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Online Edition - Wednesday, April 19, 2017
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The Bishop's Blog: Signs of God's Grace
Listening in silence
Posted by the Rt. Rev. Mark Beckwith on April 19, 2017
The alleluias rang out on Easter Sunday, celebrating the Resurrection. The hymns were sung with greater volume, reflecting the joy of the day and more voices in church.
And then Monday came, and while the din was different, there was still a lot of it. North Korea. Syria. Immigration. Health care. Tax reform. Gun legislation. It is lot of noise, and for many of us - and certainly for me, I can't seem to turn it off. Not only does it threaten to crowd out the Easter memory, on some days it has become a perverse addiction. The noise keeps many of us in fight-or-flight mode, rendering our psyches on perpetual red alert.
While we celebrate Easter with great fanfare, the original story was one of silence. An empty tomb. A quiet morning when the women first arrived. Easter was first proclaimed in silence.
Read more.
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Features & Media Coverage
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Feature
How overcoming resistance to 'Dwelling' led to breakthrough in listening to neighbors
Ginger McArthur was part of the team that got
St. Peter's, Livingston started in the
Going Local process in March 2015, but by that summer she had encountered a challenge that dampened her initial enthusiasm. "We were 'dwelling' on the same passage of Luke every time, and I didn't get the point," she said, referring to "Dwelling in the Word," a practice in which a group focuses on the same passage of scripture for a period of time, to allow it to unfold itself to them.
Read more.
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Feature
Theater troupe brings The Passion to Christ Church
They mingled among the Palm Sunday crowd at
Christ Church in Bloomfield & Glen Ridge, but there was something different about these strangers.
Read more.
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Media Coverage & Photo Gallery
Good Friday Stations of the Cross at sites of violent crimes in Jersey City
For the fourth Good Friday in a row, the three Episcopal congregations in Jersey City -
St. Paul's in Bergen,
Grace Van Vorst and
Incarnation - joined with local congregations of other denominations in holding a Stations of the Cross at the sites of violent crimes. This year's event received extensive media coverage.
See the articles, TV videos and photos.
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Senior Moments
Transitioning from driver to passenger
Fatal car accidents start increasing at age 75 and increase markedly after age 80. Given these statistics, how do you determine if your senior driver should stop driving, and how do you approach the conversation when it's time?
This piece by Senior Ministries member Patty Watts provides tips and resources.
Read more.
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Evening of Discernment: God is Calling - How will YOU Answer?
TUE, APR 25, 6 PM @ EPISCOPAL HOUSE
This conference, hosted by the Commission on Ministry, will provide an overview of the discernment process.
Those expected to attend are the people discerning their next steps in ministry (called Aspirants), their rectors and all members of their Discernment Committees. Individuals who want to attend by themselves for information and exploration are also invited. Register by
TODAY, Wednesday, April 19.
Find out more.
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CPG presentation on revisions to the Clergy Pension Plan
THU, APR 27, 10 AM - 12 PM @ GRACE CHURCH, MADISON
The Church Pension Fund has announced revisions to the Clergy Pension Plan to improve flexibility, consistency, and simplicity. CPG is coming to our diocese to present these revisions and answer questions clergy may have. RSVP by
5 PM TODAY.
Find out more.
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Anti-Racism Dialogues
FRI & SAT, JUN 2 & 3
SAT, OCT 7 & SAT, OCT 14
@ EPISCOPAL HOUSE
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Diocesan Chief Financial Officer
Paul R. Shackford, Chief Financial Officer of the diocese, has advised the Bishop of his intention to retire this summer. The job listing for the next diocesan CFO has been posted at dioceseofnewark.org/content/job-opening-cfo. Applications must be received by Friday, April 28, 2017.
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Cross Roads Camp now hiring summer staff
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News from Episcopal House
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The Hon. Sheila Abdus-Salaam
March 14, 1952 - April 12, 2017
Thank you for your prayers for the Rev. Canon Greg Jacobs and his family after the death last week of his wife, The Hon. Sheila Abdus-Salaam. A public memorial service is tentatively scheduled for Friday, May 26 at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in New York City; a diocesan notice will go out once plans are finalized.
In the meantime, condolences may be sent to Canon Jacobs and family care of Episcopal House, 31 Mulberry Street, Newark, NJ 07102.
God, our Father,we thank you that you have made each of us in your own image,and given us gifts and talents with which to serve you. We thank you for Sheila, the time we shared with her, the good we saw in her, the love we received from her. Now give us strength and courage, to leave her in your care, confident in your promise of eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
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Standing Committee calls on Districts to nominate members for Bishop Search committees
To form the pool of nominees from which the Search/Nominating and Transition committees will be populated, the Standing Committee calls on the 10 Districts convene a special District meeting no later than
Tuesday, May 2, 2017 to nominate, from the applicants from their District, one lay and one ordained nominee. The names of these nominees are to be forwarded to the Standing Committee no later than
Friday, May 5, 2017.
Find out more.
Follow Bishop Search updates at dioceseofnewark.org/bishop-search.
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Two scholarships for 2017-2018 still accepting applications
The Gertrude Butts Scholarship Fund (for diocesan youth in need) and the George E. Rath Scholarship Fund (for children of canonically resident clergy) are still accepting applications for the 2017-2018 academic year. Click
here for more information, including application forms and deadlines.
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