Monthly Program and Support Group:

Third Sunday of Every Month,
2:00-5:00 p.m.
PFLAG St. Paul/Minneapolis
106 E Diamond Lake Road
Minneapolis, MN
(I-35W and Diamond Lake Rd)
(Space inside Mayflower United Church of Christ)
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Meeting Schedule
1:30 p.m. Set-up, conversation, library opens
2:00 - 3:30 Program
3:30 - 3:45 Break and social time
3:45 - 5:00 Small support groups (confidential)

See Calendar of Events below for this month's program topic. You are encouraged to arrive before the program begins and do not need to be a member to attend. Your assistance in setting up chairs, refreshments, and the literature table would be most welcome. To receive an email reminder about our monthly meetings, send a blank message to pflag-subscribe@topica.com (Your e-mail address will be kept confidential and you will receive a notice from this list just once a month).

Refreshments are served during the break between the program and the group meetings.

Support groups follow the monthly program, from 3:45 – 5:00 p.m. These small discussion groups are completely confidential and provide an opportunity for family members, friends, and GLBT persons themselves to share thoughts and feelings, and to listen to others do the same. In addition to our general topic groups, we offer a group focused on gender identity and transgender issues. Another group provides support for straight spouses of GLBT persons.

PFLAG Library, stocked with books, articles and videos on a variety of GLBT topics, is open during both events. All items circulate. You need not be a member to check out materials.

The monthly program and facilitated support groups are open to all at no charge, although contributions are greatly appreciated.
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PFLAG/St.Paul-Minneapolis Chapter Calendar of Events

April 20, 2008 (3rd Sunday of every month) PFLAG Monthly Meeting & Straight Spouse Network Meeting Mayflower United Church of Christ (see above for address and link to map) Program 2-3:30 p.m David LaRochelle, children's author, will discuss his award-winning young adult novel, Absolutely,Positively Not.  The humorous tale of a 16 year old boy coming to terms with being gay. A former teacher, David has been writing & illustrating children's books for the past twenty years. He is bringing books for signing as well.  Support Groups 3:30 – 5:00 p.m - Support Groups and NEW discussion Group. -> New Group Session Announced - Beginning this Sunday, Susan Anderson will be launching an additional group that will meet at the same time as our support groups. This group will be for folks who no longer need support, yet want to meet in a small group setting for sharing information. Here is a description of that group: Skills Session: "Everyone comes to a point where they think about their personal initiatives on behalf of GLBT people and our society.  Our "Skills Session" will provide an opportunity for people to discuss their ideas and experiences in order to equip people with the information, experience, confidence and encouragement that they need to get started.  Come to this session with a desire to "launch" your own initiative and to help others to begin their journeys."   Passover - No Meeting April, 2008 (3rd Monday of each month) St. Paul Support Group 7:00 - 8:30 pm St. Paul Jewish Community Center 1375 St. Paul Avenue St. Paul, MN 651-698-0751 (see map for directions) Sponsored by the  St. Paul Jewish Community Center (JCC) and Jewish Family Service of St. Paul (JFS). PFLAG literature and information about educationall programs at the Minneapolis PFLAG meetings will be available at all meetings at the JCC. The facilitator is Marjorie Sigel, parent, PFLAG board member and counseling staff member at Jewish Family Service of St. Paul.  For informtion, call Marjorie at JCC, 651-698-0767.   Other Community Events Hearts of Hope - Monday, April 7, 2008 Hearts of Hope is a spiritually-based support group for parents, family members, and friends of GLBT persons. Monthly meetings are held in the Fireside Room at Spirit of Hope church in Golden Valley. On the first Monday of each month from 7:00pm to 8:30pm, participants gather for small group discussion, support, and sharing. Our trained facilitators have personal experience with loving someone who has come out as gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgender. Hearts of Hope affirms GLBT persons as a part of God’s good creation and fosters a safe and confidential environment. For further information on Hearts of Hope, call 763-545-0239 or visit the Spirit of Hope website at www.spiritofhopeumc.org or (Hearts of Hope). Tuesday, May 6th, 2008 Gay Lesbian Bi-Sexual and Transgender (GLBT) Support Group for people with chronic illness and disabilities 6:00 - 7:30 pm 1919 University Avenue, West (in the basement) St. Paul, MN 55104 (Free Parking in North lot) TOPIC: TC Gay Pride RSVP: May 1st Facilitator:  Corbett Laubignat, MS, CRC & Sheila Faricy Presented by Multiple Sclerosis Society and Metropolitan Center for Independent Living, Inc. (follow MCIL signs) This is an accessible and scent-free environment, ASL Interpreter will be provided. For more information, please contact, Sheila at 651.603.2004 (TTY) or Jeff Fisher at 612.335.7951 or email: jfisher@mssociety.com     For more upcoming events, see OutFront Minnesota's Calendar of Events.