(10/7/2018) [This was send via email to the congregation this morning and subsequently read aloud at Fellowship of Faith.] Good Morning, Church! Although I know that some of you will be attending worship in the next few hours, there are some things to share with everyone on this fall morning in Rochester. I am really mindful of the various responses that many…
an Acts of Faith Community
Go out and train everyone you meet,
far and near, in this way of life.
far and near, in this way of life.
Here’s is the Pastor’s 2018 State of the Church address as found in the 2017 Annual Report. If you would rather watch the 18 minute video of this address, CLICK HERE. A Look Ahead … Have you not known? Have you not heard? The Lord is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He does not faint or grow weary; his…
(February 25, 2018) With all of the national news that is SO upsetting … Parkland, Florida … the Mueller investigation(s) … the Me, Too ! Movement … people in the WH not having security clearances to the documents they’re seeing every DAY … the number of now-convicted FELONS coming from this administration … it might seem naive to some that this year,…
The Micah Circle invites you to: “Understanding Israel, Understanding Palestine” Discussion Series What/When ::: > Three evening discussions > 6:30 – 8pm >> March 6, 13, and 20 Part 1: How are we to understand “Israel” a name that denotes a land, a country, and a people? Part 2: One land and two peoples: Addressing today’s issues Part 3: Forming our…
Pastor Deb was a guest (again) on Evan Dawson’s show. You can listen to the podcast here. Connections WEEKDAYS NOON-2:00 P.M. ON WXXI-AM 1370, FM 107.5, AND WRUR-FM 88.5 IN ROCHESTER AND WEOS 89.5 FM IN GENEVA HOSTED BY EVAN DAWSON Evan Dawson talks about what matters to you on Connections, Every weekday from Noon-2 p.m. Be part of the program with questions or comments…
(February 22, 2018) I. Am. Exhausted. The last week or ten days have been emotionally draining, the work load has been huge. And I know I’m not the only one feeling this way. The shootings in Parkland, FL — the students’ outrage and mobilization — has brought about both pride and tears from me. There is hope for the nation when I…
February 8, 2018 – One of the benefits of our expanded Acts of Faith Community is our association with an amazing program for youth — the Monroe Milers. Here is a brief introduction recently written as part of a grant application by one of the Milers’ founders, Nancy Allinger. Monroe Milers is a 100 % volunteer operated, high quality, developmentally appropriate urban…
February 2, 2018 – Happy Groundhog’s Day, Candlemas, and Imbolc!!!!! Well … after almost three years of working together toward this goal, the Genesee Valley Presbytery voted unanimously on Tuesday night (1/30/2018) to allow New Life Presbyterian Church to dissolve as a corporate entity and to join their five Acts of Faith to South and our Acts of Faith Community. The dissolution occurred as…
It is with great and humble joy that I write to you about a meeting last evening. The Sessions of both New Life and South met with Rev. Laurie Ferguson, a consultant hired through a grant that our area churches received from Duke University. For two-and-a-half years, our congregations have been working alongside each other, believing that God was calling us to…
I’m sitting in safe, dry, beautiful Rochester, New York this morning as millions of my countrymen (and women) are fleeing for their lives from Hurricane Irma. It hardly seems possible that we are in the same country when our situations are so vastly different. Watching the slow-moving (12 mph) storm that is wider than the state of Florida and is about the size…