MON. Aug. 2

Spirit Week starts at Mahoning County Juvenile Justice Center 8-12 noon Monday through Thursday.

Jammin For Jesus meeting at Fairview Arts & Outreach Center at 6:00

TUES. Aug. 3

LTF bible study at Sycamore Place in Campbell, Ohio 7pm

THURS. Aug. 5

Top Hat Children’s Theater workshop 4-6 at Fairview Arts & Outreach Center

Levi Gardens in Youngstown, Ohio at 6:30

FRI. Aug. 6

Rachell at private dinner for Dr. Gilette 6:00

SAT. Aug. 7

Julie Palumbo 6:30 at Selah in Struthers, Ohio for the summer “Alley Party”. Reservations are necessary please call 330-755-2759

Rachell 4:00 at Abundant Life Fellowship in New Waterford, Ohio for the “Overflow” event. This outdoor event starts at noon and goes until 9pm. There is a line-up throughout the day of musicians and Rev. Kenneth Padamore is the guest speaker at 6pm.

SUN. Aug. 8

Brierfield Manor St Rt. 46 Austintown, Ohio 2:00

MON. Aug. 9

2:00 Brierfield on The Ridge Rt. 46 Mineral Ridge, Ohio

THURS. Aug. 12

Top Hat Children’s Theater workshop 4-6 at Fairview Arts & Outreach Center

TUES. Aug. 17

Happy Birthday Julie Palumbo!

THURS. Aug. 19

Top Hat Children’s Theater workshop 4-6 at Fairview Arts & Outreach Center

SAT. Aug. 21

2:00 Autumn Hills Nursing Home

SUN. Aug. 22

Top Hat Children’s Theater workshop – Free presentation of “The Ultimate SuperHero” at Fairview Arts & Outreach Center. 4:00 with refreshments to follow. Call Brian at 330.881.0980 for more information.

TUES. Aug. 24

2:30 Hamlet Village Manor. Chagrin Falls, Ohio

FRI. Aug. 27

Rachell at ATMOSPHERE CAFE from 7-9. Located in the plaza at 815 Youngstown Warren Road (Rt. 422) Niles, Ohio

SAT. Aug. 28

School supply giveaway and outreach on the "square" in the center of downtown Youngstown. Sign up for the supplies starts at 9:00 am. The actual giveaway starts at 11:00 am. Call Pastor Cruz for more information at 330-783-0117.

SUN. Aug. 29

“Jammin For Jesus” outdoor event at Fairview Arts & Outreach Center on Youngstown-Poland Rd. This is a free family event from 2-6pm. There will be music, food, adult and children activities.

*Sundays - Pearl at the Mahoning County Jail for bible study.

Wow, it is August already. The summer has really flown by and I feel like I am trying to catch up to it. So much going on and most of it unexpected. I attended the funeral services for my dear friend Mrs. Willis Pearl Bode this past Saturday. She was 86 and lived a life devoted to serving the community. The past few years have been hard on her with sickness which kept her in a nursing home and very frustrated that she could not get out to help people as she was used to. I met Mrs. bode in 1985 when I had just started traveling with Bob Noble & The Lost Then Found Ministry. Mrs. Bode invited me to join her in Christian Services at both the Mahoning County and Trumbull County Juvenile Justice Centers. She felt that my music would really connect with the youth that were incarcerated. Later she got me and Brian involved with the Salvation Army Adult Rehabilitation Centers, traveling and doing concerts for those in transition. She would often tell people that I was her adopted daughter and not only was she my "mother'" but also my "manager"...LOL. We had some very good and fruitful times together and I certainly learned a lot from her about commitment, compassion, loyalty, and perseverance. I miss her but have the reassurance that I will see her again one day. Here is the link to her obituary: www.vindy.com/news/tributes/2010/jul/30/willis-pearl-bod/