Holiday Heart: Hudson Valley Church To Host Christmas Dinner For Homeless, Lonely Holiday Heart: Hudson Valley Church To Host Christmas Dinner For Homeless, Lonely
Holiday Heart: Hudson Valley Church To Host Christmas Dinner For Homeless, Lonely Christmas is usually a season of joy and family gatherings. But for the homeless or lonely, it can be challenging to cope. To help, the First Baptist Church of Spring Valley will serve Christmas dinner and distribute coats and food packages to the homeless, indigent, and lonely on Christmas Day. Deacon Michael Williams said the church, whose theme is "Love thy Neighbor," will also deliver dinners and food packages to homebound members, their neighbors, and the homeless in Spring Valley and surrounding communities.  According to Williams, the number of attendees can reach 200…
Community Health Center Movement Mourns Leading Advocate Rev. Jeannette J. Phillips Community Health Center Movement Mourns Leading Advocate Rev. Jeannette J. Phillips
Community Health Center Movement Mourns Leading Advocate Rev. Jeannette J. Phillips The Reverend Jeannette J. Phillips, a powerful force for change in community health care, died on Tuesday evening, surrounded by loved ones, after a lifetime of distinguished service. A visionary leader, pastor, Community Health Center network founder, and the matriarch of a large and growing family, she helped guide the emergence of patient-led community health care in New York State from its roots in the civil rights movement into the modern era. Rev. Phillips opened the Peekskill Area Ambulatory Health Care Center in 1975 along with three other African American founding mothers: the late…
Support Rising For 'Wonderful' Volunteer EMT, Minister In Capital Region Battling Cancer Support Rising For 'Wonderful' Volunteer EMT, Minister In Capital Region Battling Cancer
Support Rising For 'Wonderful' Volunteer EMT, Minister In Capital Region Battling Cancer Support is on the rise for a volunteer EMT and minister from the region facing what colleagues describe as a long battle with cancer. Greene County resident Ken Aurigema, of Prattsville, has been a volunteer at the Lexington fire department for 27 years, serving as an EMT and fire police officer, according to a GoFundMe campaign organized by Liza Dwon. In August 2022, Aurigema underwent surgery for colon cancer and began chemotherapy treatments. The grandfather of ten, who is also a minister at West Kill Christian Church, makes his living as a self-employed electrician, but has had a toug…