Did you miss the Presbytery's tour of the Free at Last? Slavery in Pittsburgh in the 18th and 19th Centuries exhibit at the Senator John Heinz History Center?
You can now visit the exhibit online at www.library.pitt.edu/freeatlast .
Free at Last centers on 55 handwritten records of legal transactions in Pittsburgh documenting this region's involvement with slavery and indentured servitude. The online exhibit includes video of Dr. Laurence Glasco talking about the documents and the stories behind them. You can also zoom in and read -- closely -- the handwritten documents.
Thursday, January 28, 2010
Monday, January 25, 2010
Open Hand Ministries - Saturday Feb 6th
The next work day for Open Hand Ministries has been set for Saturday February 6th. Typically, the work day begins at 9:00 AM, meeting in Garfield at an urban garden at the corner of Wicklow St. and Cornwall St. Future work days are planned also for the first Saturdays in March, April and May.
Open Hand Ministries seeks to respond to the injustice and inequality common to inner city neighborhoods by providing low/moderate income, disadvantaged families the opportunity for affordable homeownership in the economically challenged Pittsburgh neighborhoods of Garfield and East Liberty. Here is a link to their website: http://openhandpittsburgh.org/
Volunteers will be assisting in a hands-on way to build homes and hope in these communities. Please contact Bryan Webler (bryan.webler@gmail.com, 412-916-4884) if you are interested in helping out.
Thursday, January 14, 2010
Aldora's Letter in Post-Gazette re Braddock
Grow Braddock
UPMC will quit admitting patients to Braddock hospital shortly. But it is time to grow in Braddock, not go from Braddock.
Does UPMC not know that this is a community on its way back up? Its citizens have fought and won the battle to keep the first Carnegie Library open, have planted urban community gardens, and a new green industry has just announced plans to locate in Braddock.
This hospital serves the greater Monongahala Valley, is one mile from The Waterfront, across the river from Kennywood, and has plenty of real estate available for expansion.
Why has UPMC underfunded needed services and then systematically and egregiously eliminated or relocated these services in crowded and distant locations?
Does UPMC not know that public transportation is poor-to-none and its parking garages are expensive? Has any UPMC executive ever used public transportation to get to one of its facilities and know how much time and effort it takes?
Does UPMC not know that there is more to health care than provision? Health care is teaching from the cradle to the grave. Has UPMC forgotten the first rule in medicine is do no harm?
UPMC should be called to account for the harm it is doing to these communities and expand Braddock hospital and its services.
ALDORA T. WATT
Regent Square
UPMC will quit admitting patients to Braddock hospital shortly. But it is time to grow in Braddock, not go from Braddock.
Does UPMC not know that this is a community on its way back up? Its citizens have fought and won the battle to keep the first Carnegie Library open, have planted urban community gardens, and a new green industry has just announced plans to locate in Braddock.
This hospital serves the greater Monongahala Valley, is one mile from The Waterfront, across the river from Kennywood, and has plenty of real estate available for expansion.
Why has UPMC underfunded needed services and then systematically and egregiously eliminated or relocated these services in crowded and distant locations?
Does UPMC not know that public transportation is poor-to-none and its parking garages are expensive? Has any UPMC executive ever used public transportation to get to one of its facilities and know how much time and effort it takes?
Does UPMC not know that there is more to health care than provision? Health care is teaching from the cradle to the grave. Has UPMC forgotten the first rule in medicine is do no harm?
UPMC should be called to account for the harm it is doing to these communities and expand Braddock hospital and its services.
ALDORA T. WATT
Regent Square
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
Prayers for the People of Haiti
Our hearts and prayers go out to the people of Haiti and all those who have held Haiti close in their hearts and work.
Sixth's mission giving to Haiti has been focused on recent years on Covenant Hospital (now Village Partners International) and, more recently, Partners in Progress.
Funds from the Presbyterian Church's One Great Hour of Sharing will go immediately to help with response and recovery in Haiti. Sixth participates in this special offering, and so your gifts will be used to help the people of Haiti in the coming days.
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Brothers and Sisters in Christ,
As the eyes of the world turn to Haiti, let us join our hearts in prayer:
God of compassion
Please watch over the people of Haiti,
And weave out of these terrible happenings
wonders of goodness and grace.
Surround those who have been affected by tragedy
With a sense of your present love,
And hold them in faith.
Though they are lost in grief,
May they find you and be comforted;
Guide us as a church
To find ways of providing assistance
that heals wounds and provides hope
Help us to remember that when one of your children suffer
We all suffer
Through Jesus Christ who was dead, but lives
and rules this world with you.
Amen.
(Adapted from Book of Common Worship)
-Bruce Reyes-Chow, Gradye Parsons and Linda Valentine
Sixth's mission giving to Haiti has been focused on recent years on Covenant Hospital (now Village Partners International) and, more recently, Partners in Progress.
Funds from the Presbyterian Church's One Great Hour of Sharing will go immediately to help with response and recovery in Haiti. Sixth participates in this special offering, and so your gifts will be used to help the people of Haiti in the coming days.
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Brothers and Sisters in Christ,
As the eyes of the world turn to Haiti, let us join our hearts in prayer:
God of compassion
Please watch over the people of Haiti,
And weave out of these terrible happenings
wonders of goodness and grace.
Surround those who have been affected by tragedy
With a sense of your present love,
And hold them in faith.
Though they are lost in grief,
May they find you and be comforted;
Guide us as a church
To find ways of providing assistance
that heals wounds and provides hope
Help us to remember that when one of your children suffer
We all suffer
Through Jesus Christ who was dead, but lives
and rules this world with you.
Amen.
(Adapted from Book of Common Worship)
-Bruce Reyes-Chow, Gradye Parsons and Linda Valentine
Monday, January 4, 2010
Woohoo! Spaghetti for a Good Cause!
First Presbyterian of Edgewood (AKA "Mike's Church") is planning a spaghetti dinner later this month to raise money for the Lazarus Fund. Currently, the plan is to hold the dinner on Friday, January 22nd, from 4:30 to 7:30PM in Edgewood Presbyterian's social room.
Cost will be $7.50 for adults, $5.00 for children and free for children under 3. All proceeds will go to the Lazarus fund.
The goal is to have at least 30 people come from each of the participating congregations: Edgewood, Sixth, Waverly, Mt. Hope, and Hillcrest. Please spread the word to friends and neighbors.
If you're able to help with set-up, clean-up, advertisement, getting donations, or selling tickets, please contact Fred O'Leary.
Cost will be $7.50 for adults, $5.00 for children and free for children under 3. All proceeds will go to the Lazarus fund.
The goal is to have at least 30 people come from each of the participating congregations: Edgewood, Sixth, Waverly, Mt. Hope, and Hillcrest. Please spread the word to friends and neighbors.
If you're able to help with set-up, clean-up, advertisement, getting donations, or selling tickets, please contact Fred O'Leary.
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