Fundraising Open House

Open House
at
His Branches

Saturday, December 6th
10:30 am to Noon
340 Arnett Boulevard

Our Open House includes:

• Free Continental Breakfast
• Tours of Our Facility and Risego Businesses Next Door
• Talks about Our Mission and Services
• Booths with Program and Health Information

For 30 years we have provided medical services to anyone who comes through our door. We offer:

• Christ-centered Medical Care for Entire Families
• Sponsorship of Rochester Youth Year Outreach Worker
• Embracing Options Pregnancy Care
• Space for Community Groups
• Medical and Nursing Student Training
• Community Partnerships and Investing

In these economic times, more people require the sliding scale care we offer. Please contact us at 235-9000 to sign up and find out how you can help!

Safety Seminar

Please join us for a Safety Seminar sponsored by the Arnett Block Association and put on by the Rochester Police Department. Find out what you can do to be safe on the street.

When: Tuesday, November 18th
Time: 6:15 to 6:45 pm
Where: Arnett Branch Library

Change Has Come

Yesterday America's voters went to the polls and chose leaders for our future. Many of us have been praying earnestly for God's hand to be upon our land through our democratic process. Today the results are in, and we would like to congratulate all who have won election to office and wish them well in their endeavors. We are particularly holding up our new President-elect, Barack Obama, and his running mate and transition team as they prepare to pick up the reigns of our country in these unusually challenging times. While we may disagree with the stands they have taken on some issues, especially the critical ones of abortion and homosexuality, we pledge our full prayer support for them as they seek to bring healing and restore stability, both at home and abroad.

Click on the picture above to view Senator Obama's encouraging acceptance speech, and click here for a link to the website of his transition team.

God bless you!

Pastoral Care, Mental Health

Bishop Orville Beckford and Bishop Herman Dailey discuss the benefits of training to recognize mental health problems.

His Branches has been hosting a monthly meeting of community pastors and mental health professionals from the University of Rochester Medical Center for the past four years. Recently City Newspaper ran an article about the program:

In the city's underserved African-American and Hispanic communities, ministers often encounter people suffering from serious mental health problems. And frequently, it's before anyone else, including family members and physicians, says Silvia Sorensen, a researcher in the University of Rochester's Department of Psychiatry.

"Ministers are faced with people who have mental health issues on a regular basis because of the work they do," says Sorensen. "And they don't necessarily have the training or background to recognize what's going on, or the information needed to refer people."

As part of the Department of Psychiatry's Aging Well Initiative, Sorensen developed a seminar in conjunction with the city's African-American faith community to help provide ministers, pastors, and lay counselors with the counseling tools they need.

Click here to read the entire article by Tim Louis Macaluso.