Refugee mothers who share an intergenerational commitment to education find support within their homes and communities
Musa talks to her father before her classes. In 2004 when the family immigrated to the U.S., her father was one of the only members of the family to speak English.
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The Somali community leaned on Musa, 31, as older members struggled through language barriers to access accurate information, communicate with the unemployment office and apply for rental relief grants and other aid.
“I still can’t believe we survived it,” Musa said, recalling the first months of the pandemic. “It was really hard.”
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Pictured is Luis Rosa, a former certified peer specialist with the Mental Health Association in Chautauqua County. Rosa was diagnosed with lung cancer last year, and members of the organization have rallied to help him while he receives 24-hour care.
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Luis Rosa has a way with words and people. That’s because many of those words through his locally renowned quick wit often make those around him laugh and feel at ease.
It’s that persona that made Luis an ideal certified peer specialist with the Mental Health Association in Chautauqua County. “Luis had a way of making everyone smile and lit up a room anytime he walked in,” said Jenny Rowe, the Mental Health Association’s chief financial officer.
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Zion Covenant Church, located at 520 Fairmount Ave., Jamestown, will be holding an additional Easter Sunday church service.
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After no in-person Easter church services last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, churches are preparing to welcome parishioners back this Sunday.
The Rev. Luke Fodor at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, located at 410 N. Main St., Jamestown, said this Easter will be notably special following an unsettling year with church goers slowly returning to in-person services.
“Easter is one of those times where we want to celebrate both the spring and the power of possibility,” he said. “During these times of the new normal, which will be different this year with all of us wearing mask, Easter has always presented to us a new normal the power of resurrection.”
etichy@post-journal.com The Rev. Luke Fodor performing Ash Wednesday service at St. Lukeâs Episcopal Church. St. Lukeâs will be holding an in-person Easter church service after being forced to cancel it last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Submitted photo Members of the Mental Health Association are pictured in December 2019. Pictured is Luis Rosa, a former certified peer specialist with the Mental Health Association in Chautauqua County. Rosa was diagnosed with lung cancer last year, and members of the organization have rallied to help him while he receives 24-hour care.
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Pictured is Luis Rosa, a former certified peer specialist with the Mental Health Association in Chautauqua County. Rosa was diagnosed with lung cancer last year, and members of the organization have rallied to help him while he receives 24-hour care.
Churches reopening to celebrate Easter with in-person services
Other churches are taking similar strides toward normalcy this Easter as they open for in-person services Sunday to celebrate the biblical story of the resurrection of Jesus.
A national Pew Research Center study released March 22 found that American religious life is showing signs of slowly returning to normal. About 75% of adults who typically attend services are very or somewhat confident that they can do it safely, without getting the virus, according to the study.
While the study shows more people are attending in person or are at least willing to the numbers still aren t completely back to what they were before COVID-19, according to Pew. About 40% of Christians plan to go to Easter services in person this year, compared to the 62% who typically go to church on the holiday.