Santa 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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Monday – Friday 1:30 to 3:00 pm Games, Stories, Snacks!Fun, Fun, Fun! 350 Arnett...
Read MoreWillie Hits the Streets
Click on picture to play video report Jefferson Avenue prepares for revivalReported by: Kevin Jolly Monroe County lawmaker Willie Lightfoot is going from door to door spreading the word. The lawmaker and minister is spreading the word about a revival tent going up in the heart of one of the city’s most challenged neighborhoods. “Some systemic issues that we’ve been dealing with drug trafficking and other crimes like robberies, things of that nature,” said Councilman Lightfoot. It’s not just crime. Businesses there are also struggling to survive. Nelson Baldwin has operated a barber shop on...
Read MoreEO to begin STD testing
His Branches and Embracing Options have received a $1000 grant from the Greater Rochester Health Foundation through the intercession of Dr. Andrew Doniger and his staff at the Monroe County Health Department to fund a pilot project offering EO clients free urine testing for the two most common STDs, gonorrhea and chlamydia. Jessica Speares, our Rochester Youth Year worker, has been studying the issue and planning with Dr. Morehouse and Sandi Clawson for nearly a year, developing protocols and teaching materials and training volunteers. The pilot project will start next week and end with a...
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Rochester Youth Outreach is co-sponsoring a Children’s Literacy Program with the Arnett Branch Library this fall on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons from 4:30 to 6:00 pm, starting on September 25th. Under the supervision of RYO’s Jessica Speares and Gabe Pelligrino from the Library, volunteers from Roberts Wesleyan College and Elim Bible Institute will be working with 4-8 year old kids whose parents have signed them up. The program will offer enrolled children a safe place to go after school, a confidence builder in academics, nutritious snacks, and parental involvement. Click...
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