Community Thanksgiving Service Brings Faiths Together in Gratitude

All are Invited to the Community Thanksgiving Service

Area Churches host service on behalf of the Interfaith Council of the Chathams and Green Village

Chatham, NJ- The Interfaith Council of the Chathams and Green Village will be holding the Annual Chatham Community Thanksgiving Service on Tuesday, November 25th at 7:30 p.m. Open to the entire community, the one-hour, interfaith worship service will be held at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 200 Main Street, in Chatham, NJ. All friends and neighbors across all faiths and traditions are invited in celebration of the many blessings we share. Several members of the Chatham clergy will participate as well as combined choruses from the Chatham community houses of worship will be featured in the service.

“It’s an honor for St. Paul’s to host this year’s Interfaith Thanksgiving Service,” said Rev. Ellen Kohn-Perry, Priest-in-Charge at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church. “Coming together in gratitude with friends and neighbors from many faiths reminds us that, despite our differences, we share a common hope for peace, compassion, and community. It’s a beautiful expression of what makes Chatham such a special place.”

Offerings of non-perishable food items are appreciated and will be distributed at the Chatham Community Food Distribution at the Chatham United Methodist Church. Monetary donations will be given to the Chatham Emergency Squad serving both Chatham Borough and Chatham Township.

The Interfaith Council of the Chathams and Green Village is a group of clergy and religious leaders representing the many diverse Chatham churches, congregations, parishes, and religious denominations. They meet monthly to discuss relevant issues and support the greater community. In addition to this annual service, they co-sponsor a Martin Luther King Jr. Day Prayer Service with the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee of Chatham Borough, as well as shared ministries of compassion. Representing faith communities include Chatham-Summit Quaker Meeting, Chatham United Methodist Church, Corpus Christi Parish Community, Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, the Presbyterian Church of Chatham Township, St. Patrick Parish, St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, and the United Methodist Church in Green Village. For more information, please call (973) 635-8085 or email office@stpaulschatham.org.