Upcoming Events
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Friday, Nov. 30
The library and reading room will be open from 3-9 p.m. at the William Way Community Center.
Crystal Meth Anonymous will meet at 7 p.m. at the William Way Community Center.
Together We Can, a sexual-minority support group, will meet from 7-8 p.m. at The Pride Center of New Jersey.
Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous, a 12-step program, will meet at 7:30 p.m. at the Ocean View Lodge, Metropolitan Community Church, 521 Glade Road, Rehoboth Beach, Del.; (302) 945-5982.
A gay Al-Anon 12-step meeting will be held from 8-9 p.m. at St. Andrew’s Church, 50 York St., Lambertville, N.J.; (215) 968-1029.
Saturday, Dec. 1
Dignity Jersey Shore, a sexual minority Catholic group, will meet in Asbury Park, N.J. For time and location, call (732) 502-0305.
AIDS Delaware’s You’re Not Alone youth support group will meet at 11 a.m. at AIDS Delaware, 100 W. 10th St., Suite 315, Wilmington; a social session will follow at 12:30 p.m.; (302) 652-6776.
The library and reading room will be open from noon-6 p.m. at the William Way Community Center.
HiTOPS, a safe-space support program for gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and questioning youth, will meet from 2:30-4:30 p.m. at 21 Wiggins St., Princeton, N.J.; (609) 683-5155.
Philadelphia Transsexual Support Group, for M2Fs, F2Ms and intersex people, will meet from 3-5 p.m. at 1201 Locust St.; (215) 483-7647.
Alcoholics Anonymous meetings will be held at 5:30, 8:30 and 11:30 p.m. at the William Way Community Center.
The Women’s Coffeehouse for lesbians and bisexual women will meet at 7 p.m. at The Pride Center of New Jersey.
An Alcoholics Anonymous meeting for sexual minorities will be held at 7:15 p.m. at the Church of the Ascension, 30 S. Kentucky Ave., Atlantic City, N.J.; (609) 344-0615.
Sunday, Dec. 2
The Arch Street United Methodist Church will hold services at 8:30 and 11 a.m. at Broad and Arch streets; (215) 568-6250.
The Main Line Unitarian Church will hold services at 9 and 11 a.m. at 816 S. Valley Forge Road, Devon; (610) 688-8332.
Religious alienation and struggles of faith will be discussed during “Adult Forum: Sundays” at 9:15 a.m. at the University Lutheran Church, 3637 Chestnut St.; (215) 387-2885.
The Unitarian Society of Germantown will hold its “Coffee and Conversation” series at 9:30 a.m. followed by services at 10:30 a.m. at 6511 Lincoln Drive; (215) 844-1158.
United Christian Church’s adult Bible study group will meet at 9:30 a.m.; worship services will be held at 11 a.m. at 8525 New Falls Road, Levittown; (215) 946-6800.
The Silverside Church will hold services at 10 a.m. followed by a group discussion at 2800 Silverside Road, Wilmington, Del.; (302) 420-8988.
Tabernacle United Church will hold services at 10 a.m. at 37th and Chestnut streets; (215) 386-4100.
The Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Pottstown will hold services at 10 a.m. at 1565 S. Keim St., Pottstown; (610) 327-2662.
BuxMont Unitarian Universalist Church will hold services at 10:15 a.m. at 2040 Street Road, Warrington; (215) 343-0406.
The Unitarian Universalist Church of Cherry Hill will hold services at 10:15 a.m. at 401 N. Kings Highway, Cherry Hill, N.J.; (856) 667-3618.
Global Heart Spiritual Center will hold services at 10:30 a.m. at 1812 Haddonfield-Berlin Road, Cherry Hill, N.J.; (609) 868-2372.
Imago Dei Metropolitan Community Church will hold worship services at 10:30 a.m. at 1223 Middletown Road (Route 352), Glen Mills; (610) 358-1716.
Metropolitan Community Church will hold services at 10:30 a.m., preceded by a 9:30 a.m. Bible study, at The Pride Center of New Jersey.
St. John’s Lutheran Church, a Reconciling in Christ congregation, will hold services at 10:30 a.m. at 24 N. Ridge Ave., Ambler; (215) 646-2451; www.stjohnsambler.org.
University Lutheran Church, a gay-friendly congregation, will celebrate Holy Communion at 10:30 a.m. at 3637 Chestnut St.; (215) 387-2885.
Alcoholics Anonymous meetings will be held at 11 a.m. and 5:30, 8:30 and 11:30 p.m. at the William Way Community Center.
Chestnut Hill United Methodist Church will hold services and Spirit at Play, an arts-based Sunday school for children, at 11 a.m. at 8812 Germantown Ave.; (215) 242-9321.
The First Unitarian Church of Philadelphia, a congregation based on gender, sexual orientation, class, ability, faith and racial diversity, will hold services at 11 a.m. in the Parish Room at 2125 Chestnut St.; (215) 563-3980.
The First United Church of Germantown, a sexual-minority-affirming congregation, will hold services at 11 a.m. at 6023 Germantown Ave.; lunch will follow; (215) 438-3677.
Metropolitan Community Church of Philadelphia will hold services at 11 a.m. at the William Way Community Center.
St. Mary’s Episcopal Church will celebrate the Eucharist at 11 a.m. at 3916 Locust Walk; (215) 386-3916.
The Unitarian Universalist Church of the Restoration will hold services at 11 a.m. at 6900 Stenton Ave.; (215) 247-2561.
Gender Rights Advocacy Association of New Jersey, a transgender civil-rights group, will meet at 1 p.m. at The Pride Center of New Jersey.
Gay and lesbian outdoor activity group PhilaVentures will meet for a hike in Wissahickon Valley Park at 2 p.m. at Borders Books, Music and Café, 8701 Germantown Ave.; (856) 767-8938.
Dignity Metro NJ, an organization for sexual-minority Catholics, will meet at 4 p.m. at St. George’s Episcopal Church, 550 Ridgewood Road, Maplewood, N.J.; (973) 857-4040.
The Rainbow Buddhist Meditation Group will meet at 5 p.m. at the William Way Community Center.
The Gay Men’s Opera Club will meet at 6:30 p.m. at a private residence near New Brunswick, N.J.; (732) 249-9034.
Crystal Meth Anonymous will meet at 7 p.m. at the William Way Community Center; (215) 246-3211.
Dignity Philadelphia will celebrate Mass for sexual-minority Catholics at 7 p.m. at St. Luke and The Epiphany Church, 330 S. 13th St.; (215) 546-2093.
St. John’s Lutheran Church hosts Jazz Vespers at 7 p.m. at 24 N. Ridge Ave., Ambler; (215) 576-8008.
Orthodykes, a group for traditional Jewish lesbian, bisexual and transgender women, will meet from 7:30-9 p.m. at The Pride Center of New Jersey.
Monday, Dec. 3
A representative from AIDS Services in Asian Communities will offer safer-sex and HIV/AIDS information at 10 a.m. at the Independence Branch of the Free Library, 18 S. Seventh St.; (215) 685-1633.
A support group for people with HIV/AIDS and a history of substance abuse will meet from 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. at ActionAIDS, 1216 Arch St., sixth floor; (215) 981-0088.
The library and reading room will be open from 3-9 p.m. at the William Way Community Center.
A psychological/educational support group for HIV/AIDS-affected youth ages 14-18 who live with HIV-positive caretakers will meet from 4-6 p.m. at ActionAIDS, 1216 Arch St., sixth floor; (215) 291-9707.
Alcoholics Anonymous meetings will be held at 5:30, 8:30 and 11:30 p.m. at the William Way Community Center.
A support group for people recently diagnosed with HIV/AIDS will meet from 5:30-7 p.m. at the Mazzoni Center, 1201 Chestnut St., third floor; (215) 563-0652.
Peer counseling services will be available from 6-9 p.m. at the William Way Community Center.
Positive Brothers, a support group for men of color living with HIV/AIDS, will meet from 6-8 p.m. at 1201 Chestnut St., 15th floor; (215) 496-0330.
A sexual-minority cancer survivors support group will meet at 6:30 p.m. at the William Way Community Center.
The Spartan Wrestling Club, a gay wrestling team, will meet from 7-9 p.m. at the William Way Community Center.
Boomers and Beyond, a support and event-programming group for sexual-minority seniors, will meet at 7:30 p.m. at The Pride Center of New Jersey.
Men’s leather club the Philadelphians MC will meet at 7:30 p.m. in The Pit at The Bike Stop, 206 S. Quince St.; (215) 627-1662.
The New Jersey Gay Men’s Chorus will rehearse at 7:30 p.m. in Princeton, N.J.; (609) 396-7774.
Republican Lesbians will meet at 7:30 p.m. at The Pride Center of New Jersey.
Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous will meet from 7:30-9 p.m. at Trinity United Methodist Church, 20 N. Route 9, Marmora, N.J.; (609) 675-1998.
Metropolitan Community Church Choir will rehearse at 8 p.m. at The Pride Center of New Jersey.
Tuesday, Dec. 4
Mornings OUT LGBT Senior Social for sexual-minority seniors will be held from 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. at the William Way Community Center.
Youth Outreach Adolescent Community Awareness Program’s Voice It Sistah, a support group for HIV-positive women, will meet at 11 a.m. at YOACAP, 1207 Chestnut St., Suite 315; (215) 851-1898.
A support group for formerly incarcerated sexual minorities will meet from 1:30-3 p.m. at Blacks Educating Blacks About Sexual Health Issues, 1217 Spring Garden St., first floor; (215) 769-3561.
A support group for people with HIV/AIDS over age 50 will meet from 1:30-3:30 p.m. at ActionAIDS, 1216 Arch St., sixth floor; (215) 981-0088.
The library and reading room will be open from 3-9 p.m. at the William Way Community Center.
The Independence for Youth Project, a group that promotes health and deals with issues of HIV-positive teens and young adults ages 14-24, will meet at 4 p.m. at Washington West Project, 1201 Locust St.; (215) 427-5495.
“Feast Incarnate,” a weekly ministry for people affected by HIV/AIDS, will begin at 5 p.m. at University Lutheran Church, 3637 Chestnut St. Bible study will precede the event at 4 p.m.; (215) 387-2885.
Alcoholics Anonymous meetings will be held at 5:30, 8:30 and 11:30 p.m. at the William Way Community Center.
Blacks Educating Blacks About Sexual Health Issues will hold a sexual-health support group for women and children from 6-8 p.m. at 2100 S. Woodstock St.; (215) 769-3561.
Peer counseling services will be available from 6-9 p.m. at the William Way Community Center.
Social XChange, a social group for sexual minorities ages 13-23, will be held from 6-8 p.m. at 1201 Chestnut St., 15th floor; (215) 496-0330.
Twenty Times, a support group for sexual minorities of color ages 20-29, will meet from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at 1201 Chestnut St., 15th floor; (215) 496-0330.
BiUnity of Philadelphia’s discussion group will meet from 7-9 p.m. at the William Way Community Center.
The Chester County chapter of Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays, a networking and support group, will meet at 7 p.m. at the Unitarian Fellowship of West Chester, 501 S. High St., West Chester; (484) 354-2448.
Crystal Meth Anonymous will meet at 7 p.m. at the William Way Community Center; (215) 246-3211.
Together We Can, a discussion group for people dealing with emotional, mental and addictive problems, will meet at 7 p.m. at The Pride Center of New Jersey.
The Trans-Health Information Project will hold a drop-in center for all trans persons from 7-11 p.m. at 1201 Locust St., second floor; (215) 834-9063.
Survivors of Suicide Inc. Philadelphia, a support group, will meet at 7:30 p.m. at 3535 Market St., Room 2037; (215) 545-2242; Web site: phillysos.tripod.com.
Ties That Bind Us, a 12-step Alcoholics Anonymous meeting for the BDSM, leather and alternative sexuality community, will be held from 7:30-9 p.m. in South Philadelphia. For location, call (800) 581-7883.
The Women’s Programming Committee will meet at 7:30 p.m. at the William Way Community Center.
Youth in Transition, a support group for transgender and questioning youth ages 12-23, will meet from 7:30-9 p.m. at The Attic Youth Center.
Wednesday, Dec. 5
A support group for HIV-positive women will meet from 9:30-11:30 a.m. at the Arch Street United Methodist Church, Broad and Arch streets; (215) 387-6055.
The Gay and Lesbian Latino AIDS Education Initiative will offer free, on-site walk-in HIV testing from 3-6 p.m. at 1233 Locust St.; (215) 985-3382.
The library and reading room will be open from 3-9 p.m. at the William Way Community Center.
Project Teach, a peer-education and empowerment program for people living with HIV/AIDS, will meet from 3-5 p.m. at the William Way Community Center.
A smoking-cessation support group for sexual minorities, conducted by the Mazzoni Center, will meet at 5:30 p.m. at the Washington West Project, 1201 Locust St.; (215) 563-0663 ext. 242.
AIDS Services in Asian Communities’ weekly volunteer work group will meet from 6-8 p.m. at 1201 Chestnut St., Suite 501; (215) 563-2424 ext. 10.
Coming Out, a support group for gay, bisexual or questioning men, will meet from 6-7:30 p.m. at AIDS Delaware, Suite 315, 100 W. 10th St., Wilmington; (800) 292-0429.
A gay-friendly Scrabble Club will meet from 6-11 p.m. in the P.I.C. Building, 42nd and Locust streets; (215) 382-0789.
The LGBT Discussion Group will meet from 6-8 p.m. at the United Church of Christ, 300 E. Main St., Newark, Del.; (800) 292-0429.
A meeting/activity night will be held for gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and questioning youth and their friends from 6-8 p.m. at the Rainbow Room of Planned Parenthood in Doylestown; (215) 348-0558 ext. 65.
Metropolitan Community Church’s Christian education program will be held from 6-10 p.m. at the William Way Community Center.
Peer counseling services will be available from 6-9 p.m. at the William Way Community Center; (215) 732-8255.
The Gay Men’s Book Group will meet at 6:30 p.m. at the Independence Branch of the Free Library, 18 S. Seventh St.; (215) 685-1633.
Men of Color United, a discussion/support group for gay and bisexual men of color, will meet from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at 1201 Chestnut St., 15th floor; (215) 496-0330.
Sistah2Sistah, a discussion/support group for sexual-minority women of color ages 16-24, will meet from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at 1201 Chestnut St., 15th floor; (215) 496-0330.
You’re Not Alone, a support group for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning youth, will meet from 6:30-7:30 p.m. at Rehoboth Library, 226 Rehoboth Ave., Rehoboth, Del.; (800) 810-6776.
Pink and Blues, a free depression and bipolar support group for sexual minorities, will meet at 7 p.m. at St. Luke and The Epiphany Church, 330 S. 13th St.; (215) 627-0424.
Philadelphia Gay Men’s Chorus will rehearse at 7 p.m. at the William Way Community Center; (215) 731-9230.
The Temple University Lambda Alliance will meet from 7-8 p.m. at The Village outside the Lambda office, SAC 205, 1755 N. 13th St.; (215) 204-6954.
The Trenton Gay and Lesbian Civic Association’s card and games night will be held from 7-10 p.m. at 986 S. Broad St., Trenton, N.J.; (609) 638-7264.
The Women’s Center of Montgomery County’s lesbian support group will meet from 7-9 p.m. at 101 Washington Lane, Jenkintown; (215) 885-8440.
BiZone, a group open to all bisexual, bi-curious and bi-friendly people and their partners, will hold its planning meeting at 7:30 p.m. at The Pride Center of New Jersey.
A men’s coming-out group will meet at 7:30 p.m. at The Pride Center of New Jersey.
New volunteer orientation will be held at 7:30 p.m. at the William Way Community Center.
Thursday, Dec. 6
A group will meet to play Mah Jongg at noon at the William Way Community Center.
The library and reading room will be open from 3-9 p.m. at the William Way Community Center.
HIV testing will be offered from 4:30-6:15 p.m. at The Pride Center of New Jersey. For an appointment, call (732) 235-7071.
Common Bond, a support group for HIV-positive gay and bisexual men, will meet from 5-6:30 p.m. at AIDS Delaware, Suite 315, 100 W. 10th St., Wilmington, Del.; (800) 292-0429.
Alcoholics Anonymous meetings will be held at 5:30, 8:30 and 11:30 p.m. at the William Way Community Center.
Breaking the Chain, a smoking-cessation group, will meet at 6 p.m. at The Attic Youth Center.
Peer counseling services will be available from 6-9 p.m. at the William Way Community Center; (215) 732-8255.
A support group for formerly incarcerated sexual minorities will meet from 6-8 p.m. at Blacks Educating Blacks About Sexual Health Issues, 1217 Spring Garden St.; (215) 769-3561.
40 Acres of Change, a discussion group for youth of color, will meet from 6:30-9 p.m. at 1201 Chestnut St., 15th floor; (215) 496-0330.
Twenty Times, a group for men and women of color ages 20-29, will meet at 6:30 p.m. at 1201 Chestnut St., 15th floor; (215) 496-0330.
Diversity, an HIV/AIDS support group for all infected or affected, meets from 7-9 p.m. at Arch Street United Methodist Church, Broad and Arch streets; call Zak, (215) 848-4380, or Paul, (215) 307-0347.
The Men’s Peer Support Group will meet for discussion and social time at 7 p.m. at The Pride Center of New Jersey.
Rainbow Adult Children of Alcoholics and Alcoholics Anonymous will hold a 12-step meeting at 7 p.m. at Limestone Presbyterian Church, 3201 Limestone Road, Wilmington, Del.; (302) 456-9129.
The Greater Philadelphia chapter of Renaissance Transgender Association Inc. will meet at 7:30 p.m. at the William Way Community Center.
Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous, a 12-step program, will meet at 7:30 p.m. at All Saints Church, 18 Olive Ave., Rehoboth Beach, Del.; (302) 542-3279.
The Bisexual/Gay/Lesbian Alliance at Rutgers University will meet at 9:30 p.m. in Murray Hall, Room 211, 13 George St., New Brunswick, N.J.; (732) 932-1306.