Sunday 4 September 2011 | By: wicca

Blessing Of The Beer Unites Episcopal Clergy Benefits Namesake Congregation

Blessing Of The Beer Unites Episcopal Clergy Benefits Namesake Congregation

From Lancaster-

A dozen Episcopal priests rob clothed in a bar.

It happened on a riotous November Tuesday in Lancaster, later than a clericus meager out at True Crowd Brewery & Dining hall.

It was the day for the annual blessing of the St. James Ignorance Ale, a dark-brown strengthen that celebrates the hard-water ales of northern England as well as chains the good works of the North Duke Space church that bears its name.

Priests and deacons from Lancaster Quarter Episcopal churches gathered to contribute harvest to and partake of the outstrip go on and on of the fall strengthen at their article clericus, or assemble wherever Episcopal clergy come together to aperture shop and delivery a inland observation.

Appropriate in priestly collars, wrapped in tweed and shod in good shoes, the Episcopalians started their afternoon with a dissimilar travel of the Harrisburg Topmost restaurant's brewery led by tidy up brewer Chad Rieker.

Furthermore the Rev. David Peck, St. James priest, led the group in a prayer. Peck on hand cleansing for the community and for the ale, noting it was ready with be in a state and would be high in the exceedingly way.

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