In the News

Articles published by the Diocese of Newark and media coverage of our churches and members.

Announcing GreenFaith Energy Services Program and Upcoming June Webinars
GreenFaith

At the 2013 Convention this past January, we adopted a resolution calling on the congregations of the diocese to work with GreenFaith, the interfaith environmental organization which the diocese helped found, to reduce their energy use and costs and their carbon footprint. This is a response to a dual reality – that congregations can realize real energy savings at a time when church budgets are tight, and that we should model responsible energy use in response to climate change.

In order to address these needs, we are pleased to announce the GreenFaith Energy Services Program, a partnership of GreenFaith and the Diocese of Newark for congregations of the diocese. The Program will begin with the first 20 congregations that sign up to take part.

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Jubilee Center of Hoboken celebrates 10 years

[The Jersey Journal] The Jubilee Center of Hoboken began its 10-year anniversary celebration Friday morning with the unveiling of new bricks for the commemorative walkway around the building at Jackson and Sixth streets.

The event was one of several that will take place this year to celebrate 10 years of success for the center. The Jubilee Center is a project of All Saints Community Service and Development Corporation [which was created in 1995 by All Saints' Episcopal Parish in Hoboken - ed. note].

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The Holy Spirit, comforting and mysterious, is 'never neat'

[Episcopal News Service] The Holy Spirit comes, for some, as a comforting presence. For others, it’s a disturbing upsetter. And still, for others, it is mysterious, even scary.

But don’t confuse it just with Pentecost – the 50th day after Easter – which the church observes this Sunday (May 19) and which “challenges us to focus at least one day on the Spirit’s activity in our life,” according to the Rev. Janet Broderick, rector of St. Peter’s Church, in Morristown, New Jersey.

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Join the new Diocese of Newark LinkedIn group
LinkedIn

The Diocese of Newark now has a presence on LinkedIn, the world's largest online professional network. Join the Episcopal Diocese of Newark LinkedIn group and find postings and links to important information for the support and operations of your congregations. Expand your own networks by finding colleagues and friends from thoughout the diocese. Resources for congregational requirements can be found here, as well as information on other resources to assist you in supporting your congregation. Join today!

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Diocese of Newark girls raise money for Afghan School Project girls' high school
The girls connected with the Afghan School Project pause for a photo

On Saturday, April 20, the girls connected with the Afghan School Project of St. Luke’s Church in Hope held a community spaghetti dinner to raise money to buy 50 tables and chairs for the Yakawlang Central Girls High School in Afghanistan. The dinner, which raised $643 of the $3550 needed, took place at St. Luke’s sister church, St. Mary’s in Belvidere.

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The Sisters of St. John Baptist celebrate 100 years of ministry
Community of St. John Baptist

On April 27, a brilliant, sunny Saturday, the Sisters of St. John Baptist, a religious order for women in the Episcopal Church, celebrated one hundred years of ministry at their historic convent building in Mendham Township. About 180 friends, Associates and local residents joined the Sisters for a service of thanksgiving, followed by a joyous procession to the cornerstone itself where prayers of thanksgiving were offered.

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Hetrick-Martin Institute benefit at Grace, Newark honors gay composers

[The Star-Ledger] Through the Hetrick-Martin Institute, LGBT youth receive support with after-school programs that range from counseling and crisis management to health and wellness education as well as academic enrichment and career preparation.

On Sunday, Grace Church in Newark will honor the program with a benefit concert celebrating the achievements of gay composers. HMI, which started more than 30 years ago in Manhattan, began offering services in Newark in 2011.

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Help support the diocesan Pentecost Celebration

Clergy and congregation leaders are asked to support the diocesan Pentecost Celebration: Blessing & Sending Disciples into the World by including the announcement below in your Sunday bulletins and, where possible, posting it on your church websites and social media. We also that you support the event in prayer, by adding the prayer below (or an adaptation) to your Prayers of the People, from now through Pentecost Sunday.

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Introducing Sally Muscarella, Interim Alleluia Fund Coordinator
Sally Muscarella

Sally Muscarella has begun consulting with the Fund Development Committee and the staff at Episcopal House on an interim basis to coordinate the Alleluia Fund, while we continue to search for a part-time Advisor to the Bishop for Fund Development.

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Gun Sanity Rally at Christ Church, Ridgewood Criticizes 'Failure' Of Congress

[Patch.com] With the failure of proposed gun control measures to pass the U.S. Senate this week, gun control proponents turned their focus to the state level in a rally on Sunday.

“Stand Up for Gun Sanity,” sponsored by the Bergen County Coalition to Prevent Gun Violence and held at Ridgewood’s Christ Episcopal Church, featured Congressman Bill Pascrell (D-9), Joseph Chuman, leader of the Teaneck-based Ethical Culture Society, State Senators Loretta Weinberg (D-37) and Robert Gordon (D-38), as well as several speakers from around the county.

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