Posts by Dr. Bill

2019 Day of Prayer

Posted by on May 3, 2019 in Community, Peacemaking, Prayer | 0 comments

2019 Day of Prayer

Interceding for Rochester! As reported by WROC, faithful people across the country came together in spirit yesterday for the National Day of Prayer. In Rochester, hundreds of people gathered on the steps of City Hall to commemorate the day, including pastors and representatives from local churches and groups like His Branches, City and County government, the Fire and Police Departments, and The Finney School. Many more filled churches in the surrounding area. For many, it was a day to pray for the future of their city and country. Bishop David Singleton told us Rochester’s event...

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Easter 2019!

Posted by on Apr 21, 2019 in Hebrew Roots, Peacemaking, Prayer | 0 comments

Easter 2019!

He is Risen! In the days of Moses And God spoke all these words, saying, “I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery. “You shall have no other gods before1 me. “You shall not make for yourself a carved image, or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth. You shall not bow down to them or serve them, for I the Lord your God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children to the third and the fourth generation of those who hate me, but...

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Passover 2019

Posted by on Apr 15, 2019 in Hebrew Roots, Middle East, Peacemaking, Prayer | 0 comments

Passover 2019

The festival of Passover or Pesach, will begin this Friday, April 19, as Jewish communities worldwide commemorate the liberation of the Israelites from slavery, in one of the important festivities in the Jewish calendar. According to the Book of Exodus in the Torah, Moses called for the Pharaoh to free the Israelites, warning that if he failed to do so, Egypt would be struck by terrible plagues – the last one of which would be the death of every Egyptian first-born male. The Pharaoh refused to do so, despite the onslaught of plagues of frogs, flies, the death of livestock and total darkness....

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2019 Arnett Music Series #4

Posted by on Apr 9, 2019 in Community, Neighborhood, Youth Outreach | 0 comments

2019 Arnett Music Series #4

A wonderful FREE program for music lovers of all ages followed by refreshments and a chance to meet the musicians. This fun program features popular music on the theme of “Rochester Weather” by the Women of Note. These are some of the best singers in our region and they will be at our very own Arnett Library! We hope to see you and your families there! Click here or on the image above to download a printable PDF...

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Purim 2019

Posted by on Mar 18, 2019 in Hebrew Roots | 0 comments

Purim 2019

The celebration of Purim will begin this Wednesday, March 20, as Jewish communities worldwide commemorate the historic rescue of the Hebrew people in Persia from destruction during the time of Esther. Although it is not a major holiday, it is one of the most entertaining festivities in the Jewish calendar. According to the Old Testament account written in the book carrying her name, a beautiful young Jewish woman living in Persia named Esther was taken to the harem of Ahasuerus, King of Persia, where she became his queen. While there she discovered a plot being developed by the king’s...

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