Congregations work in partnership across town, state lines to aid hurricane victims
Submitted by Nina Nicholson on Tue, 10/03/2017 - 11:59am
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Kirk Petersen
![The Rev. Diana Wilcox and Wardens and Vestry members of Christ Church, Bloomfield & Glen Ridge with hurricane relief check The Rev. Diana Wilcox and Wardens and Vestry members of Christ Church, Bloomfield & Glen Ridge with hurricane relief check](https://dioceseofnewark.org/sites/default/files/images/CCBGR-hurricane-relief-check.jpg)
Two churches in the diocese have followed different paths to a similar destination, raising thousands of dollars in aid for the victims of the recent hurricanes.
At Christ Church, Bloomfield & Glen Ridge, the vestry voted at its September meeting to devote the entire outreach budget to provide matching gifts for hurricane relief – which prompted an unanticipated response from congregations and individuals across the diocese.