150th Anniversary of the Diocese of Newark
Diocese of Newark: Yesterday, Today & Forever
Learning Our Past, Embracing Our Present, and Inviting You into Our Future
The Diocese of Newark was founded on November 12, 1874, and we are spending the 2024-2025 program year celebrating 150 years of serving northern New Jersey.
The Sesquicentennial Celebration Committee has planned a variety of events:
Saturday, September 21, 2024 • 10 AM – 4 PM
Kickoff BBQ at Cross Roads Camp
Friday & Saturday, November 8-9, 2024
150th Diocesan Convention
Tuesday, January 21, 2025 • 7 PM • Zoom
Speaker Series: The Rev. Dr. Amy Peeler
Associate Professor of New Testament at Wheaton College
Tuesday, January 28, 2025 • 7 PM • Zoom
Speaker Series: The Rt. Rev. Rose Hudson-Wilkin
Suffragan Bishop, Diocese of Canterbury, UK
Tuesday, February 4, 2025 • 7 PM
Trinity & St. Philip’s Cathedral, Newark
Speaker Series: The Rev. Dr. Kelly Brown Douglas
Canon Theologian at Washington National Cathedral
Tuesday, February 11, 2025 • 7 PM
St. Elizabeth’s, Ridgewood
Speaker Series: Mr. Ray Suarez
Broadcast Journalist, Author, and Episcopalian
Friday, May 16, 2025 • 7 PM
Christ Church, Short Hills
150th Anniversary Concert
Saturday, May 17, 2025 • 10:30 AM
St. Peter’s, Morristown
Worship Service with Presiding Bishop Sean Rowe
June 18-22, 2025
Pilgrimage to the American South
Watch this video (time: 4:50) to learn about the history and ministries of the Diocese of Newark.
Questions?
Contact the Co – Chairs of the Sesquicentennial Celebration Committee:
Members of the Sesquicentennial Celebration Committee
Bishop Hughes – Diocese of Newark
Gail Barkley – Trinity St. Philip’s Cathedral, Newark / Florence Li Tim-Oi
Scott Bennett – The Saviour, Denville / Constance
Andy Olivo – St. Elizabeth, Ridgewood / Benedict of Nursia
Susan Rennie – St. Peter’s, Morristown / Harriett Tubman
Diane Riley – Grace, Madison / Evelyn Underhill
Michele Simon – St. Paul’s, Englewood / Augustine of Hippo
Cathie Studwell – St. Bartholemew’s, Ho-Ho-Kus / Benedict of Nursia
Diocesan Staff Liaisons
John King – St. Andrew’s, Harrington Park / Bendict of Nursia
Cynthia McChesney – Christ Church, Short Hills / Evelyn Underhill
Nina Nicholson – St. George’s, Maplewood / Evelyn Underhill
