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	<title>MCC of Albuquerque &#187; Neil Macernie</title>
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	<description>Tearing Down Walls. Building Up Hope.</description>
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		<title>Mountain Potluck Picnic on July 31</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jul 2010 20:21:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Neil Macernie</dc:creator>
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Bring your favorite side dish or dessert and join us for hamburgers and hot dogs.
At an elevation 8,800 feet, Balsam Glade Picnic Area is one of those special places for a picnic.  Located on the East side of the Sandia Mountains, Balsam Glade has restrooms and handicap access, easy nature trails, great overlook views and [...]]]></description>
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<p>Bring your favorite side dish or dessert and join us for hamburgers and hot dogs.</p>
<p>At an elevation 8,800 feet, Balsam Glade Picnic Area is one of those special places for a picnic.  Located on the East side of the Sandia Mountains, Balsam Glade has restrooms and handicap access, easy nature trails, great overlook views and tall trees.  Dogs on a leash are welcome, too.</p>
<p>Please note:  There is a $3 fee per vehicle, which allows you access to all areas of mountain including Sandia Peak.</p>
<p>People interested in carpooling will be leaving from MCC at 10:30 am.</p>
<p><strong>WHEN:</strong> Saturday, July 31 @ 11:00 AM<br />
<strong>WHERE:</strong> Balsam Glade Picnic Area in the Sandia Mountains @ NM 536 &amp; NM 165 (<a href="http://bit.ly/mccmap" target="_blank">map</a>).<br />
<strong>RSVP:</strong> EZ Online RSVP (<a href="http://bit.ly/mccpic" target="_blank">click here</a>) or contact Neil at 604-6345 or neilm@mccabq.com (let him know what you&#8217;re bringing).</p>
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		<title>Interfaith Service on June 6th</title>
		<link>http://mccabq.com/2010/06/02/interfaith-service-on-june-6th/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Jun 2010 16:34:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Neil Macernie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Join us for a time of spiritual discovery as we  explore the differences and similarities we share.  This is an  opportunity to build bridges of understanding between people of  different faiths and to find our spirit within the gay, lesbian,  bisexual and transgendered community.
When: Sunday, June 6th @ 7PM
Where:
Metropolitan Community Church [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img class="alignleft" title="Interfaith Service" src="http://www.abqpride.com/images/2010/interfaith01.jpg" alt="" width="255" height="330" />Join us for a time of spiritual discovery as we  explore the differences and similarities we share.  This is an  opportunity to build bridges of understanding between people of  different faiths and to find our spirit within the gay, lesbian,  bisexual and transgendered community.</p>
<p><strong>When:</strong> Sunday, June 6th @ 7PM</p>
<p><strong>Where:<br />
</strong>Metropolitan Community Church of Albuquerque<br />
1103 Texas St. NE<br />
Albuquerque, New Mexico<br />
<small><a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&amp;source=embed&amp;hl=en&amp;geocode=&amp;q=1103+Texas+St+NE,+Albuquerque,+NM+87110-7813&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;hq=&amp;hnear=1103+Texas+St+NE,+Albuquerque,+Bernalillo,+New+Mexico+87110&amp;ll=35.089504,-106.556053&amp;spn=0.021069,0.025749&amp;z=14&amp;iwloc=A">View  Larger Map</a></small></p>
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		<title>ABQ Gay Day on June 5th</title>
		<link>http://mccabq.com/2010/06/01/abq-gay-day-on-june-5th/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jun 2010 16:32:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Neil Macernie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Saturday, June 5th
Come join the FOURTH annual Albuquerque Gay Day at  Cliff’s  Amusement Park.  Be a part of our community of young, old, all  races  and beliefs, parents, gay support groups, and every other section  of  our community attending Gay Day this year.
Discount Ride Passes
Discount ride passes are still [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<h2><img class="alignright" title="ABQ GAY DAY" src="http://www.abqpride.com/images/2010/agd01.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="440" />Saturday, June 5th</h2>
<p>Come join the <strong>FOURTH</strong> annual Albuquerque Gay Day at  Cliff’s  Amusement Park.  Be a part of our community of young, old, all  races  and beliefs, parents, gay support groups, and every other section  of  our community attending Gay Day this year.</p>
<h2>Discount Ride Passes</h2>
<p>Discount ride passes are still available at <a href="http://www.abqgayday.com/tickets" target="_blank"> http://www.abqgayday.com/tickets</a>.</p>
<h2>Be Seen in Red</h2>
<p>Albuquerque Gay Day is the first Saturday in June, when the lesbian,   gay, bisexual and transgender community and friends are encouraged to <strong>“Be seen  in Red”</strong> while  visiting Cliff’s Amusement Park.  Wearing  something, like a red  tee-shirt, to comfortably show your support for  the LGBT community.</p>
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		<title>Countdown to Easter 2010 (Week 2)</title>
		<link>http://mccabq.com/2010/03/28/easter-2010-week-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Mar 2010 19:00:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Neil Macernie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Easter is Sunday, April 4 at 10:30 am
National Hispanic Cultural Center!


You Are Invited To
Discover Hope This Easter

Join Us For Worship At The
National Hispanic Cultural Center
1701 4th St. SW
At the Corner of 4t St. &#38; Avenida Cesar Chavez (Bridge Blvd)

Sunday, April 4th  10:30 am

For those who need assistance from the Parking Lot to the Theatre,  there [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<h2 style="text-align: left;">Easter is Sunday, April 4 at 10:30 am<br />
National Hispanic Cultural Center!</h2>
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<p style="text-align: center;">You Are Invited To</p>
<h2 style="text-align: center;">Discover Hope This Easter</h2>
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Join Us For Worship At The</p>
<h2 style="text-align: center;"><strong>National Hispanic Cultural Center</strong><br />
<strong>1701 4th St. SW</strong></h2>
<address style="text-align: center;">At the Corner of 4t St. &amp; Avenida Cesar Chavez (Bridge Blvd)</address>
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<strong>Sunday, April 4th  10:30 am</strong></p>
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<p>For those who need assistance from the Parking Lot to the Theatre,  there will be a person in a golf cart who will provide you with transportation.  Please extend an invitation to family, friends, co-workers, neighbors, and  people you do not know.  We still have flyers and cards you can for distribution.  We need people to distribute flyers next weekend.  Please see Edna in the Lobby area if you are able to help.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><img class="alignleft" title="ABQ Journal Theatre" src="http://www.nationalhispaniccenter.org/images/stories/PlanAVisit/rentalspace_abq_theatre_balcony_view.jpg" alt="" width="204" height="136" />The Albuquerque Journal Theatre is a beautiful setting and we will be able to create a meaningful worship service there.  There will be special music by several groups and more visuals through multi-media.  Come and be a part of the MCCA Easter Celebration.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">For directions and more information about the worship site please visit the National Hispanic Cultural Center website [<a title="National Hispanic Cultural Center" href="http://www.nhccnm.org/" target="_blank">click here</a>].</p>
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		<title>Countdown to Easter 2010 (Week 4)</title>
		<link>http://mccabq.com/2010/03/14/easter-2010-week-4/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Mar 2010 17:30:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Neil Macernie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Easter is Sunday, April 4 at 10:30 am
National Hispanic Cultural Center!


This Easter we will be worshiping at the National Hispanic Cultural Center which is located at the intersection of 4th St. and Avenida Cesar Chavez.  Worship will be held in the Albuquerque Journal Theatre which seats over 600 people. There is plenty of parking and [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<h2 style="text-align: left;">Easter is Sunday, April 4 at 10:30 am<br />
National Hispanic Cultural Center!</h2>
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<p style="text-align: left;">This Easter we will be worshiping at the <strong>National Hispanic Cultural Center</strong> which is located at the intersection of 4th St. and Avenida Cesar Chavez.  Worship will be held in the Albuquerque Journal Theatre which seats over 600 people. There is plenty of parking and we have rented a golf cart for those who need it from the lot to the theatre!</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Each Sunday we will be distributing invitation cards for you to share and invite as many people as you know &#8211; and don&#8217;t know!  We also need people to take flyers and invite cards to various places around Albuquerque.  Please sign-up in the Lobby after church.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><img class="alignleft" title="ABQ Journal Theatre" src="http://www.nationalhispaniccenter.org/images/stories/PlanAVisit/rentalspace_abq_theatre_balcony_view.jpg" alt="" width="204" height="136" />The Albuquerque Journal Theatre is a beautiful setting and we will be able to create a meaningful worship service there.  There will be special music by several groups and more visuals through multi-media.  Come and be a part of the MCCA Easter Celebration.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">For directions and more information about the worship site please visit the National Hispanic Cultural Center website [<a title="National Hispanic Cultural Center" href="http://www.nhccnm.org/" target="_blank">click here</a>].</p>
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		<title>Entering into the Household of Jesus</title>
		<link>http://mccabq.com/2010/02/07/entering-into-the-household-of-jesus/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Feb 2010 18:30:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Neil Macernie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[During these next 6 weeks we will experience Christ, the living, breathing son of God that captivates us with his teaching, embraces us with his love and disarms us with his grace.
Lent is the period of time leading up to Easter.  It is a time of preparation of the believer for the annual commemoration during [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://mccabq.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/welcoming_Jesus.jpg"><img class="alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-406" title="Welcoming Jesus" src="http://mccabq.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/welcoming_Jesus-150x150.jpg" alt="" width="150" height="150" /></a>During these next 6 weeks we will experience Christ, the living, breathing son of God that captivates us with his teaching, embraces us with his love and disarms us with his grace.</p>
<p>Lent is the period of time leading up to Easter.  It is a time of preparation of the believer for the annual commemoration during Holy Week where we reflect on the Death and Resurrection of Jesus. Lent is forty days long, and represents the time that Jesus spent in the wilderness before the beginning of his public ministry.</p>
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		<title>2010 Congregational Meeting</title>
		<link>http://mccabq.com/2010/01/10/2010-congregational-meeting/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 10 Jan 2010 21:00:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Neil Macernie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Each year the congregation of MCC of Albuquerque meets to review the upcoming budget, elect board members and conduct the business of the church.  This year we will be meeting on:
Sunday, January 24 &#8211; following worship

At the meeting a vote will be taken to approve the 2010 budget and elect board members.  Any other votes [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Each year the congregation of MCC of Albuquerque meets to review the upcoming budget, elect board members and conduct the business of the church.  This year we will be meeting on:</p>
<p><strong>Sunday, January 24 &#8211; following worship<br />
</strong></p>
<p>At the meeting a vote will be taken to approve the 2010 budget and elect board members.  Any other votes needed will take place at this meeting.</p>
<p>It is important for current members of MCC of Albuquerque to attend the forum and the meeting.  As always, congregational meetings are open to everyone, but only members may vote.</p>
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		<title>2010 Congregational Forum</title>
		<link>http://mccabq.com/2010/01/06/2010-congregational-forum/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Jan 2010 19:07:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Neil Macernie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Each year the congregation of MCC of Albuquerque meets to review the upcoming budget, elect board members and conduct the business of the church.  This year we will be meeting on:
Sunday, January 10 &#8211; following worship

The forum is an opportunity for you to review financial statements, including the budget for 2010. You will hear from the [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Each year the congregation of MCC of Albuquerque meets to review the upcoming budget, elect board members and conduct the business of the church.  This year we will be meeting on:</p>
<p><strong>Sunday, January 10 &#8211; following worship<br />
</strong></p>
<p>The forum is an opportunity for you to review financial statements, including the budget for 2010. You will hear from the Pastor and the Board of Directors.  The forum offers you an opportunity to discuss upcoming issues and ask questions you may have. You will meet the candidates who are running for the Board.</p>
<p>It is important for current members of MCC of Albuquerque to attend the forum and the meeting.  As always, congregational meetings are open to everyone, but only members may vote.</p>
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		<title>New Year’s Eve Social Event</title>
		<link>http://mccabq.com/2009/12/28/new-year%e2%80%99s-eve-social-event/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Dec 2009 00:31:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Neil Macernie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Looking for an alcohol-free party alternative this year?  You are invited to ring in the New Year at MCC of Albuquerque on Thursday, December 31 beginning at 9 pm. Bring your favorite board game and a snack to share.  FUN FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY! For more information and to find out what snacks to bring [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img class="alignleft" title="Board Games" src="http://chamberofsecrets89.files.wordpress.com/2008/01/c067416550453ada24cdd1563f8fd3.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="300" />Looking for an alcohol-free party alternative this year?  You are invited to ring in the New Year at MCC of Albuquerque on <strong>Thursday, December 31 beginning at 9 pm. </strong>Bring your favorite board game and a snack to share.  FUN FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY! For more information and to find out what snacks to bring call Bonnie N. at 417-1156 or send a comment to this post.</p>
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		<title>Children, Youth &amp; Family Event</title>
		<link>http://mccabq.com/2009/12/05/children-youth-family-event/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Dec 2009 19:00:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Neil Macernie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Children, Youth, and Families are invited to attend a Christmas Creations Event. We will gather in the celebration hall at 4pm on Saturday December 19th.
Materials will be provided for creating Christmas Sun Catchers, Origami Angels, Dazzling Christmas Stars, and more.  At 5:00pm we will have a potluck dinner, lots of fellowship, and fun!  If your [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.gettyimages.com/" target="_blank"><img class="alignright" title="Children Decorating" src="http://cache3.asset-cache.net/xc/10001787.jpg?v=1&amp;c=NewsMaker&amp;k=2&amp;d=B3B7071D257FC039EDE67A5C8A7DFCA343B103C20C5F5B212BC5B3AB11C86796" alt="" width="141" height="214" /></a>Children, Youth, and Families are invited to attend a Christmas Creations Event. We will gather in the celebration hall at <strong>4pm on Saturday December 19th.</strong></p>
<p>Materials will be provided for creating Christmas Sun Catchers, Origami Angels, Dazzling Christmas Stars, and more.  At <strong>5:00pm we will have a potluck dinner,</strong> lots of fellowship, and fun!  If your family would be able to bring food or art materials to this event or have any questions please contact Meg Freestone at 385.6531.</p>
<p>We Need to purchase or have donated &#8211; ($30.00 would cover all needed materials) multicolor pom-poms, craft sticks/Popsicle sticks (multi sized pack if possible), assorted rhinestones, stars, paper doilies,etc.</p>
<p>Borrow from someone</p>
<p>Christmas decorative paper hole punchers, hot glue gun.</p>
<p>Please let Meg know if you can assist with the above items.</p>
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