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Leadership News: November 2017
Key information for clergy and lay leaders from Episcopal House
Published on the last Wednesday of each month
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Deadlines extended for Bishop nominations & applications
Deadlines have been extended by two weeks for both applications and nominations for the XI Bishop of Newark.
Applications are now due by
Friday, November 17, 2017. Nominations of someone other than yourself are now due by
Friday, November 3, 2017; please speak with the person before submitting his/her name.
Application and nomination forms are available at
dioceseofnewark.org/bishop-search, along with all other resources, announcements and events pertaining to the Bishop Search.
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Open Enrollment for 2018 ends
Friday, Nov. 10
Open Enrollment, which began on October 23, is the once-a-year opportunity for eligible clergy and lay employees to enroll in or change medical or dental coverage through the Episcopal Church Medical Trust, add or remove eligible dependents, and verify contact information (even if coverage is not changing). It's also a good time to ask any questions about plan changes or about benefits.
Find out more.
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Butts Fund seeks seed money grant applications
The Gertrude Butts Fund, a non-profit corporation organized in 1929, provides "seed money" for programs within the diocese which are educationally driven and benefit youngsters with diocesan affiliations. The application deadline is
November 30.
Find out more.
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Since the pledge cards are to be approved and signed by the Vestry, plans should be made now to review the pledge in November.
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- TODAY, OCT 25 for the November 1 issue
- WED, NOV 8 for the November 15 issue
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Clergy ministry transitions
Arrivals
- The Rev. Daniel Gross, Associate Rector, St. Peter's, Morristown
SUN, OCT 15
Departures
- The Rev. Peter De Franco, Rector, St. Peter's, Clifton
SUN, NOV 12
See all clergy ministry transitions in
2017.
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Episcopal House holiday closing
Episcopal House will be closed
Thursday, November 23 and
Friday, November 24 in observance of Thanksgiving.
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Diocesan Calendar
SAT, NOV 4, 10 AM
@ CHURCH OF THE SAVIOUR, DENVILLE
RSVP by Oct. 28 to thechurchofthesaviourdenville@gmail.com
Community Calendar
THU, NOV 9
&
TUE, NOV 14 @ GRACE CHURCH, NUTLEY
The training is in two parts; students must attend both classes. Enrollment closes
Nov. 5.
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November clergy events
Deacons' Day with Bishop Beckwith
SAT, NOV 18, 9 AM - 3 PM @ ST. STEPHEN'S, MILLBURN
RSVP to the Rev. Deacon Diane Riley at
dianenriley@yahoo.com
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November Clergy Conversations
Time is 10 AM to 12 noon. Please bring a lunch for afterward if your schedule allows. See the full schedule.
District 10 with Canon Greg Jacobs
TUE, NOV 7 @ ST. ELIZABETH'S, RIDGEWOOD
District 4 with Bishop Beckwith
TUE, NOV 7 @ GRACE CHURCH, NEWARK
Districts 1 & 2 with the Rev. Ginny Dinsmore
TUE, NOV 14 @ CHRIST CHURCH, POMPTON LAKES
Districts 5 & 7 with Bishop Beckwith
TUE, NOV 14 @ CHRIST CHURCH, BLOOMFIELD/GLEN RIDGE
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Clergy openings
At Step 1: Separation & Planning
- St. Stephen's Church, Millburn - Interim
At Step 2: Self Study
- St. James' Church, Hackettstown - Priest-in-Charge (part-time)
- St. Clement's Church, Hawthorne - Priest-in-Charge (after Jan. 1)
- Holy Trinity Church, Hillsdale - Priest-in-Charge
- Grace Church, Madison - Rector
- St. Paul's Church, Paterson - Priest-in-Charge (part-time)
- St. John's Memorial Church, Ramsey - Priest-in-Charge
- Church of the Holy Innocents, West Orange - Priest-in-Charge
At Step 3: Discernment / Receiving Names
- St. Bartholomew's Church, Ho-Ho-Kus - Interim
- St. David's Church, Kinnelon - Interim Priest
- Trinity & St. Philip's Cathedral, Newark - Interim Dean
- St. Luke's Church, Phillipsburg - Interim Priest
Find out more.
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Convention packets mailed last week
The Call to Convention was sent out last week. Congregations should be receiving in the mail a red envelope with Convention information regarding various deadlines, nominations, resolutions, and hotel reservations. The Convention will be held January 26-27, 2018 at the Parsippany Hilton with the theme
Stories from the Journey - Joining God in Shaping Our Future.
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November governance meetings
Standing Committee meeting
WED, NOV 8, 12:30 PM @ EPISCOPAL HOUSE
Diocesan Council meeting
WED, NOV 8, 6 PM @ REDEEMER, MORRISTOWN
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News from the wider Church
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Province II seeks nominations
Election of officers and other key positions will occur at the Provincial Synod, April 12-13, 2018, to be held at The Desmond in Albany, NY. The Nominating Committee is seeking nominations for eight positions. Find out more at
province2.org.
Province II is one of the nine provinces of the Episcopal Church and is also known as the International Atlantic Province. The province includes the two dioceses of New Jersey, the six dioceses of New York and the off-shore dioceses of Haiti, the Virgin Islands and the Convocation of Episcopal Churches in Europe.
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Leadership News is a monthly publication of the
Episcopal Diocese of Newark sent to congregation leaders, including (but not restricted to) clergy, wardens, vestry members, treasurers and parish administrators.
Questions? Please contact
Nina Nicholson, Director of Communications & Technology, 973-430-9907.
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