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St. Philip’s Episcopal Church hosts annual Service of Justice

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St. Philip’s Episcopal Church, 10 Chapel Road, New Hope (Solebury Township), will once again host the annual Service for Justice during New Hope Pride at 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 16, to help ground the week in its origins.

While many see strides in LGBT+ rights on national levels regarding marriage equality, the real challenge has now become local with regard to student rights in schools, parents’ roles, school board policy, and community responses, the church said. Bucks County has been the center of this debate with several high-profile news stories and has in many ways become the epicenter of the debate.

St. Philip’s hopes this event will be one that will explore the facts around these issues and how it is affecting local schools, teachers, and communities. This year all of the service speakers will be “courageous students” who will speak about the realities of their lives. St. Philip’s hopes this will be a time of learning and sharing to help attendees understand the lives of students directly affected by such decisions and policies.

The “Voices from the Classroom: LGBT+Rights in Schools” event is free, and the public is welcome. For information, call 267-897-3050 or visit www.stphilipsnewhope.org.


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