On Saturday, May 2nd, as members of Holy Ghost Catholic Church were busily preparing to celebrate the church’s 117 anniversary and the formal installation of its pastor, Rev. Vijaya Bhaskar Madanu, news quickly spread that long-time attorney Jesse Pennington had passed away peacefully at his home in south Jackson. Then, on Monday the 4th, news spread just as rapidly that long-time peace officer Christopher Moses had passed away.
Both men were not just well-known in the church. They were both “pillars of the church.” Pennington was the founding president of The Men’s Group at the church and served as something of the conscience of the Black History Committee, after having urged its revival 10 years ago. Moses was a member of the Knights of Peter Claver, an usher, a frequent lector, and was serving his third term as president of the Parish Pastoral Council. Both were generous with their time, talents and financial resources.
Each will be sorely missed in the church and in the community. They were men of commitment from the earliest of time, desiring to serve their state and community…