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Wayne Clergy Hosting March For Peace Thursday
The event is an opportunity to 'denounce all forms of hatred.'
WAYNE, NJ — A group of Wayne clergy is hosting a special march Thursday as a public denouncement of the violence that erupted in Charlottesville, Virginia during a white supremacist rally.
The Wayne Clergy Fellowship will host an interfaith March for Peace beginning at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at St. Timothy Lutheran Church at 395 Valley Road. The march will end a quarter of a mile away at the Wayne Municipal Complex at 475 Valley Road.
The march will conclude with a brief prayer service.
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Andy Smith, pastor of Grace United Presbyterian Church, came up with the idea for the march. Smith could not immediately be reached for comment.
Attendees are asked to bring a candle to light during the march.
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The Wayne Clergy Fellowship is a group of local religious leaders that meet regularly and coordinate occasional town wide events like the march.
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