Peacemaking

Police-Citizen interaction and other peacemaking involvements

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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Remembering the Holocaust

Posted by on Jan 27, 2019 in Hebrew Roots, Peacemaking, Prayer | 0 comments

Remembering the Holocaust

January 27 Today is International Holocaust Remembrance Day — a day adopted in 2005 by United Nations General Assembly Resolution 60/7. Among other things, it established January 27th as a day for nations to: Reaffirm that the Holocaust, which resulted in the murder of one third of the Jewish people, along with countless members of other minorities, will forever be a warning to all people of the dangers of hatred, bigotry, racism, and prejudice. We pause today to remember and vow to continue working vigilantly on behalf of Israel and the Jewish people...

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2019 MLK Day Events

Posted by on Jan 14, 2019 in Community, Neighborhood, Peacemaking, Prayer | 0 comments

2019 MLK Day Events

Arnett Branch Library The first event will be on January 19, 2017 from 12-1 pm at Arnett Library, kicking off with a tribute to King with guest speaker Monroe County Legislator LaShay Harris, the 19th Ward Youth Choir, poetry by Eric Hines, and spoken word drama by the MIBG group coordinated by Robert Ricks. The program promises to be an inspiring event! U of R Medical Center On Monday, January 21 at 11:30am to 12:30pm the 38th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration in Poetry, Dance, and Song will be held at the U of R School of Medicine and Dentistry, Whipple Auditorium (2-6424), 415...

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Our Wonderful 2018 Tree

Posted by on Dec 12, 2018 in Community, Neighborhood, Peacemaking, Prayer, Youth Outreach | 0 comments

Our Wonderful 2018 Tree

Christmas is on its way! This year’s community Christmas tree in our Garden Park on Arnett Boulevard has been a great success! From its arrival from Naples and set up by an enthusiastic group of neighborhood volunteers and local Firemen on December 1, to its decorating from top to bottom the following Monday by classrooms of local elementary school students, its been lighting up the neighborhood with the Christmas spirit of unity and harmony. Look for scenes from our community caroling around the tree event on December 11, in the slideshow posted below. We had a bright bonfire going to roast...

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