“I thought I was the only one…”
We met an 18-year old homeless young man tonight on NightWatch. We found him emergency shelter for the weekend. And we told him about Joseph’s House (Greensboro) and I Am Now (High Point), the local transitional living programs for homeless young men. We’re praying that one of them will have an opening for him.
Steve read him some of the Joseph’s House literature, but when he got to this line — “There are more than 164 homeless high school students in Guilford County…” — the young man’s jaw dropped and he said:
“What? Where are they? I thought I was the only one. And I thought nobody cared.”
He was wrong. Bitter. Sweet.
God bless them every one…
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Muslims join Christians for Christmas Mass in Baghdad
photo credit: The Los Angeles Times
Outside Mar Eliya church, not much had changed since last Christmas: Concrete blocks still surround the building and guards check the IDs of those entering.
But inside, hundreds of Iraqi worshipers — Christians and Muslims — were crammed into the overflowing Chaldean Catholic church Tuesday, celebrating the holiday and the fact that they felt safe enough to venture out of their homes to attend Christmas Mass.
“Last year was the year of misery, desperation and sadness,” said Samar Jorge Gorges, 33. “But this year is better. So many people attend the Mass and you can see that their praying was joyful.”
Among those attending were several Shiite Muslim sheiks, including Raad Tamimi, who said they had come “in solidarity with our Christian brothers . . . to plant the seed of love again in the new Iraq.” Tamimi, a tribal leader, was excited to shake the cardinal’s hand and asked that a photo be taken with his cellphone.
A Christmas miracle. Amen.
>> Read all of “Muslims join Christians for Mass” from the Los Angeles Times.
Also published in the print edition of today’s News & Record.
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Watch Night Services in Greensboro Area
Anderson Grove Baptist Church
424 Fisher Park Circle
Greensboro NC
(336) 574-0202
10:30 p.m. to 12:00 a.m.
Hinshaw UMC
4501 High Point Road
Greensboro, NC
(336) 299-6330
11:00 p.m.
Mount Zion Baptist Church
1301 Alamance Church Road
Greensboro, NC
9:30 p.m.
Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church
2205 W. Market St.
Greensboro, NC
Schedule of Masses for the Feast of Mary, Mother of God
– Monday, Dec. 31st (vigil): 6:00 p.m. (English) & 8:00 p.m. (Spanish)
– Tuesday, Jan. 1st: 7:00 a.m., 8:45 a.m., 12:00 p.m., 6:00 p.m. (English); 2:00 p.m. (Spanish)
***Do you know of other services? Please let me know and I’ll add them.
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Merry Christmas
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Now there were in the same country shepherds living out in the fields, keeping watch over their flock by night. And behold, an angel of the Lord stood before them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were greatly afraid.
Then the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid, for behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy which will be to all people. For there is born to you this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord. And this will be the sign to you: You will find a Babe wrapped in swaddling cloths, lying in a manger.”
And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying: “Glory to God in the highest, And on earth peace, goodwill toward men!”
– Luke 2:8-14
Merry Christmas.
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It Wasn’t His Child
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I Wish It Was Christmas Today!
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The Housing Support Team and The Faith Community
The Housing Support Team is moving chronically homeless people from the streets of Guilford County in permanent supportive housing. What can a church group do for the clients served by the Housing Support Team? View and print this flyer to learn more.
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