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Dept/ Agency: Offices of Municipal Council/City Clerk
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Ceremonial Street Designation
Honoree: Reverend Jose R. Fernandez
Date(s): Saturday, September 9, 2023
Event Time: 2:00 P.M.
Official Street Name(s): Intersection of Mt. Prospect Avenue and Grafton Avenue
Ceremonial Intersection Name: Rev. Jose R. Fernandez Way
Sponsor: Council Member, Luis A. Quintana
Additional Information:
The Ceremonial Street Dedication will be held on Saturday, September 9, 2023, at 2:00 P.M.
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WHEREAS, Ordinance 6PSF-f, adopted on May 20, 2015, authorizes the designation of an intersection, etc., for honorary and ceremonial purposes; and
WHEREAS, in 1968 Reverend Jose R. Fernandez, moved to the City Newark. Born in Las Tunas, Cuba, January 22, 1929, Reverend Jose R. Fernandez graduated from the Institute of Holguin in 1958 and went on to graduate from the Evangelical Seminar of Theology of Matanzas in 1962; and
WHEREAS, Reverend Jose R. Fernandez's first pastorate was between the years of 1962 and 1967, he decided to leave Cuba and migrated to Spain for a short time and thereafter decided to move to the United States settling in nearby Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, after a time he relocated to Newark, at the San Pablo Centenaria United Methodist Church, located on Mt. Prospect Avenue for a ministry that would last thirty (30) years; and
WHEREAS, throughout his religious tenure in Newark those thirty (30) years of dedication is reflected in the community. His dedication has helped shape the faith of the community, as well as provide spiritual guidance and vitally to those in need; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, THAT:
1. The Municipal Counc...
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