The Voice Online of the Episcopal Diocese of Newark
Online Edition - Thursday, December 24, 2015
From the Bishop
The Bishop's Blog: Signs of God's Grace
A light that can destroy the darkness and transform the world
Posted by the Rt. Rev. Mark Beckwith on December 24, 2015
A light that can destroy the darkness and transform the world
"The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light." (Isaiah 9:2)

People have been walking in darkness long before the prophet wrote these words over 2500 years ago; and people have been walking in darkness ever since. This year, the earth's annual rhythm toward deepening darkness, which culminates with the solstice on December 22, seems to have spread beyond weather and cosmology to take up residence in politics, in the psyche - and in the crescendo of violence around the world. It is a darkness of fear and oppression and prejudice.

It is a paralyzing darkness.

But there is a great light. Read more.
 
Engaging the World
A last minute gift to our neighbors in need

Alleluia Fund for Outreach A gift to the Alleluia Fund for Outreach at Christmas helps to provide food and shelter to those without any, offer educational assistance to those who need it most, and presents new opportunities to those facing significant life challenges. Your Alleluia Fund Christmas gift will have a direct and immediate impact on the life of an adult or child in need, here in the Diocese of Newark and internationally. Donate now.

If you are 70 ½ or older, you can make a charitable gift to the Alleluia Fund, your church, or other qualified charity from your Individual Retirement Account (IRA) without recognizing the assets as income for tax purposes. Find out more.
 
News from
Episcopal House
Episcopal House closed for holidays
Christmas star
In observance of Christmas and New Years, Episcopal House will close at 12 noon today, and will reopen on Monday, January 4, 2016.

The diocesan staff sends their warmest wishes to you and yours for a blessed Christmas and a safe and happy New Year.
 
Our newest deacons

John Van Dine
The Rev. Deacon John Van Dine
Ordained to the Vocational Diaconate
on December 12, 2015
Serving at St. John's, Boonton
Young Yoon _ Richard Hogue
The Rev. Deacon Young Yoon and
the Rev. Deacon Richard Hogue
Ordained to the Transitional Diaconate
on December 19, 2015
News from
The Episcopal Church
Video
Presiding Bishop Michael Curry's Christmas 2015 message
__Michael Curry
"We who follow Jesus believe that the mountain came to us when God came among us in the person of Jesus to show us the way to live, to show us the way to love, to show us the way to transform this world from the nightmare it often is into the dream that God intends for us all." Read more, and watch the video. 
 

 

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