Northern New Jersey and Monrovia, Liberia are 4,500 miles apart, but a Lenten initiative undertaken by the eleven congregations that comprise District 9 of the Diocese of Newark brought young Episcopalians from both parts of world into an amazing new relationship.
St James', Upper Montclair hosted a Holocaust survivor; Trinity, Cliffside Park hosted their Muslim neighbors. The Sunday School kids at St. Peter’s, Livingston created Lenten prayer stations; St. Alban's, Oakland/Franklin Lakes gave out "Palm crosses to go." These are just some of the stories and images shared by our congregations of events and observances both ancient and new that took place during Lent, Holy Week and Easter 2015.
Members of the Church of the Redeemer observed Good Friday by processing through Morristown behind a large wooden cross and stopping to remember and hear about people who are often forgotten.
With sadness we share the news of the passing of Elizabeth Walkingstick “Betty” Theobald, 92, of Cape May Point on Saturday, March 28, 2015. She was the mother of the Rt. Rev. Dr. Carol J. Gallagher, Assistant Bishop here in the Diocese of Newark from 2005 to 2007.
[The Jersey Journal] More than a dozen congregations, representing Episcopalians, Lutherans, Methodists, Protestants and Roman Catholics [will] perform the Stations of the Cross on April 3, Good Friday, by visiting 14 sites of violent incidents in Jersey City over the past 12 months.
With sadness we share the news of the passing of the Rev. Robert "Bob" Keaten, 79, on March 11, 2015 in Fort Collins, CO.
[The Daily Record] A new chapter of Emotions Anonymous, a 12-step program for people struggling with emotional difficulties, is meeting Friday nights at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church on Maple Avenue.
All congregations are canonically required to submit an audit of the books and records on an annual basis. Audits for the year 2014 are due by June 1, 2015. (Note that this deadline was changed by Diocesan Council from September 1.)
Clergy Conference 2015 will feature the Most Rev. Dr. Katharine Jefferts Schori, in her last visit to our diocese during her final week as Presiding Bishop.
