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COVID-19 has changed the way we live, and that includes how we worship. With many churches forced to close, some members have also had to close their wallets.

The Tablet January 8, 2021 The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. is pictured in an undated file photo. (Photo: Catholic News Service) BEDFORD–STUYVESANT — Brooklynites in the winter of 1963 got a preview of one of history’s most iconic moments — the delivery several months later of the “I Have a Dream” speech by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. On Feb. 10, 1963, the civil rights leader visited the historic Plymouth Church in Brooklyn Heights, which, a century earlier, became a rallying center for the abolitionist movement and a stop on the Underground Railroad. Its first pastor, Rev. H...

West Phila. parish makes Christmas bright for area families Babette Henry-Taylor, April Robertson, and Carla Caple-Petty of St. Cyprian Parish in Philadelphia prepare to distribute Christmas gifts to area families, Dec. 15. The initiative is one of several parish outreaches that serve the community year-round. (Photo by Gina Christian) Gina Christian • Posted December 17, 2020 A West Philadelphia parish is leading the way in making Christmas amid COVID brighter for local families. Earlier this week, staff and volunteers from St. Cyprian Parish in Philadelphia began distributing bags of wra...

Vanguard News SPCC Aghalokpe set for 70th anniversary On SPCC Saint Peter Claver’s College, (SPCC) Aghalokpe will begin its 70th Anniversary on April 9, 2021. The Chairman of the 70th Anniversary Organizing Committee, Chief Kingsley Omokri made this known in a statement on Thursday in Aghalokpe. According to Omokri “the 70th anniversary will also incorporate other events like commissioning of renovated projects by Old Students, lectures and launching of a book titled SPCC Aghalokpe, ‘The Hidden Pearl of the Ethiope’. ‘’The Anniversary kicks off with a mass at the College Chapel, ...

Knights, Ladies of Peter Claver provide $10K to area parishes Members of the Knights of Peter Claver attend the annual St. Martin de Porres Mass Nov. 7, 2019 at the Cathedral Basilica of SS. Peter and Paul. The fraternal organization, which includes a Ladies Auxiliary and Junior Divisions for youth, recently donated $10,000 to area parishes as part of its century-plus legacy of charitable works on behalf of the Catholic Church. (Photo by Sarah Webb)   By Gina Christian • Posted December 14, 2020 Several area parishes and ministries are receiving some much-needed financial support, thanks...