"My house will be a house of prayer for all peoples," notes the Good Book.
How beautiful that sisters and brothers believe in the Maker and work together for the common good as Children of Abraham - Jewish, Christian, Muslim, and more.
That's what Bishop Arthur Barnes will be about -- hosting a revival --Wednesday, August 19, 2015 at 6:30 pm: A Revival 4 All International Beginning Ministries. The humble edifice is located at 2335 Grayling, west of Jos. Campau in Hamtramck, MI., 48212.
All are welcome. All faiths. Imams, pastors, rabbis, and more. Be right at home, will you? Contact the good bishop at
internationalbeginningministries@yahoo.com.
Following that revival will be another one --ecumenical also--Wednesday, August 26, 2015, 6:30 pm at Chene/Lafayette, Detroit, 48207, in the Value Land Parking lot across the street from the Rev. Dr. Martin Lutheran King, Jr., Apartments. Archbishop George Stallings, Jr., of the Imani African-American Catholic Congregation in the greater Washington, D.C. area in Suitland, Maryland, will be the revival preacher with Detroit pastor, the Reverend Horace Sheffield, and, Pilgrim Baptist Church co-pastor, Rev. Dr. Yvette Griffin giving testimonies. Refreshments will be served. The theme is strengthening marriage and family. All are welcome here also!
The All-Faiths Festival (A-FF) of the Center for Inter-Religious Dialog and Coaching/Counseling is host with a collection of other music ministers, and more.
Contact Rev. Dr. Lawrence M. Ventline at (313) 530 2777, or write him at lawrencematthewventline@gmail.com for more information, or, to assist in defraying the costs,
make checks payable for either, or both revivals, American Clergy Leadership Conference (ACLC), 2335 Grayling, Hamtramck, MI., 48212, with "Revivals" in subject line, please. And, thanks.
Pray nightly at 10 pm for revival of marriage and family by contacting Bishop Barnes or Father Ventline for the praying conference call number and code, or, mutzim@aol.com.
Thursday, July 16, 2015
Wednesday, July 15, 2015
Mercy More Than Misery
Mercy.
That seems to be the way of openness.
The way to one's heart, and, beyond, deeper even into one's soul.
For sure.
Divine mercy.
It engages and locks in as it attracts humans on the trek of life's troubled tracks.
In a world and culture where mercy needs to overcome misery, compassion is called for today.
That seems to be the way of openness.
The way to one's heart, and, beyond, deeper even into one's soul.
For sure.
Divine mercy.
It engages and locks in as it attracts humans on the trek of life's troubled tracks.
In a world and culture where mercy needs to overcome misery, compassion is called for today.
Thursday, July 9, 2015
McCarthur Bridge March for Marriage August 2, 2015 at Historic Detroit Belle Isle Jewal of a Michigan State Park
11 am.
A March for Marriage moves across the McCarthur Bridge of Belle Isle State Park.
Balloons and bikes will be followed by breaking bread at the Fifth Annual Urban/Suburban Unity Pot Luck Picnic with Praise at the Playscape Area of the iconic park in the middle of the Detroit River.
At 10 am, youth will gather with their family at the Rev. S. Y. Moon Peace Pole near the picnic site to praise God and re-dedicate themselves to chastity before marriage, and more.
All are welcome.
The Anniversary Cake follows the pot luck lunch that will be served while participant arrive from the March for Marriage, the Rev. Moon Peace Pole Praise, and, common praise of God as the pastoral park.
Hundreds are expected of all-faith traditions, cultures and generations for games, dancing, drumming, and more.
For more information, contact Rabbi Dorit Edut at mutzim@aol.com, or, (313) 530 2777.
A March for Marriage moves across the McCarthur Bridge of Belle Isle State Park.
Balloons and bikes will be followed by breaking bread at the Fifth Annual Urban/Suburban Unity Pot Luck Picnic with Praise at the Playscape Area of the iconic park in the middle of the Detroit River.
At 10 am, youth will gather with their family at the Rev. S. Y. Moon Peace Pole near the picnic site to praise God and re-dedicate themselves to chastity before marriage, and more.
All are welcome.
The Anniversary Cake follows the pot luck lunch that will be served while participant arrive from the March for Marriage, the Rev. Moon Peace Pole Praise, and, common praise of God as the pastoral park.
Hundreds are expected of all-faith traditions, cultures and generations for games, dancing, drumming, and more.
For more information, contact Rabbi Dorit Edut at mutzim@aol.com, or, (313) 530 2777.
George Orwell 1984
A nightmarish and imaginary vision.
An admonition for the world of an impending compassion-less society.
Unengaging inhabitants, seemingly cold-heart creatures, and more.
Hope is disappearing, the author claims.
Sadly, resident of the good Earth seem unaware of this plight.
The hurry addiction, coupled with the "too busy" syndrome, diagnoses the predicament about the passing of 1984, and, the passing of compassion also.
Only awakening, waking up will move the march away from this prophetic and timely procession into the realm of promise and hope, praise God.
An admonition for the world of an impending compassion-less society.
Unengaging inhabitants, seemingly cold-heart creatures, and more.
Hope is disappearing, the author claims.
Sadly, resident of the good Earth seem unaware of this plight.
The hurry addiction, coupled with the "too busy" syndrome, diagnoses the predicament about the passing of 1984, and, the passing of compassion also.
Only awakening, waking up will move the march away from this prophetic and timely procession into the realm of promise and hope, praise God.
Ann Arbor, Michigan-based Sisters of the Holy Eucharist
In single file a half-dozen, or so, of Catholic Sisters dedicated to the Holy Eucharist, marched into St. Roch Catholic Church in Caseville, MI., yesterday, heading directly to two parishioners who were preparing a space in the parish hall for a sock hop Friday night.
Initially, as I drove past the Thumb Michigan edifice, the black and white veil encompassing the smiling faces of the Eucharistic nuns grabbed my attention on M-25, just west of Port Austin, MI., where my older brother, Bob, resides.
At first, I wondered where the marker was, but at second glance, I noticed that the Saginaw Dicoese church name was changed to Mother of Perpetual Help Church.
The good sisters announced their plight: No Mass at St. Michael (also a different name now) Church in Port Austin, and, is there Mass here at St. Rochs, they inquired of the curious women working in the church hall as more people flocked to see the array of black and white veils and long robes - not a usual sight anywhere these days.
Got to hand it to the Sisters, nevertheless.
They were determined to find a church with Mass. And, they were making a statement, for sure.
Supplying the Sacraments, including Mass, is an endangered species, so to speak.
"I will have Mass for you," I spoke up, "if we can use the church."
Smiles of pure innocence and joy turned toward me, and, we all marched in single file to the altar of God annexed to the hall.
What a delightful experience of prayer, I thought, with wonderful women of God who engaged in "full, active and conscious participation," just as the historic ecumenical Vatican Council II urged the global Catholic Church (1962-65), and, then some.
Surprised as they were, so was I as I reflected on the statement they were quietly and humbly making about supplying the holy sacraments to the faithful.
Hierarchs, listen up, please! The faithful need the Eucharist.
Initially, as I drove past the Thumb Michigan edifice, the black and white veil encompassing the smiling faces of the Eucharistic nuns grabbed my attention on M-25, just west of Port Austin, MI., where my older brother, Bob, resides.
At first, I wondered where the marker was, but at second glance, I noticed that the Saginaw Dicoese church name was changed to Mother of Perpetual Help Church.
The good sisters announced their plight: No Mass at St. Michael (also a different name now) Church in Port Austin, and, is there Mass here at St. Rochs, they inquired of the curious women working in the church hall as more people flocked to see the array of black and white veils and long robes - not a usual sight anywhere these days.
Got to hand it to the Sisters, nevertheless.
They were determined to find a church with Mass. And, they were making a statement, for sure.
Supplying the Sacraments, including Mass, is an endangered species, so to speak.
"I will have Mass for you," I spoke up, "if we can use the church."
Smiles of pure innocence and joy turned toward me, and, we all marched in single file to the altar of God annexed to the hall.
What a delightful experience of prayer, I thought, with wonderful women of God who engaged in "full, active and conscious participation," just as the historic ecumenical Vatican Council II urged the global Catholic Church (1962-65), and, then some.
Surprised as they were, so was I as I reflected on the statement they were quietly and humbly making about supplying the holy sacraments to the faithful.
Hierarchs, listen up, please! The faithful need the Eucharist.
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