Newly installed on front lawn is the Lenten Shredding Project, an interactive art installation just in time for Lent. The project invites members of the Morristown community to a time of reflection, whether or not they observe Lent.

“Lent is a time to look at that which separates us from a deeper experience of the ‘holy’ in our life,” said the Rev. Cynthia Black, rector of Church of the Redeemer. “Using the contemporary symbol of a shredder, we can release that which keeps us from being all that God has called us to be.”

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Retired Anglican Bishop Christopher Senyonjo, who has risked his own life and that of his family as an advocate for gay-, lesbian- and transgender rights, shared his experiences and beliefs at the Adult Forum at the Episcopal Church of the Redeemer in Morristown on Sunday.

In 2007, Senyonjo was relieved of his duties as a bishop in Uganda. “They never formally put me out of the church, but simply took away my duties,” he said.

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In a liturgy celebrating its inclusive theology and worship style, its commitment to justice and its connections to the Morristown community and the wider Episcopal Church, the Church of the Redeemer on South Street officially installed its 16^th rector on Thursday, Sept. 29.

Community leaders, including Mayor Tim Dougherty and Pastor Sidney Williams of the Bethel AME Church, and laity and clergy from throughout the Diocese of Newark and beyond joined Redeemer members in welcoming the Rev. Cynthia Black.

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The Church of the Redeemer on South Street, will celebrate its fifth anniversary as a “Peace Site,” at 10:30 a.m. on Sunday, Sept. 25.

The press release is below:

The Church of the Redeemer in Morristown celebrates its fifth anniversary as a Peace Site on Sunday, Sept. 25, with a special liturgy at 10:30 a.m. The Rev. Cynthia L. Black, D.D., will preach, and the procession, music, readings and prayers will be specially crafted for the occasion. The service will end with a blessing in front of the church at the peace pole. Several doves, symbolizing peace, will be released
into the air at that time.

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