From Staff
Black history
month celebrations continue around the community.
■ St.
Cyprian’s Episcopal Church will celebrate Black History Month with a
Jazz Vespers featuring the music of the Roland Fleming Connection and speaker
Dr. Dorothy H. Israel at 5:30 p.m. Sunday.
A wine and
cheese reception will follow the service.
St. Cyprian’s
is located at the corner of M L King Avenue and Lovett Street in the historic
Lincolnville neighborhood of St. Augustine.
Dr. Dorothy
“Dee” Headley Israel is often referred to as the “matriarch” of the St.
Cyprian’s Episcopal congregation.
A professor
at the State University of New York, Stony Brook, she retired as professor
emeritus after 23 years.
She served in
the Health Sciences Center.
She and her
husband, Rudolph C. Israel, who passed away in November 2006, retired to St.
Augustine, and Israel become active in St. Cyprian’s which, she says, “has
provided me with a sense of peace and lifted my spirits to serve the Lord in
many ways.”
■ The
St. Johns River Baptist Association youth department and Mt. Moriah
Baptist Church will host a special program at 6:30 p.m. Saturday at Mt. Moriah
Baptist Church, Hastings. All are welcome.
■ The St.
Augustine Choirs Guild will host “A Black History Celebration” at 3 p.m. Feb. 26 atDawson Chapel CME Church, 225 N. Orange St.
Trudy
Thompson, pastor, will welcome those attending.
All are
invited to join in this celebration.
■ The Tribe of
Judah of Greater St. Mary’s Baptist Church presents “A Salute
to Our Past and Present” at 4 p.m. Feb. 26.
The public is
invited join in this celebration marking the conclusion of this year’s Black
History Month.
For further
information, call Sonee at 392-1768.
■ Bethel
Baptist Church, 22 Riberia St., will present a black history program at 4
p.m. Sunday.
Pastor Sidney
Hardy Sr. is pastor.
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