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Saint Gabriel's Episcopal Church is proud and excited to announce the arrival of its new priest, the Reverend Dr. Ronnie T. Stout-Kopp, who holds both Master of Divinity and Master of Sacred Theology degrees from General Seminary in New York City, and the Doctor of Letters degree in Irish History from Drew University.

Rev. Stout-Kopp was ordained an Episcopal priest in the Anglican tradition in 2006, and has served in parishes throughout the Episcopal Diocese of Newark as well as the Diocese of NY in parishes in Manhattan and Harlem.

The youth group and Assistant Rector Melissa Hall from St. Peter’s Episcopal Church in Morristown joined the many participants of the annual Hunger Walk to benefit the Community Soup Kitchen. Here, one of the walkers reports on the experience.

On Sunday, Oct. 16, I participated in something called the Hunger Walk.

Boonton slaying victim Nazish Noorani will be remembered Sunday afternoon during a forum on domestic violence, followed by a walk and vigil in her honor.

“Boonton was devastated by the murder of our neighbor, Nazish Noorani,” commented the Rev. Laurie Wurm of St. John’s Episcopal Church in Boonton. “Our community needed to do something so the horror of that night won’t have the final word in our town and in this young woman’s life.”

A short (1:52) video posted on Grace Church in Nutley's Facebook group.

Furry, feathery and slithery pets were all welcomed yesterday at Christ Episcopal Church of Bloomfield and Glen Ridge as Reverend Anne Koehler offered a Prayer of Blessing for each animal. Outside the church, JAX, the church dog, once a resident of the Bloomfield Animal Shelter, joined the human volunteers with biscuits, treats and bowls of water for the canine and feline celebrants. Donations were accepted on behalf of the shelter.

The weather held out Sunday, October 2, for the Annual Blessing of the Animals at St. George's Episcopal Church on Ridgewood Road in Maplewood.

The Feast Day of St. Francis falls on October 4 and is commemorated on the closest Sunday. St George's once a year invites all animals of fin, fur and feathers to be blessed by church priests Bernie Poppe and Chris Carroll in the Lenten Garden.