Risego 1st Anniversary
Dear Friends of RISEGO: March represents our one year anniversary commemorating the completion of “The Arnett,” a Social Entrepreneurship Center dedicated to creating young entrepreneurs. The Arnett includes several businesses and partners that are also willing to share their many lessons with the next generation of business people. Please join us in March for one or more of the events below and on the attached flyer to meet and support our business partners and the showcasing of entrepreneurial talent in our region. Jazz and Poetry Night—Friday, March 6th5-7 pm – Shop, Dine and Tour...
Read MorePalm Sunday Breakfast
A long-time 19th Ward tradition will continue with the Palm Sunday Breakfast on April 5th at the Presbyterian Home, 256 Thurston Road. The event is from 8 to 9:30 am, and the featured speaker is Mayor Robert Duffy. Westminster Presbyterian Mission cosponsors the occasion together with St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church and the Roman Catholic Community of the 19th Ward. Proceeds from this function will support the 19th Ward Community Association. Tickets are $7 per individual, $11 for a couple, or $15 per household. They are available at the Community Association Office, 216 Thurston Road...
Read More19th Ward Luminaries
Dear Friends, For the past few years the 19th Ward has celebrated Dr. Martin Luther King’s birthday in a public manner and will be doing so again this year. On Sunday, January 18th there will be a FREE concert by the Rochester Oratorio Society at 3 pm at St. Monica’s Church. On Monday, January 19 there will be luminaries throughout the area. The luminaries themselves are small paper bags weighted down with sand or kitty litter and containing a votive candle. Luminary kits are available at Hunt’s Hardware, and Tops Market will have kits for sale on Saturday, January 10 and Sunday, January 11....
Read MoreHappy New Year!
Greetings from the Morehouses! We deeply appreciate all your support and look forwardto serving together with you in the coming year. Click here to read our holiday...
Read MoreSanta vs. God?
OK, Virginia, There’s No Santa Claus.But There Is God My 8-year-old son, Caleb, puts his hand on my shoulder; he wears an expression that shows he wants to have a man-to-man talk. “Dad,” he says, “I know there’s no Santa Claus.” He rattles off his indictments, starting with the pure physics of the enterprise. There’s no way one guy can visit every house in a single night. And how does he get into houses with no chimneys? Then there’s the matter of zoology – not a single nature book on our shelves mentions flying reindeer. Perhaps most important...
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