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The Grapevine
Fall 2003 |
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The Latest News from
His Branches
Leo Holmsten Human Life Award Banquet
| The annual LHHL Committee Award Banquet
is being held this year at the Clarion Riverside
Hotel, 120 East Main Street in downtown Rochester, on September 16th. The
reception starts at 5:45 pm, followed by dinner at 6:30 pm. His
Branches is one of the many pro-life organizations co-sponsoring this event in
the community, and our President, Dr. Morehouse, was last year's recipient. This
year's honorees will be Richard and Carol Crossed. If you are interested in
attending, please mark your calendars and contact
us for tickets. |
Carol and Richard Crossed |
Dr. John Patrick weekend
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With generous support from the Leo Holmsten Human Life Committee, His
Branches has invited John Patrick, MD, a noted
Canadian pediatrician, researcher, ethicist, and professor to come to the
Rochester community September 26-28 for a series of meetings at the University
of Rochester in conjunction with the Medical Center Christian
Fellowship. While in the area arrangements have been made
for him to speak to medical students and community physicians on Friday and
Saturday as well as the broader community at a special event on Friday evening and
during the regular Sunday morning service at Edgewood
Free Methodist Church. |
Christian Physician Directory and Breakfasts
Every year His Branches co-hosts with the Medical
Center Christian Fellowship a series of three breakfasts for Christian
physicians in the area to meet students and fellowship with one another. This
year's first
breakfast will be held on Saturday, September 27th, from 9 to 11 am at Helen
Wood Hall across Crittenden Blvd. from the U. of R. Medical Center. Over the
years a Directory of physicians has been developed also. If you are in the
health professions and would be
interested in attending one of our breakfast meetings or in having your name listed
in our Directory, please contact
us.
National Sickle Cell Month
Did you know that September is National
Sickle Cell Month? In Rochester, the Finger Lakes Chapter of the National
Sickle Cell Association will be sponsoring a "Celebration of Life
Dinner" on Saturday, September 20th. The evening will start at 6:00 pm at
the Wishing Well Party House on 1190 Chili Avenue in Rochester and will feature
Mrs. Sandra Nettles-Lechebo as guest speaker. Tickets are $20 a person. For
further information or tickets, please contact Penny Dicks at 235-3860.
The following Saturday, September 27th, starting at 1:00 pm we will be
participating in a Community Awareness Day by doing an awareness walk-a-thon in
the Arnett Boulevard community. Come on by the Genesee
Valley Sickle Cell Disease Association (GVSCDA) offices in our building at
342 Arnett Boulevard, Suite 1, or call 235-3860 to join in.
New parking, green space, and a mural!
After nearly two years of planning and discussion with members of the
community, His Branches signed "conditional closing" papers with the City of
Rochester this summer to purchase the two vacant lots immediately to the west of our
offices. Under the guidance of Dave Beinetti and Carmine Torchia, final site
plans have been developed and submitted to the City for review. With the City's
approval, we
expect to be breaking ground for our new parking lot and landscaped green space
this fall. As part of the project, a mural concept has been proposed for our west wall with a
target date of next summer. Between now and then we will be pursuing assistance
from the Council on the Arts as well as seeking a lot of community input and
participation.
One idea for our proposed mural
Beverley Timgren Visiting
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Beverley,
the missionary that His Branches has been helping support in South Lebanon and
northern Israel for the past 20 years, will be back in Rochester to visit us
from October 14th to the 16th. She will be meeting with church elders the
evening after she arrives and attending our regular monthly Board Meeting the
following morning. A noontime luncheon will be held for her on October 15th in
our main conference room. If you would be interested in meeting Beverley while
she is here and finding out more about her ministry, please contact
us. |
RWC Internship
With the support of the Roberts Wesleyan College Business Department, a
student intern, Sara Diaz, has been assigned to work with His Branches in
developing a community assessment and marketing plan during the coming year.
Among other responsibilities, Sara will be out in the community interviewing
program leaders, reviewing demographic data about our ministry and others in the
area, helping develop public relations material appropriate to our ministries,
providing assistance in grant location and writing, and helping gather community
support for our mural project.
Counseling Center
His Branches is actively seeking input from a number of committed individuals
at Roberts Wesleyan
College, New Life
Fellowship, the
Center for Christian Social Ministries, the Institute for Social
Entrepreneurship and others in the broader community as we pursue our plans to develop
an onsite assessment, counseling, and referral center. Much interest has been
shown, and steady progress is being made as we seek specifics about the plan
that the Lord has in mind.
Grace Family Medicine Associates News
Grace Family Medicine Associates held its annual staff picnic in
August at the Morehouse family property in Steuben County and we all had a great
time. The weather cooperated wonderfully; the swimming was very refreshing;
and the s'mores
were as sticky-sweet as ever!
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Here's the twilight gang loading up marshmallows for
making s'mores while Goliath looks for another willing victim to play ball
with him...
For more pics, click
here! |
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Becky Hutton, our office nurse, traveled to Russia for three
weeks this past summer to work with a Christian youth camp. She returned with
stories of God's amazing grace and renewed enthusiasm to reach out to
others with His love.
Executive Director Search
Our search for a
full-time Executive Director to implement the vision of His Branches and the
Board in the community has been moving along in an encouraging way. We've
been in contact with an interested candidate and covet your prayers as we seek
the Lord's will together. If you know anyone else who would be interested in discussing this
exciting
new position with us further, please steer them in our direction.
Intercessory Prayer Meetings
Monthly intercessory prayer meetings of the Tree of Life Community will be held on
Wednesday mornings from 8:00 to 9:00 am in our main conference room at 275
Warwick Avenue on September 17th, October 22nd, and November 19th this fall.
Please come and invite prayer
partners who have a burden for city ministry.
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