On March 31, 2025, the Diocese of Newark celebrated Transgender Day of Visibility with "Breaking Bread, Breaking Binaries," a service of Holy Eucharist hosted by the Diocese of Newark's LGBTQ+ Action Group at Grace Church in Madison. This sermon was given by Brigid Dwyer, a Postulant for the Diaconate from St. George's, Maplewood. (Time: 14:21.)
On Wednesday, March 26, the Commission on Justice and Peace sponsored a workshop on Advocating for Effective Action. The session
After a one-year deployment with the Army National Guard to the Middle East, Fr. Aaron Oliver is back with his congregation at St. Gregory’s, Parsippany.
Every church wants to grow, thrive, and truly connect with those who walk through its doors. But how do we make that happen in a way that is both meaningful and lasting?
On February 10, 2025, we gathered the lay and clergy leadership of our small and mid-sized congregations for their fourth
At its heart, stewardship is about investing in what we value. While financial resources are an important aspect, in its
Planned giving is less about money, and more about legacy, personal values, and a sense of belonging.
As part of the celebration of the diocese’s 150th anniversary, in place of the Bishop’s usual winter book study there was a Speaker Series on four consecutive Tuesday evenings, Jan. 21-Feb. 11, 2025.
As we turn the page on January and look ahead to the rest of 2025, now is a great time to plan a schedule of year-round stewardship communication.
At the 150th Diocesan Convention in November 2024, Bishop Hughes announced the formation of a new Commission that would lift up the ministry to people in the first third of life across the diocese, one of the initiatives recommended in the Strategic Vision adopted by Diocesan Council in late 2023.
The Racial History Committee’s role is to help congregations be in conversation about their racial histories, which is not a one-time thing, but rather an ongoing process.
In the early weeks of Advent, people in our parishes and the wider community collected nearly 1000 gifts to be distributed by the Prison Ministry.
