In 1985, The Pregnancy Care Center opened in Wexford to provide a wide range of pregnancy-related services. It was the beginning of a ministry that would “defend, rescue and deliver” countless newborns who continue to make a difference in the lives of those who fight to save them.

Serving women in the eastern suburbs of Pittsburgh, the Crossroads Pregnancy Services also became a reality. These two professional clinics united to form the Women’s Choice Network, an alternative choice to abortion. Current locations include Wexford, Oakland, Monroeville Mall and more recently, Hosanna House in Wilkinsburg.

NOV. 25—Mount Carmel Baptist Church, 90 Port Perry Rd., North Versailles, will host a Pre-Thanksgiving Day Service at 7 p.m. The guest preacher and congregation is Rev. Katherine Brundage and Morning Star Baptist Church. For more information, call 412-823-2841.

Concert

NOV. 28—Bonded Ministries will host BONDED in Concert at Kerr Café, 157 Bridge St., Verona. All are welcome. For more information, call Minister Jason Jackson at 1-800-492-0262 or e-mail bondedministries@ yahoo.com.

CONTESTANTS AND PERSONALITIES—Some of the contestants and radio personalities in WGBN’s gospel radio contest “Hot or Not” at the Kelly Strayhorn Theater. The combination panel and audience response selected the best performers. Some of the performers are, from left: Aisha, J.E. Gamble, Donna Baxter, Clarissa Drewery, Princess Miller, Jalyne Pryor, Danielle Smith and Russell Carter.

Families across the country are dusting off their stoves and rediscovering the art of home cooking. In fact, the Food Channel recently released its Food Trends list and home cooking ranked number one*, which is not surprising in today’s tough economic climate.

As America returns to the kitchen, simple, crowd-pleasing and budget-friendly recipes are in high demand. One secret to success is stocking the pantry with flavorful and nourishing basics that can inspire a variety of delicious dishes. Even some of your favorite pantry items like Campbell’s Tomato soup offer a healthy, flavorful and versatile base for a meal.

Fiesta Chicken and Rice Bake

I was fortunate enough to see the movie “Precious” on Nov. 6 at the Harris Theater. The movie was a part of the Three Rivers Film Festival. It seems like the film will not be released in Pittsburgh. The audience was asked to write to distribution company, LionsGate and request that the film be shown in Pittsburgh. I went to the “Precious” website and found a phone number for you to call. The number is 1-877-370-6824.

I’ve already called it and I had to give my name and e-mail address. The information is going to be passed on to LionsGate and if there is enough interest the movie, will come to Pittsburgh.

I took a look at where the movie is going to open in the next 30 days and saw Youngstown and Cleveland, Ohio, on the list. How did Youngstown beat out Pittsburgh? Don’t they know that we are the home of the Pittsburgh Steelers?