The Episcopal Diocese of Newark
Leadership News
Key information for clergy and lay leaders from Episcopal House
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
Diocesan Staff Email Down This Weekend

Emails sent to addresses on dioceseofnewark.org will not be delivered this weekend while Episcopal House migrates to a new server. The outage will start after work hours this Friday, March 11 and continue through Sunday, March 13.

If you urgently need to reach a diocesan staff member this weekend, please do NOT use their diocesan email.

Diocesan listservs such as the Newark List are on a separate server, and will not be affected by this move.

Questions? Contact Nina Nicholson, Director of Communications & Technology, 973-430-9907.
CFO Search Underway

Linda Curtiss' term as Interim CFO of the diocese will conclude on June 15. We are extremely grateful to Linda for her wisdom, tireless work, ferocious eye for detail and ability to clarify even the most obscure financial minutiae.

We are also grateful that Linda will assist in selecting her successor. She has agreed to be a member of the CFO Search Committee, along with Bishop Mark Beckwith; the Rev. Canon Gregory Jacobs; the Rev. John Mennell of St. Luke's, Montclair, Chair of the Budget and Finance Committee; the Rev. Victoria McGrath of All Saints', Millington, Vice President of Diocesan Council; Steve Duggan of Christ Church, Ridgewood, Chair of the Audit committee; Bernie Milano of Trinity, Allendale, Trustee and member of the Audit Committee; and Mary Sunden of Grace, Westwood, former Budget Committee Chair.

Applications for CFO are now being accepted; the job description is available here. We invite you to share it with qualified individuals.

Resumes should be submitted to Canon Jacobs at Episcopal House, 31 Mulberry Street, Newark, NJ 07102 or by email to [email protected].
Events & News To Share With Your Congregations

Lay Members Sought For Diocesan Council

There are lay vacancies on Diocesan Council from Districts 3, 5 and 6 and people from those districts are invited to self-nominate to serve. Interested candidates should send contact information and a statement on why they would like to participate on Council to Michael Francaviglia, Secretary of Diocesan Council. The applicants will be vetted by the Steering Committee to fill the vacancies. Find out more.

Middle School Retreat

This year's Middle School Retreat is being held March 25-27 at Cross Roads Outdoor Ministries. The cost is $108; scholarships are available. This Friday, March 11 is the deadline for registration (accepted only with payment); please use the Program Participation Form. Questions? Please contact Kaileen Alston, Director of Youth & Young Adult Ministries, 973-430-9991, or download the flyer.

Discernment Day For Lay & Ordained Ministry

March 15 is the registration deadline for God Is Calling -- How Will You Answer? Discernment For All God's People, a day-long discernment event for those interested in both lay and ordained ministry, on Saturday, April 2. Find out more or download flyer.

Adult Mission Trip Still Accepting Participants

So far members of 10 congregations have signed up to join the Bishop in working with "Almost Heaven" Habitat for Humanity in Pendleton County, WV the week of July 10-16. Those interested should contact the Rev. Orion Davis as soon as possible. Find out more.

Anti-Racism Dialogues

The next Anti-Racism Dialogues will be March 23 & 30, and June 24-25. Find out more.

Community Garden Workshop

The Empowering Action Team of Diocesan Council is sponsoring a free workshop on community gardens on Saturday, March 26 at St. Gregory's, Parsippany. Hear from the congregations featured for their community gardens in the Convention Mission Minutes video, as well as other organizations with gardens. Find out more or download flyer.

"Successful Aging - You can get there from here!"

Jointly sponsored by the Diocese of Newark Senior Ministries Commission and St. Luke's Health and Wellness Ministry, this workshop will provide realistic advice and action steps involving living wills, medical proxies, long term care, safe living, and more. Admission is free but space is limited. Saturday, April 9 from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in St. Luke's, Montclair's Assembly Hall. Download flyer or register online.

Office Space Available At 31 Mulberry Street

As announced at Convention, the second and third floors of Episcopal House are available for rent, preferably to another nonprofit organization. See real estate broker flyer.
Lenten Resources From The Episcopal Church

Resources, meditations and study guides to provide a means to experience a reflective Lenten season are available from the Episcopal Church at www.episcopalchurch.org/lent.

Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori offers an invitation to deepen our Christian practices in her Lent 2011 message, available on YouTube:
Presiding Bishop Lent Message 2011
Register Now For Confirmation Retreats & Services

Now is the time to register for Confirmation retreats being held in March and April, and Confirmation services being held in May and June.

Full information, including deadlines and links to downloadable forms, is posted online for Confirmation services and Confirmation retreats.

Questions? For Confirmation services, please contact Kay Lark, 973-430-9976; for Confirmation retreats, please contact Kaileen Alston, 973-430-9991.
From The Finance Office

Parochial Reports

Parochial Reports were due March 1! Congratulations to the 33 congregations that filed on time. The Finance Office has begun to calculate and distribute Pledge Reconciliations for these congregations. If you have questions about how to complete the report, what information goes on which line, etc., please call us for help.

Monthly Pledge Invoices Now Sent Electronically

Beginning with March invoices, the monthly pledge invoices are being sent by email to the church office. Copies can be sent to treasurers, clergy-in-charge, or whomever else should receive one. If you didn't receive your March invoice, please contact the Finance Office pronto so we can sort out where it went.

Questions? Contact Linda Curtiss, Interim CFO, 973-430-9982.
CraftonClergy Quiet Day With Barbara Crafton:
"Living With Audacious Faith"

End of day today is the deadline for clergy to register for the Clergy Quiet Day facilitated by world-renowned author and speaker the Rev. Barbara Crafton being held on Tuesday, March 15.
(Bio of the Rev. Barbara Crafton.)

Location: Grace Church, 4 Madison Avenue, Madison (directions and parking information)

Time: Gather at 9:30 a.m.; quiet day 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. with lunch

RSVP: Giorvanna Larathe, 973-430-9900

The quiet day and lunch will be provided at no cost to those clergy who register.
Clergy Conference 2011 Speakers & Dates Announced
 
The annual gathering of the clergy of the diocese will once again be held at the Shawnee Inn and Golf Resort in Shawnee-on-Delaware, PA. The location is the same but the dates have been changed: Clergy Conference 2011 will be held Tuesday-Thursday, October 25-27. All clergy are expected to attend the Conference, so please put these dates in your calendar.

Having read the evaluations from last year and after discussions with the Conference Planning Group, the Bishop has engaged the Rev. Gay Jennings and the Rev. Dr. Howard Anderson as keynote speakers.

Rev. Jennings is a priest in the Diocese of Ohio and serves as the Associate Director of CREDO, where she is in charge of developing and revising the CREDO curriculum. Prior to her ministry with CREDO, Gay served for 17 years as the Canon to the Ordinary in the Diocese of Ohio. She currently serves on Executive Council and on the Council of Advice to the President of the House of Deputies.

Rev. Anderson is Rector of the Parish of St. Matthew in Pacific Palisades, CA.  He was formerly the Warden for the College of Preachers. For ten years, he served as a CREDO Conference leader. Prior to ordination, he served as a layperson on the Bishop's staff in the Diocese of Minnesota.

Registrations for the Clergy Conference will begin in early September.
Bishop Shimpfky's Memorial Service

Clergy planning to attend the memorial service for Bishop Shimpfky on Saturday, March 12 at 11 a.m. in Christ Church, Ridgewood, are asked to vest in white stoles.
 
Vesting will take place in the cottage, which is the white house next to the church on Cottage Place. The entrance is from the front porch.
Diocesan Ministry Transitions

The Rev. Michelle White, Associate Rector at Christ Church, Ridgewood beginning March 1
Congregations Receiving Names

Applications should go to the Rev. Canon Gregory Jacobs, Canon to the Ordinary, unless otherwise noted.

St. Stephen's, Millburn - Rector, full time
Applications until March 18: ststephensmillburnnj.blogspot.com
 
St. Clement's, Hawthorne - Priest-in-Charge, part time
 
Grace Church, Union City - Interim Priest, part time, bilingual (Spanish/English)

Calvary Church, Summit - Rector, Full Time
Applications: Tom Killian, Search Chair
Clergy Conversation Schedule

NOTE:  Time is 10 a.m. to noon. Please bring a lunch for afterward if your schedule allows.

Tuesday, March 22
District 8 - Bishop Beckwith - Christ Church, Teaneck
District 1 - Canon Jacobs - St. Dunstan's, Succasunna

Tuesday, March 29
District 7 - Canon Jacobs - Grace Church, Nutley
In This Issue
CFO Search Underway
Events & News To Share With Your Congregations
Lenten Resources From The Episcopal Church
Register Now For Confirmation Retreats & Services
From The Finance Office
Register By End Of Day For
Clergy Quiet Day With
Barbara Crafton
Clergy Conference 2011 Speakers & Dates Announced
Bishop Shimpfky's Memorial Service
Diocesan Ministry Transitions
Congregations Receiving Names
Clergy Conversation Schedule
Clergy Quiet Day
With
Barbara Crafton
The Rev. Barbara Crafton
"Living With Audacious Faith"
Tuesday, March 15

at Grace, Madison

Register by

end of day TODAY

 

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