NEOSHO, Mo. - The Second Generation and Sanctified Tribe Motorcycle Ministry today hosted its 2nd Annual Paul Richardson Memorial Blessing of the Bikes in Neosho, Missouri.
Blessing of the Bikes in the downtown square
Neosho Daily News
Last year, the city of Neosho asked that the annual Blessing of the Bikes not take place due to COVID.
This year, the event returned to Neosho’s historic downtown square where riders of motorcycles are blessed by a priest for safety in the upcoming summer riding season.
Paul Richardson, organizer of the event with the Sanctified Tribe Motorcycle Ministry (STMM), has been in motorcycle ministry for 23 years and started the event in Neosho.
“It’s a traditional thing among bikers to have a blessing at the beginning of the season,” said Richardson. “I’ve got stickers, we go around and talk to people on an individual basis and pass out stickers that say, ‘this bike is blessed by so and so,’”