Shrove Tuesday is the traditional feast day before the start of Lent, on Ash Wednesday. Shrove Tuesday is observed by many through participating in confession and absolution, the ritual burning of previous year’s Holy Week palms, finalizing one’s Lenten sacrifice as well as eating pancakes...
On Saturday, January 14, 2023, The Sidney B. Parker chapter presented the Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday Brunch. The theme of the brunch was Facing our Fears and Catching our dreams. The keynote speaker was Dr. Geraldine Smith-Baker, a native of Jacksonville. She received her...
An Invaluable Opportunity… In the late 19th and early-to-mid 20th centuries, there were thousands of racial terror lynchings across the country. These violent acts targeted not only the victims themselves, they were designed to subjugate an entire segment of American society. They were designed to...
Human Rights Day, Sponsored by Church Women United. We are all called to Action – “Dear children let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth.” 1 John 3:18 (NIV) Keynote speaker: Marsha Phelts
