St. Peter’s Episcopal Church To Host MLK Day Children’s March

Press release from St. Peter's Episcopal Church:

Jan. 4, 2023

The 2nd Annual Martin Luther King Day Children's March for Peace will take place Monday, Jan. 16, at St Peter's Episcopal Church in Cheshire. The march, co-sponsored and organized by the State of Connecticut’s Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities (CHRO), will begin at 1 p.m. Marchers and families will assemble inside the church, where the life and teachings of Dr. King will be celebrated, focusing on children as the catalysts to realize his vision of inclusion, nonviolence, and respecting the rights of each and every one of us.

After preliminary remarks by the organizers and the children, the march will begin from the church and travel through the streets of Cheshire, ending at the Town Green. Afterwards, lunch will be served at St. Peter’s.

Everyone is invited to participate in this event—friends, family members and neighbors. The march, activities and lunch are free of charge, but a donation of a non-perishable food item is highly encouraged, to be shared with the Cheshire Community Food Pantry and the Greater Waterbury Interfaith Ministry pantry.

The mission of the CHRO is to “eliminate discrimination through civil and human rights law enforcement and to establish equal opportunity and justice for all persons within the state through advocacy and education.” For more information or press inquiries, contact Cheryl A. Sharp, CHRO deputy director, at Cheryl.Sharp@ct.gov or 959-282-5740.

For all upcoming events at St. Peter’s, visit the church’s website at www.stpeterscheshire.org

This press release was produced by St. Peter's Episcopal Church. The views expressed here are the author's own.