A biweekly publication for telling and hearing the stories
of this extraordinary time
Wednesday, July 22, 2020
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Be strong, and let your heart take courage, all you who wait for the Lord
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Bishop Hughes offers words of encouragement: "God will be with us every step of this pandemic, every bit of economic insecurity, every moment of protesting in our work to end racism and end white supremacy – God will continue to be with us."
Click on the video at right to watch (time: 3:55), or
click here to read the transcript.
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Stories from Our Congregations
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Paused by pandemic, food pantry in Orange quickly adapts
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When Epiphany, Orange and Christ Church, East Orange became one congregation in 2015, their well-established feeding ministries became one as well. Like the congregations, the feeding ministries relocated to the church building in Orange.
“The people just walked a little further up Main Street,” said Sharonda Bailey, Director of the food pantry.
The new Church of the Epiphany and Christ Church in Orange continued serving hot meals in the parish hall on Tuesdays and Thursdays, a ministry inherited from Christ Church, and on Saturdays along with a distribution of clothing and emergency grocery bags, a ministry inherited from Epiphany.
Then on March 14, the COVID-19 pandemic shut down their entire feeding ministry for nearly three full months. They were finally able to reopen on June 6.
Read more.
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The Diocese of Newark has set up online giving to support the diocese’s food pantries. Simply visit
e-giving.dioceseofnewark.org
and go to Area of Greatest Need: Food Pantries (second item from the top). Donations made from July 22 through August 4, 2020 will go to the food pantry at the Church of the Epiphany and Christ Church, Orange.
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Don't let your congregation's story go untold!
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Summer Regional Zoom calls start tomorrow
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The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on every aspect of our lives has yet to be fully realized. The impact on mental health has already begun to show itself.
The Summer Regional Zoom meetings will feature Dr. Dan Hale, Special Advisor to the President of Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, Baltimore, MD. Dr. Hale will take a personal and professional look at mental health topics, depression in particular.
The first meeting is
tomorrow, Thursday, July 23 at 6 PM and is for congregations in the Regional Ministry Networks Benedict of Nursia (North East) and Augustine of Hippo (East).
Find out more about all four Zoom calls.
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Upcoming ordinations (streamed live online)
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SAT, JUL 25, 10 AM
WED, JUL 29, 6 PM
Because in-person participants are strictly limited in number, both these services will be streamed live to the diocesan YouTube channel at
youtube.com/c/dionewark, where all are invited to join us online for these joyous celebrations.
The bulletins for these services will be posted at the appropriate event link (listed above) as downloadable PDFs, as soon as they are available.
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"Just in Time" Stewardship Workshop
SAT, AUG 8, 8:45 AM - 12 PM
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Brought to you by the Stewardship Teaching Team of the Bishop's Office, this online workshop will cover a host of timely topics, broken out in three consecutive sessions. Participants can attend from 8:45am through 12 or "drop in" for the individual sessions.
Find out more.
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Summer programs for youth
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Wednesdays Away: Summer Edition
WED, AUG 5, 10 AM - 12 PM
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Join Cross Roads for an *online* Wednesdays Away gathering on August 5. Gather with others on Zoom, from 10 AM until 12 noon, for prayer and discussion. Wednesdays Away are open to all people interested in deepening their spiritual life this summer.
Learn more and register here.
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The Cross Roads cabin facilities are open and available for families to rent this summer! Families are invited to come for an overnight or stay a week or more in God’s creation. Make memories while enjoying nature, playing outside together after much time indoors, and taking some time to disconnect and breathe fresh air again.
Click here to register and inquire about availability.
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Diocesan Announcements & Resources
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What your church needs to live stream worship well
Recording of the July 18 webinar
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In this webinar, former NBC producer Allison Davis outlined what issues churches need to consider when putting services online, and what options are currently available in low-, medium-, and high-priced ranges for cameras, microphones, lighting and more.
Click on the video at right to watch the webinar (time: 1:04:56).
Click here to download the webinar handouts (one PDF file).
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Note: The video starts a few minutes into the webinar. Here's a summary of what was missed at the beginning:
- The cameras in today's smartphones are superior to the television cameras used when Allison worked at NBC.
- You can buy a used smartphone and use its camera and WiFi functions without having to pay to activate it as a phone.
- For better sound you can plug an external microphone into the 3.5mm headphone jack on most smartphones. Current iPhones no longer have a headphone jack; some come with adapters, but if your iPhone did not, you can buy an adapter separately.
- The video starts as Allison is explaining that smartphones used as cameras should not be held by hand (as with a selfie) but should be stabilized using a tabletop tripod, or a phone attachment to a standard tripod.
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On the COVID-19 Information page
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Updates received after 4 PM Friday will be posted the following week.
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A holy place in virtual space for mourning and memory.
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Please include the name and town of your church.
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Clergy ministry transitions
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Departures
- The Rev. Matthew Corkern, Rector, Calvary, Summit - JUN 27
Arrivals
- The Rev. Karen Rezach, Priest-in-Charge, Grace, Rutherford - JUN 1
- The Rev. Melanie Barbarito, Interim Priest-in-Charge, Calvary, Summit - AUG 1
Click here
for all clergy ministry transitions in 2020.
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COVID Creations Project: Share your pandemic experiences
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Telling the stories of our time in pandemic helps us process what we are experiencing, gives us insight into what we have lost and learned, and creates a record before our memories of these intense days fade.
Share your photos, poetry or brief reflections with the COVID Creations Project by sending them to
CovidCreationsStory@gmail.com. We will combine words with images and share these creations in
The VOICE Online and on diocesan social media.
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Coming soon: Mental Health “Warm Line” resources for clergy
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Episcopal Mental and Spiritual Health Crisis Ministry (EMSHCM) is a body comprised of lay and ordained Episcopalians in the Dioceses of Newark and New Jersey. EMSHCM is in the final stages of developing a “warm line” for clergy to talk to licensed mental health practitioners, free of charge. The “warm line” is different than a hotline in that it will feature specific hours during the week where the phone line is staffed. Engagement will be limited to one or two sessions with the goal of a referral to outside resources. Please stay tuned for more information about this important resource.
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News from the Wider Church
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Becoming Beloved Community NOW gathers leaders for action
Online July 28-30; register now
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Racial justice and healing leaders and practitioners across The Episcopal Church will gather to build community, craft strategy and equip each other for action during a series of “Becoming Beloved Community NOW” online gatherings at
4-6 PM on July 28-30.
Find out more and register online.
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Episcopal Relief & Development launches new COVID-19 Response web section
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Episcopal Relief & Development has added a new section to the website focusing on the organization’s response to the
COVID-19 Pandemic in countries in Africa, Asia and the Pacific, Latin America and the Caribbean and in the United States. These pages contain specific information about how Episcopal Relief & Development is supporting partners in the United States and around the world.
Read more.
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A new Province in the Anglican Communion
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The Anglican Communion welcomes its newest member:
The Episcopal / Anglican Province of Alexandria. The new Province, rooted in Egypt and serving 10 countries across North Africa and the Horn of Africa, becomes the 41st Province in the Anglican Communion. It was formed from the former Diocese of Egypt with North Africa and the Horn of Africa, within the Episcopal / Anglican Province of Jerusalem and the Middle East.
Read more.
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