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Leadership News: December 2017
Key information for clergy and lay leaders from Episcopal House
Published on the last Wednesday of each month
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"Alleluia Songs of Advent" meditations begin this Sunday
This year's Advent meditations,
Alleluia Songs of Advent, will be reflections and stories inspired by the Psalms appointed for the Advent season, written by recipient ministries of Alleluia Fund grants.
Each day during the 22 days of Advent 2017 (beginning this Sunday, Dec. 3 and continuing through Christmas Eve), a new Advent meditation will be posted on the Meditations blog and emailed to subscribers. You can subscribe at
dioceseofnewark.org/meditations.
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Alleluia Fund Advent Appeal
During the season of Advent, many people in our diocese make gifts to the Alleluia Fund. Please offer your congregants this opportunity to assist many of the most vulnerable of God's people in our diocese. You will find materials for your bulletin and recent Alleluia Fund communications on the diocesan website at
dioceseofnewark.org/alleluia.
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Announcing a new experiment at The Hilton in Parsippany: Episcopal Vo-Tech!
In keeping with our very successful Vestry University program, we are pleased to introduce a new program designed to create and enhance supportive networks of individuals in congregations that work on specific roles: Episcopal Vo-Tech! As in Vocational & Technical - the roles that every church has and perhaps needs to seek and share wisdom about. Network with peers from other congregations, discuss best practices, share challenges and explore opportunities!
This program will run during the Saturday morning of our Annual Diocesan Convention, January 27, in the workshop spaces while Convention is in session in the main ballroom.
Find out more.
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Mission Minutes submissions due by this Friday
Does your congregation have a story about listening, experimenting, risk-taking, overcoming challenges and/or transformation that you'd like to share with the diocese through the Mission Minutes videos shown at Convention in January? If so, remember that the deadline to submit photos and other materials for consideration is
this Friday, Dec. 1.
One Mission Minute already taking shape is stories of the Women's Marches, immigration actions and other public witnesses for social justice that have taken place in the past year. The working title for this Mission Minute is "2017: The year in action." If your congregation organized or participated in such a public witness, we'd love to include your photos and stories. Other stories are still being considered as well.
Find out more.
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Please make sure that your congregation has submitted this form, listing all clergy deputies, lay deputies (3) and alternates (up to 3). Questions? Contact Randy Johnson at rjohnson@dioceseofnewark.org or 973-430-9906.
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- TODAY, NOV 29 for December 6 issue
- WED, DEC 13 for December 20 issue
- WED, DEC 20 for January 3 issue - Deadline moved up 1 week due to holidays
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Clergy ministry transitions
Arrivals
- The Rev. Rodrigo Perez-Vega, Rector, St. John's Church, Dover
NOV 3
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Episcopal House holiday closing
In observance of Christmas and New Years, Episcopal House will close at
1 PM on Friday, December 22 and will reopen on
Tuesday, January 2.
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David Jones and Leonard Roberts
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Diocesan Calendar
SAT, DEC 9, 10 AM @ GRACE CHURCH, MADISON
The Rt. Rev. Mark M. Beckwith will ordain
David Jones and
Leonard Roberts to the Sacred Order of Deacons. Your prayers and presence are requested.
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Community Calendar
Want to submit events to the Community Calendar? Find out how.
St. George's Merry Marketplace
SAT, DEC 2, 10 AM - 4 PM @ ST. GEORGE'S, MAPLEWOOD
Annual holiday gift sale, featuring handcrafted items, antiques and collectibles, homemade jams and honey, cakes, cookies and refreshments.
Fools Mass by Dzieci Theatre
SAT, DEC 2, 5 PM @ CHRIST CHURCH, BLOOMFIELD/GLEN RIDGE
Bursting with buffoonery and comic audience participation, Fools Mass is balanced with lovely hymns and chants from the 8th to the 14th centuries.
Cookies and Creches
SAT, DEC 9, 10 AM - 3 PM @ ST. GREGORY'S, PARSIPPANY
Exhibit of hundreds of Nativity sets from around the World. Fresh baked cookies for sale by the pound!
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December Clergy Conversations
Time is 10 AM to 12 noon. Please bring a lunch for afterward if your schedule allows. See the full schedule.
Districts 6 & 8 with Bishop Beckwith
TUE, DEC 5 @ ATONEMENT, FAIR LAWN
District 3 with Canon Greg Jacobs
TUE, DEC 5 @ ST. PAUL'S, MORRIS PLAINS
District 4 with Canon Greg Jacobs
TUE, DEC 12 @ GRACE CHURCH, MADISON
District 9 with Bishop Beckwith
TUE, DEC 12 @ ST. PAUL'S, ENGLEWOOD
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Clergy openings
At Step 1: Separation & Planning
- St. Peter's Church, Clifton
- St. Luke's Church, Haworth
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. Stephen's Church, Millburn - Priest-in-Charge
- 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 - Priest-in-Charge
- Trinity & St. Philip's Cathedral, Newark - Interim Dean
Find out more.
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December governance meetings
Standing Committee meeting
WED, DEC 6, 12:30 PM @ EPISCOPAL HOUSE
Trustees meeting
WED, DEC 13, 3 PM @ EPISCOPAL HOUSE
Diocesan Council meeting
WED, DEC 13, 6 PM @ ST. AGNES', LITTLE FALLS
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News from The Episcopal Church
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Advent resource from Episcopal Church headquarters
Every congregation will receive in the mail
Preparing to Become the Beloved Community, a multi-fold poster and resource pack with prayers, reflections and activities for each week of Advent. Developed by the Episcopal Church's Racial Reconciliation Team, the resource lays out the Episcopal Church's long-term commitment to racial healing, reconciliation and justice.
Find out more.
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Episcopal Migration Ministries offers Epiphany Curriculum for 2018
Episcopal Migration Ministries is offering an Epiphany Curriculum, which includes free resources to oversee a faithful and meaningful Epiphany 2018. Designed for Adult Christian Formation, the six-week Epiphany Curriculum is ideal for congregations, individuals, adult forums, discussion groups, and other church-based gatherings.
Find out more.
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