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Leadership News: November 2016
Key information for clergy and lay leaders from Episcopal House
Published on the last Wednesday of each month
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Diocese of Newark congregations "Elect to Pray"
 Congregations across the Episcopal Diocese of Newark are "Electing to Pray" on Election Eve and Election Day - and they are inviting their neighbors who wish to join in community prayer for our country, or who simply seek a safe place for quiet, individual reflection, to join them.
Churches that are holding special services, or opening their doors for reflection, on either Election Eve, November 7 or Election Day, November 8 are listed alphabetically by county and then town. Any additional election-related events a church may be having in the preceding days are also noted. See the current list.
To add your church to this listing, please contact Nina Nicholson, Director of Communications. Submissions received by 5 PM this Friday, October 28 will be included in the November 2 issue of The VOICE Online, as well as a press release to local media.
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Closing Service for St. Thomas', Vernon
This Sunday, October 30, 3 PM
St. Thomas' is located at 307 Route 94 in Vernon.
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Mission in our own backyard
Thursday, November 10 - Saturday, November 12
At Cross Roads Camp and Retreat Center
We're looking for youth in grades 8-12 (and their chaperones) and young adults to join us in making a difference for their neighbors here in northern NJ. Find out more.
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Listening Tables have an important role in shaping Convention
Didn't have a chance to participate in September?
You're in luck - three new opportunities have been added!
 In response to the capacity attendance and spirit-filled engagement at our first three Listening Tables in September, three new opportunities to attend Listening Tables have been scheduled:
- Tuesday, November 29 at Episcopal House, Newark
- Thursday, December 1 at St. Matthew's, Paramus
- Tuesday, December 6 at St. Peter's, Mountain Lakes
6 - 6:30 PM Registration and refreshments
6:30 - 8:30 PM Listening Tables
Feedback from the Listening Tables is being used to significantly design this year's convention. Therefore...
All Clergy and Convention Deputies are encouraged to attend a Listening Table before Convention.
Find out more. Space is limited - register online now!
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Funding opportunities for congregations
2016 Gertrude Butts Fund seed money grants
Grant applications are being accepted until this Sunday, October 30 for new programs within the diocese which are educationally driven and benefit youngsters with diocesan affiliations. Find out more.
Announcing the Green Revolving Fund for energy-efficient utilities
 Revolving Green Fund In partnership with GreenFaith, the diocese is creating a Green Revolving Fund (GRF). Through this fund, we will work with congregations to identify opportunities for proactive replacement of old, near-failing boilers and furnaces with new, energy efficient models, and to install energy-efficient lighting systems. We will secure the maximum level of incentive and rebate funding possible from the state and utility companies, and use the GRF to finance part or all of the remaining expense at a modest rate of interest. Find out more.
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2017 Open Enrollment is underway
For active clergy & lay employees
Open Enrollment for 2017 health insurance plans began on October 24 and runs through Wednesday, November 9. This is the once-a-year opportunity for eligible clergy and lay employees to change their medical and/or dental plan elections and to add or remove eligible dependents. It's also a time when you may have questions about plan changes or about benefits. For 2017, one plan has been added, and one plan is no longer provided by the Medical Trust. Find out more.
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Confirmation 2017
Youth must be registered by Friday, November 18
Confirmation For youth 18 and under to be confirmed in 2017, a registration form must be submitted by the church's clergy or warden no later than Friday, November 18. Please note that youth must be in 8th grade or higher to be eligible for Confirmation. Adults can be registered through March 1, 2017. Go to the registration form.
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Seeking photos and videos for Mission Minutes
We're seeking photos of members out in neighborhoods and engaged with neighbors, living into our Convention theme of Joining God in Shaping Our Future, for possible use in a Mission Minutes video at the January 2017 Convention. Find out more.
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Diocesan pledges due December 1
All congregations in the diocese are canonically required to submit their 2017 pledge to the diocese no later than December 1, 2016. Letters have been sent to clergy, wardens and treasurers along with guidelines to help each church determine their 2017 pledge.
"Vestries and Executive Committees must approve their pledge prior to it being submitted," diocesan CFO Paul Shackford said. "In order to meet the deadline of December 1st, churches need to discuss their financial commitment now so that they can approve the pledges at their November meetings."
Questions? Contact Paul Shackford.
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Upcoming diocesan e-newsletters
The deadline to submit items to be considered for The VOICE Online is one week before publication. November issues: Wednesday, November 2 (deadline TODAY) and Wednesday, November 16 (deadline Wednesday, November 9).
The December issue of Leadership News - key information for clergy and lay leaders from Episcopal House - will be published Wednesday, November 30.
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Clergy events in November
New Start meeting
Thursday, November 10
10 AM at Episcopal House
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Clergy Conversations
Time is 10 AM to 12 noon. Please bring a lunch for afterward if your schedule allows.
See the full schedule.
Tuesday, November 8
Districts 6 & 8 with Bishop Beckwith at Our Saviour, Secaucus
District 3 with Canon Greg Jacobs at St. Paul's, Morris Plains
Tuesday, November 22
Districts 5 & 7 with Bishop Beckwith at Epiphany, Orange
Districts 1 & 2 with the Rev. Ginny Dinsmore at Christ Church, Newton
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Clergy ministry transitions
Ordination to the Priesthood
- The Rev. Deacon Nathan G. Huddleston
This Saturday, October 29, 10 AM at Calvary, Summit
See all clergy ministry transitions in 2016.
Open clergy positions
- All Saints', Glen Rock - Rector
- Good Shepherd Episcopal Church of Lincoln Park & Montville - Priest-in-Charge
- St. Andrew's Church, Newark - Vicar (part-time)
- St. Matthew's Church, Paramus - Vicar (part-time)
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Governance events in November
Standing Committee meeting
Wednesday, November 2
12:30 PM at Episcopal House
Diocesan Council meeting
Wednesday, November 9
6 PM at St. Agnes', Little Falls
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93 days to Convention
Church offices and non-parochial clergy should be receiving in the mail a red Convention packet like the one pictured at right. John King, Secretary of Convention, mailed copies last week to churches for distribution to their clergy and lay deputies, and also to non-parochial clergy. The packet is also available for download as a PDF file on the Convention web page.
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Upcoming Convention deadlines
November 11, 2016 - Resolutions (contact
John King for more information)
December 5, 2016 - Deputy Certification (forms will be mailed to churches soon)
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