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Online Edition - Wednesday, October 18, 2017
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Bishop's Blog: Signs of God's Grace
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Resentment and giving
Posted by the Rt. Rev. Mark Beckwith on October 18, 2017
Resentment sells. Social media has become a platform for injuries, slights and blame. Our President has a rather perverse skill in fomenting and facilitating resentment. He does it because he has figured out that lots of people - from every political stripe, want to buy it. And yet, as Archbishop Desmond Tutu has said, resentment is drinking poison and then expecting someone else to get sick.
At least initially, the poison tastes good. I know. I have drunk the poison of resentment from time to time. It goes down easy, my adrenaline gets a quick rush, someone else is put down - and for a short period of time there is the illusion that the balance of the universe is tipped in favor of the resenter - and against the resented. But in the end resentment only serves to put greater distance between the person drinking the poison and the person who is supposed to get sick.
Read more.
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What's happening with the diocesan Youth and Young Adult Ministry?
By the Rev. Sheelagh Clarke, Interim Coordinator for Youth & Young Adult Ministries
It's been six weeks since I started as Interim Coordinator for Youth & Young Adult Ministries on September 1, and I wanted to give an update on what's been happening with this important ministry.
Read more.
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Anti-racism dialogues help open eyes
By Kirk Petersen
Here's a fun idea: How would you like to give up two Saturdays to sit in a room and talk about racism?
I did this the first two Saturdays of October, and can report that there was much less discomfort than I expected. In fact, the overall experience was rewarding and enjoyable.
Read more.
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Senior Moments
November is Alzheimer's Disease Awareness Month
By Scott Bennett
During November, Senior Ministries is supporting Alzheimer's Disease Awareness Month. Alzheimer's New Jersey and Senior Ministries are working together to call attention to the more than 500,000 New Jersey residents who are impacted by Alzheimer's disease, many of whom are members of our congregations.
Read more.
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Community Calendar
Here are some highlights from the
Community Calendar of events posted by our congregations and associated organizations, as well as local events in the wider Episcopal Church.
Want to submit events to the Community Calendar?
Find out how.
Beisler Lake Waterfront Thanksgiving for What Has Been
SUN, OCT 22 @ CROSS ROADS CAMP & RETREAT CENTER
Bishop Mark Beckwith will attend.
Insights & Ideas - Centennial Conversations hosted by the Church Pension Group
THU OCT 26 @ ST. BART'S, NYC
Registration deadline is tomorrow.
Training for Licensed Eucharistic Ministers
THU, NOV 9 & TUE, NOV 14 @ GRACE CHURCH, NUTLEY
The training is in two parts; students must attend both classes.
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Applications & nominations open for XI Bishop of Newark
Applications are due by
Friday, November 3, 2017. Nominations of someone other than yourself are due by
Friday, October 20, 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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News from Episcopal House
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Call to Convention
Today is 100 days before the 144th Annual Convention of the Diocese of Newark on
Friday, January 26 and Saturday, January 27, 2018 at the Parsippany Hilton.
Church offices and non-parochial clergy should watch your mail for a red Convention packet like the one pictured at right. John King, Secretary of Convention, is mailing hard copies today 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,
dioceseofnewark.org/convention.
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It's Stewardship Season!
Whether your campaign is well underway or still on the drawing board, plenty of free and helpful resources are available for the congregations of the Diocese of Newark. Some of our favorites:
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Open Enrollment for 2018 is Oct. 23-Nov. 10
Open Enrollment 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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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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News from The Episcopal Church
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Episcopal Diocese of Newark with news, events and feature articles of interest to members and friends of our diocese. It is published twice a month September-May (first and third Wednesdays) and monthly June-August (third Wednesdays only).
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