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Online Edition - Wednesday, June 15, 2016
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The Bishop's Blog: Signs of God's Grace
Blessing: a response to the ultimate curse
Posted by the Rt. Rev. Mark Beckwith on June 14, 2016
 It was the ultimate curse. To curse is to wish diminishment, damage or - in the case of the horrific crime in Orlando early Sunday morning, death to someone else. The 49 murders in the Pulse nightclub, along with at least 53 wounded, represent a toxic and unholy trinity of gun violence, suspected terrorism and hate against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered people. It was an ultimate curse of evil that has cast a lasting spell of anger, grief, fear and shock across the country. Again. Read more.
See also
Bishop Beckwith's op-ed in The Star-Ledger on June 2:
Wear orange today to speak out against gun violence in N.J.
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Vigils for Orlando
These congregations in the Diocese of Newark are hosting vigils, or participating in community vigils, to remember the victims of the Orlando mass shooting:
read more.
At 8 PM tonight, Bishop Beckwith will speak at the Interfaith Vigil for Orlando: Solidarity in Love... Solidaridad en el Amor, at Church of the Redeemer, 36 South Street in Morristown.
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News from
The Episcopal Church
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Video: Prayers for Orlando
"Pray for the repose of the souls who have died," Presiding Bishop Michael Curry said in his video message concerning the mass shooting in Orlando. Watch the video.
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Litany for Gun Violence Prevention offered for use
A Litany for Gun Violence Prevention written by the Rt. Rev. Stephen T. Lane, Episcopal bishop of Maine, is offered here for use in liturgies throughout the Episcopal Church this coming Sunday or at any other time. The litany is also available as downloadable bulletin inserts in English here and in Spanish here.
A full Eucharistic liturgy, prepared by St. Mary's Episcopal Church in St. Paul, Minnesota, is available here [PDF].
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Joining God in shaping our future
Recently two important initiatives addressing different aspects of joining God in shaping our future gathered to report what they've learned. On
Saturday, June 4, the Action Learning teams presented their recommended diocesan experiments, and last
Saturday, June 11, the
Going Local teams met to evaluate their congregational experiments and plan their next steps. Both gatherings are covered in this issue, below.
Today, coaches from both these initiatives are meeting with members of diocesan staff and leaders from our governing boards and several diocesan committees to begin to distill what we have learned through the past year's work and map the next steps of our journey. This gathering will be covered in the July issue of
The VOICE Online.
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Action Learning teams present diocesan experiments
 Acting on a promise made at Diocesan Convention, four teams of clergy and lay leaders have developed innovative experiments to help the diocese find new ways to do Jesus' work in a rapidly changing world.
Known as the Action Learning initiative, a total of 21 clergy and lay leaders have spent the past five months wrestling with two key challenges. The diocesan staff committed in advance to taking action based on the teams' work.
Read more.
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Dispatches from the Going Local journey (continued)
Being better neighbors was a consistent theme of the stories from the six congregations who came together at Episcopal House on Saturday, June 11 along with their coaches to share what they are learning, and plan next steps in experimenting.
Read more.
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Photo Gallery
2016 Hegg Lifetime Achievement Award Honorees
On June 12, 2016, 86 members of the diocese were honored with the David P. Hegg II Lifetime Achievement Award at the 20th annual Senior Ministries Evensong, held at St. Peter's Church in Morristown with the Rt. Rev. Mark M. Beckwith, Bishop of Newark, officiating.
Go to the photo gallery.
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Senior Moments Column
Knowing when to take away a senior driver's keys - and how to smooth the transition
By Patty Watts
We've all seen it - the little old lady who can barely see over the steering wheel, the old man who drives five miles down the highway with his blinker on, or the headlines proclaiming another senior citizen has confused gas pedal and brake pedal, and has driven into a building. Read more.
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Geeks for God Blog
What happens when you Google your church?
Posted by John Rollins on June 9, 2016
So, intrepid parish webmaster, you've been hearing a lot about Search Engine Optimization (SEO). One day, curious about how your church shows up on the world's search engines, you go to Google.com (or Yahoo.com or Bing.com) and type in your congregation's name and town. What happens?
More than likely, you may be surprised at what you find. Read more.
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Upcoming Events in Our Diocese
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Workshop: Finding God in the Spaces, Finding Space for God
Wednesday, July 20, 6 PM
At Grace Church, Nutley
We hear a lot about a Rule of Life - it sounds intimidating and deep. Guess what? It doesn't have to be! A simple definition of a Rule of Life is "God interrupting our busy lives." In other words, we should each build a sense of God's presence into our daily agendas - on our own terms.
A panel of speakers from the Empowering Action Team of Diocesan Council will share examples of their own spiritual practices in hopes that attendees will see that these glimpses of God's grace are all around us in prayer, walking a labyrinth, creating art, knitting, gardening, yoga, and more. Find out more.
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Joining Jesus on the Journey
A river-to-river pilgrimage across New Jersey July 25-30
Walk with Bishop Beckwith across the diocese from the Delaware River to the Hudson River. This is an opportunity to be part of a prayerful pilgrimage in which we look for how we can join God in shaping the future of our diocese. You can participate for an hour of worship, a day of walking, a meal, or the whole pilgrimage. Find out more, including Facebook links to share with your congregations.
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Cross Roads' Giant Church Picnic
Sunday, August 21
At Cross Roads Camp & Retreat Center, Port Murray, NJ
Experience camp fun one last time with Cross Roads' annual end-of-season bash. Church groups, families, and individuals are welcome. Check-in is at 2 PM, and closing worship at 7 PM. Dinner is included. Cost: $12 per person, $35 maximum per family. Find out more, or register and pay online.
Cross Roads is a welcoming, ecumenical retreat center and camp of the Episcopal Diocese of Newark and the NJ Synod of the ELCA (the Lutheran Church), accredited with the American Camp Association. Subscribe to Cross Roads' mailing list.
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News from
Episcopal House
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Special services this weekend
The Rt. Rev. Mark Beckwith officiating
Ordination to the Priesthood: The Rev. Deacon Young Yoon
Saturday, June 18, 10 AM
At All Saints' Church, Leonia
 The last service of the Rev. Lauren Ackland as Rector of Grace Church
Sunday, June 19, 3 PM
At Grace Church, Madison
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Other clergy ministry transitions
Arrivals
- The Rev. Susanna Cates, Priest Associate, St. Peter's Church, Morristown - June 1
- The Rev. Bowie Snodgrass, Curate, Christ Church, Short Hills - June 1
See all clergy ministry transitions in
2016.
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Deadline for July issue of The VOICE Online
During June, July and August
The VOICE Online will be published once a month on the third Wednesday; the deadline to
submit items to be considered for inclusion is the Friday before.
Friday, July 15 is the deadline for the July issue to be published on
Wednesday, July 20.
The July issue of
Leadership News - key information for clergy and lay leaders from Episcopal House - will be published
Wednesday, June 29.
Manage your diocesan e-newsletter subscriptions at
dioceseofnewark.org/e-news.
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