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Bishop Hughes
What I expect of you as people of faith
Inspired by a question she was asked at a Confirmation retreat, Bishop Carlye Hughes shares what she expects of us as people of faith in northern New Jersey.
Holy Week is busy. Take time to reflect anyway.
In her message for Holy Week 2019, Bishop Carlye Hughes says, "It's an important thing to do especially when one is busy, to remember who you are and who has created you and what that God has created you to do in the world."
A woman's place is in the House... of Bishops
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Six days after International Women's Day, all the many female bishops and bishops-elect attending the House of Bishop's Meeting at Kanuga, including our own Bishop Carlye, gathered for group photos taken by Sharon Jones, Executive Coordinator to the Presiding Bishop.
A separate photo shows Bishop Carlye with her fellow members of the Class of 2019 – the first class to be composed equally of women and men.
See the gallery below for photos and captions.
Photo Gallery
Five Gatherings for Breaking Bread with Bishop Carlye
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Bishop Carlye has said several times that she has “fallen in love with the people of the Diocese of Newark” and she wants to meet, greet and break bread with YOU!
You, your family and your congregations are invited to partake of a light meal and then engage in a relaxed exchange of information, ideas and dreams with each other and with Bishop Carlye.
There's a place for us... at Diocesan Convention!
Bishop Hughes reminds us that Diocesan Convention in not just one big business meeting, but also a place for the entire community to gather and remember just how diverse we are, just how big we are, just how many ways God blesses us.
What will you ponder in your heart?
Bishop Hughes suggests that we can nurture our spiritual lives by following Mary's example, when she "treasured all these words and pondered them in her heart."
How can we prepare a spot for newcomers and strangers to belong?
Reflecting on her own experience as a newcomer to this diocese, Bishop Hughes asks "How can we prepare a spot for newcomers and strangers to belong?"
Rejoice with me
In her first post, Bishop Carlye Hughes says, "We have found something together, and we have found something wonderful, and we will continue to find things as God guides us into ministry."
Video: Bishop Carlye at Vestry University 2018
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Two weeks after her consecration, Bishop Carlye Hughes addressed attendees at her first Vestry University.