Thirty-five boats blessed at fish pier Sunday
Rev. Sarah Foulger and local ministers bless the fleet. ART MAYERS/Boothbay Register
A procession of fishing boats motor to the fish pier to be blessed. ART MAYERS/Boothbay Register
Elliott Hankin of Chesapeake, Virginia reads names on the Fishermen’s Memorial plaque. ART MAYERS/Boothbay Register
Methodist Minister Richard Rego delivers the invocation. ART MAYERS/Boothbay Register
Rev. Sarah Foulger and local ministers bless the fleet. ART MAYERS/Boothbay Register
A procession of fishing boats motor to the fish pier to be blessed. ART MAYERS/Boothbay Register
Elliott Hankin of Chesapeake, Virginia reads names on the Fishermen’s Memorial plaque. ART MAYERS/Boothbay Register
Methodist Minister Richard Rego delivers the invocation. ART MAYERS/Boothbay Register
The Fisherman’s Memorial Service and Blessing of the Fleet drew 35 boats and about a dozen observers on Sunday, June 26 at the Fishermen’s Memorial.
Smith Climo led singers in hymns to commemorate the 233 people who have been recorded to have lost their lives at sea since records began to be kept in 1798.
Climo said that most townspeople were pleased with the shift from April to June for the event that had been previously part of the annual Fishermen’s Festival.
“It is a lot warmer now,” said Climo.
Newly appointed Methodist Minister Rev. Richard Rego gave the invocation and opening prayer.
“The families of the men that harvest the bounty of the sea live with the loss of husbands, fathers, brothers and sons. This perilous trade has touched us all,” said Rego.
Pastors Ami Sawtelle and John O’Connell read the names of the lost men. Coast Guardsmen placed a floral wreath on the monument. The ministers then walked to the fish pier to bless the boats as they passed by.
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