Posted by: Administrator
in Miscellaneous on Feb 12, 2010
Vancouver, Canada
The 2010 Winter Olympics opening ceremonies is tonight, Feb. 12. According to GraceExtendedMinistries.org a call to invite intercessors throughout the world to come to Vancouver during the Winter Olympics (Feb. 12-28, 2010) to join in prayer for God's purposes during this critical time. It is a call to nations for prayer for the Vancouver region, U.S., and all nations during the 2010 Winter Olympics. Prayer watches and prayer stations will be ongoing throughout the day. A "live feed" will be used to stay connected.
Posted by: Administrator
in Miscellaneous on Nov 10, 2009
A Tribute to Veterans 2009 by Cheryl McCann
Give praise to military past and present
Who served and preserved for us our freedom
We pay tribute to all on this Veteran's Day 2009.
Posted by: Administrator
in Miscellaneous on Nov 02, 2009
Travel and immigration ban for people with HIV is being lifted by the Obama administration and will take effect early next year. At present, travelers with visas to the U.S. or seeking green card are not permitted to enter.
President Barack Obama is signing a bill to extend the Ryan White HIV/AIDS program. He said, “If we want to be the global leader in combating HIV/AIDS, we need to act like it.”
Intended purpose of this law is to release stigma against HIV/AIDS. Obama has said that this stigma “has stopped people from getting tested and has helped spread the disease.” According to Associated Press, “Obama noted his own effort several years ago to help combat the stigma. During a 2006 visit to Kenya, his father’s native country, then Sen. Obama and his wife, Michelle, publicly took an HIV/AIDS test.”
In the U.S. more than 1 million people live with this disease and every year there are 56,000 newly reported cases.
Posted by: Michael McCann
in Miscellaneous on Jun 11, 2009
The groom “thanks” everyone in the wedding party. In particular, he should say:
- Thank you to the bride's father for his kind words, blessings and (where appropriate) his enormous generosity in paying for the wedding.
- Thank you to anyone else (perhaps his own family) for their financial contribution.
- Thank you to his own parents for, well, bringing him up to be an upstanding citizen.
- Thank you to everyone for accepting their invitation to the wedding and for their kind gifts.
- Thank you to his best man.
- Thank you to any ushers and other key helpers.
- A special toast on behalf of the bride and groom to the bridesmaids and groomsmen.
As well as thanking everyone, the groom's speech should also have a certain entertainment value, though not to the extent that it becomes a cheap game show. In terms of its entertainment value, the groom's speech should fall somewhere between that of the bride's father and the best man. In terms of sensitivities, if you are a regular presenter or speaker as part of your work or perhaps a bit of a natural show-off, you might want to consider not showing off or showing up the bride's father. Wedding speeches are supposed to be sincere but entertaining, but not to the extent that it is a competition to be judged by the guests with a 'clap-o-meter'.
