CHURCHES TO CELEBRATE KING'S BIRTHDAY.Byline: Tracy Valeri Daily News Staff Writer First Presbyterian Church First Presbyterian Church is a generic church name, and can refer to hundreds of churches within the English speaking world. If you followed a link here, please consider making it more specific by including the city or town in which the church resides. of North Hollywood will join members of Faithful St. Mark Baptist Church in South Central Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. for services and a potluck dinner to commemorate Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday. This will be the second year that the two congregations will meet. Last year the South Central church came to the Valley to observe the day. ``We need to understand people from all walks of life, and when you live in North Hollywood, you can go your whole life and not interact with different people,'' said the Rev. Dan Clark of First Presbyterian. ``It's a good thing for churches to get together and worship,'' Clark said. ``It's the world's secret peace weapon.'' The Rev. G.R. Adkins is the pastor of the largely African-American St. Mark's Church St. Mark's Church may mean:
``We're calling it Family and Friends Day, and we're really looking forward to it again this year,'' Adkins said. ``God created everybody, and the barriers need to be broken down, and this time of year, since it's Martin Luther King's birthday, is a good time to come together.'' Elsewhere in the Southland south·land or South·land n. A region in the south of a country or an area. south  land·er n.Noun 1. , ``Make Real the Dream'' will be the theme at the third annual Martin Luther King Jr. Prayer Breakfast that will take place Monday in Los Angeles. The African-American Vicariate, the Archdiocese arch·di·o·cese n. The district under an archbishop's jurisdiction. arch  di·oc of Los Angeles, Hispanic Ministry, Asian Ministry, the Office of Justice and Peace, and local churches are the sponsors of the event. The Rev. Fisher J. Robinson, vicar of African-American Ministries, Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles, said the purpose is to make real the dream that the late civil rights leader enunciated in the 1960s. ``Mr. King's legacy is still with us. What we are called to do is continue that dream,'' Robinson said. ``There are 143 different ethnic groups in our community, and there is something good in each and every culture, and this is an opportunity to bring us all together.'' Evelyn Knight Evelyn Knight (born 1929 in Washington, D.C.) is an American singer of the 1940s and 1950s. In 1948, she recorded "A Little Bird Told Me" with the Stardusters, originally intended for Paula Watson, which topped charts for seven weeks and stayed on for five months. , coordinator for People's Coordinating Services of Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, and one of the original board members of the National Office of Black Catholics formed in the 1970s, will be the guest speaker at the breakfast. ``I marched in Selma, Ala., with Martin Luther King Jr. when the state troopers Troopers in the United States civilian police forces usually refer to members of state highway patrols, state patrols, or state police agenciess. turned us around and King had to get permission from President Johnson to keep us safe to march for our right to vote and our rights as citizens in general,'' Knight said. ``There is still unfinished business - Martin Luther King Jr. didn't do this alone. We need leadership. The struggle goes on forever.'' The event will be for people of all faiths, although there is primarily Catholic sponsorship. About 1,000 people are expected to attend the breakfast, which will take place from 8:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. on Monday in the Verbum Dei High School This article or section may contain original research or unverified claims. Please help Wikipedia by adding references. See the for details. This article has been tagged since September 2007. gymnasium, 11100 S. Central Ave., Los Angeles. Tickets are $8 and can be reserved by calling (213) 637-7435. The San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley Valley, southern California, U.S. Northwest of central Los Angeles, the valley is bounded by the San Gabriel, Santa Susana, and Santa Monica mountains and the Simi Hills. Interfaith Council invites the public to gather at St. John Eudes Catholic Church, 9901 Mason Ave., Chatsworth, at 7 p.m. on Monday for the ninth annual Valley celebration service to honor King. Also under the theme ``Make Real the Dream,'' the council will be joined by religious and community leaders of all faiths for readings and reflections on King followed by a reception. For further information on the Interfaith gathering call Arlene at (818) 718-6460, Ext. 3002. CAPTION(S): Photo Photo: The Rev. Dan Clark will take the congregation of North Hollywood's First Presbyterian Church to Faithful St. Mark Baptist Church to celebrate Martin Luther King's birthday. Shaun Dyer/Special to the Daily News |
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