Crawford began her position as curate of Grace Episcopal Church in 2008. She shares responsibility with the Rev. Bill Bradbury for pastoral care, preaching and leading worship. Graduating from M.I.T., Crawford served in the Peace Corps in Central Africa. After teaching in Africa and the U.S., she chose to follow her interest in the ministry and attended Harvard Divinity School. She selected this school because of its emphasis on interfaith relations. Jewish, Christian, Muslim, Buddhist and Sikh students studied together courses in theology, preaching, scripture, and world religions. She focused in particular on the Abrahamic faiths.
Gabon RPCV Rev. Malia Crawford will address the topic "Neighbors in Faith: Jewish-Episcopal Relations Today"
TIFERETH ISRAEL TO HOST INTERFAITH SERVICE
NEW BEDFORD — Tifereth Israel Synagogue is honored to welcome Grace Episcopal Church to their annual interfaith service this year. Both congregations will worship together at 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 24 at the synagogue.
The Rev. Malia Crawford will address the topic "Neighbors in Faith: Jewish-Episcopal Relations Today." Rabbi Raphael Kanter and Cantor Nathaniel Schudrich will officiate.
There will be an Oneg Shabbat following the service and an opportunity for socializing between the two houses of worship and informal discussions. The Oneg Shabbat is sponsored by the George Schwartz Oneg Shabbat Fund.
Crawford began her position as curate of Grace Episcopal Church in 2008. She shares responsibility with the Rev. Bill Bradbury for pastoral care, preaching and leading worship.
Graduating from M.I.T., Crawford served in the Peace Corps in Central Africa. After teaching in Africa and the U.S., she chose to follow her interest in the ministry and attended Harvard Divinity School. She selected this school because of its emphasis on interfaith relations. Jewish, Christian, Muslim, Buddhist and Sikh students studied together courses in theology, preaching, scripture, and world religions. She focused in particular on the Abrahamic faiths.
Crawford trained in hospice, church, hospital and community center settings and discovered that she enjoyed parish work the most. She was recently ordained as a priest. Outside of church, she enjoys weaving, knitting, spending time with friends and being near the sea.
rev. LIZ WALKER TO SPEAK AT GRACE CHURCH
NEW BEDFORD — Liz Walker, award winning journalist, documentary producer and human rights activist will speak at Grace Episcopal Church at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, April 26. The title of her presentation will be "The Risk of Love, The Art of Activism."
This presentation is part of the yearlong celebration of the 175th anniversary of Grace Church.
The Rev. Liz Walker, a 2005 graduate of Harvard Divinity School, is an ordained elder in the African Methodist Episcopal Church. She is on the ministerial staff of Bethel A.M.E. Church in Jamaica Plain.
Before entering divinity school, Walker anchored the evening newscasts for WBZ television for almost 20 years.
Her communication skills and faith have made her an important activist on a number of issues.
In 2001, Walker made her first trip to Sudan. Outraged at what she witnessed, she co-founded a grassroots organization that advocates for Sudanese women and children trying to rebuild their lives and their country. She also produced a documentary film entitled, "A Glory from the God."
Walker has made an impact and played an important role in supporting victims and survivors of domestic violence. In addition, she has raised money and awareness for important causes such as HIV/AIDS, breast cancer prevention and homelessness.
She is on the Board of Trustees of Andover Newton Theological School, the advisory board of the UNICEF United Nations Children's Fund in New England and is a member of the kitchen cabinet for One Family, a nonprofit organization focused on ending family homelessness in Massachusetts.
Grace Episcopal Church is located at the corner of County and School streets and is handicap-accessible. For more information, call the church office at (508) 993-0547, or visit www.gracechurchnb.com.
