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St. Peter’s in Morristown warms hearts and bellies with dinner for Sandy’s powerless

After hurricane residents grateful for food, fellowship @ St. Peter's Morristown
By: 
Sharon Sheridan / Morristown Green

Random acts of kindness really do have a ripple effect.

Take St. Peter’s Episcopal Church in Morristown, for example.  On Thursday morning, a line of cars snaked in front of the church, inching its way to a distant gas station for precious fill-ups in the stressful aftermath of Hurricane Sandy.

Rector Janet Broderick and Assistant Rector Melissa Hall rolled a cart with tea and coffee to the bedraggled motorists on South Street. Melissa even car-sat for some of them while they dashed into the church for bathroom breaks.

“One gave me her car and her kid,” Melissa recalled with a laugh.

During the curbside service, another light bulb went off.

“We realized these people will need dinner,” said Janet.