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Leadership News
Key information for clergy and lay leaders from Episcopal House
Tuesday, May 31, 2011 |
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Just 12 More Days Of Alleluia
There are just 12 days left in the Alleluia season which concludes on Pentecost Sunday, June 12. We encourage you to support your congregation in celebrating Alleluia by sharing the Alleluia stories and the Un-Event invitation.
Last year the diocese was able to distribute $111,000 in Alleluia grants to 23 organizations. For the list of 2010 recipients, as well as downloadable PDFs of Alleluia stories and the Un-Event invitation, please see Alleluia Fund Materials For Clergy & Wardens.
Meanwhile, watch for an email coming soon announcing the availability of the 2011 Alleluia grants application form.
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Get Your Congregation Featured In
The September Voice
Is your congregation empowering people or engaging the world in an exciting way? Submit an article idea or a press release about it using the Voice Submissions Form, and we'll consider featuring your congregation's work in the September Voice.
Submission deadlines are:
- Friday, July 1 for ideas for articles or columns.
- Friday, July 15 for press releases, photos and ads.
Please send ad inquiries to nnicholson@dioceseofnewark.org. (Questions? See Voice Ad Rates & Sample Layouts.)
The September Voice will be delivered to churches for distribution, and available online, shortly after Labor Day.
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News & Events To Share With Your Congregations
2011 David P. Hegg II Lifetime Achievement Awards At the 15th annual Senior Ministries Evensong, Sunday June 12, at St. Peter's Church, Morristown. Reception at 3 p.m.; Evensong at 4 p.m. The Rt. Rev. Mark M. Beckwith will preach. Questions? Contact Randy Johnson, 973-430-9906. (Download flyer.)
NEWARK ACTS Interns' Farewell Evensong The diocese will celebrate our NEWARK ACTS Interns, whose year of service ends on July 15, with an Evensong at Trinity & St. Philip's Cathedral on Tuesday, June 14 at 7 p.m. Bishop Mark Beckwith will officiate, and the Rev. Erik Soldwedel, Director of NEWARK ACTS, will preach.
Karen Armstrong Lecture & Reception Renowned scholar, writer, and commentator Karen Armstrong will speak at St. Peter's, Morristown on Thursday, June 23 at 7:30 p.m., at the inaugural event in the John Shelby Spong Lectureship Series, co-sponsored with the Diocese of Newark. A festive reception will follow in St. Peter's parish hall. Find out more or register online.
Job Opening: Director Of Fund Development The Diocese of Newark is seeking to hire a Director of Fund Development. This position is a revisioning of the previously advertised Stewardship Officer position. Find out more.
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Service Celebrating The Mission And Ministry Of
All Saints', Bergenfield
The congregation of All Saints' Church in Bergenfield is bringing to a close its many years of dedicated service and ministry to this diocese and the community. We are grateful for the contributions and witness of so many and pray for God's guidance for the present members of All Saints' as they discern where and to what ministry the Spirit is leading them.
In this difficult and yet hopeful time, we invite you and your congregations to attend a celebration of the mission and ministry of the All Saints' congregation on Sunday, June 5 at 3 pm, at All Saints' Episcopal Church, 12 West Central Avenue, Bergenfield. Your love and show of support for the good people of All Saints', as an expression of thankfulness for all that they have undertaken for the sake of the Gospel, will be truly appreciated.
Should you have any questions, please contact the Rev. Ronnie Stout-Kopp, Interim Vicar at 201-384-0286.
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Workshops For Lay Employees
Lay Employees Planning for Tomorrow Conference A one-day conference co-sponsored by the Diocese of Newark and the Church Pension Fund. Friday, June 17 at the Hilton Hotel in Parsippany. Find out more.
Parish Administrators & Secretaries Listserv & Workshop A listserv has been established, and a workshop is planned on Wednesday, July 27 for parish administrators and secretaries to share questions, answers and support. Find out more.
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Workshops For Lay Leaders
Benefits Workshops For Wardens & Treasurers The 2009 General Convention adopted two resolutions, effective January 1, 2013, which will have a significant effect on lay employee pension benefits, and medical benefits for both clergy and lay employees. To help wardens and treasurers implement these changes in their congregations, a free workshop has been scheduled on Saturday, June 11. Find out more.
Although there is no charge for the workshop, it is still important that we know who and how many to expect. To register, please contact Giorvanna Larathe, 973-430-9900.
Anti-Racism Dialogues The next Anti-Racism Dialogues will be June 24-25. Find out more.
Province II Stewardship Workshop Congregations are invited to send a delegation to the Province II Stewardship Workshop on Saturday, June 25, conveniently being held at 24 Rector Street in Newark. Find out more or register online.
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Search Consultant Training
A training workshop is being planned for current and former search chairs interested in becoming certified search consultants to congregations.
The goals of the workshop will be:
- Provide participants with a thorough understanding of the diocesan transition ministry/discernment process and its manual.
- Identify resources that can assist vestries and search committees throughout the transition/discernment process.
- Expand/broaden perspectives of the components, phases, and aspects of the transition/discernment process.
- Certify participants to assist in creating a faithful and Spirit-directed discernment process for congregations in transition.
- Provide a framework for periodic gatherings of search consultants to share experiences and provide on-going feedback about the diocesan transition ministry/discernment process.
The workshop will be held Friday, July 8 (3 - 8 p.m.) and Saturday, July 9 (9 a.m. - 3 p.m.) at Episcopal House. Questions? Please contact the Rev. Canon Gregory Jacobs. |
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Confirmations & Receptions - Make Them Official!
Now that confirmations and receptions are completed for 2011, make sure that they're official by completing the Official Acts Form and returning it to Kay Lark, Executive Assistant to Bishop Beckwith. Confirmation and reception certificates will be sent after the form has been submitted.
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Coming Soon: Congregational Vitality Fund
The Congregational Vitality Fund is a way the diocese can partner with churches to support them in trying new ministries that will revitalize their congregations. Application forms will be available by June 15. Find out more.
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Newark Interfaith Prayer Breakfast
Bishop Beckwith is on the executive team of the Newark Interfaith Coalition for Hope and Peace, which is hosting the 4th annual Interfaith Prayer Breakfast on Saturday, June 4 at NJIT Campus Center Atrium. Doors open at 8:30 a.m.; program ends at 10:30 a.m.
Attendees will include the Honorable Mayor Cory A. Booker, the Newark Municipal Council and faith and community leaders from the greater Newark area.
Tickets are $25 per person. Please RSVP to the Newark Interfaith Coalition for Hope and Peace by contacting Chris Beljour, 973-444-4091.
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From The Finance Office
Parochial Reports were due March 1 - if you are in a leadership position of one of the 22 congregations that has not yet completed your report, please make this a priority and call us if you have any questions about how items should be reported.
Now would be a good time to get your audit started. Annual audits are due to the Finance Office by September 1.
Questions? Please contact Paul Shackford, CFO, 973-430-9983.
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Ordinations & Celebrations
Diaconal Ordination
Saturday, June 4 - Beth Rauen Sciaino
Ordination to the Sacred Order of Deacons (Transitional)
Trinity & St. Philip's Cathedral, 10 a.m.
Celebrations Of New Ministry
Wednesday, June 22, 7 pm - The Rev. Greg Perez, Priest-in-Charge, and The Rev. Rose Hassan, Associate at Trinity, Bayonne and Calvary, Bayonne held at Trinity, Bayonne |
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Congregations Receiving Names
St. Mary's, Sparta - Rector, full time Applications: Martin Steel |
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Clergy Conversation Schedule
NOTE: Time is 10 a.m. to noon. Please bring a lunch for afterward if your schedule allows.
Tuesday, June 21
District 7 - Bishop Beckwith - St. Paul's & Resurrection, Wood-Ridge
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