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The Union of Black Episcopalians Diocese of Newark Chapter will celebrate the life and ministry of the Rev. Absalom Jones, the first person of African descent ordained a deacon and priest in the Episcopal Church, in an online service.
Celebrant: The Rt. Rev. Carlye J. Hughes, XI Bishop of Newark
Guest Preacher: The Reverend Melvin Wilson
St. Matthew AME Church, Orange, NJ
The service will be live streamed to the diocesan YouTube channel, youtube.com/c/dionewark. The bulletin can be downloaded below.
Your offering will support the Episcopal Church’s two Historically Black Colleges and Universities: St. Augustine’s University, Raleigh, N.C., and Voorhees College, Denmark, S.C.
Please make offering checks payable to Union of Black Episcopalians, and mail to:
Church of The Epiphany and Christ Church
105 Main Street
Orange, NJ 07050