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Arnett Library Music Series
Eastman Horn Quartet Family Concert Series When: Saturday, February 18, 2012 from 1 – 2 pm Where: Arnett Branch Library, 310 Arnett Blvd, Rochester 14619 Who: All Ages What: A free interactive music program featuring four horn players, Allison Atkins, Michael Alexander, Lauren Becker and Jonathan Dozois from Eastman School of Music with refreshments...
read moreSOHL Day of Prayer
Sunday, Jan. 22nd is National Sanctity of Human Life Sunday (SOHL). Embracing Options is offering FREE bulletin inserts for your congregation. Please click here to read our SOLS Invitation. It contains a letter for your pastor, document “What is SOHL Sunday?” and an order form to order them to share with your church family. Please contact our office at (585) 235-0690 and let us know how many FREE inserts you want for your congregation. 7th Annual SOHL (Sanctity of Human Life) Day of Prayer, Friday January 20th from 12:30 to 4:30...
read more19th Ward Luminaries
For the past several 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 Monday, January 16th 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. Neighbors make a number of luminaries and set them at the sidewalk edge of their tree lawn from sunset until 9 pm, making a beautiful sight. Some people host warming fires and a hot chocolate stands. This is also...
read moreMerry Christmas!
Greetings from the Morehouses! We deeply appreciate all your support and look forward to serving together with you in the coming year. Click here to read our holiday...
read more2011 Christmas in the Park
The Arnett Block Association found a wonderful Christmas tree this year for the Arnett Bird and Butterfly Park on the corner of Arnett and Wellington beside the Library! Once it was up they collaborated with School #29 and the Arnett Branch Library to host a festive day of decorating, in which 350 kids came with home-made ornaments, followed by story reading in the Arnett. A great time was had by...
read moreFantastic 2011 Block Party!
Our annual Arnett Block Party this past Saturday was fantastic, thanks to the generous participation of so many amazing volunteers and contributors. Thank you all from the bottom of our hearts! Click here to see a full size slide show We’ve had a very hot and dry summer, but the weatherman was predicting thunderstorms for Saturday afternoon and many of us were concerned. As it turned out, we had a comfortably overcast day with so few sprinkles that most people didn’t even notice that rain came down at all! Our God is faithful! So...
read moreA Great Banquet!
Our second annual His Branches Banquet, hosted last week at the Oak Hill Country Club, was a great success thanks to many behind-the-scenes workers and wonderful community support! Over 200 staff, friends, and new supporters of our ministry gathered for an evening of celebration of past and ongoing accomplishments and exhortations to keep up and expand the good work. After enjoying a delicious dinner and time of fellowship with friends, both old and new, we were ministered to with music, testimony, and a new video that refreshed and stirred...
read more19th Ward Luminaries
Luminaries in front of 374 Wellington Ave last year 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 Monday, January 17 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 Menezes Pizza – 445 Chili Ave (open from 12-6 pm), Hunt’s Hardware – 390 Thurston Road, and Boulder Coffee...
read moreSOHL Commemoration Events
Sunday, Jan. 23rd is National Sanctity of Human Life Sunday (SOHL). Embracing Options is offering FREE bulletin inserts for your congregation. Please see the attached file. It contains a letter for your pastor, document “What is SOHL Sunday?” and an order form to order them to share with your church family. Please contact our office at (585) 235-0690 and let us know how many FREE inserts you want for your congregation. 6th Annual SOHL (Sanctity of Human Life) Day of Prayer, Friday January 21st from Noon to 5 pm (4 p.m. will be a...
read moreMerry Christmas!
Greetings from the Morehouses! We deeply appreciate all your support and look forward to serving together with you in the coming year. Click here to read our holiday...
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