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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...
read moreEaster 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...
read morePassover 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,...
read more2019 Arnett Music Series #4
A wonderful FREE program for music lovers of all ages followed by refreshments and a chance to meet the musicians. This fun program features popular music on the theme of “Rochester Weather” by the Women of Note. These are some of the best singers in our region and they will be at our very own Arnett Library! We hope to see you and your families there! Click here or on the image above to download a printable PDF...
read morePurim 2019
The celebration of Purim will begin this Wednesday, March 20, as Jewish communities worldwide commemorate the historic rescue of the Hebrew people in Persia from destruction during the time of Esther. Although it is not a major holiday, it is one of the most entertaining festivities in the Jewish calendar. According to the Old Testament account written in the book carrying her name, a beautiful young Jewish woman living in Persia named Esther was taken to the harem of Ahasuerus, King of Persia, where she became his queen. While there she...
read more2019 Arnett Music Series #3
A wonderful FREE program for music lovers of all ages followed by refreshments and a chance to meet the musicians. This concert features the RPO Salaff String Quartet accompanied by the Eastman Performers. These are some of the best musicians in the area and they will be at our very own Arnett Library! We hope to see you and your families there! Click here or on the image above to download a printable PDF...
read more2019 Arnett Music Series #2
A wonderful FREE program for music lovers of all ages followed by refreshments and a chance to meet the musicians. This concert features one of the Eastman School of Music’s Community Youth Ensembles. These are some of the best up-and-coming musicians in the area and they will be at our very own Arnett Library! We hope to see you and your families there! Click here or on the image above to download a printable PDF...
read moreRemembering 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...
read more2019 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...
read more2019 Arnett Music Series #1
A wonderful FREE program for music lovers of all ages followed by refreshments and a chance to meet the musicians. This concert features an Eastman Pathways Concert by the Rochester School Performers. These are some of the best up-and-coming musicians in the area and they will be at our very own Arnett Library! We hope to see you and your families there! Click here or on the image above to download a printable PDF...
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