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Leadership News
Key information for clergy and lay leaders from Episcopal House
Tuesday, September 23, 2014
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Was your congregation or organization covered by the local media? Use the Send Us Your News form to submit the link for consideration for The VOICE Online and the diocesan website. The deadline for the next issue of The VOICE Online on October 18 is this Friday, September 26.
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Upcoming workshops
 "Stewardship and Change" Workshop A workshop, Stewardship and Change, will be held on Saturday, September 27 from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. at All Saints' Church in Leonia. The workshop will include practical ideas and resources, and there will be an opportunity to meet with those involved in stewardship from other congregations. Please register by TOMORROW, Wednesday, September 24. Find out more or register online.
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Vestry University
A day for all wardens, vestry members, treasurers, clergy and other congregational leaders to learn, network and celebrate your ministry. Saturday, October 4, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at St. Elizabeth's Church in Ridgewood. The schedule of workshops and the registration form are now available; register by this Friday, September 26. Find out more.
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Steps to Wellness Conference
Save the date for Steps to Wellness, a one-day conference for lay people focused on physical and emotional wellness. Presented by the Church Pension Group, the intent is to inform, engage, and inspire you to take small steps to improve your health. Friday, November 7 at Grace Church in Madison. Find out more.
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Youth & young adult events
 Youth Ministers' Gathering On Saturday, September 27 we will restart our diocesan youth minister gatherings. This is an opportunity for laypeople and clergy from around the diocese to meet each other and share joys and challenges. Since this is our first gathering in a while we'll focus on getting to know each other, learning what resources exist and sharing our greatest needs. We'll meet 10 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. at St. Agnes' in Little Falls. Please RSVP to Kai Alston by TODAY, September 23. Find out more.
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Christophany
Christophany will be held October 17-19 at Christ Church in Bloomfield/Glen Ridge. This is a wonderful opportunity for youth in grades 6-8 to come together for a weekend of fun, friends and creative thinking about how they relate to God. The fee is $84 for registrations received by Friday, October 3. Scholarships are available. Find out more or register online.
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Liturgical resources
Visit the Liturgical Resources page for updated resources for these upcoming fall events and observances:
- Blessing of Backpacks
- Commissioning of Sunday School Teachers
- Blessing of the Animals
- Children's Sabbath (October 17-19)
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Clergy events
Tuesday, October 7
Clergy Day, 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. at Grace Church in Madison (register online)
Wednesday, October 15
Retired Clergy & Spouses Lunch with Bishop Beckwith, 12-3 p.m. at Episcopal House
Thursday, October 16
Fresh Start meeting, 10 a.m. at Episcopal House
Monday, October 27 - Wednesday, October 29
Clergy Conference 2014 at the Shawnee Inn
Speaker: The Rev. Dr. Lauren Winner
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Upcoming Clergy Conversations
Time is 10 a.m. to noon. Please bring a lunch for afterward if your schedule allows.
See the full schedule.
Tuesday, October 21
Districts 1 & 2 with Bishop Beckwith at Christ Church in Pompton Lakes
Districts 5 & 7 with Canon Jacobs at St. James' Church in Upper Montclair
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Clergy ministry transitions
See all Clergy Ministry Transitions to date for 2014.
Receiving names
Church of the Saviour, Denville - part-time Priest-in-Charge
Holy Spirit, Verona - part-time Priest-in-Charge
St. Michael's Church, Wayne - full-time Rector
Find out more
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Upcoming events
Wednesday, September 24
Trustees meeting, 3 p.m. at Episcopal House
Wednesday, October 8
Standing Committee meeting, 12 noon at Episcopal House
Diocesan Council meeting, 6 p.m. at Christ Church in Bloomfield/Glen Ridge
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From the Finance Department
2013 Audits are past due
Audits for the year 2013 were due to be submitted by September 1, 2014. All churches are required to use the diocesan Audit Guidelines which are available at dioceseofnewark.org/audits.
Congregational pledges for 2015 due December 1
Congregational pledges to the diocese for the year 2015 are due December 1. Each church will be sent a form in the near future, asking for them to submit an estimate of their 2015 Normal Operating Income (NOI), their percentage pledge for 2015, and the resulting dollar pledge amount. Since the pledge cards are to be approved and signed by the Vestry, plans should be made to review the pledge in November.
Questions? Please contact Paul Shackford, diocesan CFO, at [email protected].
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News from The Episcopal Church
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Announcement from the Presiding Bishop
 The Most Rev. Katharine Jefferts Schori has announced she will not stand for re-election as Presiding Bishop of The Episcopal Church:
"I have spent many months in discernment about how I am being called to serve God's people and God's creation in this season.... I do not at present believe I should serve and lead in this ministry for another nine years.
"I will continue in discernment about the ministry I may be called to in the coming years, but my present focus is and will remain on being the vigorous and faithful leader I believe I am called to be. God has called us all to be instruments of shalom, and we have miles to go before we live in that world of justice and peace."
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The House of Bishops concludes its Fall 2014 meeting in Taiwan
The House of Bishops of The Episcopal Church met in the Diocese of Taiwan from September 17 to September 23. The theme for the meeting was Expanding the Apostolic Imagination. Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori and other key leaders of the House of Bishops have issued statements upon the conclusion of the meeting.
Bishop Dean E. Wolfe of Kansas, vice president of HOB and co-chair of the HOB Planning Committee, said in part:
"All of us who have congregants from Asia have gained a deeper understanding of the context from which our brothers and sisters have come and a greater appreciation for the Christian witness along the Pacific Rim. We traveled a very long way and at no small expense to come to Taiwan to reinforce a principal which is dear to us; that every diocese is an essential member of our family of faith and no diocese is too small or too far away. We are present here as an outward and visible sign of our commitment to our brothers and sisters in Asia and we have been richly blessed by our time together during this meeting in Taiwan."
Read the full release.
Bishop Mark Beckwith attended the House of Bishops meeting and wrote about it on his blog. He and his wife Marilyn Olson will now travel to Japan, where he lived for two years after graduating from college.
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Standing Commission on Liturgy and Music seeks input on
Holy Women, Holy Men
After reviewing responses to Holy Women, Holy Men, The Standing Commission on Liturgy and Music (SCLM) proposes that a calendar and liturgical material for optional commemorations be included in a volume entitled A Great Cloud of Witnesses, and is seeking input. Read more.
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Don't miss these approaching deadlines
The following is a recap of approaching deadlines for Episcopal Church grants, activities and important events:
September 30
October 31
November 1
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Leadership News is a bi-weekly publication of the Episcopal Diocese of Newark sent to congregation leaders, including (but not restricted to) clergy, wardens, vestry, treasurers and parish administrators.
Questions? Please contact Nina Nicholson, Director of Communications & Technology, 973-430-9907.   
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