Saturday, January 27, 2007

Consecration of the Rt. Rev. Mark Beckwith

Photos by Nina Nicholson & Kirk Petersen


The Rev. Bernie Poppe, Rector of St. George's, was chair of the Consecration Committee for the Consecration of Mark Beckwith as 10th Bishop of Newark. The service was held in NJPAC with The Most Reverend Dr. Katharine Jefferts Schori, Presiding Bishop and Primate of the Episcopal Church, as celebrant and preacher. Numerous St. Georgians took part in the service including Michael Francaviglia, Diocesan Adminstrator and Secretary of Convention; Diane Sammons, Chancellor; and Martha Gardner, Diocesan Jubilee Officer and ERD Diocesan Coordinator.