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02/03/09 08:57:24 pm, by Michael Happy
Categories: Dobel Street, Metro Detroit

A new endeavor at the old gym

Part of the reason we met at Shield of Faith, formerly Holy Name, Monday night was an attempt to rekindle the strong connection between the past and present tenants of the church campus -- a bond that reached its pinnacle at the interfaith service at SOF last year.

That day was like Christmas on steroids. We all left the church on a higher plain, singing songs of praise and feeling goodwill toward all people.

Unfortunately, that Alleluia, love-one-another state -- as is almost always the case -- dissipated during the ensuing months. Holy Name and SOF collaborated on a few projects in the neighborhood in 2008, but nothing lived up to the expectations we all had on March 30.

Monday night, we started to rethink how we might work together in a more meaningful way, talked it out for more than two hours and then left the church feeling hopeful we had gotten back on track.

Today, Dr. Kirk Walker, assistant to SOF pastor, Bishop James Alvin Jennings Jr., sent me an email. Dr. Walker said that Bishop Jennings would like to work with Friends of Fletcher Field this spring to rehabilitate the old gym on the SOF campus so it can be used by the community, giving the neighborhood children a safe place to play during the winter months.

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Perhaps this could lead to other joint functions in the gym: a basketball tournament, sock hop, whatever else we allow ourselves to imagine.

I think the gym fix-up is an awesome idea and am really looking forward to making it become a reality.

We will be meeting with the bishop at the church (the former HN rectory conference room) on Monday, Feb. 16, at 7 p.m. to discuss this and other possible joint efforts. If you haven't joined us at a meeting before and would like to attend, please email me at mjhappyii@hotmail.com.

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