Members of the diocese gathered to celebrate the life and ministry of the Rev. Absalom Jones, the Episcopal Church's first African-American priest, on Feb. 10 at Trinity and St. Philip's Cathedral in Newark. The Rev. C. John Thompson-Quartey, rector of St. Mary's-by-the-Sea in Point Pleasant Beach, preached, and Bishop Mark Beckwith presided.
(All photos by Joseph Bodine) |
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| Drummer Chris White leads the opening procession of the Absalom Jones celebration, followed by liturgical dancers from four diocesan churches |
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| Rita Romain (with microphone) of St. Andrew's Church, Newark, leads the congregation in invoking our ancestors in the faith as the Absalom Jones Day celebration begins. |
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| Imani Malone of Church of the Epiphany, South Orange, reads the first lesson at the Absalom Jones day celebration. |
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| Bishop Mark Beckwith, surrounded by assisting priests and deacons, offers the Holy Eucharist at the Absalom Jones Day celebration. |
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| Clergy and eucharistic ministers from around the diocese administer Communion at the Absalom Jones Day celebration. |
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| A combined choir from six congregations led the singing at the Absalom Jones Day celebration. |
