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Sunday, April 8, 2012

Hundreds of Churches Continue to Unite for Massive EACH Initiative in Detroit

Pastor Bob Shirock of Oak Pointe Church in Novi is one of the leaders of the movement.

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  • Sunday, April 8, 2012

For the second year, Southeast Michigan residents are coming together from hundreds of churches and organizations to share their faith and offer free medical and dental services, food, housing construction and renovations to tens of thousands of residents in need. It’s a continuation of the EACH (Everyone a Chance to Hear) movement that launched last spring. EACH is guided by a steering committee with church leaders from both city and suburbs. The EACH effort started in 2011 and focused on a 40-day period starting Easter Sunday, but the hope that the impact and continued effort to help the community would continue into the future came to fruition. Most of the local church-based projects and actions will be determined by individual …

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Oak Pointe Church (in Novi Patch) and 2WordStory Campaign Spreads Out from Novi (in Novi Patch)

Sue Kaufman

6:07 pm on Saturday, May 26, 2012

Dynamically, I mean, just a huge outpouring of love and concern and action by the unified believers   more ›

Wednesday, October 26, 2011

Coming Closer to God Through Cancer

A Novi woman's battle with cancer weakened her body but strengthened her faith in God.

While some might find hopelessness or despair in cancer, Mary Beth Bloom found a closer relationship with God — one through which she would form a group at her church to help others fighting the disease. In August 2007, Bloom noticed a lump in her breast during a self-exam. That moment led to a series of medical procedures ranging from a lumpectomy to a mastectomy to chemotherapy to reconstructive surgery. Bloom shared her story with Patch in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. “I just relied a lot on my faith and family and friends,” the Novi resident said. During her cancer journey, her family, members of her church and some in the Northville school community — where her sons are students — and in her sons’ hockey circles helped her …

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VIDEO: Thousands of Susan G. Komen for the Cure Walkers Greeted by Supporters in Downtown Northville, PHOTOS: Northville's Newcomer to Michigan 3-Day Walk, Ford Field Hosts Relay for Life, and 1 more ›

c ohri

4:03 pm on Monday, March 25, 2013

Dearest Mary Beth, I was thinking about you so much the other day when i was tidying my jewelry box and found the little gold charms you gave to me in Portugal in 1993. So i looked you up. Your strength is no surprise, you were always so fun and positive.I think of you and ken & Josh [ as the others were not born then] with such fond memory's , 13 yrs ago.God bless you . Charlotte Ohri x   more ›

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