Moral clarity in the present tense: Faith leaders in New Jersey and across the country call on Governor Murphy to sign immigrant protections

Governor Phil Murphy
Office of the Governor
State of New Jersey

Dear Governor Murphy,

We write as faith-rooted organizations and faith leaders in New Jersey and across the country with grief that is holy and resolve that is unshakable.

As we enter Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. observance week, we are not called to nostalgia. We are called to moral clarity in the present tense. This is one of those moments when delay becomes its own decision. New Jersey can choose courage now by signing these bills in full, as-is.

We begin by naming the lives of New Jersey residents we have lost: Jean Wilson Brutus and Luis Beltran Yanez-Cruz, New Jerseyans whose lives were taken in a cruel detention-and-deportation machine that treats human beings as disposable.

We grieve them as neighbors, not numbers. We honor them as beloved, not disposable. And we say their names because silence is how harm multiplies.

We also grieve Renee Nicole Good, murdered by an ICE agent in Minneapolis as she served as a legal observer, bearing witness while people exercised their freedoms. That is sacred work. No one should be executed for showing up to protect the community.

Governor Murphy, our communities are under attack, and in New Jersey it is showing up in real time. And we do not have to imagine what “the worst” could look like. It is already happening here.

In Morristown, a high school student was taken by masked and armed agents while doing his family’s laundry. In that same sweep, a Morristown father was snatched on his way to pick up food for himself and his 6-year-old daughter, his child later found alone and crying, searching for him. In Bridgeton, people waiting for food assistance were detained near a Salvation Army site. In Fairview and North Bergen, a 73-year-old grandmother was tackled by ICE at a bus stop. And outside Delaney Hall in Newark, during a protest, Faith in New Jersey leaders witnessed ICE break a protester’s arm by throwing them to the ground.

These are not hypotheticals. This is New Jersey. Right now.

This is what it looks like when fear is used as policy. People are afraid to take their children to school. Afraid to seek medical care. Afraid to go to court. Afraid to report abuse. Afraid to worship. Afraid to ask for help. And when fear governs, the powerful call it order. We call it cruelty.

This is what authoritarianism looks like in plain sight. It depends on compliance in advance, harm becoming routine while conscience goes quiet. It feeds on scapegoating. It tries to divide us by race, language, faith, and country of origin so that working families stay isolated while power consolidates at the top. We reject that strategy. We refuse that future.

And Governor, you know this. As former United States Ambassador to Germany, you understand that authoritarianism is not only built through force. It is built through permission, through silence, through leaders choosing what is convenient over what is courageous. It grows when people say, “This is not my problem,” until it becomes everyone’s nightmare.

New Jersey does not have to be that kind of place.

In our faith traditions, love of neighbor is not a feeling. It is a commandment. It is a practice. And in this moment, it must also be a policy choice. Freedom means being able to show up for your life, your family, and your community without hesitation.

It means parents can take their children to school, people can seek health care, survivors can ask for help, families can worship, loved ones can grieve in community, and workers can report abuse without fear that everyday life will be used to punish them or separate them from the people they love.

That is why we are calling on you to sign the immigrant protections package into law together and in full, as-is, with no carve-outs and no weakening changes that leave people exposed:

• S5036/A6308, the Safe Communities Act
• S5037/A6309, the Privacy Protection Act
• S5038/A6310, Strengthening Trust Between Law Enforcement and Immigrant Communities, codifying the Attorney General Directive

The Legislature has passed these bills. They are on your desk.

We also want to name what we know you may be weighing: fear that signing these bills will provoke retaliation, increase raids, or make New Jersey a target. Governor Murphy, that fear is exactly how authoritarian power grows. It expands when leaders hesitate, when protections are delayed, when people are asked to accept harm in advance.

And we are not asking you to do this alone. Faith communities across New Jersey and across the country are ready to meet this moment with faith-rooted care and accompaniment, anchored in trusted community relationships, so fear does not isolate our neighbors and harm does not go unseen.

And we will continue to stand with our communities and work with the next administration to uphold the standards of dignity, safety, and the freedom to love our neighbors.

Signing these bills does not give ICE new power. It draws clear lines around what New Jersey will and will not allow its own systems to be used for. If federal authorities choose escalation, that is a federal choice. Your responsibility is to protect New Jerseyans from being turned into collateral damage.

Make no mistake: the nation is watching. Faith leaders from across the country, including our partners at ISAIAH in Minnesota, are watching because what happens in New Jersey will either model courage or model surrender.

New Jerseyans are brave, and we are choosing to do what is right in the face of authoritarianism. Do not take that choice away. Sign these bills and leave a legacy that says you truly cared for our neighbors—not only in speeches, but in the decisions that protect human lives, even in your last moments as governor.

Governor Murphy: We are calling on you to sign these bills, without conditional amendments or delays.

We cannot bring back Jean Wilson Brutus, Luis Beltran Yanez-Cruz, or Renee Nicole Good. But we can draw a line right now. We can protect families in New Jersey. We can set a standard that other states can follow.

To every person living with fear tonight, especially immigrant neighbors and families: you are not alone. We see you. We are with you.

May their memories be a blessing. May they also be a summons.

Signers

Charlene Walker, Executive Director, Faith in New Jersey

Minister JaNaé Bates Imari — ISAIAH — St. Paul, Minnesota

Rev. Dr. Cassandra Gould — Faith in Action — Washington, DC

Pastor Michael McBride — Live Free — Oakland, CA

Justice Team Coordinator Jean Stokan — Sisters of Mercy of the Americas — Silver Spring, MD

Marie Dennis — Pax Christi Catholic Institute for Nonviolence — Washington, DC

Executive Director Michele Dunne, OFS — Franciscan Action Network — Washington, DC

Imam Saffet Catovic — Green Muslims of New Jersey — Central Jersey, NJ

Bishop Pernell — Bet HaShem YHWH — East Orange, NJ

Associate Conference Minister Craig Peterson — Central Atlantic Conference, United Church of Christ — NJ

Rev. Dr. Gabby Cudjoe Wilkes — Double Love Experience Church — Brooklyn, NY

Bishop Preston Thompson Jr. — Ebenezer Baptist Church — Englewood, NJ

Bishop Vanessa Brown — Rivers of Living Water UCC NJ — Newark, NJ

Reverend Charles Loflin — Unitarian Universalist FaithAction NJ — Summit, NJ

Rev. Barry Wise II — Greater Mt. Moriah Baptist Church — Linden, NJ

The Rev. Diane Riley — The Episcopal Diocese of Newark — Archdeacon, covering Bergen, Essex, Passaic, Sussex, Warren, Morris, Hudson, and Union counties — NJ

Jean Gallagher — Franciscan Action Committee Delaware Valley — DE

Rev. Jan Philips — N.J. Council of Churches — New Jersey — NJ

Rev. Edwin Robinson — Friendship West Baptist Church — Dallas, TX

Rev. Dr. Brian Ellis-Gibbs — Faith in New York — New York, NY

Rev. Sara Lilja — New Jersey Coalition of Religious Leaders — Statewide — NJ

Assistant Director Kirsten Trambley — Theological Admissions, Drew University, Madison, NJ; Director of Christian Education, Greenpoint Reformed Church, Brooklyn, NY

Rev. Dr. Robin Tanner — Beacon Unitarian Universalist Congregation — Summit, NJ

Rev. Dr. Mary Westfall — Presbytery of the Coastlands, PC(USA) — Central NJ (65 congregations) — NJ

Reverend Dr. Chloe Breyer — The Interfaith Center of New York — New York, NY

Kathleen McCabe, OSF — On behalf of Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia — PA

Rabbi Faith Joy Dantowitz — Congregation Emeth — Morgan Hill, CA

Rev. Maddie Sifantus — Universalist Unitarian Church of Santa Paula — Santa Paula, CA

Rev. Terri Dennehy — Unitarian Universalist Congregation in Stamford — Stamford, CT

Linden Jenkins — New England Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends — Worcester, MA

Minister Constantina Meis — BET HaSHEM YHWH Worldwide Ministries — East Orange, NJ

Reverend Angela Fields — Friends of the Promise — NJ

Reverend Annie Allen — Rutherford Congregational Church — Rutherford, NJ

Reverend Bolivar Flores — New Jersey Latino Pastors and Ministers — Jersey City, NJ

Rev. Carol Lynn Patterson — First Church — Newark, NJ — NJ

Rev. Michael Granzen — Westminster Presbyterian Church — Trenton, NJ

Reverend Chris Hedges — Second Presbyterian Church Elizabeth — Elizabeth, NJ

Executive Director Janet Maulbeck — Interweave — Short Hills, NJ

Sister Mary Berryman, SSJ — Christ Our Light Church — Cherry Hill, NJ

Sister Regina Laurich, SSJ — SSJ Center for Spirituality — Ocean Grove, NJ

Rabbi Abby Michaleski — Beth Israel Congregation — Vineland, NJ

Rev. Alison Philip — United Methodist Church — Westfield, NJ

Amanda Samuel — Princeton Theological Seminary — Princeton, NJ

Rev. Amy E.S. Lincoln — Flemington Presbyterian Church — Flemington, NJ

Rev. Andrée Cornelia Mol — Central Unitarian Church — Westwood, NJ

Rev. Dr. Andrew Scales — Princeton Presbyterians — Princeton, NJ

Rev. Andrew Jones — St. Mark’s Lutheran Church — Oaklyn, NJ

Minister Andrew Ponte — Bet HaSHEM YHWH — East Orange, NJ

Rev. Ann Marie Alderman — Retired — Summit, NJ

The Rev. Anthony Puca Jr. — Grace Episcopal Church — Westwood, NJ

Minister Archange Antoine — A Place to Connect with God — New Jersey/Online — NJ

Rabbi Ariann Weitzman — Bnai Keshet Reconstructionist Synagogue — Montclair, NJ

Pastora Karen Hernandez-Granzen — Westminster Presbyterian Church — Trenton, NJ

Reverend Beverly Pearson — Second Baptist Church — Paterson, NJ

Rev. Bill Neely — Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Princeton — Princeton, NJ

The Rev. Blake Scalet — Saint John’s Lutheran Church — Summit, NJ

Sister Bonnie McMenamin — Sisters of Saint Joseph Neighborhood Center — Camden, NJ

Reverend Brandi Hebert — Lutheran Church of Gods Love — Newtown, PA (reside Princeton Junction) — NJ

Rev. Brenna Kelley — The Unitarian Society — East Brunswick, NJ

Carl Maulbeck — Emmaus Christian Community — Stirling, NJ

Rev. Carmine Pernini — Zion Lutheran Church — Rahway, NJ

Sister Celeste Mokrzycki — Sisters of Saint Joseph — Somers Point, NJ

Chairman, Trustee, Religious Educator Mr. Abdul Hassan — Newark Interfaith Alliance — Newark, NJ

Cheryl Dunican-Hein — Unitarian Universalist Church in Cherry Hill — Cherry Hill, NJ

Rev. Chester Penza — Trinity United Methodist Church — Hackettstown, NJ

Sister of St. Joseph Claire McNichol — St. Teresa of Calcutta Parish — Collingswood, NJ

Sister Clarisa Vazquez, SSJ — Christ Our Light Parish — Cherry Hill, NJ

Rev. Craig Hirshberg — Retired — Somerville, NJ

Rev. Cynthia Snavely — Unitarian Universalist — Somerville, NJ

Pastor Dale Selover — The House Next Door — Princeton Junction, NJ

Rev. Danielle McCleary — St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church — Secaucus, NJ

Rev. Danny Martian — Presbyterian Church of Livingston — Livingston, NJ

Rev. Dave Davis — Nassau Presbyterian Church — Princeton, NJ

Reverend David Delaney — St. Paul’s United Methodist Church of West Deptford — West Deptford, NJ

Rev. David Bowman — Slackwood Presbyterian Church — Lawrenceville, NJ

Sister Dolores Clerico, SSJ — Sisters of Saint Joseph — Cherry Hill, NJ

Rev. Douglas Moore — First Baptist Church of Whitesboro — Whitesboro, NJ

Apostle Dr. Chris Pernell — Bet HaSHEM YHWH Worldwide Ministries — East Orange, NJ

Lay Leader Dulce Gomez — Saint Lucy’s Catholic Church — Newark, NJ

Edward Reichman — West Orange, NJ

Sister Eileen Wust — Sisters of Saint Joseph — Camden, NJ

Minister Elizabeth Jimenez — Bet HaShem YHWH — East Orange, NJ

Rev. Ellen Kohn-Perry — St. Paul’s Episcopal Church — Chatham, NJ

Minister Elorm Ocansey — Transformation International Chapel — Franklin Township, NJ

Rabbi Emily Losben-Ostrov — Temple Sholom — Scotch Plains, NJ

Rev. Eric Posa — Unitarian Universalist Church in Cherry Hill — Cherry Hill, NJ

Reverend Erich Kussman — St. Bartholomew Lutheran Church — Trenton, NJ

Leader Erika Jacho — Faith in New Jersey — Newark, NJ

Rev. Eugene Squeo — Parish of St. Patrick & Assumption/All Saints — Jersey City, NJ

Imam Faheem Lea — The Quba School & Islamic Center — Camden, NJ

Rev. Fletcher Harper — Church of Our Saviour — Secaucus, NJ

Rev. Dr. Fred Sharp — Concord Missionary Baptist Church — Perth Amboy, NJ

Rev. George Rizor Jr. — Maple Shade Congregational United Church of Christ — Maple Shade, NJ

Fr. George Dredden — Christ Church — Short Hills/Millburn, NJ

Sister Georgette Gavioli — Sisters of Saint Joseph — Newark, NJ

Father Gideon Uzomechina — The Anglican Church of the Messiah — Plainfield, NJ

Rev. Grace Losso Modla — Community Church of Keyport — Keyport, NJ

Rabbi Hannah Ellenson — Temple B’nai Jeshurun — Short Hills, NJ

Rabbi Helaine Ettinger — Congregation B’nai Israel — Millburn, NJ

Rev. Heyward Wiggins III — Camden Bible Tabernacle — Camden, NJ

Reverend J. Amos Caley — Reformed Church of Highland Park — Highland Park, NJ

The Rev. Jack Zamboni — Episcopal Diocese of New Jersey — NJ

Rev. Jack Cuffari — First Congregational Church of Haworth — Haworth, NJ

Prophetess Jackie Anabwani — Bet HaShem YHWH Worldwide Ministries — East Orange, NJ

Rabbi Jake Best Adler — Congregation Kehilat Shalom — Belle Mead, NJ

Rabbi James Feder — Temple Ner Tamid — Bloomfield, NJ

Minister James Brown Jr. — Grace of God Church — Paterson, NJ

Rev. Jaymie Kosa — Abiding Presence — Ewing, NJ

Rev. Jeanne Radak — Presbytery of the Highlands of New Jersey — Northwest NJ

Rev. Jennifer Kelleher — Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Princeton — Princeton, NJ

Pastor Jennifer De Los Angeles — Bet HaShem YHWH Ministries — East Orange, NJ

Rev. Jesse W. Brown Jr. — Christus Evangelical Lutheran Church — Camden, NJ

Rev. Jessica Dixon-Ebner — Prospect Presbyterian Church — Maplewood, NJ

Mr. Jim O’Brien — St. Mark’s Church Sea Girt, NJRC — Sea Girt, NJ

Jody Pfeiffer — Emmaus Christian Community — Stirling, NJ

Rabbi Joel Abraham — Temple Beth Miriam — Elberon, NJ

Rev. Joseph Kerrigan — St. Joseph Catholic Community — Bound Brook, NJ

Rev. Joseph Monahan, T.O.R. — Franciscans, Third Order Regular — Camden, NJ

Lay Leader Joseph Fleming — Faith in Action — Haddon Township, NJ

Rev. Judith Heffernan — Mary Magdalene Community — Palmyra, NJ

Pastoral Associate Julie DeMareo — Christ Our Light Catholic Church — Cherry Hill, NJ

Pastor Julie Heras — Radiant City Church — Rahway, NJ

Kamuela Tillman — Calvary Baptist Church — Morristown, NJ

Minister Karen Rivera-Thomas — Bet HaShem YHWH under Bishop Pernell — East Orange, NJ

Sister Kathleen Rooney — Sisters of Saint Joseph — South Plainfield, NJ

Apostle Kelvin De Los Angeles — Bet HaShem YHWH Ministries — East Orange, NJ

Rev. Kim Wildszewski — Unitarian Universalist Church at Washington Crossing — Titusville, NJ

Youth Minister Kristen Zielinski-Nalen — Romero Center Ministries — Camden, NJ

Laura Choi — Presbyterian Church (USA) — Stewartsville, NJ

Rev. Len Scales — Nassau Presbyterian Church — Princeton, NJ

Lesly D’Ambola, DO — Sacred Heart Parish — Camden, NJ

Rev. Sister Linda Klaiss, SSJ — St. Mary Church — Newark, NJ

Linda Delany — Unitarian Church of Cherry Hill — Cherry Hill, NJ

Rev. Lisa Schilansky — Unitarian Universalist Church at Washington Crossing — Titusville, NJ

Rev. Dr. L.L. DuBreuil — Reformed Church of Highland Park — Highland Park, NJ

Vice President Maggie Smith — Goodfaith — Trenton, NJ

Sister Margaret Conboy, SSJ — St. Maximilian Kolbe Parish — Marmora, NJ

Sister Mary Boyce — Catholic Parish of St. Peter’s — Point Pleasant Beach, NJ

Rev. Dr. Mary Early-Zald — Beacon Unitarian Universalist — Summit, NJ

Pastor Mary “JJ” Simpson-Keelan — Living Waters Lutheran Church — Ringoes, NJ

Mary Jo Fege — All Saints Lutheran Church — Mount Pleasant, SC

Teacher of Religion Mary L. Lymper — Christ Our Light — Cherry Hill, NJ

Sister Maureen Walsh, SSJ — St. Mary Church — Newark, NJ

Rev. Dr. McWilliam Colón Sr. — Bound Brook United Methodist Church — Bound Brook, NJ

Minister Mekenya Ramirez — Bet HaShem YHWH Worldwide Ministries — East Orange, NJ

Preacher Melanie Davis — Beacon Unitarian Universalist — Summit, NJ

Dr. Melanie Davis — Unitarian Universalist Lay Minister — Nationwide

Melissa Schaffer — B’nai Keshet — Montclair, NJ

Rabbi Michael Satz — Temple B’nai Or — Morristown, NJ

Michelle Boddorff — Parishioner — Collingswood and Haddon Township, NJ

Brother Mickey McGrath — Oblates of St. Francis de Sales — Camden, NJ

Rev. Dr. Miguel Hernandez — Holy Trinity Church — West Orange, NJ

The Rev’d Dr. Miles Hopgood — Good Shepherd Lutheran Church — Southampton, PA

Rev. Moacir Weirich — St. Stephen’s Grace Community — Newark, NJ

Rev. Morgan Valencia King — Ewing Covenant Presbyterian Church — Ewing, NJ

Rev. Nada Sellers — Holmdel Community United Church of Christ — Holmdel, NJ

Rev. Nancy Rivera — First Presbyterian Church of Trenton — Trenton, NJ

Racial Justice Team Leader Nancy Reyes — Prince of Peace Lutheran Church — Princeton Junction, NJ

Ms. Nancy Taiani — St. Teresa of Calcutta Parish — Montclair, NJ

Nancy Denton — Catholic Community of Christ Our Light — Cherry Hill, NJ

Nancy MacDonald — Holy Trinity Church — West Orange, NJ

Rabbi Nathan Weiner — Temple Har Zion — Mount Holly, NJ

Rabbi Nikki DeBlosi, PhD — Freelance Rabbi; Central Conference of American Rabbis — Montclair, NJ

Rev. Noster Montas — Assemblée de Dieu de la Nouvelle Génération — Newark, NJ

Deacon Omar Aguilar — Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish Shrine — Lindenwold, NJ

Omari’Anna Jones — Bet HaShem YHWH — East Orange, NJ

Sister Pamela Williams — Bet HaShem YHWH Worldwide Ministries — East Orange, NJ

Seminarian Patricia Hennigan — Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Princeton — Princeton, NJ

Rev. Patricia Hall — ANEW Way Ministries — Hamilton, NJ

Rev. Paul Martin — Mt. Pisgah A.M.E. Church — Jersey City, NJ

Rev. Pedro Guzman — St. Gabriel Parish — Philadelphia, PA

Sister Peg Boyle, SSJ — Sisters of Saint Joseph — Marlton, NJ

Reverend Peter Ahn — Metro Community Church — Englewood, NJ

Father Peter DeFranco Jr. — Episcopal Church of the Holy Innocents — Beach Haven, NJ

Prophet Quamid Childs — Bet HaShem YHWH — East Orange, NJ

Rev. Rachel Sutphin — Presbyterian — Hammonton, NJ

Sister Dorothy Giloley, SSJ — Sisters of Saint Joseph — Cherry Hill, NJ

Rabbi Rachel Kahn-Troster — Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility — Teaneck, NJ

Rev. Ramon Collazo — Santa Isabel Lutheran Church — Elizabeth, NJ

Sister Regina Belli, Sr. — St. Damien Catholic Church — Ocean City, NJ

Very Rev. Rene John — Trinity Cathedral — Trenton, NJ

Rev. Richard Faison — Mount Zion Baptist Church — Pleasantville, NJ

Cantor Risa Wallach — Temple Beth-El — Hillsborough, NJ

The Rev. Robert Laws III — St. Martin’s Episcopal Church — Bridgewater, NJ

Rev. Ronald Tuff — New Jersey Black Issues Committee — Irvington, NJ

Rev. Ronell Howard — Greater New Jersey Annual Conference — Neptune, NJ

Rev. Rosemarie Newberry — Unitarian Universalist (Retired)

Rev. Rusty Eidmann-Hicks — New Jersey Association, United Church of Christ — Montclair, NJ

Rev. Dr. Sammy Arroyo — United Methodist Church — NJ

Rev. Sanetta Ponton — Metro Community Church — Englewood, NJ

Rev. Sasha Ostrom — Morristown Unitarian Universalist Fellowship — Morristown, NJ

Satenik Margaryan — Bloomfield, NJ

Rev. Scott Rush — Emanuel Lutheran Church — New Brunswick, NJ

Reverend Sharon Patterson — St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church — Mullica Hill, NJ

Sister Sharon White, SSJ — Sisters of St. Joseph — Camden / Philadelphia, NJ / PA

Deacon Sharon Hunt — Rose of Sharon Community Church — Plainfield, NJ

Minister Shemu’el De Los Angeles — Bet HaShem YHWH — East Orange, NJ

Evangelist Shyrelle Capers — Victory Temple UHC — Paterson, NJ

Stacey Gregg — Unitarian Universalist Member — Morristown, NJ

Rev. Dr. Stacy Smith — Fanwood Presbyterian Church — Fanwood, NJ

Sister Susan Francois, CSJP — Sisters of St. Joseph of Peace — Englewood Cliffs, NJ

Deacon William Buck Jr. — Mount Olivet Baptist Church — Hightstown, NJ

Rev. Dr. Marti Robinson — Ebenezer A.M.E. Church — Rahway, NJ

Youth Minister Sherine Green — Christ Our Light — Cherry Hill, NJ

Minister of Worship Anna Rodriguez — Sanctuary Church East — South Bronx, NY

Deacon Brian Williams — Double Love Experience — Brooklyn, NY

Deacon Crystal Walthall — Double Love Experience Church — Brooklyn, NY

Rev. Evelyn Jean-François — Double Love Experience — Brooklyn, NY

Rev. Franklin Wilson Jr. — St. Albans Congregational Church, United Church of Christ — Jamaica, Queens, NY

Rev. Jalesha Bass — Double Love Experience Church — New York, NY

Sister Peggy Devlin, OP — Dominican Sisters of Hope — Ossining, NY

Deacon Dr. Shanaé Burch — Double Love Experience Church — Brooklyn, NY

Anne McCoy — Sisters of St. Joseph — Philadelphia, PA

Sister Bernadette Dougherty — Sisters of Saint Joseph — Philadelphia, PA

Sister Betty McVeigh — Sisters of St. Joseph of Philadelphia — Chestnut Hill, PA

Sister Catherine Pisarczyk — Sisters of Saint Joseph — Philadelphia, PA

Woman Religious and Parish Leader Catherine Nerney, SSJ — Sisters of St. Joseph — Philadelphia, PA

Sister Cecilia Cyford, SSJ — Saint Anastasia Parish — Newtown Square, PA

Rev. Chad Collins — Valley View — Pittsburgh, PA

Sister Charlene Kostuk — Sisters of Saint Joseph — Philadelphia, PA

Sister Deb Hughes — Sisters of Saint Joseph — Philadelphia, PA

Sister Eileen McNally, SSJ — Sisters of Saint Joseph — Philadelphia, PA

Sister Fran Small — Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary — Philadelphia, PA

Sister Jackie Staub — Sisters of Saint Joseph — Philadelphia, PA

Sister Jeanne McGowan — Sisters of Saint Joseph — Philadelphia, PA

Sister Jeannette Daily — Mount St. Joseph Convent — Philadelphia, PA

Minister Jordan Ford — Love Zion Baptist Church — Philadelphia, PA

Sister Kathleen Duffy, PhD — American Teilhard Association — Philadelphia, PA

Sister Kathleen Burton, SSJ — Sisters of Saint Joseph — Chestnut Hill, PA

Rev. Kayla Hopgood — Ascension Lutheran Church — Newtown, PA (resident of Ewing, NJ)

Sister Lisa Olivieri — Sisters of Saint Joseph — Philadelphia, PA

Sister Madeline Franze — Sisters of Saint Joseph — Philadelphia, PA

Sister Mary Boyer — Sisters of Saint Joseph — Philadelphia, PA

Sister Mary Beth Hamm, SSJ — Sisters of Saint Joseph of Philadelphia — Philadelphia, PA

Nancy Butler — Diocese of Camden, NJ

Sister Pat Madden, SSJ — Sisters of Saint Joseph — Philadelphia, PA

Sister Patricia Mensing, SSJ — Sisters of Saint Joseph of Philadelphia — Philadelphia, PA

Susan Avery — Fervent Church — Voorhees, NJ

Overseer Tamara Bethea — Abundant Hope Christian Center of New Jersey — Scotch Plains, NJ

Sister Therese Dowd, SSJ — Saint Rose Parish — Belmar, NJ

Rabbi Uri Allen — Temple Sha’arey Shalom — Springfield, NJ

Sister Veronica Roche — Sisters of Saint Joseph — Camden, NJ

Rabbi Victor Appell — Temple Emanu-El — Westfield, NJ

Rev. Wendi Werner — First Presbyterian Church at Dayton — Dayton, NJ

Rev. Wes Ifan — First Reformed Church of Hawthorne — Hawthorne, NJ

Reverend William Moore Jr. — New Mt. Calvary Baptist Church — Mays Landing, NJ

Rev. Dr. William Henry — Everlasting Life Foundation Ministry & Community Development Corporation — Paterson, NJ

Sister Maria Reparata O’Donnell, SSJ — Sisters of Saint Joseph — Philadelphia, PA

S. Marie Rein — Sisters of Saint Joseph — Philadelphia, PA

Sister Marjorie Lawless — Sisters of Saint Joseph — Philadelphia, PA

Sister Mary Unger — Sisters of Saint Joseph — McSherrystown, PA

Sister Mary Beirne, Sr. — Mount St. Joseph Convent — Philadelphia, PA

Sister Nancy Fitzgerald, Sr. — St. Martin de Porres Parish — Philadelphia, PA

Sr. Roberta Archibald, SSJ — Sisters of Saint Joseph — Flourtown, PA

Sister Sheila Murphy, SSJ — Sisters of Saint Joseph — Philadelphia, PA

Sister Sheila Kennedy — Sisters of Saint Joseph — Philadelphia, PA

Sister Barbara Farrell, SSJ — Sister of Saint Joseph / St. Martin de Porres Parish — Philadelphia, PA

Sister Rita Therese Kehie, Sr. — Sisters of Saint Joseph — Philadelphia, PA

Sister Teresa M. Shaw — Sisters of Saint Joseph — Philadelphia, PA

Sister Theresa J. Valese, Sr. — Sisters of Saint Joseph — Philadelphia, PA

Sister Eileen Marnien, SSJ — Sisters of Saint Joseph — serving in New Jersey

Sister Maryellen Whitaker — Sisters of Saint Joseph — Philadelphia, PA

Sister Trudy Ahern, Sr. — Sisters of Saint Joseph — Philadelphia, PA

Rev. Dr. Francisco Pelaez-Diaz — Drew Theological School, Presbyterian — Madison, NJ

Deacon Tom Jennings — St. Joachim Parish, Roman Catholic — Bellmawr, NJ

Reverend Laura Shennum — First Unitarian Universalist Society of San Francisco — San Francisco, CA

Director Beth Ford — Sisters of Saint Joseph Center for Justice, Peace and Integrity of Creation — Philadelphia, PA