Over the weekend of April 14-15,2007 a massive Nor'easter storm ravaged the East Coast of the U.S. with more than 8 inches of rain. Within the diocese serious damage was limited to two parishes in the New Jersey Deanery. At St. John's Parish in Rahway, NJ,while there was no damage to the Church, contents of the parish rectory basement were lost due to flooding of more than four feet of water. At Holy Ghost Church in Manville, NJ, there was no flood damage to the rectory or to the church proper. However, the entire church basement was flooded with some seven feet of water. Basement damage includes kitchen, rest rooms, heating and air conditioning systems, computer, tables, chairs and other miscellaneous hall contents. This is the second time in six years that the parish has sustained significant flood damage. The photos below show the flood waters and the resulting damage to the Church Hall.

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