Churches

Daring to be disciples of Jesus involves listening to and being changed by the stories of one’s communities. Of particular concern are the needs of children. In this Mission Minute, we see how Cross Roads Day Camps and St. Stephen’s Drumming Program seek to respond to those needs.

Daring to be disciples of Jesus encourages us to listen to and be changed by the stories of one’s communities. In this Mission Minute we see how two congregations take the Altar into the World through St. Luke’s in Montclair’s Worship Without Walls, and the outdoor Labyrinth of Trinity Church in Cliffside Park.

[Episcopal News Service] Residents of Millington, New Jersey, have turned to the local All Saints Episcopal Church as a prayerful gathering place as they await word on the fate of a missing Wall Street Journal reporter who lives with his family near the church.

More than 80 images of members engaged in discipleship and bringing the altar into the world, as well as scenes from congregational and diocesan life, taken throughout 2013 in the Episcopal Diocese of Newark. (Time: 5:29)

Produced by Diana Wilcox and Nina Nicholson, this video debuted at the 140th Annual Convention of the Episcopal Diocese of Newark on Friday, January 24, 2014.

[Independent Press] In conjunction with Girls Scouts World Thinking Day, St. Paul’s Episcopal Church Youth Group in Chatham is sponsoring a presentation on Sunday, Feb. 9, by Maggie Doyne, a Mendham native, who at age 19 used her babysitting savings to begin building a home for orphaned children in war-ravaged Nepal.

[Morristown Green] Morristown Mayor Tim Dougherty has pledged to review police gun purchases, to ensure the town is buying from manufacturers who are committed to gun safety technology and sales practices that keep guns from falling into the wrong hands.

[The Alternative Press] Hundreds attended a candlelit prayer service for David Bird on Monday night at All Saints' Episcopal Church [in Millington].

[The Alternative Press] Christine’s Kitchen is a program that serves free hot lunches weekly at Holy Trinity Episcopal Church on Main Street in West Orange.

Each Saturday, 75 to 100 people wrap around the corner of Guild Hall to have an opportunity to eat a free, hot lunch. Healthy and balanced lunches include a choice of at least two entrees, vegetables, a side salad, fruit, bread, and desserts. Participants are given containers to take home any remaining food.