Residents of all backgrounds were invited to share their thoughts, concerns and experiences in support of the Latino population of our area and the family of Julio Serrano who was recently a victim of a vicious attack.
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Members of the Peekskill Area Pastors Association (PAPA), together with collaborators of organizations of the community gather outside court to say "no-tolerance" to violence and prejudice in our community.
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PAPA sponsored the 2010 Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration, held at the Peekskill Middle School on January 18, 2010.
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Ellen Buccellato was inducted into the Westchester County Senior Citizens’ Hall of Fame for 2009
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Annual PAPA Inter-religious Thanksgiving Service at St. Columbanus Church, Cortlandt Manor, November 22, 2009.
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1. PAPA members participate in annual Veterans day services at the Peekskill Monument. November 11, 2009 2. New inter-faith chaplains are installed at the Hudson Valley Hospital Center. November 12, 2009 3. Dedication ceremonies for the new Peekskill Middle School. November 12, 2009 4. Farewell dinner for past-president Reverend Douglas Leonard. November 19, 2009, Restaurante La Hacienda Sauza, Mohegan Lake, NY. 5. Hudson River Health Center "Living Well" Conference, co-sponsored by PAPA. November 7, 2009. 6. Annual PAPA sponsored Thanksgiving Day Dinner held at the United Methodist Church of Peekskill. November 26, 2009.
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1. Farewell luncheon for Reverend Douglas Leonard at the Reformed Church of Cortlandtown. 3. Inter-faith gathering for Shabbat service marking the beginning of Sukkot, at Congregation B'nai Yisrael in Armonk, NY, where Rabbi Donald Krantz is senior rabbi.
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At the invitation of the Imam and members of the Hudson Valley Islamic Community Center in Mohegan Lake, the president of PAPA attended and spoke at an evening Ramadan Break-fast fellowship on September 12, 2009.
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PAPA members participate in ceremonies at the Peekskill waterfront.
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In celebration of the 400th anniversary of the "discovery" of the Hudson River, by Dutch explorer Henry Hudson, period ships from Holland visited Peekskill and other river communities. Mayor Mary Foster asked Bishop Michael J. Champion, as president of PAPA, to perform the "Blessing of the Fleet." Hundreds turned out at the Peekskill Riverfront Park on a balmy late summer evening to witness the event.
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PAPA president invited by Peekskill Centennial Hose Company, to offer prayers at this ceremony commemorating the tragic event of August 1, 1918.
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This annual concert to benefit "Caring for the Homeless of Peekskill" (CHOP), a partner-organization of PAPA, is held at the Reformed Church of Cortlandtown. Jaunary 25, 2009.
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The 2008 annual inter-religious Thanksgiving service was held at Mt. Olivet Baptist Church in Peekskill on November 23, 2008.
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The American Muslim Women's Association, a member organization of PAPA held a Ramadan Break-fast dinner at the Colonial Terrace on September 14, 2008. PAPA members were invited to attend.
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Celebrations for the farewell of Rabbi Claudio Kupchik from the First Hebrew Congregation of Peekskill were held on June 8, 2008 at the synagogue and an honorary dinner from PAPA members was given in his honor on July 23.
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Dayton Lane in Peekskill, was honorarily re-named "Angelo Roncalli - Pope John XXIII Way" on May 6, 2008. The effort was spearheaded by Rabbi Claudio Kupchik, in remembrance of the the publication of "Nostra Aetate " the Second Vatican Council's "Declaration on the Relation of the Church to non-Christian Religions" which was begun under Pope John XXIII and completed under Pope Paul VI. The document revolutionized relations between the Jewish community and the Roman Catholic Church. Located on the side of the popular Beach Shopping Center, the road is a crossway between the First Hebrew Congregation and the Holy Spirit Roman Catholic Parish.
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In an unfortunate display of antisemitism, the Mohegan Colony Jewish Community Center and Synagogue was desecrated by area youths on April 12, 2008. PAPA members, civic and community organization officials and local residents gathered in great numbers on April 13, 2008 to decry the act.
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After a Thanksgiving-eve cross-burning on the lawn of an African-American home in Cortlandt, the Town held a community forum on November 29, 2007. It was spearheaded by PAPA president, Rev. Dr. Adolphus Lacey, Town Supervisor Linda Puglisi and the Hendrick Hudson School District and held at the Muriel H. Morabito Community Center.
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Held at the Hudson Valley Islamic Community Center on November 18, 2007
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