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Marge Christie Fund announces additional grant cycle for church A/V Support
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The Diocesan Council and the Marge Christie Fund are pleased to announce an additional Cycle for A/V Support in 2022.
We are part of something bigger
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Sometimes we get so caught up with our own needs being met at church that we forget that we're part of something bigger, says Bishop Hughes. And when we gather like we did at Convention this past Saturday, we remember that we are part of something bigger: God's work.
Sharing stories of gratitude and hope
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Bishop Hughes describes how, when she has met with congregations during these years of pandemic, despite all the challenges people face, the word she hears most often is "blessed." She hears stories of gratitude and hope – and she urges us to share those stories.
Prayers of Pandemic from the Diocese of Newark
Bishop Hughes has invited members of the diocese to write and share their own prayers during the COVID-19 pandemic. Prayers can be sent to Canon Wright at awright@dioceseofnewark.org for posting. Please include the name and town of your church.
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Sharing God's love when people are angry
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"It doesn't take much effort to see that if there's a thing that defines this time right now, it seems to be anger," says Bishop Hughes. "Who are we to be in the midst of that? How are we to be God's emissaries? How are we to be the witnesses of God's love in this time that we're in?" (Time: 4:48.)
An ambitious pandemic project: DIY organ rebuilding
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The pandemic has been a time for learning new skills and starting new projects. Mark Wright decided to teach himself how to rebuild his church’s beleaguered pipe organ.
When Wright, a retired high school English teacher and a professional jazz pianist, first began serving as music director at Christ Church, Hackensack, he received multiple warnings.
This Christmas, how about spending some time being the gift?
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What if we lowered our sense of importance and expectation about all the things that need to be done before Christmas, and instead of expecting things to go perfectly or to get the perfect thing or give the perfect thing, what if instead our focus was on the way we could be the gift this Christmas?
Pastoral Letter from Bishop Hughes
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To be read in all congregations of the diocese, or otherwise made available to all members by email or other distribution.
Who is God calling us to be as church, now?
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Speaking from Clergy Conference, Bishop Hughes shares the question on which the clergy are focused and with which all the clergy and laity will be living for months and years to come: In a dramatically changed world, who is God calling us to be as church, now?
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