Deacon Day
Deacons will be meeting with Bishop Beckwith.
Deacons will be meeting with Bishop Beckwith.
The Wardens and Vestry of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Chatham have called the Rev. Mary Davis as Rector, beginning Oct. 11. Rev. Davis comes to St. Paul’s from neighboring Calvary Episcopal Church in Summit, where she served most recently as Interim Rector.
Watch an expanded, hour-long video of Christians, Muslims & Jews: Bridging the Divide, which premiered as a 30-minute program on PBS on Sunday, October 2, 2011.
On the eve of the Jewish New Year, Jon Meacham sat down with Bishop Mark Beckwith and three other local religious leaders to discuss the divide among the major faiths. What does this divide look like? And what can we do about it?
A short (1:52) video posted on Grace Church in Nutley's Facebook group.
Furry, feathery and slithery pets were all welcomed yesterday at Christ Episcopal Church of Bloomfield and Glen Ridge as Reverend Anne Koehler offered a Prayer of Blessing for each animal. Outside the church, JAX, the church dog, once a resident of the Bloomfield Animal Shelter, joined the human volunteers with biscuits, treats and bowls of water for the canine and feline celebrants. Donations were accepted on behalf of the shelter.
The weather held out Sunday, October 2, for the Annual Blessing of the Animals at St. George's Episcopal Church on Ridgewood Road in Maplewood.
The Feast Day of St. Francis falls on October 4 and is commemorated on the closest Sunday. St George's once a year invites all animals of fin, fur and feathers to be blessed by church priests Bernie Poppe and Chris Carroll in the Lenten Garden.
St. James's Episcopal Church in Upper Montclair hosted an eclectic congregation on Sunday as creatures great and small arrived for the annual Blessing of the Animals.
The time-honored tradition was resurrected at St. James about five years ago when The Rev. John Perris arrived at the church.
"It's wonderful to be able to honor the animals and acknowledge the special part they play in our lives," he said.
In a liturgy celebrating its inclusive theology and worship style, its commitment to justice and its connections to the Morristown community and the wider Episcopal Church, the Church of the Redeemer on South Street officially installed its 16th rector on Thursday, Sept. 29, the Rev. Cynthia Black.
Video by Kevin Coughlin:
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