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Sun, Feb 9 2014, 3:00pm to 4:00pm
The Newark chapter of the Union of Black Episcopalians (UBE) invites you to attend the annual Absalom Jones Day celebration at Trinity & St. Philip's Cathedral in Newark. This annual event celebrates the life and ministry of the Rev. Absalom Jones, the first black person to be ordained a priest in the Episcopal Church.
Presiding: The Rt. Rev. Mark Beckwith, Bishop of Newark. Guest Preacher: The Rev. Carolyn C. Cavaness.