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Civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. wrote this line in his 1963 “Letter From Birmingham Jail,” a message he addressed to clergymen who were critical of his nonviolent protests. This particular quote was King’s response to calls for the racial justice movement to slow down and be patient. King described the liberation of Black Americans as woven into the overarching American goal of freedom. He urged his fellow clergymen and other bystanders to join this timely and urgent cause, because there is no wrong time to fight for justice.

PLEASE JOIN US FOR COFFEE, CHATTER AND COMPANIONSHIP                        Ever feel like so many things have changed since the Pandemic, feelings of isolation, loneliness and an overwhelming sense of no control over things that directly affect your life. THE GOOD NEWS IS YOU ARE NOT ALONE. MANY OF YOUR NEIGHBORS ARE GOING THROUGH THE SAME THING.  SO LET’S FIND WAYS TO HELP AND SUPPORT EACH OTHER. JOIN US ON Saturday for Breakfast as we discuss upcoming programs such as cooking classes, chair yoga, computer classes, health, beauty, and wellness classes.

DOOR PRIZES, GAMES, GIVEAWAYS and BREAKFAST

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The Tabernacle of Christ Church will be providing Home Cooked Thanksgiving Meals this year to the residents of Beacon Housing Authority. If you would like to participate in this program you must sign up by calling the BHA Management Office (845) 831-1289 no later than November 12th, 2021. Please pay attention to this date as you will not be able to sign up after the deadline of November 12th.

Meals will be distributed from the Forrestal Heights Community Room on Sunday November 21st, 2021 at 3pm. You must be present to pick up your meal. You may order as many meals per household as needed, however you are responsible for picking them up in person.

Please note that we will be following the CDC Guidelines in regards to masking and social distancing. You will be required to wear a mask and practice social distancing while picking up your meal. We also ask that you bring proper Identification with you.

When poet Alexander Pope wrote this line in his poem “An Essay on Man” in 1733, he was referring to humankind’s eternal hope for life after death. “The soul, uneasy and confin’d from home / Rests and expatiates in a life to come,” he wrote. But this sentiment can be applied to everyday life, as well. We can take comfort knowing that hope is an innate and essential human quality. It’s in our nature to reach for what’s possible, and to find optimism even in the toughest times.

Seniors Feeding Seniors Returns to BHA

Attention residents of Beacon Housing Authority, the Seniors Feeding Seniors Food Program has returned to BHA. Meals will be delivered on the last Saturday of the month (9/25/21). Meals are prepared by Springfield Baptist Church and will be available for pick up in the Forrestal Heights Community Room at 12pm.

You must sign up in order to receive a meal. The Sign up sheet is located on the bulletin board outside of the Forrestal Heights Community Room.

Please note that if you sign up for a meal you must come a pick up or make arrangements to have someone pick it up for you. There will be no door to door delivery of these meals. Meals will be disbursed from 12pm until 1pm.

Please take advantage of this opportunity to get a nutritious meal. Sign up today!

Paulo Coelho is the author of the acclaimed book “The Alchemist,” which has sold more than 65 million copies in 80 different languages. But it was a long and winding road to that success. Coelho dropped out of law school and pursued failed careers in acting, theater directing, journalism, and songwriting before becoming a celebrated author. What’s more, “The Alchemist,” first published in 1998, originally sold fewer than 1,000 copies, and the publisher decided not to reprint the book. But Coelho didn’t give up. He kept trying and found another publisher willing to take a chance on him. His story shows that it’s not how many times you get knocked down that defines a life, but whether you have the strength and persistence to keep getting up and moving forward.

Throughout his adulthood, Dublin-born satirist and author Jonathan Swift suffered from an inner ear disorder that resulted in vertigo spells and hearing loss. Meniere’s disease, the culprit, did not receive a name during his lifetime. The uncertainty surrounding his ailment likely spurred Swift to ponder aging when the majority of his years lay ahead of him. In 1699, at age 32, he crafted an amusing list called, “When I Come to Be Old.” Yet this particular quote came later in Swift’s life, appearing in the essay “Thoughts on Various Subjects, Moral and Diverting.” In Swift’s time (like ours), people constantly yearned for their youth. To him, that was a foolish, fruitless impulse. Swift contended that discerning individuals savor the understanding that maturity brings.