Back To School Prayer Rally, August 27

Grand Rapids – School starts September 2, for most school in the area, except for year-round schools that are already in session.

As summer vacation ends, one local church is inviting students and staff to go back to school armed with prayer power to face challenges the new school year might bring.

Rev. Howard C. Earle, Jr., Senior Pastor and the congregation at New Hope Baptist Church, 130 Delaware SW, are holding a special Back-To - School Rally, Wednesday, August 27, 2008, at 7:00 p.m.

The public is invited to attend.

“We will be praying for God’s blessing over the entire 2008-2009 school year,” said Pastor Earle. “We will be covering students, families, teachers, administrators, nurses, bus drivers, and all other school related matters in prayer.”

School staff at all levels are receiving a special letter of invitation to attend the rally, and postcards are being mailed to families announcing the event.

“New Hope recognizes that we share the burden of serving hundreds of families of the city of Grand Rapids and surrounding areas with GRPS,” Pastor Earle states in the letter.

He also affirms and expresses appreciation for the leadership and commitment from teachers and staff to educate children.

This Week in the Print Edition of the Grand Rapids Times...

The Grand Rapids Times
8-22-2008

• Struggle For Party Unity At Democratic Convention

• The Difference Between A White Supremacist and Racist

• What Every Black Christian Should Know

Read all about it in this week’s print edition of The Grand Rapids Times.

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Matching Fund Helps Citizens, Groups To Revitalize Southtown

Grand Rapids – Are you involved in or belong to an organization that sponsors activities to make the SE side a better place to live?

Are you committed to building a stronger community?
 
Do you have a passion to increase Neighborhood Based Leadership and Involvement?

Are you interested in reducing crime and increasing public safety in your neighborhood?

If so, you or your organization may apply for a matching grant of up to $25, 0000 through the Southtown Matching Fund.

The Southtown Matching Fund is part of community - building efforts to revitalize Southtown.

It is a public funded program available through Lighthouse Communities for Neighborhood projects within the Southtown area.

The fund supports projects and activities that unite and build stronger communities. It favors projects that bring people together, while building relationships and improving the quality of life of the community.

For more information, including the exact funding dates, log onto www.lcgr.net or e-mail darel@lcgr.net.

Josette Receives Doctor of Education Degree

Happy 90th Birthday

The Grand Rapids Times
8-22-2008
By Richard Pulliam

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Friends, Co-Authors, Reach Out To Help Others Striving To Live New Lives

Pastor James C. Stokes and Randy Otterbridge are co-authors
of the new book 'Living Your New Life in the World'.

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Jackson, Sharpton Have No Prime Time
Speaking Roles At Democratic Convention

By Hazel Trice Edney
NNPA Editor-in-Chief

Washington (NNPA) – When presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama promises “change”, he apparently means across the board.

Democratic and Obama campaign officials confirmed this week that neither the Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. nor the Rev. Al Sharpton, two former presidential candidates and arguably the most high-profiled Black political and civil rights spokespeople in the nation, are slated to speak during primetime sessions of the Democratic National Convention, where Obama, the nation’s first African-American will receive the presidential nomination Aug. 28.

“I will attend Barack’s address on Thursday night,” Jackson said Monday morning in an interview with the NNPA News Service in which he confirmed that he will not be speaking. “I’m not a delegate. I’m not a super delegate. I’m a supporter and the DNC has issued me credentials.”

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