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Saturday, June 01, 2013  With all of the devastation in the Midwest, especially in Oklahoma, in the last ten days, there are many opportunities to get involved and help people pick up the pieces of their shattered lives.

Thursday, May 23, 2013  Six Central New York churches are coming together to launch a joint relief effort for the victims of Moore, Oklahoma and the nearby areas that were so devastated by the tornado on May 20.

Tuesday, April 09, 2013  A 68-year-old Roman Catholic nun with a gambling addiction has pleaded guilty to stealing nearly $130,000 from two rural western New York parishes.

Monday, November 19, 2012  Advocates for raising the minimum wage are planning a rally in Albany on Monday.

Tuesday, November 06, 2012  A 67-year-old nun has pleaded not guilty to a grand larceny charge stemming from the theft of nearly $130,000 from two Catholic Church parishes in western New York.

Wednesday, August 15, 2012  Area churches are coming together to help those in need get ready for school. The Chittenango Area Association of Churches is holding a giveaway at the Presbyterian Church that runs Wednesday, Thursday and Friday (10am to 4pm) and Saturday (10am to 2pm).

Friday, February 10, 2012  President Barack Obama announced a plan to accommodate religious employers outraged by a rule that would require them to cover birth control for women free of charge.

Friday, January 13, 2012  A husband and wife who died eight years apart have donated more than $3 million to Catholic churches and organizations in their upstate New York hometown and in Illinois.

Monday, June 27, 2011  Now that Governor Andrew Cuomo has signed a same-sex marriage bill into law, Central New York churches are trying to decide how to move forward.