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St. James AME Church websiteLeaders at St. James AME Church in Newark don hoodies this morning in honor of Trayvon Martin, the Florida teen gunned down by a neighborhood watch captain last month. Martin's death has sparked solidarity rallies in New Jersey and elsewhere across the nation.

NEWARK — Pastor Ronald Slaughter wore his Sunday best, plus a white hoodie sweatshirt as he preached his Palm Sunday sermon today.

Slaughter and members of his congregation at St. James AME Church in Newark donned hoodies in honor of Trayvon Martin, the Florida teen gunned down by a neighborhood watch captain last month.

Several congregants wore their hoodies up while others sitting in the pews came in regular dress. Slaughter, who wore a white zipped up hoodie sweatshirt over a shirt and tie, and other church leaders behind the pulpit wore hoodies but did not cover their heads.

On Saturday, marches held in Newark and Plainfield drew more than 200 people at each rally as hoodie-wearing demonstrators called for criminal charges to be brought in the death of the unarmed teen. Martin, 17, was killed March 1 in Sanford, Fla. after being shot by George Zimmerman, 28.

The church spread the word on its website and using social media like Facebook and Twitter, urging members to participate in "Hoodie Sunday."

Next to a black and white photo of the Florida teen wearing a light-colored hoodie, the church website quoted Amos 5:24 which read, "But let justice roll down like waters, and righteousness like an ever-flowing stream."

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