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On the anniversary of 9/11, blessings for a wounded world

The Rev. Pam Bakal and Bishop Mark Beckwith
By: 
Nina Nicholson, Director of Communications & Technology

During morning rush hour on the 14th anniversary of 9/11, Bishop Mark Beckwith and the Rev. Pam Bakal of Grace, Nutley gave "Blessings to Go" at Newark Penn Station.

Newark Penn Station is part of the neighborhood of the Diocese of Newark headquarters and Bishop Beckwith makes a practice of ministering to commuters there four times a year, offering Blessings to Go one day in the spring and another day the week of Thanksgiving, and offering Ashes to Go on Ash Wednesday. At the same time, other diocesan staff have offered Ashes or Blessings to Go at Broad Street Station in Newark, and numerous churches have followed Bishop Beckwith's lead by offering Ashes or Blessings to Go in their neighborhoods.

Congregations who gave Blessings to Go in their own neighborhoods are invited to send photos and stories to Nina Nicholson, Director of Communications, for possible publication.