Religions & Spirituality

EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ -  The East Brunswick Human Relations Council and the Township of East Brunswick will sponsor the First Annual Lighting Ceremony to celebrate the end of Ramadan, the holy period of fasting for Muslims worldwide, on Sunday, May 2 at 8:45 pm.

The event will be held outside near the Municipal Complex Pond and will be streamed on the township's Facebook page ...

NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ – Saint Peter’s Healthcare System will be hosting a remembrance service to honor those lost and affected by COVID-19.

The virtual interfaith service will be held Wednesday, April 21 at 2 p.m.

Immediately after, there will be a commemorative tree planting ceremony outside the hospital’s main entrance, off Park Boulevard.

Masking protocols will be ...

PISCATAWAY, NJ — Remembrances of “Ya gotta do something” and “Leave a mark that can't erase” described the life and legacy of Kenneth Armwood, Middlesex County Deputy Commissioner, East Brunswick’s Economic Development Officer, and long-time Piscataway resident on Monday.

The late morning funeral for Armwood, who passed away March 29 at age 46 was billed ...

This is a classic Easter message from Rev. Billy Graham, a man who had a great impact on the Christian faith around the world during his life. 

"Without the resurrection there could be no salvation." Christ predicted His resurrection many times. He said on one occasion, “For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the whale’s belly; so shall the Son of man be ...

PISCATAWAY, NJ — Family and friends are mourning the passing of Bernadette Bavoso (nee Ryan), 83 of Piscataway.

Known to many as the Grandview Crossing Guard, Bavoso worked for many years at Grandview Elementary School as a recess aide and crossing guard, often greeting students with a ‘high-five’ as she helped them safely cross the busy driveway in front.

“She loved ...

SPOTSWOOD, NJ - Despite the challenges served up by the coronavirus pandemic, St. Peter's Episcopal Church has worked hard to adapt during these difficult times. The church, founded in 1756, is one of the oldest Christian churches serving communities in New Jersey. Father Marshall Keith Shelly has been the rector at St. Peter's for a decade. In October, he celebrated 25 years as a priest ...

SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ – Lunar New Year marks the first new moon of the lunisolar calendars, traditional to many east Asian countries including China, Korea, and Vietnam and regulated by the cycles of the moon and sun. Lunar New Year will be celebrated this year on Friday, Feb. 12 and 2021 is the Year of the Ox. 

"On this special day, families gather to celebrate and ...

PISCATAWAY, NJ — For 38 years “An Evening of Gospel Choirs” has drawn the soulful, soaring sounds from many of the historic African American churches from Piscataway, New Brunswick and South Bound Brook.

Under the direction of Rutgers professor Angus Kress Gillespie, this year’s festival series is being held virtually because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

On ...

NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ – A pandemic raged, retreated and returned with a vengeance, but the eight chaplains on staff at Saint Peter’s University Hospital tended to the spiritual well-being of hundreds of patients as the medical staff cared for their physical health.

The members of the Pastoral Care Department were there with prayers over the past 10 months, even when they weren’t ...

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