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Milford-Slaughter Neck NAACP holds Jubilee Day Service

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The Rev. C. Claudia Waters from Wesley Chapel UMC was the hostess and moderator of Jubilee Day.
Steven Billups
January 28, 2018
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The Rev. Jean Starling gave the invocation at the beginning of the Jubilee Day celebration.
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Vocalist Byron Sivels sings “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” known as the the official song of the NAACP.
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Showing their support of Jubilee Day are Isacce Morris, left, Most Worshipful Grand Master of the Prince Hall Masons and Naomi Young, past Grand Matron of the Order of the Eastern Star.
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Rehoboth Beach resident, and the Kent and Sussex County outreach coordinator for Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester, Diaz Bonville gave the keynote address at Jubilee Day.
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Milford Youth NAACP Second Vice President Deshawn Potts reads the Emancipation Proclamation after First Vice President Jaedon Cephas read the first half of the docunment.
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At the end of the celebration, a candle of remembrance was lit in honor of the members of the Milford-Slaughter Neck NAACP who have passed. Shown are Sherron Beacon, left, and the Rev. Antoinette Sauls.

The Milford-Slaughter Neck NAACP held its Annual Jubilee Day Service Jan. 20 at Wesley Chapel United Methodist Church.

Jubilee Day commemorates Abraham Lincoln signing the Emancipation Proclamation Jan. 1, 1863, which is the document that freed the slaves.

The celebration included songs, reading of scripture, a reading of the Emancipation Proclamation and an address by keynote speaker Diaz Bonville. Bonville reported on his recent trip to South Korea and told stories of the unique prayers and the enormous Christian population.

His address was based on Proverbs 3:5-6 and how it relates to his life. It states, “Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight.”

 

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