It's East Meets West at St. Paul's in Chatham

Members of the Peace Islands Institute provided authentic Turkish dishes as part of a special coffee house held at St. Paul Episcopal Church on Sunday, Nov. 11.

Peace Islands Institute, formerly Interfaith Dialog Center, has grown from a small group tied to the Turkish-Muslim faith sponsoring educational seminars at the Rutherford Public Library, to a multi-state organization with branches in throughout New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Connecticut and Massachusetts. Its goal is to create an “island of peace” for people of all ethnic, cultural and religious backgrounds, by bringing together different viewpoints and voices with a spirit of mutual respect and acceptance.