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An Interview with Mama Juggs’ Own Anita Woodley
An Interview with Mama Juggs’ Own Anita Woodley
Jun 17, 2014
Marnie Cooper Priest, Former Project Director for the Breastfeeding Collaborative

An Interview with Mama Juggs’ Own Anita Woodley

Anita will be performing her show, “Mama Juggs,” at 3 p.m.on Sunday, June 22, at Martin Street Baptist Church, 1001 E Martin St, Raleigh. This funny and informative show will be a kickoff event for the Breastfeeding Collaborative, an initiative of the NC Council of Churches that helps congregations to be breastfeeding friendly. Interviewed by Marnie Cooper Priest, project director for the Breastfeeding Collaborative. How long have you been performing the “Mama Juggs” show? On June 20 it will be the fifth anniversary of the “Mama Juggs” show. Did you have another show before…
Men’s Health Week and Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Month
Men’s Health Week and Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Month
Jun 11, 2014
Willona Stallings, Former Program Coordinator – Partners in Health & Wholeness

Men’s Health Week and Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Month

There’s lots to celebrate this month. Besides my birthday (smile), the month of June is when we observe Men’s Health Week and National Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Month. These two issues, each important enough on their own, also overlap as men are encouraged to eat nutritious, well-balanced meals in order to remain healthy and strong. Our nation’s dietary guidelines are updated every five years, with the most recent set of guidelines released in 2010. In this report, the US Department of Agriculture advises both men and women to…
Calvary Baptist Takes Part in Cardiac Arrest Rescue Program
Calvary Baptist Takes Part in Cardiac Arrest Rescue Program
Dec 21, 2013
Willona Stallings, Former Program Coordinator – Partners in Health & Wholeness

Calvary Baptist Takes Part in Cardiac Arrest Rescue Program

The Sylva Herald

“Our congregation is committed to protecting the health of our members, and Strive to Revive helps us take this commitment to the next level,” said the Rev. Avery Brown, church pastor. “With more than 50-75 people attending our church each week, we have the potential to save lives and make a real difference in our community.”

Strive to Revive kicked off in Charlotte in 2010 by awarding 20 organizations with AEDs and CPR training. BCBSNC, the North Carolina Council of Churches, the American Red Cross and Carney are committed to expanding the program statewide by distributing AEDs and providing CPR training to places of worship across North Carolina with the goal of reaching all 100 counties.
Worship Resources on Mental Health Care
Worship Resources on Mental Health Care
Aug 12, 2013
Chris Liu-Beers, Former Program Associate

Worship Resources on Mental Health Care

Date: Proper 20 – Sep. 22, 2013
Topic: Mental Health Care
Focus Text: Jeremiah 8:18-9:1
The church must not forget either the biblical witness to suffering or the reality of Christian hope while caring for those who are mentally ill. Rather, the task of the church, in general terms, is both to suffer with and also, at the same time, to hope for those caught in the tangled web of mental illness. The first, to suffer with, is extremely important. “Weep with those who weep,” the scripture tells us (Rom 12:15); and yet the need of those who are mentally ill is so complex, the chasm so apparently deep and dark, that many would prefer, like priests and Levites, to pass by on the other side of the road (Lk 10:31-32). Christ, however, enters that chasm and commands us to follow.