Seventeen men & children attended June's (Father's Day) men's brunch at Jim Lovestar's backyard picnic table and more than a dozen men were at Paul Busch's brunch yesterday. Eat and socialize at the next Sunday Drop-In Sunday Brunches (bring something to share/cook up). August 18th at Dave Mueller's, 5123 Twin Lake Blvd East in Brooklyn Center (Hwy 100 North to France Ave N to Oak Street to Twin Lake Blvd), 612/827-6442. September 15th (near Fall equinox) at Andy Mickel's, 106 SE Arthur Ave, Minneapolis, (in Prospect Park off University Ave near I-94 and 280), 612/331-8396. October 20th at the Men's Center, 612/822-5892. Men hang out together and enjoy good food with no agenda whatsoever. These brunches are open to all men from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m; plan to come and chat and eat for a 1/2-hour to 2-hour period anytime – inevitably some men stay on until 2 p.m. - Andy Mickel, 2002-07-05.

As a free community service, Maui Health Online [Lead By Example! ] provides healthcare information designed to improve the quality of life for thousands of subscribers residing in Maui and surrounding areas. It offers a Men's Health section at <http://www.mauihealth.org/med_depts/2.shtml>
- Jeff Parham, DC - Editor, 2002-06-24.

A Note to the October, 2003 Male Sexual Abuse Conference to be held in the Twin Cities:

"As you probably know, I am currently President of the National Organization on Male Sexual Victimization (NOMSV at www.nomsv.org). In our efforts to respond to the crisis generated by revelations of priests' abuse of boys, we have spoken to many representatives of the media. We expect to get wide exposure this week on NBC when the Bishops Conference convenes in Dallas. NBC has interviewed me and one of our Board members who was abused by a priest, and various parts of the interviews should [be broadcast.]"

Richard B. Gartner, Ph.D.,New York, NY 10023-3498, 212/580 3187 - Peter Dimock, U of Minnesota, 612-624-3227, 2002-06-12.

The Gay and Bi-sexual Father's Group reports that 22 dads and 42 kids showed up at the picnic and over 60 dads and 110 kids for bowling this weekend. Fun was had by all. It was a very hot day for the picnic, so that kept attendance down. To get more info about the group: <http://www.gayfathersmn.com/> - Denny Siemers, 2002-07-22.

The next Minnesota Men's Conference is September 10-15 at Sturgeon Lake, MN. What will Heal the Wounded King? This year we will ride along on the story of Parzival, whose name means "piercing the vale" or "going down the center of the valley." We began hearing the story last year, and this year we will go back over the early material for those who couldn’t, because of the September 11th disaster, arrive. The tale of Parzival -- the most famous story of the Middle Ages in all of Europe -- begins with an oafish boy, brought up in thewoods by his mother in order to keep him away from all overly masculine influences; she is passionate about that because all the men around her had died in warrior activities. Parzival gradually learns what he needs to do....Among the teachers are Robert Bly, Martin Prechtel, John Lee, Miquel Rivera, Doug von Koss, Vicente Griego. Contact: Craig Ungerman, 1-877/333-3136 (toll-free) <http://www.hiddenwine.com/>, E-mail: <hiddenwine@earthlink.net> - Mark Stanley, 2002-07-15.

The next Minnesota New Warrior Weekend will be held by Mankind Project Minnesota, October 4-6 at Eagle Lake Camp. Cost $595, $100 deposit. FFI, Glen Stone: 612/827-6514 or <http://www.mkp.org/calendar/month.php?LocationID=16&Month=10> Open Houses are: 7-9 p.m. on Tues, August 13th, at Glen Stone's 3317 Pillsbury Ave S, Mpls 612-827-6514;Wed, August 28th, Charlie Borden's,9 West Delos St, #3, St. Paul 651-222-2551; Mon, September 9th, 7:30, John Owen's Northfield (call for location & directions) 507-645-8208; Thurs, September 12th, Glen Stone's (see Aug. 13th); and Wed, September 18th, Rick Gravrock's 2925 Monterey Ave. S, St. Louis Park 952-926-6655; <mnenrollment@ix.netcom.com>, - Glen Stone, 2002-06-04.

Our web site, <http://www.tcmc.org/> continues to serve many men, not only in Minnesota, but throughout the United States and Canada. Get information about the Men Helping Men with Anger classes. Of particular interest is our extensive online Resource Directory. E-mail: <tcmc@tcmc.org> - Andy Mickel. - 2002-07-16.