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6th Annual Albuquerque Gay Day on June 2nd

PURCHASE DISCOUNTED ALL-DAY PASSES, CLICK HERE.  MCC makes $1 for every ticket sold.

The sixth annual Albuquerque Gay Day kicks off a month of pride events in and around the New Mexico’s largest city, Albuquerque!  Albuquerque Gay Day gives lesbians, gays, bisexuals, transgender, intersex and queer/questioning individuals their families, friends and supporters a day to come together as a community for a fun, sun, rides, food, water and excitement at Cliff’s Amusement Park.  Held on the first Saturday in June it has become one of the largest gay pride events in the city.

You are encouraged to “Be seen in Red” while visiting Cliff’s Amusement Park; wearing something, like a red tee-shirt, to comfortably show your support for the LGBTIQ community.  Come be a part of our diverse community of hundreds enjoying activities and creating new friendships.  New this year is WaterMania!  Get outrageously wet in the Cliff’s brand new water adventure.  Water Monkeys is now Mega Water Monkeys and it’s five times bigger and a trillion times wetter!

Our hope for Albuquerque Gay Day has been to be the beginning a multi-event celebration; a total gay and lesbian vacation experience for locals and visitors alike.  Businesses, community organizations and individuals coming together to the center of the land of enchantment for the purpose of creating a gay and lesbian atmosphere for everyone to enjoy.

The real success of Albuquerque Gay Day is because of you, the Albuquerque Gay Day attendee. Whether you attend the Cliff’s Amusement Park event or take part in Albuquerque Pride, count yourself among those who contribute to the success and growth of an event that’s all about being you. Put on a red t-shirt, head out into the New Mexico sunshine and have some fun!

Visit us at www.abqgayday.com for more information and to purchase discount all-day passes.  Mark your calendars for ABQ GAY DAY, JUNE 2ND FROM 10AM to 9PM.


NM HIV/AIDS Walk

MCC of Albuquerque at the 2005 AIDS Walk

Help our team help others

New Mexico HIV/AIDS Walk 2012
Highlands High School Track and Field
Saturday, April 28, 2012 @ 11:00 AM

We’re here to make a difference in the lives of people living with HIV and AIDS. Join us as we walk together in a faith community working to change someone’s life.

The funds we raise will help five HIV/AIDS organizations continue to provide education, resources, food and assistance.

Click Here to Pledge Your Donation

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and Walk the Walk

MCC’s Littlest Angels program provides babies with proper burials

KRQE Baby Angel

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Reporter: Amanda Goodman

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Burying a child, especially a baby is heartbreaking. Sometimes so much so that parents cannot bring themselves to do it.  That is when the Metropolitan Community Church of Albuquerque steps in.

“The medical examiner’s office calls us and lets us know that they have a baby and asks us if we’ll take it in and bury it,” said Reverend Judith Maynard of MCC.  The church buries abandoned and unclaimed babies through its ‘littlest angels’ program.

A member named George Rombold felt compelled to the start the program nearly a decade ago after reading a similar program in California.
Since then the congregation has buried about 20 babies in Albuquerque, each time holding a simple memorial and funeral service, attended by church members.

Earlier this week four babies were laid to rest at Sunset Memorial Park.  “That was the most that we’ve done at one time, we’ve done two together, but this was the most we’ve done,” Reverend Maynard said.  Everything is donated for the funerals except for the monuments, that is when the congregation steps up again, donating the $300-$400 needed for the monuments.  “The congregation, even though many of them don’t have children, they’ve embraced these babies as their own they come to the services, they sit there, they weep as if it was their very own,” Maynard said.  Claiming the babies that no one wanted in life by being there for them after their death to make sure they receive a proper farewell.?

 

New Board and New Members

Sunday, March 6, 10:30am
Installation of Board of Directors
New Members join

Join us for Sunday service and welcome our new board members and new Church members!

Easter Planning Meeting

Wednesday, March 2 6:30 pm
Easter Planning Meeting
At MCC