Together In Christ dinner in Newark

The 21st annual T.I.C. dinner was held this past Wednesday night at Park Presbyterian Church in Newark. The buffet dinner was attended by 132 people.

The Rev. Dan Benedict was the after-dinner speaker, telling about his recent trip to Cuba. His talk was entitled 'The Ever-Present Now.' He says ignorance prevents the U.S. from lifting the trade embargo against Cuba, hurting the poor people of Cuba. 'We need to understand our neighbors to the south,' he says.

Also pictured are Millie and Carlton Cummings, with a plaque they received for 20 years of service to T.I.C.

In other photo are Patricia Arnold, Donald Combes and Deanna Side. Combes is the Chairman of T.I.C. Arnold gave a report on the Newark Food Closet, which she has been staffing and helping for 20 years. More than 500 families were served by the Food Closet in 2000. Side wrote up the year 2000 T.I.C. report; she is also quite involved with Food Closet.

Anyone in Newark may contribute food items or cash to the Food Closet.

Churches involved in Together in Christ are Arcadia Reformed, Chaplaincy of the DDSO, Emmanuel United Methodist, First Baptist, First United Methodist, Park Presbyterian, Redeemer Lutheran, St. Mark's Episcopal and St. Michael's Roman Catholic. The officers are Donald Combes, Roxanna Rowe, Deanna Side and Timothy Johnson.

T.I.C. activities are Food Closet, World Day of Prayer, Lenten Luncheons, Ecumenical Good Friday Walk, CROP Walk, Newark High School Baccalaureate, Vacation Bible School, Ecumenical Thanksgiving service and Community Christmas dinner at First United Methodist Church.

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