What you need to know for
January 2020
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The 146th Annual Diocesan Convention
FRI, JAN 31 & SAT, FEB 1 @ THE HILTON MEADOWLANDS
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Convention isn’t just for Deputies!
Everyone is welcome to join us for:
- Friday evening Dinner and Bishop’s address. Cocktails 6 PM, dinner 7 PM. For dinner reservations, register and pay at e-payment.dioceseofnewark.org by Jan. 10.
- Saturday morning Diocesan Service of Holy Eucharist. Bishop Hughes is Celebrant and Preacher. 9 AM in the Main Ballroom.
- Workshops both Friday and Saturday afternoons. Watch here for more info.
Planning to stay overnight at the Hilton? Make your reservations by
Jan. 10. For details,
click here.
Follow our social media hashtag #beholdbecome throughout January for sneak peeks about what’s coming at Convention!
Slideshow of events: We will once again have a slideshow of announcements from congregations and associated organizations that runs during breaks and before and after sessions. The deadline to submit your materials is
Dec. 29 by 12 noon.
Find out more.
Church leaders are reminded about these upcoming Convention deadlines:
- FRI, JAN 31 - Names for the Necrology (These should be submitted as soon as available, but last-minute submissions can be accepted until 12 noon on the first day of Convention. If available, a high-resolution photo is appreciated.)
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Celebration of new ministry: The Rev. Lorna Erixson
SAT, JAN 11, 1 PM @ ST. MARK'S, MENDHAM
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Pop Up Youth Event:
A Time for Everything
SUN, JAN 12, 4-6 PM
@ CHRIST CHURCH, BLOOMFIELD/GLEN RIDGE
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On January 12 we will celebrate the new year and the new decade together by trying to understand how we balance the things that are important to us.
Find out more and register online.
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Check out our other diocesan publications
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The VOICE Digest - A printable publication, published quarterly.
Click here to download the
Winter 2019-2020 issue and share it with your congregations through March 17, when the Spring 2020 issue will become available.
The VOICE Online - News, events and features of interest to members and friends of the Episcopal Diocese of Newark, emailed twice a month September-May and monthly June-August.
Click here to subscribe to future issues and read archived issues.
We
love to share stories from our congregations in
The VOICE Online!
Click here for submission guidelines. The deadline for the one January issue on Jan. 15 is
WED, JAN 8.
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News from Cross Roads Camp & Retreat Center
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Cross Roads is a welcoming, ecumenical retreat center and camp of our diocese and the NJ Synod of the ELCA (Lutheran Church).
Now Hiring: Summer Staff 2020
The application to join the Cross Roads Summer Staff next summer is now open! Encourage young adults you know to consider spending their summer making a difference while having fun. Find out more at
crossroadsretreat.com/employment.
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Clergy ministry transitions
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Ordinations
- The Rev. Deacon Raul Ausa to the Transitional Diaconate - DEC 7
Departures
- The Rev. Sr. Eleanor Francis, Mother Superior, Community of St. John Baptist, Mendham - DEC 11
Arrivals
- The Rev. Shawn Carty, Priest Associate, All Saints’, Millington - OCT 15
- Sr. Monica Clare, Mother Superior, Community of St. John Baptist, Mendham - DEC 11
See all clergy ministry transitions in
2019
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At Step 1: Separation & Planning
- St. John's Church, Boonton
- St. Paul's Church, Montvale
- Church of the Epiphany and Christ Church, Orange
- St. Matthew's Church, Paramus
At Step 2: Self Study
- St. Peter's Church, Morristown - Rector
At Step 3: Discernment / Receiving Names
- St. Luke's Church, Haworth - Priest-in-Charge (part-time)
- St. Bartholomew's Church, Ho-Ho-Kus - Rector / Priest-in-Charge
- Grace Church, Rutherford - Priest-in-Charge (part-time)
- Church of the Holy Innocents, West Orange - Priest-in-Charge (part-time)
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Leadership News is published monthly on the last Wednesday.
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