Pre-pastoral anniversary

MARCH 10—Triedstone Baptist Church of Rankin, 18 Harriet St., Rankin, will host their Pre-Pastoral Anniversary Revival Service at 7 p.m. This is the 6th pastoral anniversary celebration of Rev. Nathaniel Pennybaker and Rev. Terri Pennybaker. The theme is “Edifying the Body in 2010.” The revival will run through March 12 and will include guest preachers Rev. DeNeice Welch, Rev. Earlene Coleman and Rev. Dr. Stephen J. Russell Jr. There will also be a concert celebration at 6 p.m. with gospel recording Artist Aaron Clark and Ministry from Ohio. The Pastoral Anniversary will be March 14 at 11 a.m. and 5 p.m. at New Hope Baptist Church in Braddock with Rev. Darryl Grayson and Rev. Dr. William H. Curtis. For more information, call 412-271-3000 or visit www.triedstonebaptist.org or e-mail This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .

On Feb. 19, guests gathered at The Priory Grand Hall to celebrate the Eighty-third Founders Day weekend for the Alpha Alpha Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. The room had been transformed into a winter wonderland that did not require shoveling or snow boots, all you had to do was look and admire.

GOLDEN LADIES— Fifty-year members of AKA are from left: Madelyn Giddens, Alma Burgess, Della Burt, Martha B. Hunt and Dolores Gaines.

Before the evening’s main event, attendees dined on butlered hors d’oeuvres, a fabulous pasta bar and beverages to warm their bodies. Alpha Alpha Omega Chapter President Toni Kendrick and Christina L. Wilds, president, Ivy Charitable Endowment of Pittsburgh, Inc., welcomed their sorors and friends to the reception that honored individuals and organizations in the Pittsburgh community. Peggy Harris, vice president of ICE presented the beautiful crystal awards.

Shoveling snow can make you crazy. I am here to tell you that after I shoveled out my driveway at 6:30 in the morning and came back home to find that the snowplow had pushed snow back into my driveway I was livid.

As I shoveled out the driveway for the third time, I could feel my blood pressure rise and the sweat pour off my brow. Who could I call, who could I cuss out?

If I had tried to call someone and then went into a rant I may have ended up “catching a case.” So I clearly understand the issue that recently happened in Sugartop (Hill District).

These are the inspirational words that not only embody the ministry of Rev. Dr. Darryl T. Canady, the new pastor of Rodman Street Missionary Baptist Church, but personify Pittsburgh’s newest religious leader. These words were the motivating factor that challenged a courageous young man entering the portals of the prestigious Morehouse College in Atlanta.

With the October 2008 retirement of Rev. Delano R. Paige, Rodman’s Pastoral Search Committee began the long task of seeking and interviewing candidates to fill the pulpit of their beloved pastor.

REV. DR. DARRYL T. CANADY