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eviction
This time last year
Monday, October 31st, 2005October 31, 2004, was the drop dead date our purported landlord gave us to move both Abounding Grace and Generation Xcel out of the building we occupy on 9 East 7th Street. They had served the 30-day Notice-of-Eviction on September 30, 2004, and demanded that we completely vacate the premises on or before Halloween. Meanwhile, [...]
I’ve known her since she was 5
Friday, June 10th, 2005Lorreal (aka Lori) Torres, recipient of the 2005 Xpress Writing Award and Xcel board member since January, is one of my heroes. (Photo courtesy of Mike Mowery. Check out more pictures of Lori and the rest of the cast of Xpress’ Life in Translation here and here.) At seventeen, Lori is finishing her junior year [...]
The Litigation Effect
Monday, March 28th, 2005Court went reasonably well today. Actually, as well as could be expected. The judge is taking very seriously the problems with our purported landlord’s ownership, and has agreed to prioritize discovery on this issue moving forward. In a ruling last month she suggested that First Ukrainian (the church that originally owned the building) may still [...]
Court tomorrow
Monday, January 31st, 2005Please pray as we return to court tomorrow following a failed attempt on Friday to arrive at an out-of-court settlement in our eviction proceeding. While mediation has so far been unsuccessful, we are confident that the ultimate outcome of this case will honor God and maintain a spiritual lighthouse in the community.
Resolving Church Conflict
Thursday, January 27th, 2005I mentioned in an earlier post a court hearing that got postponed pending court-appointed mediation. We had our first session two weeks ago and the second session will be tomorrow. Please keep us in your prayers. For more on the nature of the overall litigation, check out the New York Daily News coverage here.
Happy New Year?
Friday, January 7th, 2005What a first week for 2005. It started well, with Monday’s court hearing postponed to January 18. (More on that in a future post). But the intensity ratcheted up quickly. It’s now Friday and I feel like I’ve been dodging organizational bullets all week. But we’ve made it through, by God’s unwavering grace! Here’s to [...]