The Express Newspaper October 20, 2016

Many Christians Draw on the 3 Days of Holy Weekend – by H. Wessell

Many folks, especially in smaller communities, can still recall when much of daily business and even leisure activity was reduced, or even ceased, from Noon to 3:00PM on Good Friday in reverence for Jesus' suffering and death on the Cross. Particularly in Protestant congregations, services in those hours focused on the Seven Words from the Cross are still a cherished practice.

Read the entire article in the March 19th issue.

Foster Parents Needed in the Area – by C. Barton

Saratoga and Rensselaer Counties- The signs “Become a Foster Parent” have been hanging in communities around the area. These signs have been seen at recent county fairs in Saratoga, Washington and Rensselaer County and are visible throughout communities in the area. We are lacking in families in Southern Saratoga and Rensselaer Counties at this time, says Kelli Reilly, Homefinder for the Foster Care Program at Berkshire Farm. Berkshire Farm Center and Services for Youth is a statewide agency that offers an array of services for children and families including foster care. The organization has been, “changing lives, changing futures, since 1886.”

Read the entire article in the Sept. 18th issue of the Express.