For their second annual Food Drive, the members of Christ Church in Teaneck and the children and staff of the Ridgewood Montessori School in Paramus collected over 1000 pounds of food to be distributed to the Good Shepherd Food Pantry in Weehawken and the Christ Church Food Pantry.
[The Daily Record] The Church of the Redeemer was the setting Sunday for a group marriage ceremony that celebrated the legalization of same-sex marriages in New Jersey.
The ceremony featured more than two dozen same-sex and straight couples within the church.
If you are looking for a service on Thanksgiving Day or on a weekday leading up to it, please consider one of these services offered by our congregations.
[The Montclair Times] Hunger is very present in Essex County.
Toni's Kitchen, the food ministry of St. Luke's Episcopal Church, 73 South Fullerton Ave., has seen a 62 percent increase in the number of meals served to its guests since 2007, according to director Anne Mernin. The Salvation Army Montclair Citadel, 13 Trinity Place, served approximately 16 percent more meals in its most recent service year than it did the year previously, according to Major Larry Ashcraft.
It is with sadness that we share with you the news of the passing of Elaine Henderson, mother of Patrice Henderson, current member and past president of the Standing Committee of our diocese. Mrs. Henderson, known affectionately as "The Duchess" to those who loved her, passed away peacefully last Friday, October 25, 2013 after complications from Alzheimer's Disease.
Ed. note: Cindy Meneghin and Maureen Killian are log-time members of the Diocese of Newark.
[The Star-Ledger] Years ago, Cindy Meneghin's father gave her advice about making a lifelong commitment.
Every year, he said, ask Maureen Killian if she wants to spend the coming year together. Never take it for granted.
For 39 years, Killian has stayed by Meneghin's side ("Sometimes, I leave her hanging for a minute," Killian said). And Saturday, for the second or third time — depending on when you start counting — the two will be joined in marriage.
[The Star-Ledger] Some church leaders around the state were sent scrambling to rework their services this weekend after a state Supreme Court decision affirmed that gay couples in New Jersey can begin getting married on Monday.
The Rev. Cynthia Black, lead pastor at the Church of the Redeemer in Morristown, said she had to quickly rewrite her sermon after the court ruled Friday not to overturn a Mercer County judge’s declaration that same-sex couples in the state could be legally married.
[The Record] Thanks to the New Jersey Supreme Court, Doris Dicristina and her partner, Sheila Dynan, had one day — Saturday — to plan their wedding.
They bought clothes for the ceremony and rings at the Macy’s in Rockaway Townsquare mall. They met their pastor, the Rev. Cynthia Black of Morristown’s Church of the Redeemer, to discuss the ceremony. They tried to obtain an application for a marriage license, but were greeted by a locked door at their town hall.
On three consecutive Sundays, September 22, 29 and October 6, St. Paul’s Church in Chatham sponsored a series of films, sermons and discussion on how our faith can help us remove the isolation and stigma that children and adults of all ages with disability encounter in the community, and oftentimes, sadly, in the church.
