Tag: Metuchen Edison Area Interfaith Clergy Association
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Community reminded to push the limits, get into ‘good trouble’ to continue King’s legacy
METUCHEN – In celebration of the lives of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Congressman John Lewis (D-Georgia), the community is reminded to recommit to walking through “unchartered waters” like King did so many years ago even if it means getting into Lewis’s simple philosophy of “good trouble.” That is what King and Lewis did…
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Area clergy stress ‘words matter’ when seeking MLK’s vision of ‘free at last’
METUCHEN – The words of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (MLK) will just be words until people can truly become concerned of the needs of others, Bishop Nikolaos Brown said in his “Words Matter” sermon. “Dr. King in his infamous ‘I Have a Dream’ speech used very interesting words,” he said, reciting part of…
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Menorah lighting in Metuchen brings people of all faiths together
METUCHEN – People of all faiths gathered at the plaza to light the menorah on the first day of the Hanukkah Festival of Lights. The menorah lighting included songs and people enjoyed donuts, hot chocolate, dreidels and chocolate coins. The celebration was sponsored by Neve Shalom in Metuchen, Temple Emanu-El in Edison and the Metuchen…
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Holocaust remembrance program May 1 at JCC
An Interfaith Yom HaShoah Holocaust Remembrance program will be held at 7 p.m. on May 1 at the Jewish Community Center of Middlesex County (JCC), 1775 Oak Tree Road, Edison. The program will include readings and musical selections to remember all those who perished. The free event is co-sponsored by the Metuchen-Edison Area Interfaith Clergy…
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5K Hunger Walk to circle through Metuchen, Edison
Congregation Neve Shalom and the Metuchen Edison Area Interfaith Clery Association will take part in a 5K Hunger Walk beginning at 2 p.m. on Oct. 21. The walk begins at Neve Shalom, 250 Grove Ave., Metuchen; continues to Roosevelt Park in Edison; and returns to Neve Shalom. The funds collected will help alleviate hunger locally, nationally…
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MLK celebration Jan. 14 in Metuchen
The New Hope Baptist Church will present the 19th annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration at 3:30 p.m. on Jan. 14 at the church, 45 Hampton St., Metuchen. This year’s theme is entitled “The State of Civil Rights in America.” The event will be led by the Metuchen-Edison Area Interfaith Clergy Association and…
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Officials, clergy members pledge to Stand Up for the Other
EDISON — Metuchen Mayor Peter Cammarano said when he read the pledge ‘Confronting Bigotry: Stand Up for the Other,’ he said the message was simple. “[The pledge is] common sense yet every day we experience [some form of hate],” he said. “It’s easy for us to keep walking and shrug it off.” Cammarano joined other…