Napa Interfaith Clergy Hosting Annual MLK Day Service

From the County of Napa:

The Napa Interfaith Clergy Group will sponsor a community service 7 p.m., Monday, Jan. 19, at Congregation Beth Shalom, 1455 Elm St. in Napa.

The Interfaith Clergy Group has been sponsoring a service in recent years in conjunction with Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

The keynote speaker for the service is Hope Lugo, who was one of the founders of the Hispanic Network and worked for many years in war on poverty programs. Lugo was born to a farm worker family and moved to Napa with her husband in 1958.

She connected with others from the Napa Hispanic community, who shared the goal of making life better for those in need. Lugo was later recruited to apply for the job of executive director of the Napa County Council of Economic Opportunity, a position she held for 30 years.

Participating in the service is Rev. Bonnie Dlott, Napa Valley Unitarian Universalists; Rabbi Lee Bycel, Congregation Beth Shalom of Napa; Rev. Deana Reed, Covenant Presbyterian Church; Rev. Lee Neish, First United Methodist; Pastor David Stoker, First Presbyterian Church of Napa; Rev. Linda S. Powers, Program Director for Shelter Services, Community Action of Napa Valley; Rev. Julie Webb, Napa Valley Lutheran Church; Rev. Timothy Locke, Napa Interfaith Counseling; Father Ismael Mora, St. John the Baptist Catholic Church; Pastor Marvin
Wray, Napa Community Seventh-Day Adventist Church and Rev. Jay Lang, Napa Valley Center for Spiritual Living.

Both the Napa Valley Center for Spiritual Living Choir, under the direction of Diego Emir Garcia and the Vintage High School Choir, under the direction of Mark Teeters, will be singing at the service.

“It has been a privilege and an honor to participate in the Interfaith Clergy Group’s annual service honoring Dr. King over the past several years,” said Napa County Supervisor Brad Wagenknecht. “This year, in the spirit of everything Dr. King stood for, I plan to share statements gathered from citizens and community groups that are striving to make Napa County a more compassionate community.”

“King’s words and insights are as relevant today as they were 45 years ago,” said Rabbi Lee Bycel of Congregation Beth Shalom. “His legacy is one that continues to challenge each of us to be more humane and to create a just society for all people. His life has had great impact on me, and I am so very pleased that we will gather as a community so that we continue the important work he started.”

If you have any questions please contact Board of Supervisors Staff Assistant JoAnn Melgar at (707) 299-1478 or joann.melgar@countyofnapa.org.

The Board of Supervisors and staff of Napa County are dedicated to preserving and sustaining

Napa County for present and future generations as a community with generous open space, a thriving agricultural industry and a quality human and natural environment. Visit us on the web atcountyofnapa.org.

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