Alphabet Soup: 07/19/12

Once again My cafe catch-up found me meeting up with new and old friends alike.

My good friend Clare was able to come to this weeks event , we used to chat for hours at the local deli where she worked and I always enjoyed her well thought out questions and found it a delight to be honest and forthright with someone who was not filled with preconceived ideas. I haven't seen her for a while now since she moved out of the area and have missed her wit and intelligence.
As always I was pleased with the turnout of wonderful people that I get to share my evening with.

The food was of course up to its usual high standard and Mark and his staff looked after all our needs in-spite of how busy they were this night.
For quite some time now I have been aware that the Alphabet Cafe also has a party of Gender Diverse Christians. that enjoy using this venue for a meeting point as much as we do, and sitting at a table nearby I noticed they were stealing glances across our table, as is normal for me, I had no idea why at the time but eventually one of the ladies came over to sit with us and introduced herself to us and proffered her card to us.
Her name is Terri, and she is a member of "Acts 2 Faith" a group of gender/lifestyle diverse Christians that meet there every two weeks. Within moments she was warmly welcomed into our group and proceeded to get to know us all better

Terri is a absolute character to say the least and I am looking forward to having her friends and herself join us for the next meeting. It was actually refreshing to see a faith based ministry that truly accepts all people regardless of gender identity/preference socio-economic status or creed into their community.

If you happen to feel that this is for you, or if your just curious
they meet up on:

Sundays at 11:30

251 High street

Northcote

VIC. 3170

Email them

acts2faithfellowship@y7mail.com.au

Link to their webspace

http://acts2faithfellowship.org/

Find them on Facebook

http://www.facebook.com/home.php?sk=group_162068083817898

even on Twitter

http://twitter.com/acts2faith

They also meet-up twice a month at alphabet cafe
on the
First And Third Tuesday
of the month

Alphabet Soup

(Finally I found a name for it )

I know your thinking, Can the Melbourne Gender Diverse and Questioning population handle another casual meeting venue

I think we can.

Even though we have some fabulous groups, I still think having another meeting point where you feel welcomed and are able to express yourself is an important part of understanding who we are as a person, and how we identify ourselves in the greater community

And more importantly a venue where you can actually have a conversation without the music drowning out every other word

I'm proposing that Alphabet City Cafe may be the perfect spot for a monthly catch up

where you can catch up with new and old friends and make those all important connections with people that may be on a similar path as yours

As I want this to be a Diversity group it will be open to everyone and I really do not believe in exclusions
Also I am trying to make this group an important addition to the other amazing groups out there so I am hoping to have resource information for those groups available if required

Alphabet City Cafe

100 High street

Northcote

Victoria
My contact details
Alice Renae Paige
alicepaige@ymail.com
0448 074 806

Meeting times

3rd Tuesday of the month

(Dates and times at bottom of page)

Taken Direct from their web page

Alphabet City Cafe looks irresistibly cute and carelessly cosy. With its colourful walls and mismatched furniture, boxes of toys and artworks for sale, this cafe has its arms outstretched, ready to embrace any person walking the cool end of High Street. And with its philosophy of giving the punters what they pay for, the food is as down to earth as the decor. From curries to carrot cake, a variety of homely, scrumptious meals are on offer. Try their famous laksa, or go for the popular rice balls with salad.

Hope to see you there

Entree: $6.50-$14.50

Mains: $7.50-$24.50

Dessert: $1.50-$6.50

Payment accepted: MasterCard, Visa and EFTPOS