The complete obituary of Sister Pat Holmes, who joined the ancestors on December 23, can be found here. A small but beautiful funeral service was held at Congregation Shema Yisrael in Rochester on December 28. For those unable to attend the funeral, there will be two other opportunities to pay your respects: at the Kwanzaa feast on January 1, 5: 30 pm, 150 Highland Ave, Rochester (at St. John's Home Auditorium), and on January 6, on what would have been her 71st birthday, at 4 pm at First Community Interfaith Institute Inc.
Doology is the discipline practiced at the only teaching church/spiritual and cultural organization in Rochester, NY, known as First Community Interfaith Institute Inc. The late Minister Lawrance Lee Evans developed the idea of Doology as a teenager. Minister Evans went on to establish the Institute in 1970. In Doology, we are taught that positive action in your community or organization is valued more than just complaining.