverty and religious oppression. Love was published in IAPAC+, a publication of the International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care (Spring 2007); produced a documentary entitled We Who Are One Body: A Spiritual Walk with AIDS; and presented at the American Sociological Association 2009 Annual Conference.

He is a clergy candidate with Metropolitan Community Churches and is completing his Master of Divinity at Episcopal Divinity School in Cambridge, Massachusetts. In 2010, he will release a second book Deconstructing Meth, funded by the Elton John AIDS Foundation. Love travels the world to share a message of hope and spiritual renewal through preaching, workshops, and retreats.

About Metropolitan Community Church (MCC)

Metropolitan Community Church, founded in 1968, is a human-rights movement and ministry operating as a Christian denomination in 25 countries around the world. MCC has often been and continues to be one of few leading advocates for vulnerable people in places where religious orthodoxy, sexism, and homophobia can result in violence and death. MCC's promise is stated in its tagline "Tearing Down Walls. Building Up Hope."

For more information about MCC visit: http://www.mccchurch.org .
For more about MCC's Global HIV/AIDS Ministry visit: http://www.mccgham.org .

About Uncommon Hope

Uncommon Hope offers a dynamic, small-group curriculum designed to support people of faith in answering God's call to end the silence and inaction magnifying the human suffering and death wrought by HIV and AIDS. Whether your church or faith-based organization is just beginning to engage in HIV/AIDS ministry or has a long history in the work, Uncommon Hope provides tools and experiences to foster the development of spiritual responses that are authentic to your community, consistent with the core teachings of all major faith traditions, and respectful of the rich diversity reflected in the lives most impacted by the HIV/AIDS pandemic.

Uncommon Hope is open to and inclusive of all people living with HIV and AIDS, whether they are infected in the body or affected as concerned and caring community members. The program is a progressive, multi-unit curriculum packaged in six chapters, each comprising a combination of educational tools, engaged learning, public action, and social support. Participants are afforded the opportunity to acquire new skills and insight at each stage of the process: Awareness, Truths, Radical Change, and Inspiration.

If you hunger to minister at the true intersection of justice, mercy, compassion and hope, then read the pages of Uncommon Hope.

Please contact 1-866-HOPE MCC (4673-622) or email franklincalvin@mccchurch.net to order your copy now!

Press Contact Or To Arrange Author Interviews:
Jim Birkitt
The Birkitt Communications Group
Los Angeles, California
Tel. (310) 272-3046
E-mail: JimBirkitt@aol.com

March Against Violence - FRIDAY DEC 4th






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on Behalf of SHOW ME NO HATE

DECEMBER 4th ANTI-Violence VIGIL

@ Manchester Grove Neighborhood




JOIN THE ST. LOUIS COMMUNITY AGAINST ALL VIOLENCE

Following the recent news of violence against three members of our community, many people are left angry, sad and even motivated to come together.

“If I turned around every time somebody called me a faggot, I’d be walking backward – and I don’t want to walk backward.” - Harvey Milk

Violence happens everyday to women, African-Americans, Latinos, Jews, transgendered, children, disabled, senior citizens, Natives, Muslims, homeless, Christians, gays, lesbians and many others who suffer at the hands of an abuser.

On Tuesday December 1st, 2009 several community organizers led by Bert Coleman, came together to organize a united St. Louis answer to violence and hate. In our efforts to mobilize and respond quickly, we are encouraging you at the very least join our candlelight Vigil, March and Rally along Manchester Avenue.

The schedule of the evening is as follows:

07:00 pm - Candlelight vigil against all forms of hate
---------> Corner of Manchester & Boyle (Ernies 32)


07:15 pm - March down Manchester Avenue

07:30 pm - Rally at Manchester & Vandeventer (Commerce Bank)

08:00 pm - NOH8 Project Fundraiser @ Nancy's Place
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http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=192297688395

10:00 pm - Glitterbomb Benefit Show @ Complex
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http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=214257996194

Speakers at the 7:30pm Rally to be announced.


We will have many but please bring candles for the march and please wear RED hats, scarves, gloves or other RED items to show solidarity for those victimized in our community.

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