‘Miscellany’ Archives
Messiah Congregation, Epiphany** Sale and Celebration, Jan. 26 & 27, 725 East 25th Street
BY ANN E. KEATING Messiah Evangelical Lutheran Church is having an Epiphany Sale and Celebration on Friday, January 26th and Saturday, January 27th from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm as we vacate our historic church at 725 East 25th Street. Come wander the rooms and reminisce. Pick through the books, take home a poster or a hymnal. Sit in the sanctuary one more time and listen to our wonderful organ. I am sure you will meet many of your old friends. Refreshments and places to sit and visit will be provided where you can share memories with each other. Check out the archives, maybe you would like to take home our bowling trophy from 1950 or a really old Bible. See the wedding dress of the first bride married at Messiah. Look at the photographs and find members of your family or maybe even one of your friends. They probably will look a little younger. Have you always wanted a church pew? This will be your chance to buy one. There is always a need for a folding chair for that special [...]
Urban Ventures”' Center for Families: A Program for the Whole Family!
BY PRISCILLA BROWN  On a cold and snowy night in December, a room is filled with adults and children dressed in their Sunday”'s best, but they”'re not here for a holiday party. They”'re here instead for a graduation. This wasn”'t a celebration for the kids, but for the adults, both men and women, who were being recognized for the twenty weeks of hard work they invested into strengthening their families. Urban Ventures”' Center for Families equips parents with the tools that help improve the entire family. Some of the topics taught are: parenting dynamics, discipline, communication, conflict resolution, forgiveness and role of the parents. Staying aligned with Urban Ventures”' new strategic plan, the Center for Families doesn”'t just stop at equipping adults with the necessary skills and resources to lead their families but staff also aim to provide [...]
A Plea for Help!
Opposite this page is The Alley Newspaper Front Page of December 1978/January 1979. It was “A Plea for Help.” Help did appear as it has for several evolutions of this community-owned and governed newspaper. Neighbors took the task before them and produced 473 issues of The Alley Newspaper in 42 Years During the past two years, we have begun to prepare for changes in editorship when Harvey Winje would leave that position. Harvey”'s departure as Editor will happen in 2018. Those discussions and the changes in producing The Alley Newspaper over the last eighteen years seem to be leading us toward a new infrastructure that broadens leadership and formalizes the governance of this community media source. The hope is that the change of the Editor and Manager function, as has happened many times, doesn”'t just prompt filling that slot with one or two people, but with a team of people that broadens expertise, spreads out the work requirements, and diversifies the [...]
