Celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day With One Of Bergen County's Events

BERGEN COUNTY, N.J. -- -- Still haven't made plans for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day? It's not too late. A host of events are going on around the County.

The Martin Luther King Jr. statue in Hackensack stands as a memorial to his memory.
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Martin Luther King Jr. speaking to an anti-Vietnam war rally at the University of Minnesota, St. Paul on April 27, 1967.
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Jeanne Muchnick

01/18/2016 5:00 a.m.

A sampling follows. Feel free to write us with any we've missed.

Teaneck: Temple Emeth will host a special service at 6:30 p.m. Affirming the "Black Lives Matter" Movement with featured speaker the Reverend Canon Petero A. N. Sabune, an Episcopal priest. Celebrate King: 1666 Windsor Rd., (201) 833-1322, www.emeth.org/.

Englewood: The dream continues at Ebenezer Baptist Church at 11 a.m. where the Rev. Eddie Spencer IV of Englewood's Mount Calvary Baptist Church, will speak. Celebrate King: 216 Fourth St., (201) 569-1156, www.myebc.org/.

Hackensack: The Volunteer Center of Bergen County in Hackensack offers a host of volunteer opportunities and is calling on citizens to serve as a way to honor Dr. King's legacy. Celebrate King: 64 Passaic St., (201) 489-9454, www.bergenvolunteers.org/.

Ridgewood: All are invited to the Ridgewood United Methodist Church at 10 a.m. for a remembrance to Dr. Martin Luther King. Jr. United States Sen. Cory Booker will deliver remarks as will The Rev. Joseph Ellwanger, Pastor Emeritus of Cross Lutheran Church in Milwaukee. Ellwanger is best known as a civil rights activist who marched alongside King. The program also includes Ridgewood and Glen Rock student speakers and musical performances by the Indian Hills Chamber Choir and Men of Umoja chorus.Celebrate King: 100 Dayton St., (201) 652-2868; ask for Alice Newtwon at (201) 951-9903 or call (201) 652-2868, www.ridgewoodumc.net/.

Tuesday, Jan. 19

Englewood: A family-appropriate film depicting Martin Luther King Jr’s life, and its importance in civil rights history will be shown from 3:45 p. m. to 4:45 p.m. in the MacKay Room of the Englewood Library. Celebrate King: 31 Engle St., (201) 568-2215 www.englewoodlibrary.org/.

Wednesday, Jan. 20

East Rutherford: Kids six to 10 are invited to make a dream catcher in honor of Dr. King at the East Rutherford Memorial Library at 4 p.m. Registration required. Celebrate King: 143 Boiling Springs Ave., (201) 939-3930 or email maria.russo@eastrutherford.bccls.org.

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