Leo Holmsten Award
This year’s Leo Holmsten Human Life Award will be presented to Jann Armantrout at at gala community banquet at the Hyatt Regency Hotel, 125 E. Main St., Rochester on Friday evening, September 21, 2007. Jann is Life Issues Coordinator for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Rochester, co-founder and Vice President of Adult Stem Cell Initiative, Inc., and a frequent speaker-debater-writer on abortion, euthanasia and stem cell research. His Branches will be having a table and hosting an exhibit with Embracing Options. Want to join us at this wonderful event? Just contact Elaine at 235-9000 to...
Read MoreEO reaches out to NE
Plans are well underway for Embracing Options to open a new office in Rochester’s NE side! For over a year, EO has been forging a strategic alliance with Joy Community Church with committed volunteers, training, and fund-raising. Now a full office suite has been set aside in the new Gerhardt Ministry Center (GMC) on the corner of Bay and Goodman Streets for a second EO office. The hitch? The space needs major renovations. Thursday evening and Saturday work sessions are being organized to rehab the facility. The new satellite’s director, Kirsten Smith, hopes to begin offering...
Read MoreGFM Looks to NE Neighborhood
For some months, Grace Family Medicine has been working together with Joy Community Church to help open a second office in the Gerhardt Ministry Center (GMC) on the corner of Bay and Goodman Streets in Rochester’s NE side. Plans have been drawn up to convert an empty storefront in their multi-ministry building into a modern clinical office space with construction expected to begin this summer. When the facility is complete, Ali Reeves is planning to move in and begin offering her services under our supervision, hopefully early this...
Read MoreWillie in “about…time”
In the most recent issue of “about…time” magazine, our very own Willie Lightfoot was featured in a delightful cover article about his role in the community as a barber at New Creations Unisex Barbershop. He is quoted: “New Creations is tailored after the expression that when you come into Christ you are a new creature: old things are passed away ~ behold all things are created new,” explains Lightfoot. “We are a Christian shop. Anybody should be able to walk in here and get respect and feel comfortable. Our shop is always clean. We really believe in...
Read MoreDr. Morehouse Honored
The Rochester Business Journal has recognized Dr. Morehouse as one of 3 physician recipients of its 2005 Health Care Achievement Award! This award, now its third year, was created to recognize excellence, promote innovation, and honor organizations and individuals who are making a significant impact on the quality of health care in our area. Three tables of well-wishers joined nearly 350 members of the community in honoring Dr. Morehouse at a special Awards Luncheon on April 12. Dr. Ralph Pennino was the keynote speaker and spoke about his experience as a medical volunteer with InterVol, a...
Read MoreEmbracing Options
Please welcome our newest program, Embracing Options, an urban crisis pregnancy center we’re developing under the sponsorship of Care Net! We previously reported our plans to you when we were calling our new project the Pregnancy Care Center of Rochester. However, after much prayer and sharing with some young people in one of the programs here in the city, we’ve decided to change the official name to one that is more “user friendly” in our neighborhood. We believe that a major part of reaching women with crisis pregnancies in our community is to allow them to see that...
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