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19th Ward Survey Report
Dear Ministry Friend and Coworker, Caleb Ministry’s* outreach with His Branches into the 19th Ward in the inner-city of Rochester began by prayer-walking the community. This provided us with an awareness and sense of the “spiritual needs” within the neighborhood. After the initial two weeks of prayer walking, our teams began conducting surveys with the people they met while prayer-walking. The survey was a list of questions which when answered would provide a clearer understanding of the “felt needs” within the neighborhood. The...
read moreA great Bike Clinic!
What a wonderful turnout! This year’s Bike Clinic was a great success. The weather was warm and comfortable (until a rain shower rolled in at the very end), and kids and parents started lining up at 1 pm right after the red, white, and blue R Community Bikes truck rolled in. We were privileged to give away 15 rehabbed bikes and a couple dozen brand new helmets and bike lock sets, thanks to a generous donation from the Rochester Police Department. And as a special treat, Bruce Tehan from the Arnett Branch Library rolled in with his...
read moreEase on Down 2016
To: Thurston-Brooks-Arnett Businesses and Friends, Plans for EASE ON DOWN Thurston, Brooks, and Arnett are going forward quickly. May 21 is coming up in just over 2 weeks. It should be our best year ever! For everyone: Click here for an electronic version of our flyer. Please email it to friends and family, post it on your Facebook page, etc. We want it to go viral. For businesses: Now is the time to plan an attraction in front of your business. Some ideas are: a table display, a pop-up tent, music, treats for kids, business cards, sales...
read moreMothers Day Quotes
Happy Mother’s Day! “If evolution really works, how come mothers only have two hands?” – Milton Berle “The quickest way for a mother to get her children’s attention is to sit down and look comfortable.” – J.D. Salinger “My mom said the only reason men are alive is for lawn care and vehicle maintenance.” – Tim Allen “Dear Mother-in-Law: I don’t need you to teach me how to handle my children. I live with one of yours, and he needs a lot of improvement!” – Rita Rudner “When your mother asks,...
read moreNeighbors Celebrating!
Greetings! This is just a brief letter to extend our thanks to God and to all of the workers who helped to make Saturday’s Neighborhood Celebration an incredible success! We had dynamic live hip hop music artists, delicious food for over 200 people, an exciting Children’s program with Bible stories, treats, prizes, Bangles the Clown, face painting…oh yes, and a beautiful day without rain! Most importantly, we had the preaching of the Good News of Jesus Christ, which led to salvation for 7 adults and 25 children. Praise be to God! All of...
read moreNeighborhood Celebration!
You’re invited to our Arnett Blvd between Warwick and Rugby Saturday, April 30 1 to 4 pm It’s free and all are welcome! Invite all your friends and neighbors Upbeat music with hip hop artist D-Will Free Food, Contests & Prizes, Dance & Drama Teams Summer Job Info, Puppet Show, Surprise Guests & More! Be sure not to miss this time to be out in the spring...
read moreSpring Garden Crew
What a great time to be out in the neighborhood with friends and neighbors from all around getting the Arnett Bee & Butterfly Garden on the corner of Wellington Avenue and Arnett Boulevard in Rochester’s 19th Ward up and ready for spring! With the sun shining, a fresh load of topsoil delivered and ready to freshen up the beds, this year’s crop of spring perennials already blooming, and neighbors old and young to help, what’s missing? Maybe you? Would you like to help us with the Garden this year? We have a crew of...
read morePassover 2016
The festival of Passover or Pesach, will begin on Friday 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...
read moreU of R Youth Conference
A New Generation of Success An upcoming youth conference is being put on by students in the Healthcare, Technology and Youth Apprenticeship Program at University of Rochester called “A New Generation of Success”. The Conference will be held on April 16, 2016 at 8:30 am in the Saunders Research Building on the main campus at the U of R and is for kids ages 12-19 years of age. It is FREE. Our friend and colleague, Dr. Gina Cuyler, has the honor of being the keynote speaker. Please spread the word so we can get our youth prepared for...
read more2016 State of the City
Mayor Warren will be presenting the annual Mayor’s 2016 State of the City Address on Wednesday, April 13, at 7:00 pm at the Genesee Brewery, 445 Saint Paul Street, Rochester, NY 14605. Please RSVP by April 6 to 428-3601 or stateofthecity@cityofrochester.gov. Doors will open at 6:30 pm, and the event will take place inside the brewery’s warehouse. Please leave ample time to park and enter the building. Last year’s address...
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