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November 27, 2007

Dear Member of the New Jersey State Legislature,

As representatives of religious communities of New Jersey, we write to underscore strong and mounting support for replacing the death penalty with life imprisonment without the possibility of parole.

As faith leaders, the public often seeks our guidance on issues that require thoughtful reflection. We write to you with the sound moral backing of official positions taken by the leadership bodies of our various denominations and faiths. We wish to be clear, however, that our concerns are secular and pragmatic just as much as they are rooted in our religious traditions.

Rather than citing specific religious teachings, and rather than spelling out the many ways in which the death penalty fails us legally, morally, socially and economically, we want simply to agree with the New Jersey Death Penalty Study Commission in its finding that the death penalty is not in the best interests of our State, our justice system, or the safety of our people. We also emphasize and urge you to prioritize the suggestion of the New Jersey Death Penalty Study Commission that the financial savings realized by repealing the death penalty be used to assist homicide survivors in New Jersey.

We thank you for your leadership and we pray that you will be granted the wisdom, the strength, and the clarity of vision to move as early as possible in this final session of the current Legislature to pass Senate Bill 171 and Assembly Bill 795.

Sincerely,

(Alphabetical List in formation)

Sister Mary Alicia Adametz, Felician Sisters, Lodi

Sister Carol Adams, CSJP , Salem

Sister Mary Euthalia Adamski, Felician Sisters, Lodi

Sister Rose Ahaneku, Sisters of St. Dominic, Caldwell

Sung H. Ahn, District Superintendent, United Methodist Church (GNJAC), Harrington Park

Sister Mary Valenta Akalski, Spotswood

Rev. Regina Albert, Manasquan United Methodist Church, Manasquan
Rev. Ronald G. Albury, Episcopal Priest (Rtd.), Diocese of New Jersey, Medford

Sister Mary Aloysius, Felician Sisters, Lodi

Rabbi Robert Alpert, Conservative Movement/ Rabbinical Assembly, East Brunswick

Rev. Canon Dr. Noel J.O. Amadi, Priest Associate, Trinity Cathedral, Trenton

Sister Mary Aqunata, Felician Sisters, Lodi

Rev. Fr. Giovanni R. Argarin, St. John the Baptist RC Church, Hillsdale

Sister M. Juanita Arnister, Felician Sisters, Lodi

Deacon Brian T. Auscue, Roman Catholic, Haddon Heights

Sister Cynthia Marie Babyak, CSSF, Lodi

Rev. Pamela B. Bakal, Grace Church, Nutley

Sister Grace Baldini, Englewood Cliffs

Rev. Harvey Ballance, Priest (Rtd.), St. Ann’s Church, Montclair

The Rev. Valerie L. Balling, Vicar, St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, Mullica Hill

Sister Mary Adele Bandurski, Felician Sisters, Lodi

Associate Elizabeth A. Barrella, Sisters of St. Dominic, Caldwell, Toms River

Sister Mary Bridget Becker, Felician Sisters, Lodi

Bishop Mark M. Beckwith, Episcopal Diocese of Newark, Newark

Virginia A. Bell CSJP, Manahawkin

Rev. John C. Belmont, St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church, Pennington

Rabbi Peter Berg, Temple Beth Or Washington Township

Sister Clare Marie Berryhill, Felician Sisters, Lodi

Fr. Eugene Joseph Bettinger, Carmelites, Director of St. Theresa Chapel, Paramus

Sister M. Immaculata Bisker, Religious Sister, South Amboy

Sister Helen Blendermann, Englewood Cliffs

Rev. Charles Blustein-Ortman, Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Montclair, Montclair

Rabbi Deborah Bodin-Cohen, Temple Emmanuel , Cherry Hill

Judy Boisvert, Associate, Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Peace, Bayonne

Sister Mary Loretta Borkowski, Felician Sisters, Order of St. Francis, Lodi

Sister Mary Ramona Borkowski, Felician Sisters, Order of St. Francis, Lodi

Sister Mary Andrew Borys, Spotswood

Rev. John V. Bowden, Roman Catholic Priest, Lawrenceville

Rev. Frederick Boyle, Reverend, United Methodist Church, Linden

Kathleen Boyle, OP, Sisters of St. Dominic, Caldwell, Essex County

Sister Donna Brady, Sisters of Christian Charity, Monroe Twp.

Rev. James J. Brady, Pastor, St. Dominic’s Roman Catholic Church, Brick

Rev. Patrick J. Brady, Pastor, Our Lady of Mt. Carmel/Fatima, Catholic Church, Camden

The Rev. H. Wayne Brady, Pastor, Perth Amboy

Rev. William O. Breedlove II, Associate Priest, St. Barnabas, Episcopal, Monmouth Junction

Sister Joanne Brennan, OPA, Manahawkin

Sister M. Rosita Brennan, Felician Sisters, Lodi

Rev. Debra Brewin-Wilson, Priest-in-charge, All Saints’ Episcopal Church, Lakewood

Rev. Dr. Peter J. Bridge, Trenton

The Rev. Hugh E. Brown III, Priest, All Saints’ Episcopal Church, Princeton

Rev. John T. Browne, OSB, Rev. RC Priest, Benedictine Monk, Newark Abbey, Newark, Essex County

Sister Mary Ellen Brulinski, Felician Sisters, Lodi

Rev. Paul Bryant-Smith, Pastor, First Congregational Church, United Church of Christ, River Edge

Sr. Rosetta Buckley, Sisters of Mercy RC, Lawrenceville

Sister Mary Alice Buczko, Felician Sisters, Lodi

The Rev. Debra K. Bullock, Vicar, St. Barnabas-by-the-Bay Episcopal Church (Villas) and Asst to the Rector, St. Mary’s Episcopal Church, Stone Harbor
Sister Mary Rose Burghardt, Sisters of Mercy, Mid-Atlantic Community, Roman Catholic, Watchung

Rev. Hector A. Burgos, Associate Pastor, First United Methodist Church, UMC, Tuckerton

Sister Rita Calabrese, Sister of St. Dominic of Caldwell, Jersey City

Sr. Regina Callahan, Sister of Mercy of New Jersey RC, Red Bank

Edward A. Campanella, Permanent Deacon RC, Linden

Rev. Jessica Campbell, Reverend, Round Valley United Methodist Church, Lebanon

Rev. Jonathan Campbell, Reverend, Changewater UMC & McCrea Memorial UMC, United Methodist Church, Lebanon

Sister Teresa Catherine Carberry, Jersey City

Rev. Anthony M. Carotenuto, Pastor, St. Anthony of Padua Roman Catholic Church, Red Bank

Sister Joan Carter, RSM, Sisters of Mercy, Lawrenceville

Deacon James Louis Casa, Permanent Deacon serving at the Church of the Sacred Heart (Roman Catholic), Mount Holly

The Rev. Daniel B. Casselberry, Pastor, Trinity United Methodist Church, Pennington

Rev. Theodore Cassidy, S.M., Marianist Family Retreat Center, Cape May Point

The Rev. Paul Frank Castellón, Deacon, St Matthew’s Episcopal Church, Pennington

The Rev. Lisa E. Caton, Director of Christian Education, All Saints’ Episcopal Church, Princeton

Rev. John O. Chang, Administrator, St. Peter R.C. Church, Riverside (Burlington County)

Rev. Joseph R. Chapel, Roman Catholic Priest, South Orange

Sister Mary Annunciata Charchut, Felician Sisters, Lodi

Sister Mary Charles, CSSF, Felician Sisters, Edison

Fr. James Cho, Priest, Emerson

Sister Laverne Cholewa, Felician Sisters, Wallington

Sister Chero Hellen Chuma, CSJP, Jersey City

Rev. Charles W. Cicerale, Pastor, St. James Roman Catholic Parish, Woodbridge

Rev. Matthew Cimorelli, Pastor, Living Waters Lutheran Church, ELCA, Flemington

Sister Lucy Clarke, Ridgewood

Rabbi Jennifer Clayman, Director of Lifelong Learning, Temple Emanu-El, Westfield

Sister Mary Peter Coakley, Sisters of Mercy, Roman Catholic, Watchung

Vincent Cocilovo, Deacon, Our Lady of the Valley RC Church, Wayne

Sister Rosemary Coffey, Jersey City

Sister Rose Mary Colavito, Sisters of Charity, Roman Catholic, Elizabeth

Rev. Monsignor Raymond L. Cole, Rev. Msgr., St. Joseph’s Church, Hillsborough

Rev. Damian Colicchio, Member of Institute Voluntas Dei, Roman Catholic Priest, Chaplain at Felician College, Lodi

Rev. René Colson-Hudson, First Baptist Church, Moorestown

Rev. James C. Colvin, Pastor, United Church of Christ Congregational, UCC, Plainfield

Rev. Elizabeth B. Congdon, Interim Pastor, Hamilton Square Baptist Church, Hamilton Square

Sister Annie Conlon, St. Michael’s Villa, Englewood

Sister Joan Connelly, School Sisters of Notre Dame, Atlantic – Midwest Province

Catherine Connors, Mercy Associate, Toms River

Rev. W. Wayne Conrad, Ret’d., United Methodist, Stone Harbor

Sr. Kathryn Conti SMIC, Provincial Coordinator, Missionary Sisters of the Immaculate Conception RC, Paterson

Sister Immaculate Conway, Sisters of Mercy, Roman Catholic, Watchung

Rev. Branwen L. Cook, First Presbyterian Church of Rahway (PCUSA), Rahway

Rev. Annemarie H. Cook, Pastor, St. Thomas Lutheran Church, ELCA, Brick

Rev. William E. Cook, Senior Pastor, First Glassboro United Methodist Church, Glassboro

Sister Mary Cosgrove, Sisters of Mercy, Roman Catholic, Watchung

Sr. Mary Louis Coyle, Sisters of Mercy, North Plainfield

Laura Craig, C.C., Cenacle Sister, Roman Catholic, Highland Park

John C. Craig, Deacon, Roman Catholic Diocese of Metuchen, Belle Mead

Deacon Douglas R. Crawford, Deacon, Diocese of Camden, Haddonfield

Sister Margaret Crilly, Sisters of Mercy, R.C., Watchung

Sister Anne Croghan, Englewood Cliffs

The Venerable Victoria S. Cuff, Episcopal, Middletown

Mary Cummins, Mercy Associate, R.C., Watchung

Rev. Arlindo P. Da Silva, Reverend Father – Roman Catholic, Piscataway

Rev. Bruce H. Davidson, Pastor, Director Lutheran Office of the Government Ministry in New Jersey, Trenton

Rev. Robert M. Davidson, Pastor Emeritus, Chesterfield Baptist Church, American Baptist Churches, USA, Chesterfield

Sister Joan Davis, CSJP, Englewood Cliffs

Sister Sara De la Rosa, Sisters of Christian Charity, Roman Catholic, Mendham

Sr. Patricia Deckert, Sisters of Mercy of the Americas, Mid-Atlantic Community, Roman Catholic, Watchung

Sister Anne Delaney, Englewood Cliffs

Sister Cabrini Delaney, Jersey City

Sister Mary Agnesita Deren, Felician Sisters, Lodi

Edward J. DeSilva, Pastor, Chesterfield Baptist Church, American Baptist Churches, USA, Chesterfield

Rev. Sudarshana Devadhar, Bishop, United Methodist Church, New Jersey

Rev. John W. Doll, Pastor, Asbury United Methodist Church, Cinnaminson

Rev. Thomas J. Donahue, Pastor, Trinity Lutheran Church, Tenafly

Rev. Gayle B. Donnelly, Minister of Word and Sacrament, Presbyterian, Manasquan

Sister Mary Donnelly, Sisters of Christian Charity, Mendham

Sister Monica M. Donohoe, Glen Rock

Sister Mary Donohue, CSJP, Englewood Cliffs

The Rev. Dr. Ronny W. Dower, Priest-in-Charge, St. John’s Episcopal Church, Maple Shade

The Rev. Alice L. Downs, Priest-in-Charge, St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, Keansburg

Sister Kathleen Doyle, Hackensack

Sister Monica Mary Drogon, Felician Sisters, Lodi

Rev. L.L. DuBreuil, Pastor, Faith United Church of Christ, Union

Sister Ida Duffy, Englewood Cliffs

Sister Gertrude E. Dunham OP, Sisters of St. Dominic of Caldwell, Union

Sister Lucille J. Durco, Glen Rock

Sister Jean Duszynski, Sister (Roman Catholic), Jersey City

Sister Luke Dworschak, Sisters of Saint Dominic, Caldwell, Roman Catholic, Jersey City

Sister Mary Eline Dymnicki, Felician Sisters, Lodi

Sister Henrice Eckert, School Sisters of Notre Dame, Norwood

Sr. Janice L. Edwards, Sisters of Mercy, Mid-Atlantic Community, Roman Catholic, North Plainfield
Fr. Edward Eilert, Retired Catholic Priest, Rutherford

Sister M. Mercedes Eisenman, Middle Atlantic Community of the Sisters of Mercy

Rev. Carolyn H. Eklund, Rector, Grace Church, Episcopal, Plainfield

Sister Joselma Ellis, Felician Sister, Edison

Rev. Dr. Katherine W. Ellison, PhD, M.Div, Minister Member, Palisades Presbytery, Presbyterian Church (USA), Hasbrouck Heights

Rev. Stanley E. Ellison, Pastor, St. Thomas Lutheran Church, ELCA, Brick

Rev. Joanne Epply-Schmidt, Trinity Episcopal Church, Princeton

Rabbi Helaine Ettinger, Jewish Congregation of Kinnelon, Union for Reform Judaism, Kinnelon

Sister Eleanor Eyerman, CSJP, Penns Grove

Sister Mary Elizabeth Fallon OP, Caldwell Dominicans, Linden

Rev. Leo O. Farley, Priest Ministry RC, Caldwell

Rev. Mary Virginia Farnham, Pastor, Holy Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church ELCA, Manasquan

Sister Barbara Ferraiolo, SSJ, Sisters of St. Joseph, Middlesex

Sister M. Redempta Fiedler, Sisters of St. Francis of the Martyr St. George, Sacred Heart Convent, South Amboy

Sister Mary Fineran, SSJ, Sisters of St. Joseph, North Arlington

Sr. Laura M. Finucan OPA, Sisters of St. Dominic Associate, Caldwell

Sister Theresina Flannery RSM, Sisters of Mercy, Watchung

Sister Dorothy Flynn, RSM, Watchung

Sister Kathleen Flynn CSJP, Englewood Cliffs

Sr. Margaret Foster OP, Dominican Sister of Hope

Sister Agnes Fox, Teaneck

Sr. M. Shaun Franey, Sisters of Mercy of the Americas, Mid-Atlantic Community, Roman Catholic, Watchung

The Rev. Alan C. French, Episcopal Priest, Berkeley Heights

Msgr. John T. Frey, Monsignor, St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church, Haddon Heights

Sister Ethel Friedman, Sisters of Mercy of NJ RC, Red Bank

Rabbi Michael S. Friedman, Rabbi, Temple B’nai Jeshurun, Reform, Short Hills

Sister Marlene Fritz RSM, Sisters of Mercy, Watchung

Rev. Robert J. Fritz, Administrator, Pitman

Rev. Peter H. Froehlke, Pastor, Zion Lutheran Church, Long Valley

Sister Kristin Funari, Jersey City

Joan R. Gadek, Associate to the Sisters of Mercy – Roman Catholic, Watchung

Bishop Joseph A. Galante, Bishop of Camden Diocese – Roman Catholic, Camden

Fr. Rafael Galvez-Pineda, Priest, Roman Catholic Church, Diocese of Newark, Westwood

Sister Mary Ann Galvin, Englewood Cliffs

Deacon Albert J. Ganter, St. John the Baptist Parish

Rev. Valerie A. Garron, St. Paul’s United Methodist Church, Thorofare

Fr. Emmett J. Gavin, Carmelite Fathers, Teaneck

Sr. Mary Fidelis Gazda, Felician Sisters, Lodi

Dorothy Gearon, Pastoral Associate, St. Joseph’s Church, Hillsborough

Rev. Judith Parker Gehrig, Pastor, Centenary United Methodist Church, Lambertville

Sister Mary Christina Geis, Sisters of Mercy, Watchung

Rabbi Gordon Geller, Rabbi, Temple Emeth Shalom, Margate

Rabbi Kim Geringer, Temple Har Shalom (Reform), Warren

Rabbi Matthew D. Gewirtz, Rabbi, B’nai Jeshurun (Reform – Jewish), Short Hills

Sister Susan Gill, Englewood Cliffs

Julia M. Gillis, Associate of the Sisters of Mercy, Manchester

Rev. Mr. Philip E. Giordano, Permanent Deacon, Sewell

Rabbi Arnold S. Gluck, Temple Beth-El, Union for Reform Judaism, Skillman

Sister Elizabeth Gnam, Sisters of St. Dominic, Trenton, Vera Green, SSJ, Sisters of St. Joseph, Lincroft

Rev. John A. Golden Jr., Priest, Episcopal Church, Lawrenceville

Sister Mary Gomolka, Sisters of Mercy, Watchung

Sister Irene Gormley, Sisters of Mercy, Watchung

Sister Eleanor L. Grainger, Glen Rock

Rev. Joseph Gratzel, Pastor, First Baptist Church, Manasquan

Sister Catherine Green, School Sisters of Notre Dame, Leonia

Sister Vera Green, SSJ, Sisters of St. Joseph, Lincroft

Rev. Garfield L. Greene, Retired Pastor, First United Methodist Church, Freehold

Rabbi Kenneth A. Greene, Freehold Jewish Center, Freehold

Rev. Emily Griffin, Assistant Rector, St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church, Pennington

Rev. Dr. Daniel Grimes Gueh, African United Methodist Church, Trenton

Sister Antonia M. Groszkowski, Felician Sisters, Lodi

Rev. Dr. Douglas F. Grote, Watchung Ave. Presbyterian Church, North Plainfield

Rabbi Debra R. Hachen, Rabbi, Temple Beth El, Union for Reform Judaism, Demarest

Fr. George Hanna, Pastor, Salesian of Don Bosco – Roman Catholic, Orange

Rev. Michael H. Hansen, Associate Pastor, Roman Catholic, Emerson

Sue Harding, Mercy Associate, Watchung

Rev. Rose Hardy, Assistant Pastor, Liberation in Truth UFC, Newark

Rev. Bruce Harger, St. John the Baptist Church RC, Hillsdale

Rev. Msgr. Robert J. Harrington, Pastor, St. Mary of the Assumption Church, Elizabeth

Rev. Edward M. Hasse III, Rector, St. Paul’s Church, Episcopal, Montvale

Rev. Edward J. Heavey, S.J., Religious Superior, Jesuit Congregation, Saint Peter’s College, Jersey City

Sister Caroline Heffner, Sisters of St. Joseph RC, Lawrenceville

William H. Henkel, Pastor, First Reformed Church, Reformed Church in America, Secaucus

The Rev. Dean Henry, Rector, Christ Episcopal Church, Middletown

Rev. Nancy Hite Speck, Episcopal Priest, Diocese of New Jersey

The Rev. Margaret R. Hodgkins, Rector, St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, New Providence

Rev. Linda S. Holzbaur, United Church of Christ, Manchester Twp. (Ocean County)

Sister Mary Karen Horan, Sisters of Mercy, Watchung

The Rev. Canon Carol Horton, Rector, St. Thomas Episcopal Church, Pittstown

Rev. Msgr. Francis J. Houghton, Pastor Emeritus, Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Church, Westfield

Rev. Francis A. Hubbard, Rector, St. Barnabas Episcopal Church, Monmouth Junction

Sister Rosemary Hudak, Sisters of Mercy Mid- Atlantic Community, Bradley Beach

Sister Theresette Hunting, Englewood Cliffs

The Rev. M. Joan Jackson, Interim Rector, Church of the Adoeut, Cape May

Marylou Jacoby, Mercy Associate

Rev. Ronald L. Jandernoa, Pastor, St. Jude, Blairstown

Rev. Edward M. Jawidzik, Parochial Vicar, Saint Robert Bellarmine Church, Catholic, Freehold Township

Sister Patricia Jelly OP, Dominican Sisters of Hope Justice Promoter RC, Jersey City

The Very Rev. Rene John, Dean of Trinity Cathedral, Trenton

Rev. Jack Johnson, Member of the Greater NJ Annual Conference, United Methodist Church, Boston, MA

Rev. Lynn H. Johnson, Deacon, St. Bartholomew’s Episcopal Church, Cherry Hill

Rev. Beverly A. Jones, Jerseyville United Methodist Church, Freehold

Sister Mary Gloria Jones, Sister of Mercy of NJ, Red Bank

James A. Jungels, Director of Religious Education, Hillsborough

Rabbi Mark Kaiserman, Temple Emanu-El of West Essex, Jewish Reform, Livingston

Sister M. Eloise Claire Kays, Sisters of Mercy, Scotch Plains

Sister Mary Jo Kearns RSM, Sisters of Mercy, Watchung

Sister Mary Keating RSM, Sisters of Mercy, Manasquan

Rev. Evan Keely, Interim Minister, Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Monmouth County, Lincroft

Rev. Briggett J. Keith, Rector, Holy Trinity, Hillsdale

Msgr. Michael E. Kelly, Roman Catholic, West Orange

Sister Noella Kelly, Sisters of Mercy, Watchung

Sister Mary Stephen Kelly, Sisters of Mercy, Watchung

Sister Barbara Ann Kemmerer, Congregation of the Sisters of St. Felix, Mt. Arlington

Sister Mary Patricia Kennedy, Felician Sisters, Lodi

Sister Mary Kerwin, RSM, Sisters of Mercy, Watchung

Rev. John C. Killeen, Pastor, St. Mary Catholic Church, Cherry Hill

Rev. Dr. Bo-Joong Kim, United Methodist Church, Rutherford

Rev. Kathryn L King, Vicar All Saints’ Episcopal Church, Bergenfield

Sister Cecilia King, Elberon

The Rev. Jeffrey M. Kirk, Rector, Church of the Atonement, Camden County

Rabbi David Kirshner, Closter

Sister Margaret J. Kling, Englewood Cliffs

Rev. Kent Klophaus, Pastor, Christ Lutheran Church, Paramus

Sister Mary Fidelma Klutkowski, Felician Sisters, Lodi

Rev. E. Richard Knox, Chatham United Methodist Church, Chatham

Rev. John Koch, Pastor, St. John’s United Methodist Church, Turnersville

Rev. Diane W. Koob, District Superintendent, Northern Shore District of the Greater New Jersey Conference of the United Methodist Church, Neptune

Rabbi Jay M. Kornsgold, Beth El Synagogue, East Windsor

Sister Mary Carmeline Kowalski, Felician Sisters, Lodi

Rev. Robert Kriesat, Lutheran Minister, Convent Station, Vice- Pastor, Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Somerville

Rabbi Charles A. Kroloff, Rabbi Emeritus, Temple Emanu-El, Westfield, Past President, Central Conference of American Rabbis

Rev. James R. Krombhole, Pastor, Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, ELCA, Nutley

Sister Mary Kuiken, Jersey City

Rev. James F. Kuntz, S.J., Society of Jesus, Roman Catholic, Jersey City

Sister Janet Marie Kurgan, Felician Sisters, Lodi

Fr. Joseph C. Kwiatkowski, Church of the Annunciation RC, Paramus

Sister Catherine Labouré-Hutt, Sisters of Christian Charity, Mendham

Sister Lea Labrecque, RSM, Sister of Mercy, Mid-Atlantic Community, Roman Catholic, Watchung

Sister Angelina Marie Labriola, Felician Sisters, Lodi

Rev. Sarah Lammert, Minister, Unitarian Society of Ridgewood

Sr. James X Landi, Sisters of St. Joseph, Middlesex

Rabbi Dr. Eric M. Lankin, Highland Park

Sister Mary Benedette Laspata, Felician Sisters, Order of St. Francis, Lodi

Fr. Phil Latronico, Chaplain to Community of God’s Love, Archdiocese of Newark, Rutherford

Sister Joan K. Lawler, CSJP, Englewood Cliffs

Sister Mary Pontia Ldzichowska, Felician Sisters, Lodi

Sr. M. Wendelin Leadem, Sister of Mercy, Mid-Atlantic Community, Roman Catholic, Watchung

Sister M. Elaine Lechert, Felician Sisters, Lodi

Rev. David LeDue, Pastor, Vincent United Methodist Church, Nutley

Sister Mary Lennon, School Sister of Notre Dame, Demarest

Rev. Dominick J. Lenori, Pastor, Church of the Assumption, Roman Catholic, Emerson

Patricia A. Leposa, Mercy Associate, Mid-Atlantic Community

Rabbi David C. Levy, Temple Shalom, Reform Judaism, Succasunna

Sister Mary Amadeus Lewicka, Felician Sisters, Lodi

Rabbi Ellen Lewis, Jewish Center of Northwest New Jersey, Reform, Bernardsville

Virginia A. Licata, Associate of the Sisters of Mercy, Manchester

Sister Mary Lorene, Felician Sisters, Lodi

Deacon Luis Carlos Lorza, Deacon, Archdiocese of Newark, Catholic, Elizabeth

Sister Mary Ancilla Lucas, Sister of Mercy, Roman Catholic, Watchung

Sister Therese Marie Lucassen, Franciscan Sisters of Allegany RC, Lawrenceville

Sister Mary Lucia, Felician Sisters, Lodi

Rev. Msgr. George Lutz, RC Monsignor, Bloomfield

Sister Alice Lynch, Jersey City

Sister Mary Judith Lynch, OP, Dominican Sister of Caldwell, Little Falls

Sister Mary Lynch, CSJP, Bayonne

Fr. T. Patrick Lynch, S.J. , Jesuits, Jersey City

Sister Mary Lynch, School Sisters of Notre Dame, Jersey City

Sister Mary Angela Machowski, Felician Sisters, Lodi

Sister Mary Madonna RSM, Sisters of Mercy, Watchung

Sr. Loretta A. Maggio, Sisters of St. Dominic, Trenton

Fr. Oscar Magnan, S.J., PhD, Jesuit, Full Professor, Catholic Priest, Jersey City

Sister Mary J. Mahoney, Englewood Cliffs

Sister Bernadette Michael Makely, OP, Dominican Sister – Caldwell, Toms River

Michael J. Malecki, Deacon, Diocese of Paterson, Sparta

Rabbi Laurence P. Malinger, Temple Shalom of Aberdeen, Reform, Aberdeen

Sister Joan Marie Maliszewski, Felician-Franciscan, Roman Catholic, Metuchen

Rabbi Mark Mallach, Temple Beth Ahm, Springfield

Sr. Mary Malony, Marionite of the Holy Cross, Roman Catholic, Watchung

The Rev. Denise P. Mantell, Rector/Priest, Trinity Church, Matawan

Rev. Fr. Gerard Marable, Pastor, St. Bartholomew R.C. Church, Camden

Sister Eleanor Maragliano, Jersey City

Sister Francis Marie, Felician Sisters, Lodi

Sister Laurence Marie, Englewood Cliffs

Rabbi Randall C. Mark, Shomrei Torah, USCJ, Wayne

Rev. Jeff Markey, Senior Pastor, Caldwell United Methodist Church, Caldwell

Rev. Robert L. Marks, Senior Pastor Saint Mark United Methodist Church, Hamilton

Rev. John B. Martin, Parochial Vicar, Elizabeth

Monsignor Joseph P. Masiello, Pastor, Catholic Church of Holy Trinity, Westfield
Sister Mary H. Mason, RSM, Sisters of Mercy, Bradley Beach

Rabbi Jeremy Master, Congregation Beth Chaim, Reform Judaism, Princeton Junction

Sister Diane L. Matera, Sisters of Mercy, Bradley Beach

Rev. Jeffrey W. Mays, Pastor, Christ Congregation, United Church of Christ & American Baptist, Princeton

The Rev. Harry Mazujian, Rector, Calvary Episcopal Church, Flemington

Rev. Robert G. McBride, Pastor, St. John the Apostle Church RC, Linden

Sr. Rosanne McCabe, Sisters of St. Joseph, Whitehouse Station

Sister Danelle McCarthy OP, Dominican Sisters of Caldwell, Jersey City

Robert E. McCarty, Society of Jesus (Jesuit), Jersey City

Sister Alice McCoy, OP, Sisters of St. Dominic, Caldwell, Roman Catholic, Jersey City

Sister Sarah McCulloch, Sister of Mercy, Mid-Atlantic Community, Roman Catholic, Watchung

Sister Mary Anne McDonagh, Sisters of the Holy Redeemer, Catholic Church, Swainton

Sister Margaret McDonald, Dominican Sisters of Caldwell, Union

Sister Joanmarie McDonnell, Sisters of Mercy of New Jersey RC, Red Bank

Sister Kathleen McDonnell, Sisters of Mercy, Watchung

Rev. Damian McElroy, Pastor, Our Lady of Good Counsel, Moorestown

Sister Mary Dora McGrath, Sisters of Mercy, Mid-Atlantic Community, Watchung

Fr. Roger E. McGrath, Catholic Priest, Cherry Hill

Sister M. de Secours McIntosh, Sisters of Mercy, Watchung

Sister Patricia McKearney, OP Caldwell

The Rev. Martha M. McKee, Episcopal Priest, East Windsor

Fr. William A. McKenna, S. J., Roman Catholic, Society of Jesus, Jersey City

Sister Mary McMahon, Englewood Cliffs

Rev. Thomas McNally (Ret’d), American Baptist Church, USA, Pennington (Mercer County)

Sister Clare McNerney, CSJP, Elberon

Uta J. McQuade, Mercy Associate, Monroe Twp.

Sister Leonie McTague SCC, Sisters of Christian Charity, Mendham

Rev. Joseph A Meagher, RC Priest, Respect Life Director Archdiocese of Newark, Linden

The Rev. Dr. Patricia S. Medley, Freehold

The Rev. Dr. Deborah Anne Meister, Rector, Christ Church, Episcopal, New Brunswick

Sister Mary Angelis Midura, Felician Sisters, Lodi

Sister Phyllis V. Millacci CSJP, Englewood Cliffs

Rev. Laurence E. Miller, Jr., Pastor, Presbyterian Church of USA, Mt. Holly

Sister Mary Fides Milwicz, Felician Sisters, Lodi

Sister Marilyn Marie Minter, Felician Sisters, Lodi

The Rev. Karen R. Mitchell, Rector, St. David’s Episcopal Church, Cranbury

The Rev. Lisa S. Mitchell, Rector, Christ Church, Episcopal, Shrewsbury

The Rev. Bruce Montgomery, Rector, St. Martin’s Episcopal Church, Bridgewater

Rev. Allison Moore, Rector, Church of the Good Shepherd, (Episcopal), Fort Lee

Sister Mary Faith Moore, Sisters of Mercy, Mid-Atlantic, Watchung

Rev. Ward P. Moore, Pastor, St. Andrew, Catholic, Westwood
Terrence J. Moran, CSJP Associate, Stirling

Sister Mary Amadeo Morganti, Sisters of Mercy, Watchung

Sister Elizabeth Morley, Felician Sisters, Lodi

Rev. Msgr. Philip D. Morris, Pastor, St. John the Baptist RC, Hillsdale

Joseph Moscinski, Deacon, St. Joseph’s Church, Hillsborough

Sister Joan Moser SCC, Sisters of Christian Charity, Mendham

Sister Kathleen Mroz, Sisters of Mercy, Watchung

Sister Maryann Agnes Mueller, Felician Sisters, Lodi

Sister Elizabeth Mullen, Englewood Cliffs

Sr. Marie LaSalle Mullen, Sister of Mercy, Mid-Atlantic Community, Roman Catholic, Watchung

The Rev. Donald J. Muller, Rector, St. Peter’s, Episcopal, Medford

Rev. Daniel W. Murphy, Our Lady of the Valley, Wayne

Madeline Murphy, Mercy Associate, Oakhurst

Father Ed Murphy, St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Bound Brook

Sister Patricia Murphy, Sisters of Christian Charity, Mendham

Rev. Vena Murphy, Pastor, 1^st United Methodist Church, Avalon

Sister Sheila Murray, Sisters of St. Joseph, Middlesex

Rev. Austin B. Murray, St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, Waretown

Sister Mary Edwardanne Murtha, Felician Sisters, Lodi

Rev. Thomas B. Naglee, Retired, New Jersey Annual Conference, United Methodist Church, Pitman

Rev. Nancy A. Nardi, Pastor, Messiah Lutheran Church, ELCA, Parlin

Sister Irene Nebus, Sisters of Mercy, Watchung

Sister Helen Neder, Sister of Mercy, Roman Catholic, Lakewood

Rev. Dr. Frederick G. Neiderhiser, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Hillside

Rev. John P. Nickas, Caldwell, New Jersey

Sister Margaret Mary Norton, Jersey City

Rev. Barbara J. Novick, Rev. (ret.), Greater NJ Annual Conf., United Methodist, Brick

Rev. Peter F. O’Brien, S.J., Roman Catholic Priest, Member of Society of Jesus, Jersey City

Sr. Donna Marie O’Brien, Dominican Sisters of Caldwell, Linden

Deacon Richard J. O’Brien, Deacon, St. Mary Parish, South Amboy

Sr. Mary William O’Brien, Sister of Mercy, Mid-Atlantic Community, Roman Catholic, Watchung

Sr. Mona O’Connell, School Sisters of Notre Dame, Demarest

Sister Jean Marie Odachowska, Felician Sisters, Lodi

Sr. Helen A. O’Donnell, Sisters of Mercy, Mid-Atlantic Community, Roman Catholic, Watchung

Sr. Marina O’Donnell, Sisters of Mercy, Mid-Atlantic Community, Roman Catholic, Watchung

Sr. Kathleen O’Halloran, Sisters of Mercy – Mid-Atlantic Community, Roman Catholic, Keansburg

Rev. Larry Oksten, Pastor, New Brooklyn, United Methodist, Williamstown

Sr. Vida O’Leary, Sisters of Mercy of the Mid-Atlantic

Rev. Msgr. Thomas M. O’Leary, RC Priest, Hillsdale

Sister Mary Victoria Olender, Felician Sisters, Lodi

Rev. William O’Malley, Priest, St. Anastasia’s, Catholic, Teaneck

Fr. Daniel O’Neill, Carmelite Fathers, Teaneck

Sister Lillian O’Neill, Jersey City

Rev. Karen L. Onesti, Pastor, Blackwood United Methodist Church, Blackwood

Sister Mary Delphine Ornowski, Felician Sisters, Lodi

Sister Mary Yvonne Osborne, Religious Sisters of Mercy, Red Bank

Sr. Bridget O’Shea, Ramsey

The Rev. Elizabeth Ostuni, Deacon, Episcopal Diocese of Newark, Newton

The Rev. Archie M. Palmer Jr., Episcopal Diocese of Newark, Glen Ridge

Rev. Veronica P. Palmer, District Superintendent, United Methodist Church, (GNJAC) New Jersey

Rev. Sal J. Panagia, Our Lady of Pompeii RC, Paterson

Sr. Gerarda Panek, OP, Sisters of Saint Dominic, Caldwell

Sister Joanna Pappicco, SCC, Sisters of Christian Charity, Mendham

Katherine J. Parisi, CSJP- Associate, Monmouth Beach

Sister Maura Parker, RSM. Watchung
The Rev. Joe Parrish, Rector, St. John’s Church, Episcopal, Elizabeth

Sister Josephine Pate, CSJP, Jersey City

Rev. Richard E. Patterson, St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church, Secaucus

Sister Ann Marie Paul, SCC, Sisters of Christian Charity, Mendham

Ruth E. Payer, Associate – Sisters of Charity, Roman Catholic

Sr. Mary Petrina Peters, Sister of Mercy of the Americas, Mid-Atlantic

Pastor Carol A. Peterson, Grace Lutheran Church, Mendham

Joan M. Pettit-Anders, Rector, Christ Episcopal Church, Toms River

Sr. Mary Ann Pfund, SSJ, Sisters of St. Joseph, Ridgefield

Rev. Fr. Thanh Pham, Parochial Vicar, Haddon Heights

Sr. Mary Harold Phelan, Sisters of Mercy, Red Bank

Sandra W. Pieroni, CSJP- Associate, Fair Lawn

Sr. Marie Pierson, Sisters of Mercy, Woodbridge

The Rev. Deborah H. Piggins, Assistant Priest, Calvary Episcopal Church, Flemington

Sister M. Antonia Pinon, FSGM, Sisters of St. Francis of the Martyr St. George, South Amboy

Sister Justine Pinto, OP, RC Dominican Sister, Caldwell

Sr. M. Emeric Pitonyak, Sisters of Mercy, Watchung

Rev. Msgr. Raymond J. Pollard, Retired pastor, Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Mountainside

Sister Rita Ponzini, Caldwell

Sr. Anne Powers, RSM, Sisters of Mercy, Manasquan

Rev. Dr. Francisco Pozo, Vicar, Christ Episcopal Church, Trenton

Sr. Helen Prejean, Sisters of St. Joseph, New Orleans LA

Rev. Fred W. Price, Pastor, Emmanuel United Methodist Church, Oaklyn

Rabbi Sally J. Priesand, Rabbi Emerita, Ocean Township

Rev. John F. Primich, Parish Priest, Catholic, Flemington

Rev. Barbara J. Prince, Minister, First Congregational Church, United Church of Christ, Montclair

Sr. Monica Pullman, Sister of Mercy, Mid-Atlantic Community, Roman Catholic, Watchung

Deaconess Betty S. Purkey, Deaconess – United Methodist Church, Fort Lee

Rev. Rebeca M. Radillo, Pastor – United Methodist Church

Rev. Susan Veronica Rak, Minister, The Unitarian Society, a Unitarian Universalist Congregation, East Brunswick

Kathleen G. Rando, Pastoral Associate, St. Mary Catholic Church, Cherry Hill

Sr. Luisa Raven, Englewood Cliffs

Rev. Valerie T. Redpath, Episcopal, Toms River

Rev. Frank G. Reeder, Pastor, First Baptist Church of Pitman

Sr. Pat Reynolds, SC, Sisters of Charity, Elizabeth

The Rev. E. Roy Riley, Bishop, New Jersey Synod, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America

Sr. Joyce Marie Riley, Sisters of Mercy, Mid-Atlantic Community, Roman Catholic, Watchung

Rev. Diane Riley, Deacon, Episcopal Church, Madison

Rev. Joseph T. Robinson, Jr., Pastor, Paterson

Kathleen Rooney, SSJ, Sisters of St. Joseph, South Plainfield

Rabbi Jonathan Roos, Rabbi, Monmouth Reform Temple, Reform (URJ), Tinton Falls

Sr. Mildred Rossiter, RSM, Sisters of Mercy, Watchung

Sister Mary Claudia Rostek, Felician Sisters, Lodi

Rabbi Francine Roston, Congregation Beth El, Conservative, South Orange

John P. Ruane, S.J., Society of Jesus, Jersey City

Rev. Nancy L. Ruckert, Pastor, St. Matthew Evangelical Lutheran Church, Secaucus

Sister Timothy Ruszala, Felician Sisters, Lodi
Sr. Margaret Ann Ryan, Dominican Sister, Caldwell

Deacon Dennis Saake, St. Mark’s Roman Catholic Church, Sea Girt

Rabbi Douglas Sagal, Temple Emanu-El, Westfield

Rabbi Maurice Salth, Rabbi, Temple Beth-El, Reform Congregation, Hillsborough

Edward Scott Sammler-Michael, Director, TUUL-Belt Ministry, Unitarian Society of Ridgewood

Sr. Margaret Mary San Antonio, Sisters of Mercy, Watchung

Sr. M. Gervase San Antonio, Sister of Mercy, Mid-Atlantic Community, Roman Catholic, Watchung

Sister Rose Mary Sauchelli, Felician Sisters, Lodi

Rev. James T. Scagnelli, Pastor, Buckshutem and Port Norris United Methodist Church, Millville and Port Norris

Margaret A. Scarpone, RSM, Sisters of Mercy, Mid-Atlantic Region, Red Bank

Rev. Scott Schantzenbach, Assistant to the Bishop, New Jersey Synod ELCA

Rabbi Robert Scheinberg, United Synagogue of Hoboken, Member, New Jersey Death Penalty Study Commission

Rev. Gerald A. Schenck Sr., Shiloh Baptist Church, Manasquan

Kathleen M. Schiro, Mercy Associate, Mid-Atlantic Community

Sister Rita Schneider, Sisters of Immaculate Heart of Mary, Elizabeth

Sister Mary Anina Schott, Warren/Watchung

Sister Clara Schroeder, CSJP, Toms River

Sister Daniel Schroeder, RSM, Sisters of Mercy, Watchung

Fr. Raymond A. Schroth, S.J., St. Peter’s College Professor, Society of Jesus, Jersey City

Sister Mary Joseph Schultz, Sisters of Christian Charity, Mendham

Sr. Bettyanne Schultz, OP, Sisters of St. Dominic of Caldwell, Caldwell

Rev. Robert R. Schulze, Director, Office of Prison Ministry, Catholic Diocese of Trenton

Rabbi Barry L. Schwartz, Congregation M’kor Shalom, Cherry Hill

Martin Schwartz, Director, New Jersey Region, The Workmen’s Circle/Arbeter Ring

Kathryn P. Schwartz, DM, Chaplain, Morris County Correctional Facility, Morristown

The Rev. James W.H. Sell, Interim Rector, Trinity Episcopal Church, Princeton

Rev. Thomas L. Sheridan, S.J., Jesuit Priest, Roman Catholic, Jersey City

Rev. George J. Sheridan, American Baptist Church, Bayonne

Rabbi Richard B. Simon, Temple Har Zion, Jewish Renewal, Mt. Holly

Sister Marlene Marie Sliwka, Congregation of the Sisters of St. Felix, Mt. Arlington

Sister Rose Marie Smiglewski, Felician Sisters, Order of St. Francis, Lodi

Sr. Margaret Mary Smith, Sisters of Mercy of the Americas, Watchung

Sr. Eileen P. Smith, RSM, Sisters of Mercy of the Americas, Watchung

Sr. Mary Kateri Smith, RSM, Sister of Mercy, Mid-Atlantic Community, Roman Catholic, Watchung

Janice Smith, Communication Chair, Church Women United in NJ (CWU)

Rev. Birgit Solano, Good Shepherd Lutheran, Weehawken

John W. Sosnowski, Rector, St. Mary’s Episcopal Church, Stone Harbor

Rev. G. Willard Southwick (Ret’d), United Methodist Annual Conference, New Jersey

The Rev. Dr. Roger W. Spencer, Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, ELCA, Glen Rock

Sister Hannah Spillane, Englewood Cliffs

Sr. Joan Spingler, OP, Caldwell Dominicans, Rahway

Sr. Joseph Spring, SCC, Sisters of Christian Charity, Mendham

Barbara Springer, Mercy Associate, Little Silver

Sr. Kathleen Stack, CSJP, Englewood Cliffs

Sister Mary Alphonse Stachowski, Felician Sisters, Lodi

Rev. Pauline Standley, Pastor, Zion Lutheran Church, ELCA, Egg Harbor City

Sister Helen P. Starr, Englewood Cliffs

Sr. Bernadine Marie Stemnock, OSF, Emergency Case Worker for the Poor, School Sisters of St. Francis, Catholic, Lawrenceville

Sister Mary Stephanie, Felician Sisters, Lodi

Rev. Charles J. Stephens, Unitarian Universalist Church of Washington Crossing, Titusville

The Rev. Margaret Sterchi, Rector, St. John the Evangelist Episcopal Church, Gloucester Township

Marie Stringile, CSJP-Associate, Bayonne

Fr. Placid Stroik, OFM, Franciscans OFM, Lodi

Sr. Joan Suberati, Sisters of St. Joseph, Chestnut Hill

Sr. Mary Catherine Sullivan, Sisters of Mercy, Mid-Atlantic Region, Lakewood

Rev. Teresa Suruda, Deacon, Trinity Church, Episcopal, Matawan

Rabbi Brooks R. Susman, Congregation Kol Am, Reform, Freehold

Sister Mary Corita Sweeney, RSM, Sisters of Mercy, Mid-Atlantic Region, North Plainfield

Rev. Stephen E. Sweet, Grace Lutheran Church, River Edge

Sister Mary Aquinas Szott, Felician Sisters, Lodi

Rabbi Elliott Tepperman, Rabbi, B’nai Keshet, Reconstructionist, Montclair

Rev. Delta Rojas Terrero, Reverend, Trenton UMC, Trenton

Rev. Raul Terrero, Pastor, Wesley UMC, Trenton

The Rev. Rina L. Terry, Turning Point United Methodist Church, Trenton

Fr. Edward Tetteh, SVD, Blessed Sacrament – Our Lady of the Divine Shepherd, Trenton

Sister Mary Theresine, Felician Sisters, Lodi

The Rev. C. John Thompson-Quartery, St. Mary’s Episcopal Church, Point Pleasant

The Rev. Kathleen Cardy Tice, Senior Pastor, Stelton Baptist Church, Edison

Sister Mary Virginia Tomasiak, Felician Sisters, Lodi

Sister Joan Tresch, Jersey City

Rev. Eric Trozzo, Pastor, Gloria Dei Lutheran, ELCA, Chatham

Pastor Wendolyn Trozzo, Pastor, Gloria Dei Lutheran, ELCA, Chatham

Sr. Donna Marie Trukowski, CSSF, Lodi

Sister Nora T. Twomey, CSJP, Bayonne

Sr. Claire Tynan, CSJP, Teaneck

Sister Alice Uhl, Dominicans of Caldwell, Caldwell

Sister Maria Magdalena Vallellanes, Felician Sisters, Lodi

Sister Carol Van Billiard, Sister of St. Dominic, Caldwell, Roman Catholic, Jersey City

Rev. Mark Van Sant, St. John’s Episcopal Church, Little Silver

Rev. Randall J. Vashon, RC Priest, Hopelawn

Rev. Lora J. Villinger, Pastor, Wenonah United Methodist, Wenonah

Sister Mary Viola, Felician Sisters, Lodi

Sr. Mary Madonna Vona, Sisters of Mercy, Mid-Atlantic Community, Roman Catholic, Watchung

Rev. John P. Wagenhofer, Federation of Christian Ministries (FCM), Westwood

Sr. Mary Robert Wain, Englewood Cliffs

Margaret A. Waldron, RSM, Sisters of Mercy, Mid-Atlantic Community, Roman Catholic, Watchung

Sister Patricia Wall, CSJP, Bayonne

Deacon Alice F. Walsh, Licensed Deacon in the United Methodist Church, Chatham

The Rev. Dr. Gina Walsh- Minor, Rector, St. James Episcopal, Long Branch

Sister Mary Claire Walsh, Spotswood

Sister Catherine C. Waters, OP, Caldwell Dominicans, Union

Rabbi Donald A. Weber, Rabbi, Temple Rodeph Torah, Marlboro

Sister Patricia Welsh RSM, Sisters of Mercy RC, Red Bank

Sister Honora Werner, OP, Sisters of St. Dominic of Caldwell, Caldwell
The Rev. Dr. Stephen L. White, Chaplain, The Episcopal Church at Princeton University, Princeton

The Rev. Margay Jo Whitlock, Pastor, Zion Luther Church, Rahway

Sister Susan Whitsell, Sisters of St. Joseph of Peace, Englewood Cliffs

Sister Mary Adalbert Wierciszewski, Felician Sisters, Lodi

Sister Virginia Wilkinson, Sisters of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Union

Sister M. Bernadine Wolanin, Felician Sisters, Lodi

Rev. Linda F. Wood, Pastor, Zion Lutheran Church, ELCA, Riverside

Rev. Varlyna D. Wright, Leadership Development Coordinator, Greater New Jersey Annual Conference, The United Methodist Church, Ocean

Rabbi Stephen M. Wylen, Rabbi, Temple Beth Tikuah, Wayne

Rev. George Yoder, Pastor, Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, Hasbrouck Heights

Deacon Michael D. York, Clark

Sister Mary Joellen Zajac, Felician Sisters, Lodi

The Rev. John V. Zamboni, Rector, Grace-St. Paul’s Episcopal, Mercerville

Fr. Luigi Zanotto, Comboni Missionaries Superior, Montclair, and Maon Representative to the UN of NGO, Africa Faith and Justice Network

Sister Lynn Marie Zawacka, Felician Sisters, Lodi

Rabbi Gerald L. Zelizer, Congregation Neve Shalom, Metuchen, Past President, The Rabbinical Assembly

The Rev. Edmund W. Zelley, Rector, Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, Wenonah

Sister Mary Juanita Ziemba, Felician Sisters, Lodi

Sister Renee Zinciuk, Felician Sisters, Wallington