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First Presbyterian offers free meal, groceries on Feb. 11

Posted at 3:57 pm February 5, 2021
By Carolyn H Krause Leave a Comment

First Presbyterian Church will provide a free meal and bag of groceries to food-insecure guests who drive by the church between 5:30 and 6:00 p.m. on Thursday, February 11, a press release said.

The church’s monthly Welcome Table community meal program plans to supply each guest with a hot meal consisting of taco soup, Fritos chips, fresh fruit, and brownies or cookies.

In addition, each family in a car will receive a grocery bag containing two cans of spaghetti sauce with meat, one package of spaghetti noodles, one container of Parmesan cheese, one can of fruit, one can of vegetables, crackers, peanut butter, and two cans of soup. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Churches, Community, Front Page News Tagged With: First Presbyterian Church, groceries, meal, Welcome Table

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Volunteer to discuss working with immigrants at the border

Posted at 5:47 pm January 29, 2021
By Kay Brookshire Leave a Comment

Rachel Bohstedt Estes

Rachel Bohstedt Estes will discuss her work with immigrants at the Texas-Mexico border as guest speaker at the Wednesday, February 10, meeting of Altrusa International of Oak Ridge, hosted by the International Relations Committee.

Her topic is “Learning and Listening at the Border.” The meeting will be virtual, hosted on Zoom, beginning at noon, a press release said.

Estes, director of outreach and missions at Canterbury United Methodist Church in Birmingham, Alabama, began volunteering at the border in the summer of 2018, when immigrant children were being separated from their families at the border.

“I began thinking of how we can be the best community for each other,” she said. Estes called a friend and said: “I think we need to go there and make sure they know people with love are around them. Even if we can’t extract them from the horror, we can be present.” [Read more…]

Filed Under: Churches, Community, Top Stories Tagged With: Altrusa International of Oak Ridge, immigrants, Rachel Bohstedt Estes, Texas-Mexico border

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Nine churches to stage free nativity drive-through Saturday

Posted at 9:51 am December 17, 2020
By Carolyn H Krause Leave a Comment

Nine Oak Ridge congregations will present a free drive-through nativity from 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday, December 19.

Everyone is invited to drive through the parking lots of the following churches in order, beginning with First Christian Church on the west end of town, to view scenes from the Christmas story, a press release said. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Churches, Community, Front Page News Tagged With: churches, drive-through nativity, nativity drive-through, Oak Ridge

First Presbyterian to provide free holiday foods Thursday

Posted at 4:07 am December 10, 2020
By Carolyn H Krause Leave a Comment

First Presbyterian Church will provide a free meal and bag of groceries to food-insecure guests who stop by the church between 5:30 and 6:00 p.m. on Thursday, December 10.

The church’s monthly Welcome Table community meal program plans to supply each guest with a meal consisting of taco soup, Fritos, fruit, and brownies, a press release said. In addition, each family in a car will receive a bag containing foods for making a holiday dinner. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Churches, Community, Front Page News Tagged With: community meal, First Presbyterian Church, free holiday foods, Welcome Table

Free community Thanksgiving is Thursday, with changes

Posted at 7:32 pm November 25, 2020
By Oak Ridge Today Staff Leave a Comment

The free community Thanksgiving Dinner at High Places Community Church and Grove Theater in Oak Ridge is Thursday.

This year’s program has been changed to allow people to maintain physical distances.

The Oak Ridge Community Thanksgiving Dinner is hosted by a grassroots group of people.

Dinner will be served by drive-up/walk-up from 12 to 1 p.m. Thursday at 123 Randolph Road in Grove Center.

[Read more…]

Filed Under: Churches, Community Tagged With: High Places Community Church, Oak Ridge Community Thanksgiving Dinner, Thanksgiving dinner

Fulin’s Asian Cuisine closes

Posted at 10:21 am September 5, 2020
By John Huotari Leave a Comment

Fulin’s Asian Cuisine restaurant at the Westcott Center in Oak Ridge is pictured above on Thursday, Sept. 3, 2020.

Fulin’s Asian Cuisine in Oak Ridge has closed.

The restaurant cited the pandemic in a Facebook post announcing its closing on Wednesday. That post and the restaurant’s page appear to have been removed since then, or they are no longer visible to the public.

[Read more…]

Filed Under: Business, Churches, COVID-19, Front Page News, Health, Oak Ridge, Top Stories Tagged With: Fulin's Asian Cuisine, Oak Ridge, pandemic

More than 1,000 protest for equality, police reforms, end of racism

Posted at 10:38 pm June 10, 2020
By John Huotari Leave a Comment

Hundreds of people march from Oak Ridge High School to the Civic Center for a Black Lives Matter protest on Tuesday afternoon, June 2, 2020. (Photo by John Huotari/Oak Ridge Today)

Note: This story was updated at 9:45 a.m. June 11.

More than 1,000 people marched and protested in Oak Ridge last week, asking for equal treatment for black people.

They said the nation is obligated to fight systemic racism, racial inequality, and police brutality. They want to live without fear. They advocated for police reforms, accountability, and the use of de-escalation tactics.

Protesters hope to end 400 years of oppression that started with slavery in America in 1619 and continued after the Civil War with attacks on black people, lynchings, the Ku Klux Klan, segregation, discrimination, and racism. That oppression has been felt in Oak Ridge, and some young adults and teenagers said they have experienced or witnessed racism.

Protesters said they were angry, upset, and frustrated. They called the death of George Floyd while he was detained by police in Minneapolis last month a murder. They recalled the deaths of other black men and boys, some killed by police and others by citizens. They acknowledged that there are many good police officers, but they condemned police officers who they said hide behind their badges to do wicked deeds.

“Enough is enough,” protesters said. “We are done dying.”

Hundreds of people meet at Oak Ridge High School before marching to Oak Ridge Civic Center for a Black Lives Matter protest on Tuesday afternoon, June 2, 2020. (Photo by John Huotari/Oak Ridge Today)

Protesters met at Oak Ridge High School Tuesday afternoon, June 2, and marched to the Oak Ridge Civic Center. They carried signs and wore T-shirts that said “Black Lives Matter” and “I can’t breathe.” They chanted “No justice, no peace” and, led by organizer Trevor King, “Make racism illegal.” Silence is compliance, the protesters said, and silence in the face of evil is itself evil.

[Read more…]

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Final Community Unity event today: World Day of Prayer Service

Posted at 9:21 am March 6, 2020
By Oak Ridge Today Staff Leave a Comment

The final Community Unity Celebration event is today in Oak Ridge.

The World Day of Prayer Service is from 7-8:15 p.m. Friday, March 6, at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church at 212 North Tulane Avenue in Oak Ridge.

It will have an interdenominational prayer service written by women of Zimbabwe, “Rise! Take Your Mat and Walk.”

Note: This press release was submitted by an advertiser or subscriber to Oak Ridge Today.

Filed Under: Churches, Community Tagged With: Community Unity Celebration, World Day of Prayer

Community Unity Celebration continues

Posted at 12:33 pm February 16, 2020
By John Huotari Leave a Comment

Local organizations and congregations are offering opportunities for residents of Oak Ridge and surrounding areas to get to know each other and build community, a press release said.

The Community Unity Celebration kicked off with the Human Rights Rally on Saturday, January 18, and it will end with the World Day of Prayer on Friday, March 6.

“Please join us as you can!” the press release said.

Here is a calendar of events:

[Read more…]

Filed Under: Churches, Community, Front Page News Tagged With: Community Unity Celebration

Local organizations, congregations celebrating community unity

Posted at 10:48 am February 3, 2020
By Oak Ridge Today Staff Leave a Comment

Community Unity Celebration has events this week. During the celebration, local organizations and congregations are working together to offer opportunities for residents of Oak Ridge and surrounding areas to come together to get to know each other and build community, a press release said.

The Celebration kicked off with the Human Rights Rally on Saturday, January 18, and it will end with the World Day of Prayer on Friday, March 6.

“Please join us as you can!” the press release said.

Here is more information about the events:

[Read more…]

Filed Under: Churches, Community, Front Page News Tagged With: Church Women United, Community Unity Celebration, Gay Marie Logsdon, Music Celebration, Resonance, Women's Interfaith Dialogue, Youth Talent Show

Second annual writing contest under way; scholarships available

Posted at 9:22 am February 3, 2020
By Oak Ridge Today Staff Leave a Comment

Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church

Grace Writers of Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church in Oak Ridge is featuring its second annual writing contest in memory of two members: Carol Oen and Cleva Marrow, both Oak Ridge writers.

Carol Oen wrote poetry, freelance articles for magazines, and a senior romance novel, “Songs That Remember,” about Alzheimer’s and caregivers. She taught memoir writing for the Oak Ridge Institute of Continued Learning. Cleva Marrow freelanced for The Oak Ridger and The Knoxville News Sentinel.

The contest will consist of three awards:

[Read more…]

Filed Under: Churches, Community, Entertainment, Front Page News, Writing Tagged With: Carol Oen, Cleva Marrow, Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church, Grace Lutheran church, Grace Writers, writing contest

Presentation today about taking charge as a medical advocate

Posted at 8:42 am February 3, 2020
By Oak Ridge Today Staff Leave a Comment

Gay Marie Logsdon
Gay Marie Logsdon

At the February meeting of Women’s Interfaith Dialogue, Gay Marie Logsdon will give a presentation about taking charge as a medical advocate.

The meeting will be held on Monday, February 3, at the Jewish Congregation of Oak Ridge, 101 West Madison Lane, with an opening reception at 10:45 a.m. and program at 11 a.m., a press release said.

Logsdon’s presentation is based on her own experience as well as that of family and friends over more than 30 years, the press release said.

“The urgency to speak about medical advocacy grew out of months of in-patient and out-patient medical care, torrents of insurance claims, and gradual recovery following a head-on car wreck in 2016,” the press release said.

[Read more…]

Filed Under: Churches, Community, Health Tagged With: Gay Marie Logsdon, medical advocate, Women's Interfaith Dialogue

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