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Central Arnett Block Association (CABA)
The Block Association has been very busy this spring working with neighbors
and local authorities to reduce crime and drug activity, raising community spirit,
and cleaning up our community "pocket park" known officially as the
"Arnett Bird & Butterfly Garden" on the corner of Arnett Blvd. and
Wellington Avenue.
On Saturday, August 5th, from 12 to 4 pm CABA will also be hosting the neighborhood's first Block
Party in years. There will be activities for kids, talent shows,
visits from the police and fire departments, balloons, hot dogs and
refreshments, and much more. Be sure to tell your neighbors and come on out!
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Crisis Pregnancy Hotline 235-0690
Embracing Options
has been open for over a year now and is growing by leaps and bounds! Each month
we see more and more young women in need. Our Director, Sandi Clawson,
is connecting with local churches and social programs to raise
awareness and support for what we're doing in the neighborhood. We're
very excited about the enthusiasm that's been evident in the community.
We've submitted our application for an ultrasound machine though Focus on the
Family Option Ultrasound, and in the meantime we've been the temporary
recipients of a donated ultrasound machine that we're using to train volunteers.
If you have interest in this area or want to help us financially, please contact
us or you can even donate online! Give us a
call at 235-0690 as soon as possible to discuss your interests!
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Community Health Center Status
His Branches has just received word from Albany that its
application to convert our medical services over to a full-fledged Community
Health Center has been granted "conditional approval" by the
Department of Health (DOH). We have 11 "conditions" to meet over the
summer before final approval is obtained. Many of these involve simply outlining
the details of our proposed conversion, but others involve raising money and
arranging for modifications to our office suite that will bring it into line
with current building code requirements specified by the Health Department. The
bottom line is that we need to locate a $20,000 grant, among other things. If
you have expertise in fund-raising, please contact us ASAP!
Rest assured that conversion of Grace Family Medicine into a
clinic that is fully licensed by NY will only bring about positive changes in
the way we are able to care for our community.
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Neighborhood Outreach - Community Survey
In partial fulfillment of one of our DOH contingencies, Jessica
Speares, a premedical student at Roberts Wesleyan College, will
be conducting a health resources survey of leaders and
residents in the neighborhood this summer and giving a report
to the community on August 21st. If you would like to help, just give us a call!
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Fall Christian Physicians Breakfast and
Retreat
Dr. Fountain
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On Saturday morning,
September 23, 2006, medical students and community physicians will be
converging on Rochester from the Western NY region to kick off our
first Upstate MCCF Retreat with a stimulating day of feasting,
fellowship, and education. The day will start at 8:00 am with our Fall
Christian Physicians Breakfast where Dr.
Daniel Fountain, MD, MPH, will begin the first in a series of 5
informative and discussion-provoking sessions on the provocative
topic:
"What's
wrong with US health care and how can we fix it?"
Schedule
8:00
Registration and Breakfast
(note early start)
9:00
Problems with the biomedical model and the US health care
system
10:00
Restoring wholeness to medicine from both scientific and
biblical perspectives
11:00
Wholistic approaches to common psychosocial problems
Noon
Lunch,
Medical Student Gathering, and Discussion
1:30
How to do a personal and spiritual assessment
2:30
The logistics of forming a care giving team
3:30
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The Retreat will be hosted at The
Meliora (Faculty Club) on the University of Rochester River Campus and
includes lunch. We'll be wrapping up by mid-afternoon on Saturday to allow those
participating to return to their full lives without undue interruption.
Physicians will be eligible to receive up to 5 hours of Category I CME credit
for their participation in the Saturday sessions. This promises to be a
wonderful time of spiritual nurture and growth and will be an ideal opportunity
to welcome medical students to a regional fellowship of faith.
Cost? $50 for practicing providers and $25 for students for all
sessions and meals. 5 CME credits are available for an additional $50 fee.
You're warmly encouraged to participate in as many of the retreat events as your
schedule will allow, so please mark your calendars and sign
up now!
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Whole Person Medicine
Workshop
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Testing a New Model of Medical
Care
Those of you that are familiar with the medical care provided at
Grace Family Medicine know how we integrate prayer into patient visits,
believing that faith is an integral part of the recovery process. In some
difficult cases a rekindling of faith may be the only real answer to the
patient's symptoms. For the whole body to function properly there has to be a
clear balance of all the systems that the Lord created, and if one of those
systems is not functioning properly then illness is more likely to present
itself. One of the most profound and least understood systems in the medical
community is that of our spirit or spiritual nature. Very often there are things
that influence our spirit that are undetectable with modern science and thus
cannot be treated using the scientific method alone.
Dr. Fountain pioneered a similar vision to whole person medical
care in Africa while Dr. Morehouse was pioneering the approach here in America.
The two of them have connected, and their vision is to see "spiritual
care-givers" planted in medical practices all over the country. His
Branches is looking for a spiritually mature, Bible believing Christian person
who is interested in working alongside our doctors to offer spiritual counsel
and prayer to individuals with maladies that modern science alone can't treat.
Jesus was the Great Physician, and we believe that a team approach to medical
care that includes this new position will enhance our ability to impact and
influence the health of our community.
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2006 Christian Physicians Directory Available
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Fundraising to Meet the Challenges of
Growth!
We're asking those who've been connected to this
ministry in any way over the years to consider making a one-time donation or
regular pledge commitment to His Branches. We need resources to
develop our new counseling
center and expand our medical and crisis pregnancy ministries, as well as for building maintenance
and repairs and much more. No gift is
too small or too large to be received and used wisely in building God's
Kingdom here in Rochester. We're grateful for any contribution you can offer -- all donations are fully
tax-deductible. Contact us at 235-9000, mail your gift in, or
donate online using the "Just Give" link below:
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Thank you for
your prayerful consideration of how you might be able to strengthen ministry
with your gifts and talents. God Bless you!
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