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Please support the Alleluia Fund! 

The diocesan Alleluia Fund for Outreach is anchored in the belief that all of us together can spread the incredible love of Jesus. 

From adults in Newark earning their GED to people in Burundi getting clean water, the Alleluia Fund grants made possible by your donation change lives, unite people, and create new possibilities in communities both near and far. 

When you give to the Alleluia Fund, you are making tangible your desire to see all people live in safety and harmony. Thank you for your generous support! 

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We Are Blessed To Help, But The Demand Is Great

Submitted by Nina Nicholson on Wed, 07/06/2011 - 9:40am

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The Rev. Diane Riley
One of the benefits of my new job at the Community FoodBank of New Jersey is the opportunity to see so many people come and go in their pursuit of gathering food for the hungry. Unfailingly on any given day upon entering the building, I am greeted by someone new. "Hello, how are you," I say. And the response is always the same. "I'm blessed. How are you?" Every time this happens it makes me stop and smile. It is my opportunity to start the day right -- so much better than a bowl of Kellogg’s which is necessary to feed my body but does not do much for my soul.

The Alleluia Fund Reaches The Montclair State University Campus

Submitted by Nina Nicholson on Mon, 06/20/2011 - 10:15am

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A first person account by Diana Wilcox, Chaplain
Diana Wilcox

Nestled in the eclectic bedroom community of Montclair, New Jersey is one of the country's fastest growing college campuses. Spreading over 246 acres, Montclair State University has a diverse population of 18,000 students (3,700 of them resident on campus) and 4,500 faculty and staff. Every fall there are new students launching an entirely different experience of their life journey. Others are returning, perhaps to their final year of college. But, they share a common bond of life, love, fear, joy, pain, expectation...

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Katowa Center And The Kakaasi Christian Sewing Project

Submitted by Nina Nicholson on Thu, 03/31/2011 - 11:38am

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The Rev. Diane Riley
The Katowa Center

In their impressive book Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide, Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl Wudunn tell story after story of women in the developing world in order to create a call to arms against what they call “our era’s most pervasive human rights violation: the oppression of women and girls in the developing world.”

Arts And Artists Unbound

Submitted by Nina Nicholson on Thu, 03/31/2011 - 11:22am

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The Rev. Diane Riley
Michael signing his artwork used for awards at an annual event.
Inspiration is one of those things that can’t be described very easily. What is the source of an idea that floats from our unconscious mind into our awareness? Those of us who believe in God will give credit where credit is due, at the hands of our Creator. But whether we believe or not, inspiration leads to actions and concrete creations from that one moment of illumination. And all who are involved – in very immediate ways or as witness to the creation – are touched.

More Than A Patch

Submitted by Nina Nicholson on Thu, 03/31/2011 - 11:11am

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The Rev. Diane Riley
PATCH kids
Although our society promises the magic of anti-aging elixirs, the psalmist affirms it is only in God that we can find true renewal. Not just as we get older, but at all times in our lives, God’s love and care strengthen us enough to give us wings. It is hard to imagine that children need that kind of renewal; it is usually the adults who can’t keep up. But some children have experiences that limit their abilities or weigh them down.

Shepherd’s Haven

Submitted by Nina Nicholson on Wed, 03/30/2011 - 4:57pm

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The Rev. Diane Riley
PHOTO COURTESY SHEPHERD'S HAVEN
“Haven” has a different meaning from “home” or “house.” Broader than the simple sense of place, it includes the connotation of protection. A haven, like the word “sanctuary,” means a place of safety. Even more than safety, according to Webster, a haven can also be a place offering favorable opportunities.

Church Of The Epiphany Food Pantry

Submitted by Nina Nicholson on Wed, 03/30/2011 - 4:45pm

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The Rev. Diane Riley
A Christmas party for clients hosted by Epiphany Food Pantry.
Over the last two decades, the local community food pantry has become as ubiquitous as a Dunkin Donuts or a Starbucks. The Community Food Bank counts over 1500 of these pantries among its partners in the state of New Jersey. That means 1500 individual small community food pantries deliver an astounding 37 million pounds of food yearly. Sadly, there is that much need. But that also means there are over 1500 places and infinitely more opportunities to bring about healing and connection.

St. John's (Boonton) CDC

Submitted by Nina Nicholson on Tue, 08/17/2010 - 5:45pm

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Tim O'Donnell
"Urchins Against the World"
"The 'Great Truth': Episcopalians Are Softies" We will be starting our tenth year of serving the working class families of Boonton, ten years since the “Great Truth” was revealed. To the people of the Diocese of Newark, it must seem more like a hundred that we have been standing in front of them with our hands out -- dragging kids or pictures of kids that dared them to resist.

From farm to shelter meals via Christ Church, Ridgewood

Submitted by Nina Nicholson on Wed, 07/07/2010 - 10:45am

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Rick Hampson
From farm to shelter meals
Christ Church, Ridgewood pursues several forms of “hands-on outreach," but one of the most compelling connects the rural, suburban and urban realms of our metropolitan area. The result, when all goes as planned, is a delicious and nutritious meal for the residents of the St. Paul’s Men’s Shelter in Paterson.

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