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Clergy & Lay Leader News
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
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Please note: Episcopal House will be closed next Monday, September 6 for Labor Day.
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Randy Johnson joins diocesan staff as new
Administrative Assistant for Diocesan Ministry Services
 Randy Johnson will join the diocesan staff tomorrow, Sept. 1 as the new Administrative Assistant for Diocesan Ministry Services.
"We are delighted at having Randy join our team," said the Rev. Canon Gregory Jacobs, to whom Randy will report.
Filling the position formerly held by Patty Leonard, Randy's responsibilities will include administrative and clerical tasks around the transition ministry and clergy and lay licenses.
Most recently, Randy worked for over five years as Parish Administrator and Bookkeeper at St. Paul's, Chatham. Previously he worked in the field of mainframe computing at such companies as Kraft/Nabisco, Blue Cross & Blue Shield of NJ and AIG.
A New Jersey native, Randy lives in West Orange and is a member of Redeemer, Morristown where he has served as a vestry member, an acolyte, a member of the Altar Guild and Healing Prayer ministries, and webmaster. |
 Act fast to get your congregation in the Voice!This Thursday, September 2 is the final deadline for press releases, photographs or advertisements for the fall issue of the Voice. Please send all submissions to theeditor@dioceseofnewark.org. The fall Voice is well underway, and we want to include as many voices and images from the diocese as possible. We'd especially like photos of congregations' summer events for a photo spread illustrating "Summer in the Diocese of Newark."Note: The Voice's advertising rates have changed -- including a new business card size -- reflecting its new format designed for ease of use both on the web and home printers. The new rates and sample ad layouts are available online (PDF format). There is a 10% discount for ads paid in full by September 21. |
Deadline for Voice mailing list updates extended
Make sure your congregation doesn't miss out on the Voice!
The diocese's printer, Redmond Press, maintains the Voice mailing list as part of their service of labeling and mailing the Voice. They have kindly extended the deadline for church offices to submit updated mailing lists until Friday, September 10.
Mailing lists were sent to church offices in July, either as an Excel spreadsheet if your church office has email, otherwise as a paper copy via regular mail. Updating instructions were included. If your church office has NOT received a copy of your congregation's mailing list, please contact Gregg McEntee at Redmond Press, 973-664-2000, as soon as possible. |
Audits due September 1
Title I, Canon 7, Section 1(f) requires that every parish, mission, or other institution of the church shall be audited annually, a copy of which is to be mailed to the Diocesan office by September 1 of the year following. This is a National Canonical requirement, administered by the diocese. Please send a copy of your Audit for 2009 as soon as possible, and thanks to the 18 congregations that have already done so. |
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Save the date for these fall events
- Sunday, September 26
Evensong in honor of special guest Bishop Martin Barahona of El Salvador, at Trinity & St. Philip's Cathedral, Newark, 4:30 pm
- Tuesday, September 28
Clergy Day at Church of the Saviour, Denville
- Wednesday, October 6
"Investing Your Endowment" presentation at Episcopal House,
5:30 pm
- Monday-Wednesday, October 25-27
Clergy Conference at Shawnee, PA
Registration begins soon -- clergy, please watch your email
- Saturday, November 6
"Celebrating Life as Ministry" (download flyer)
Keynote Speaker: The Honorable Byron Rushing
at Grace, Madison, 8:45 am - 3:15 pm
See full calendar of events.
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2011 diocesan budget forms
We have begun the budget process for the 2011 diocesan budget. Groups that were granted funding in the 2010 budget have received the forms to apply for funding in 2011. Those forms are available below for additional groups or programs that wish to be included in the process. These are posted in PDF format - if you would like forms in Word and Excel format, please contact Linda Curtiss, Interim CFO.The time line this year is slightly accelerated to provide for the Convention-mandated November Budget hearing. The deadline for filing an application for funding is Wednesday, September 15. |
ACTS/VIM and Ward Herbert deadline
Wednesday, September 15 is the deadline to submit grant applications to ACTS/VIM and the Ward J. Herbert Fund. Information and applications are available on the diocesan website for both at the links above. Funds are disbursed in late December.
If you are considering applying to ACTS/VIM please read this information carefully, especially noting that there is a new application form.
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Redesigned Clergy Transition Ministry web page
New and updated materials for facilitating matches between clergy and congregations are available on the redesigned Clergy Transition Ministry web page at www.dioceseofnewark.org/CDO.
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Diocesan Ministry transitions
Congregations currently receiving names
Clergy calls - The Rev. Lauren Kilbourn, Curate at St. Andrew's & Holy Communion, South Orange (July 20)
- The Rev. Joan Conley, Clergy Assistant at St. Elizabeth's, Ridgewood (August 10)
Clergy appointments
- The Rev. Elizabeth Myers, Extended Supply Clergy at St. Peter's, Mt. Arlington (August 27)
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Commission on Ministry reminder
Clergy who have a parishioner interested in seeking ordination to ordained ministry must contact Paul R. Shackford, Chair of the Commission on Ministry, or the Rev. Paul Olsson, Chair of the Committee on the Diaconate, as appropriate, prior to establishing a Parish Discernment Committee.Guidelines are available on the Commission on Ministry web page.
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