19th Ward Luminaries

Luminaries in front of 374 Wellington Ave last year

      

For the past few years the 19th Ward has celebrated Dr. Martin Luther King’s birthday in a public manner and will be doing so again this year. On Monday, January 17 there will be luminaries throughout the area. The luminaries themselves are small paper bags weighted down with sand or kitty litter and containing a votive candle. Luminary Kits are available at Menezes Pizza - 445 Chili Ave (open from 12-6 pm), Hunt's Hardware - 390 Thurston Road, and Boulder Coffee - 955 Genesee St,
or make your own.

Neighbors make a number of luminaries and set them at the sidewalk edge of their tree lawn from sunset until 9 pm. Some people host warming fires and a hot chocolate stands. This is also a community building event.

If you have questions, please call the 19th Ward Community Association’s office 328-6571.

SOHL Commemoration Events

Sunday, Jan. 23rd is National Sanctity of Human Life Sunday (SOHL). Embracing Options is offering FREE bulletin inserts for your congregation. Please see the attached file. It contains a letter for your pastor, document "What is SOHL Sunday?" and an order form to order them to share with your church family. Please contact our office at (585) 235-0690 and let us know how many FREE inserts you want for your congregation. 

6th Annual SOHL (Sanctity of Human Life) Day of Prayer, Friday January 21st from Noon to 5 pm (4 p.m. will be a Memorial Service held for the dear little ones lost to abortion) at Embracing Options, 350 Arnett Boulevard, Rochester, NY 14619. Light refreshments and coffee will be provided.

Invited: All Pro-Lifers in the Rochester area who either stand on the front lines daily against abortion or if you have a heart for the sanctity of human life. We ask Pastors to come pray with and over us to bless us for the upcoming year of this battle against abortion and its ravages on our community. Contact Sandi Clawson at (585) 235-0690 if you'd like to attend or share a brief message of encouragement for all the staff and volunteers in the local pro-life community.