Tuckerton’s Episcopal Church of the Holy Spirit has not one but two new priests, the Reverends Chip and Lisa Graves.
Holy Spirit has had female priests in the past since the Episcopal Church officially began ordaining women on Jan. 1, 1977. But this is the first time Holy Spirit has had a married couple conducting services.
Actually, only one will serve at the Holy Spirit altar each Sunday. As a cost-saving measure, Holy Spirit joined with St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church in Waretown to sign a contract with the couple.
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