Bishop Beckwith is one of the panelists on "Christians, Muslims and Jews: Bridging the Divide," moderated by Jon Meacham for PBS.
His fellow panelists are:
All congregations are canonically required to complete an annual audit of the books and records of the congregation and to file the report with the diocese no later than September 1. All accounts (investment accounts, discretionary funds, memorial funds, and any other accounts of the congregation) must be audited each year.
For more information, see the Guidelines for Financial Audits page.
Each congregation is required by The Episcopal Church and the Diocese of Newark to file the annual Parochial Report for the year 2013 by March 1, 2014. This report contains information regarding church statistics (attendance, number of services, baptisms, and other statistical data) and financial information, as well as information regarding clergy serving the congregation.
Letters regarding congregational pledges to the diocese for 2014 have been mailed to all clergy, wardens and treasurers of each congregation. In the letter – which is signed by Bishop Beckwith, the CFO, President of the Standing Committee, and Vice President of Diocesan Council – congregations are invited to “reflect on the work of the Diocese just as you consider all you do” at each church in the diocese. “As a diocese, we grow stronger as we work together. As we Dare to Be Disciples of Christ, we have faith that God will guide us to a new and better place as each of our congregations and our Diocese are faithful stewards of what God has entrusted to us. It is our need to give that forms the foundation of our Christian lives, and strengthens us and helps us to grow.”
The sign on her office wall reads: Do Justice, Love Mercy. A balloon representation of Jonah inside the whale from Sunday’s children’s sermon rests on a table in front of the couch. A small refrigerator in the corner stocks cans of soda, ready for visitors.
The Rev. Cynthia Black is settling in.
After a comprehensive selection process, the Reverend Matthew T. L. Corkern has been selected as the new Rector for Calvary Church in Summit. Reverend Corkern most recently served as the Rector of Trinity Episcopal church in Mobile, Alabama where he led the renovation and revitalization of the church along with educational and spiritual opportunities for children, youth and adults.
Corkern is a nationally known and progressive leader who embraces music and the arts in his ministry.
The Right Rev. Mark M. Beckwith, Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Newark, will lead a Celebration of New Ministry service formally installing the Rev. Cynthia L. Black, D.D., as the 16th Rector of the Church of the Redeemer, at 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 29. The public is invited to attend.
The Rev. Black was selected from a pool of more than 125 applicants. She was chosen for her strong preaching, her exceptional liturgical skills, and her commitment to social justice and community outreach.
The murder of Nazish Norani late in the evening on Tuesday, August 16, happened one block away from St. John’s Church in Boonton. Our driveway was sealed with crime tape. Morris County’s Criminal Investigation and several news vans were parked in front of our church for a week.
United Airlines flight attendant Georgeina Day DuFresne of Morris Plains was in Los Angeles on Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2001. She had just thanked God for a beautiful day and was anticipating flying home to be with her daughter, Sara. “Then I watched the plane hit the tower.”
On Sunday, Sept. 11, 2011, DuFresney donned her flight uniform and sat in the front row at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church in Morristown to remember the colleagues she had lost.
