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ATLANTA BARB-Page 11 RELIGION METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY CHURCH Is Built On Three Foundations: Spiritual, Social and Service. By Rev. Jim Snow I. Spiritual MCC offers public wor ship services every Sun day at 2:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m., and on alternate Wed nesdays at 8:00p.m. The 2:00 p.m. service on Sun day is a formal service which can best be describ ed as a midstream Pro testant service. Holy Com munion is offered each week and is a meaningful part of the service. The 6:30 p.m. Sunday and 8:00 p.m. Wednesday services are more informal and include a short sermon and many of the “favorite” hymns of the church. II. Social The social outreach of MCC Atlanta is as varied as the people who attend. After each service, a pot full of hot coffee and some good conversation is available in the lobby. This is a chance to “dish the dirt’’ from the preceding week, but especially to meet new friends and vis itors who are attending the service. On Sunday nights at 7:30 p.m. , the church has its MCC Movie Night. These movies run the gamut from comedy to tragedy featur - ing many old time stars. (Mae West, Tallulah Bank- head, W.C. Fields, etc.) Movies with a homosexual theme have shown such as “Fortune In.Mens Eyes,” and “Advise and Consent ” Give the church a call for the film of the week at 872-2246. Other social events in clude parties and dances such as the famous MCC Fourth of July picnic in the Park and the Halloween Ball, For those who like to eat and cook, MCC sch edules congregational din ners. III. Service MCC offers professional Counseling from crisis in tervening to in-depth pas toral counseling. The staff, in coordination with refer ral agencies in Atlanta, can be of aid to you in help ing to solve personal pro blems. This counseling is always in confidence and since we are homosexuals dealing with homosexuals, we better understand the problems you 'may face. An important outreach of the church is the speaking engagements at colleges, universities, and other groups in the Southeast. As we enter into dialogue with heterosexuals it is our purpose to share with them any and all informat ion that could better enable them to accept and under stand the homophile comm unity. Metropolitan Community Church is many things, but mainly it is you-homosex ual, heterosexual, Blacks whites, females, or males; it is you as one of God’s children helping someone else to know the joy and the fullness of life. Give us a call (872-2246) or drop by at 800 North Highland Avenue, N.E., Atlanta, Georgia. DRY FOAM CLEANING DEODORIZING NO SATURATION IF YOU WANT IT CLEAN GET ON THE BEAM WITH Colossal Carpet Cleaning Co 10 MT. ZION RD. ATLANTA EXPERT CARPET CLEANING AND FLOOR CARE RESIDENTIAL FREE ESTIMATE COMMERCIAL Special Apartment rates: 1 - Bedroom $25.00 2 - Bedroom $30.00 3 - Bedroom $35.00 363-4789 OR 366-4991 We Three Review Charles Elkins, owner of the We Three Lounge in Macon, presented a terriffic and enter taining show for his patrons, April 12th. Peral Bailee re turned to We Three to perform and was welcomed with arous ing round of applause. Its easy to see that Miss Bailee has a devoted following of adoring fans wherever she performs. There was something new on the agenda too. Astonished Maconites stared in disbelief as Drescena Drape went into her CosmicComedy act. Sheclimbed walls, kissed customers, threw herself into people’s laps, and rollerskated into the hearts of everyone there. Miss Stephanie proved to be a big hit with the Maconites, and a good time was had by all. Beaver, (a well known per sonality around Atlanta) disc jockeyed the show, and Atlanta’s own “Rat Pack” was present to join in die merri ment In Macon, it’s the We Three and a most friendly and courteous host, Charles Elkins' invites Atlantans to “drive on down.”; The trip is a little over an hour, and well worth the time For Animal Lovers Only I wonder how many of our readers are animal lovers? I am willing to bet lhat more than 50% are. Well, I would like to introduce to you a very worthwhile charity. . . For Cats. . .It is The National Cat Protection Society. These people undertake die task of helping our little feline friends, who ordinarily stay in the sha dow of “Man’s Best Friend, the dog.” I have never under stood why most people can feel sorry for a stray dog, yet chase away a stray starving cat Un fortunately, this seems to be the case. In any respect, there is a man, a very wonderful man in my estimation,, who is devoting his life in die fight to help “the forgotten ones.” His name is Richard Calore and he is the founder of this Society. On numerous occa sions he has disregarded his awn safety to save helpless cats and kittens. The Society has a Cat Retirement Center, a med- ica treatment and spaying pro gram. to try to help control the overbreeding problem, and an animal shelter. No animal is ever turned away and de fenseless animals are not put to sleep or sold for horrible laboratory experiments, be cause they have no “proper pedigree papers”or owner. Mr. Calore modern day cru sader tor tnose time ones max cannot speak fox themselves. If you have a cat, or dog, won’t you help others that are less fortunate? Some animals only know the harshness of a human voice when they have scrounged for food. It’s so easy to do. Just send a check or mon ey order today. The Society can use all the help that is offered. You will also be-helping an* other deserving “minority group.” Donations are tax de ductable, and can be sent to Na tional Cat Protection Soceity, 2230 Maine Ave., Long Beach, California, 90806. Thanx you, Jeanni Building Better Bodies By Ray Martin Dear Ray, I am a beginning weight lifter and I have to workout athome, alone. Will you please tell me the correct way to do curls. I always give out of breath and don’t know when to inhale and exhale. Sammy Gainesville, Fla. Dear Sammy, For a two arm curl stand with your feet about shoulder width apart and arms extended at your sides holding the barbell across the thighs with palms facing forward. Keep your back and legs straight and ex hale while curling the barbell toward the shoulders until the forearms and biceps meet as demonstrated in the photo. Lower the barbell until your arms are completely extended and repeat Useas much weight as you can handle without ex cessive straining for about six sets of eight reps. Dear Ray, I have been bodybuilding for a couple of years and would like to make greater progress. Is it advisable to take some of the muscle building drugs that I hear some of the competitive bodybuilders take to increase their body mass? Cliff Adanta, Ga. D ear Cliff, No. These androgenic - anabolic steroid drugs can be dangerous. If enough are taken they can upset the hormone balance of the hody*^. Few. lifters use them. Some claim hig gains; others claim they actually hinder their per formance. At any rate they should be take- only under the supervision of a doctor and never for an extended period of time Send your questions to Ray Martin in care of the Barb Dear Luv Lee Advice To The Lovelorn Dear Luv Lee, I have just finished reading my first issue of the B arb. i don’t mean to say that I’m a subscriber, I’m not, but I will be soon. I really dig the paper and your column. I am writ ing to ask if you know any Gay kids who might like to correspond with me? 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