Our Belvedere members held Holy Blessing ceremonies recently in two local churches. The Okamotos and Kanae Holt shared a little about these events on Sunday.

Below are reports about these Blessing by Julia Okamoto and some photos from the ceremonies. Click on each photo to see a larger image.

Report from Julia Okamoto for the Blessing in Rev. Beckles’ church, Bronx NY

Sunday, Feb 17, 2019, we conducted a blessing at the Church of the Atonement in the

Women’s Federation would like to thank all who participated in the raffle drawing held last Sunday.

Over $2000 was raised to support the Schools of Africa project.

The winners of the raffle include:

• Sugihara Family – TV $350
• Scharf Family – Kohl’s Gift Card worth $100
• Hanna Jimenez – Massage by Kanae Holt
• Noriko Heying – Target Gift Card worth $50
• Kimiyo Matthews – Amazon Gift Card worth $50
• Plus, a number of happy “consolation” prize winners!

Great

On October 6th and 7th, the Belvedere Frisbee Team played in an Ultimate Frisbee tournament at Hofstra University in Long Island. Playing against 6 other teams, we were able to go undefeated, and then beating Stony Brook in the final. Click for photos and more details!

On Saturday, October 6, Dr. Torrey Robinson and his congregation of the First Baptist Church of Tarrytown celebrated their 175th Anniversary. Dr. Kone, Helen Alexander, and a few other of our members attended. Click to see photos and learn more about the FBC.