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Activities:
Malkus discussion group meets on every other Friday (even weeks) starting at 7.00 p.m. The themes of the group will be listed above in the calendar. The meetings take place in the Seta Helsinki office:
Address: Mannerheimintie 170 A 4 (5th floor) 00300 Helsinki FINLAND
Malkus has informal gatherings in the Rainbow Café . However, the café is not part of Malkus activity. It is a gathering place for all kinds of rainbow people.
We take part in Lutheran church services called Rainbow Masses. Everyone who is interested in the Rainbow Mass is welcome regardless of the person's sexual orientation or view of life. Usually the Mass is held in the Helsinki Cathedral Chapel (the right hand tower of the church seen from the Senate Square) at 5.00 p.m., but sometimes also in Kallio Church (see calendar).
In spring 2007 a Lutheran parish, Kallion seurakunta, arranged Bible study from a rainbow point of view once a month in a group called Perspektiivi. Information of possible corresponding future activity will be given later.
For many years in spring there has been a weekend of devotion in silence for people who belong to sexual or gender minorities. Year 2010 it will be arranged on April 23.-25. by a local Lutheran parish in Tammilehto in Rymättylä, 35 km from Turku. Deadline for registrations is 16.4. You can register by phoning or sending email to Päivimaaria Ollila (050-4436541 or paivimaaria.ollila (at) saunalahti.fi) or Auli Hynönen-Rinne (02-2617207 or auli.hynonen-rinne (at) evl.fi).
A Christian/spiritual camp for sexual minorities has been arranged several times. Year 2010 the camp will take place in Rantalahti in Janakkala (90 km from Helsinki). More information of the camp is given (in Finnish) in the brochure of the camp.
A sorrow group for those who have lost a close person (by death) has been arranged a couple of times by Kallion seurakunta. A sorrow group gathers regularly for a limited period of time, always with the same composition. The members of the group can share their sorrow with each other. There will be other sorrow groups also in the future as soon as there are at least three registered participants. To register contact pastor Jaana Partti of Kallion seurakunta (by telephone 09-23403635, by email jaana.partti (at) evl.fi ). You can always contact her in case of losing a close person by death, regardless of whether you are interested in the group or not. Nobody needs to be alone with one's sorrow. There is always a chance to talk and often it helps too.
A relationship training course for same-sex couples will be held in spring 2010. To participate you must register by January 29. by sending email to Henna-Mari Kettusaari, hkettusaari (at) evl.fi.
During the Helsinki Pride 2009 event Malkus took part in the arrangements of two discussions. During the event there was also a Rainbow Mass in the Kallio Church. Malkus will have pride program also in summer 2010.
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