Oct 3, 2014 | Off the Director's Desk
Domestic Violence is everyone’s business. It would seem if we keep repeating this thought throughout this press conference that it would become a mantra that everyone might pick up and begin to understand, but unfortunately most of us go through life pretending that...
May 12, 2014 | Off the Director's Desk
On Mothers and Shepherds John 10: 1 – 10 and Hosea 11: 1 – 4 Last August my eighteen year old nephew died in a tragic scuba diving accident. My thoughts and prayers are with my sister-in-law Cheri who will today be struggling through her first Mother’s Day without...
Mar 12, 2014 | Council Happenings, Off the Director's Desk
The Lenten Program that was scheduled for 6:30 at United Presbyterian Church sponsorred by the Peace with Justice Committee of the Broome County Council of Churches has been canceled. Â This is due to inclement weather. Â We will resume the programs on March 19.
Feb 25, 2014 | Off the Director's Desk
BROOME COUNTY COUNCIL OF CHURCHES LENTEN SERVICES BEGIN MARCH 5, 2014 Â Binghamton, N.Y., Feb. 26, 2014 . . . . . The Broome County Council of Churches will sponsor mid-week Lenten services at noon on Wednesdays, beginning on Ash Wednesday, March 5, at Holy Nativity...
Jan 31, 2014 | Off the Director's Desk
Dear Friends, “Catalyst of the Community’s Love” is how one of our program directors recently described the work of the Broome County Council of Churches. Â I couldn’t agree with him more. Â In many ways we embody the faith, prayers, and dreams...
Jan 22, 2014 | Council Happenings, Off the Director's Desk
Our God, On days like today it is hard to remember the light. Cold, Gray, rainy… It seems to be a mantra this time of year – showing us the fifty shades of gray that accompany us through the winter. The darkness increases the hunger for spring – for light, for...