EVENT: Virtual Press Conference Introducing the New Jersey "Truth, Reconciliation and Repair Act," 5pm June 18, 2026

Passing along BIG NEWS from the New Jersey Institute for Social Justice (NJISJ)! 

This Thursday, 6/18 they will be hosting a Virtual Press Conference to introduce the Truth, Reconciliation & Repair Act. 

This legislation will:

✅ ensure New Jersey apologizes for slavery and accepts responsibility

✅ teach the Truth about slavery and Black history in our public schools

New Jersey must teach, confront and take responsibility for our past so we can finally repair the lasting harm slavery and generations of systemic racism that followed. The Truth, Reconciliation and Repair Act is a big step toward getting us there!

Join the virtual press conference at 5 p.m. EST & be part of the journey towards reparations in New Jersey.

🔗Register: bit.ly/TRRACT

(And the press conference will feature statements from many important leaders in New Jersey, including Cn. Annette Buchanan of the Diocese of New Jersey Reparations Commission!)

EVENT: Truth & Repair: A Juneteenth Reparations Convening (Sponsored by NJISJ)

This Friday, 6/19/26 from 8:30am - 4:15pm (Juneteenth) the New Jersey Institute for Social Justice (NJISJ) invites you to "Truth & Repair: A Juneteenth Reparations Convening" at St. John's Community Baptist Church in Newark (1066 Bergen St, Newark, NJ 07112).

Don’t miss out on this inspiring day of thought-provoking panel discussions and interactive workshops exploring how reparative policies can help build a more equitable future!

🚌Free shuttle service is available from Newark Penn Station.

🔗Register: https://njisj.org/juneteenth/

See below for the full program!

EVENT: Juneteenth Observance at St. Peter's, Perth Amboy, 6:30pm June 18, 2026

Community Event | Evento Comunitario

St. Peter's Episcopal Church invites residents to attend a Juneteenth Requiem Mass on Thursday, June 18 at 6:30 PM.

Juneteenth commemorates the end of slavery in the United States and honors the resilience, contributions, and history of Black Americans.

The evening will feature guest speaker Dr. Jolyon G.R. Pruszinski, Princeton professor and author of Anglican Slavery in New Jersey: An Initial Accounting, along with music by Simon Mulligan, Jackie Mulligan, and St. Peter's Choir.

📍 St. Peter's Episcopal Church

188 Rector Street, Perth Amboy

All are welcome to attend this community observance.

For more information, visit: www.StPetersEpiscopal.com

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La Iglesia Episcopal St. Peter's invita a la comunidad a participar en una Misa Réquiem de Juneteenth el 18 de junio a las 6:30 p.m.

Juneteenth conmemora el fin de la esclavitud en los Estados Unidos y rinde homenaje a la historia, los logros y las contribuciones de las comunidades afroamericanas.

La ceremonia contará con la participación especial del Dr. Jolyon G.R. Pruszinski, profesor de la Universidad de Princeton y autor de Anglican Slavery in New Jersey: An Initial Accounting, así como con música de Simon y Jackie Mulligan y el Coro de St. Peter's.

📍 Iglesia Episcopal St. Peter's

188 Rector Street, Perth Amboy

Toda la comunidad está invitada a participar.

Para más información, visite: www.StPetersEpiscopal.com

EVENT: Diocese of New Jersey Reparations Commission Slavery History Pilgrimage: Two Upcoming Opportunities (June 6 or July 18)

 

The Diocese of New Jersey Reparations Commission will offer its slavery history pilgrimage on two dates in the coming months: June 6 and July 18. The pilgrimage starts and ends in Perth Amboy and follows a liturgy of reflection and repentance through a circuit of sites of memory related to Anglican and Episcopal involvement in slavery. We will meet at 11am at the Perth Amboy Ferry Slip UNESCO slave trade marker to begin the pilgrimage. Email Rev. Beth Rauen Sciaino (priest@stbernardsnj.org) or Dr. Jolyon Pruszinski (jolyonp@princeton.edu) to let us know you'll be participating or if you have any questions. The full pilgrimage guide is available ONLINE and you can follow it yourself at any time.

EVENT: Author-led Book Group on "Anglican Slavery in New Jersey"

UPDATE: The book group is over, but if you would like to run one for your church or organization, want ideas for questions / structure, a bulk discount on books, or to invite the author for a guest appearance CONTACT US!

The Reparations Commission of the Episcopal Diocese of New Jersey invites you to a free, author-led, Zoom book group on the recently released Anglican Slavery in New Jersey: An Initial Accounting with author Jolyon Pruszinski. Jolyon is a lecturer in the Departments of Religion and History at Princeton University and the research historian for the Reparations Commission. All are welcome (no need to be Episcopalian or from New Jersey). The book group will run on Thursday nights at 7-8pm (ET) from April 16 to May 21, 2026. To pre-register (required to receive the Zoom link) CLICK HERE. The pre-reading for the week 1 discussion is available online through google books. Full digital copies of the book are available for $9.99 on Amazon. Discounted print copies (50% off) will be available in-person at the March 21, 2026 Stations of Reparations Service at St. Elizabeth's Episcopal Church, Elizabeth, New Jersey; or you can receive a publisher's coupon code for 40% off when you sign up for the publisher's digital newsletter. 

In order to make for the best possible discussions, if you are able please read the following sections in advance (page numbers are for the print version):

for April 16... pages xi-xxxii (front matter),

for April 23... pages 3-39 (chapters 1-6),

for May 7... pages 41-73 (chapters 7-10),

for May 14... pages 77-119 (chapters 11-13),

for May 21... pages 123-145 (chapter 14 & epilogue.

We hope you'll be able to attend!

EVENT: 4th Annual Stations of Reparations Service, March 21, 2026

The Reparations Commission of the Diocese of New Jersey invites you to a family event during Lent: the fourth annual Stations of Reparations Service, a moving liturgy with congregational reflections on our racial history, including reflections from St. Mark's Church, Plainfield, St. Peter's Church, Perth Amboy, Trinity Church, Cranford, and St. Elizabeth's Church, Elizabeth. The service will occur on Saturday March 21, 2026 at 11am at St. Elizabeth's, Elizabeth (at 305 N. Broad Street, Elizabeth, NJ 07207) following the joint Diocese of Newark-Diocese of NJ Union of Black Episcopalians meeting. Free parking is available on Chestnut Street opposite St. Elizabeth's. Streaming will be available at: https://youtube.com/@stelizabethsepiscopalchurch ... We hope you can join us!

EVENT: Bus trip to the National Museum of African American History and Culture - April 18!

The Anti-Racism Commission of the Episcopal Diocese of New Jersey is sponsoring a bus trip to the National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) in Washington, D.C. on April 18, 2026! The bus will leave from Trinity Cathedral in Trenton, New Jersey and the cost for the trip will be $25 (inclusive of travel, breakfast, and lunch). Space is limited! Register HERE. Reserve your seat ASAP!

EVENT: Reparations Webinar on NJ Reparations Council Report, January 27, 2026 at 7pm

The Reparations Commission of the Diocese of New Jersey invites you to join us for a webinar on Tuesday, January 27, 2026 at 7pm titled “For Such a Time as This: The Nowness of Reparations for Black People in New Jersey.” The webinar is part of our “Journey Toward Reparations” series and will feature a discussion of the New Jersey Reparations Council’s recently released report, presented by Jean-Pierre Brutus, Senior Counsel for the New Jersey Institute for Social Justice. Registration is now open. 

Jolyon G. R. Pruszinski, Ph.D.
Reparations Commission Historian
Episcopal Diocese of New Jersey

EVENT: “Charting a Legacy” at St. Thomas’ Chicago

St. Thomas Episcopal Church, Chicago. Image courtesy of St. Thomas.

In addition to the upcoming presentation at the American Historical Association on January 10, 2026, the Reparations Commission historian, Jolyon Pruszinski, will be presenting about the New Jersey work later that day at “Charting a Legacy: African Americans in the Episcopal Church, Past and Present” at St. Thomas’ Episcopal Church, Chicago. Dr. Pruszinski will be joined by fellow historians Rev. Dr. Valerie Bailey and Rev. Dr. Sheryl Kujawa-Holbrook of the Historical Society of the Episcopal Church (HSEC), and Diocese of Chicago anti-racism trainer Rory Dean Smith. St. Thomas’ was the first historically Black Episcopal church in the Chicago area and has a rich history of advocacy. Admission is free. More details about the event can be found on the HSEC website.

EVENT: Healing Prayer Service with Rev. Cn. Lindsey Ardrey - October 4, 2025

The Reparations Commission of the Episcopal Diocese of New Jersey invites you to an Evening Prayer Healing Service at at St. Mark's Episcopal Church in Plainfield, NJ at 3pm on October 4, 2025. The Rev. Canon Lindsey Ardrey, Canon Missioner for Diocesan Restitution and Reparations Ministry in the Diocese of North Carolina, will preach. Don't miss!

EVENT: "The Nowness of Reparations for Black People in New Jersey" at 7pm on Juneteenth at NJPAC - Newark

The New Jersey Reparations Council is releasing its critical findings and recommendations report from its recently concluded two-year study at "The Nowness of Reparations for Black People in New Jersey," a multi-speaker event and panel discussion being held at 7pm on Juneteenth (June 19, 2025) at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center in Newark. Mayor Ras Baraka is the keynote speaker. REGISTER HERE! 

EVENT: Journey Toward Reparations Webinar: Church of England Reparatory Accountability with Georgia Boon, June 24, 2025 at 7pm

The Reparations Commission of the Episcopal Diocese of New Jersey invites you to join us for our next webinar in our Journey Toward Reparations on Tuesday, June 24, 2025 from 7:00-8:00pm over Zoom. Our guest speaker is Georgia Boon, the Director of Planning and Engagement for the Church Commissioners for England. She will be discussing Church of England Reparatory Accountability. CLICK HERE to register for the event.

EVENT: Journey Toward Reparation Webinar: An Indigenous Perspective, with Rev. Shaneequa Brokenleg, May 27, 2025 7-8pm

The Reparations Commission of the Episcopal Diocese of New Jersey invites you to join us for our next webinar in our Journey Toward Reparation on Tuesday, May 27, 2025 from 7:00-8:00pm over Zoom. Our guest speaker is the Rev. Shaneequa Brokenleg, the Staff Officer for Racial Reconciliation of the Episcopal Church. CLICK HERE to register for the webinar.

EVENT: 3rd Annual Stations of Reparations Service, March 15, 2025

The Reparations Commission of the Diocese of New Jersey invites you to a family event during Lent: the third annual Stations of Reparations service, a moving liturgy with congregational reflections on our racial history. The service will occur on Saturday March 15, 2025 at 3pm at Christ the King Episcopal Church, (40 Charleston Road, Willingboro, New Jersey 08046). The service will also be live-streamed on YouTube:  @christthekingepiscopalchur3073.