About 20 members of the Episcopal Diocese of Newark will embark on the 80-mile journey.
Bishop Mark Beckwith will lead the trek. (Courtesy Nina Nicholson) NEWARK -- About 20 people are headed on an 80-mile "pilgrimage" across northern New Jersey -- a journey they say will give them a new perspective on God.
Members of the Episcopal Diocese of Newark will be following Bishop Mark Beckwith on the weeklong religious trek. It is set to kick off at St. Mary's Church on Third Street in Belvidere Monday morning. The group - which includes 20 pilgrims set to do the entire walk and 35 more planning to do portions of it - will walk between 10 and 17 miles each day, and stop at Episcopal churches and organizations across the northern part of the state each night.
They will end up at the Hudson River in Hoboken next Saturday, July 30.
"God is very active in northern New Jersey," Beckwith said in a release about the journey.
"And by walking, looking and listening, we are going to discover a fresh perspective on what God is up to - and new ways that we can join God's work."
Each night, the pilgrims will host outdoor community Eucharists in an effort to engage locals who see their trek along the way.
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