January is Membership Month at the Pride Center of New Jersey. The Pride Center relies on the contributions of its Volunteers and Membership to remain an active LGBTIQ Community Center. Without the work provided by our Volunteers we could not run our Center each day and without Membership contributions we could not keep our doors open.
YOU ARE THE CENTER!
Your support allows us to provide services vital to our communities. From our youth to seniors, those seeking support in Coming Out or Living Out, or those seeking social interaction, community activism or educational opportunities, your Membership makes it happen.
Check out our membership page to see all that we offer!
If you have received a membership renewal letter PLEASE renew now!
If you have already renewed, Thank You! We encourage you to invite others to join. Pass the word to your friends and families. We challenge each Member to bring in at least one new member to your Center.
Go To our membership page to Renew or Join now.
Membership makes YOUR Pride Center possible. BE PART OF IT!
The new season starts on Friday, January 6, 7:30 – 10:30 PM
THE PRIDE CENTER OF NEW JERSEY
85 Raritan Avenue, Suite 100
Highland Park, NJ
All are welcome to come and sing your favorite songs on the new, digital karaoke system. We have a vast collection of tunes, and you can bring and sing your own. $5.00 donation requested.
A new group for Straight Spouses will launch in January at The Pride Center of NJ. Share you story, listen to others. Meet with others whose partners have come out to them mid-marriage. Family Members are also invite to attend this group. Who else can know most about what you’re addressing than other’s who’ve gone through it or are going through it now? The Pride Center aims to provide a safe space to find support from others addressing similar issues.
2nd Thursday Monthly Meetings start January 12, 2012 at 7:30 at The Pride Center of NJ, 85 Raritan Ave, Highland Park, NJ 08904. The Center is fully accessible. Plenty of parking. $3 suggested donation. Please pass the word. Think about who you know that might benefit from this experience.
In case of inclement weather, check here or call the Center at 732-846-2232 for announcements about cancellations or closing.
The following donors are being recognized by the PCNJ for their generous gifts to support the LGBT Fashion Show 2011. To reciprocate we would hope that you would support these establishments.
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The Living Out Women is a social group that offers women 21+ the opportunity to be a part of discussions, meet-ups, trips, and lend each other help, support, and guidance. The idea is to create a place where we can meet new friends in a relaxed environment. A portion of the first few meetings will be devoted to identifying discussion topics and/or beginning to make plans for events. Let’s all help make the group a success…it’s up to us to do it!
Three new groups have recently been added:
Young Men’s Social Network – A social/support group for men 18-40.
Gay Educators Group – This will be a safe place for gay folks working in education to meet other gay folks in education.
Triangle Circle Players – Triangle Circle Players is a new community theater production company which will focus on LGBTIQ topics.
Kate Whitefield, a member of our transgender community and one of our board members, has started a blog about her experience as a transgender person on NJGayLife.com . You can learn more about her blog here.
American Veterans for Equal Rights (AVER) is a lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender-founded veterans’ advocacy and service organization dedicated to the equal and fair treatment of all service members and veterans while honoring the service and sacrifices of all service members and veterans.
We need dedicated, motivated and social justice minded members to help us make this chapter successful and meaningful in the lives of those we support and represent!
We meet at the Pride Center of New Jersey on the second Thursday of each month at 7:30 pm.
Our first meeting is scheduled for Thursday, July 14 at 7:30 pm.
For more information, please contact Phillip Zimmerman, Chapter Founding Member, at AVER.NJ@Gmail.com
To learn more about AVER, please visit WWW.AVER.US
We served our nation honorably in uniform … We continue to serve with honor.
Metropolitan Community Church of Christ the Liberator (MCC CTL) will begin worshipping at The Pride Center of New Jersey on Sunday, June 5, 2011. Services are held every Sunday at 10:45 AM; there is a fellowship meal after service on the second Sunday of the month, as well as other periodic social and educational events. MCC is a Christian denomination which was founded in 1968 by queer activist Troy Perry to minister to the gay and lesbian communities. The church started in Los Angeles and is now in nearly every state as well as eighteen other countries worldwide. Its ministry has expanded over the years to include the entire queer spectrum—GLBTQI and our Allies. The local branch of MCC, called Christ the Liberator, was founded in 1978 and has been located over the years in various townships of Middlesex County. The current pastor is the Reverend Dr. Thomas Bohache, whose publications include The Queer Bible Commentary (editor and contributor) and Christology from the Margins (author), both published by SCM Press of London. Everyone is welcome at MCC CTL, regardless of race, gender identity, sexuality, physical ability, age, or religious background. MCC CTL preaches a gospel of inclusion for all, celebrating rather than tolerating our queerness. Come and learn and grow! For further information, please call 732.823.2193 or consult the website at www.mccctl.com.
