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A prayer for guidance
Noting that the reactions to yesterday’s presidential election are wide-ranging and will play themselves out across our country, in our communities, and in our churches, Bishop Hughes offers us a prayer she has relied on in challenging times. (Time: 4:50 | Read the transcript.)
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150th Annual Diocesan Convention | |
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5 PM TODAY is the deadline to submit parish & ministry announcements for the Convention slideshow
Option 1: Upload your text and image(s) and we will create a slide for you.
Images and text MUST be uploaded as separate files – DO NOT embed images in the text file as your image quality will suffer and so will your slide.
Option 2: Create and upload your own PowerPoint slide.
Slides MUST be 16×9 aspect ratio and easy to read. Paragraphs of text = BAD. Succinct text conveying just the essentials with plenty of white space = GOOD.
Submissions that don’t meet the above criteria will be returned for a do-over.
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Convention will be live streamed to the diocesan YouTube channel. Key times to tune in:
Friday
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11:30 AM: 150th Anniversary Impact Presentation, Part 1 - Bold Faith in Action
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7 PM: Keynote Speaker - Jim Wallis
Saturday
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9 AM: Diocesan Worship Service, including Bishop's Address & UTO Ingathering (download the Service Bulletin)
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11:30 AM: 150th Anniversary Impact Presentation, Part 2 - And Who Is My Neighbor
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2 PM: Remembering The Saints - Necrology
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3:45 PM: Celebration of New Ministry - St. Paul's & Incarnation, Jersey City
Follow the diocesan Facebook page and Instagram feed for posts from Convention.
Convention coverage will be published in the November 20 issue of The VOICE Online.
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If you ARE attending in person...
...here are some resources to help you prepare:
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Book Signings at Convention
At Convention, there will be books available for purchase and signing with Jim Wallis (The False White Gospel: Rejecting Christian Nationalism, Reclaiming True Faith, and Refounding Democracy) and Bishop Mark Beckwith (Seeing the Unseen: Beyond Prejudices, Paradigms, and Party Lines).
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Parish Events
Choral Evensong
SUN, NOV 10 | 4-7 PM | Christ Church, Ridgewood
Fall Craft Show
SAT, NOV 16 | 10 AM | St. Clement’s, Hawthorne
Chamber Music Concert
SUN, NOV 17 | 4-5:30 PM | St. James, Upper Montclair
Fish and Chips Dinner
THU, NOV 21 | 5:30-7:30 PM | Annunciation, Oradell
50th Annual Holly Fair
FRI, NOV 22 | 6-9 PM
SAT, NOV 23 | 9 AM – 4 PM
Grace, Rutherford
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Resources for Native American Heritage Month
The Diocese of Newark, which inhabits the unceded ancestral lands of the Ramapo* Munsee Lenape Nation, provides these educational resources for Native American Heritage Month, observed in November.
*Can also be spelled Ramapough.
An Indigenous Peoples’ History of the United States – The first history of the United States told from the perspective of indigenous peoples. New York Times bestseller; now part of the HBO docuseries Exterminate All the Brutes.
Native Land Digital – Identify and learn more about the ancestral lands you inhabit, the history of those lands, and how to actively be part of a better future going forward together.
See additional resources.
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2025 Annual Enrollment for active employees:
Oct. 16 – Nov. 15, 2024
Annual Enrollment is the once-a-year opportunity for eligible clergy and lay employees to review options, enroll in or change medical or dental coverage, add or remove eligible dependents, and verify contact information (even if coverage is not changing). It’s also a good time to ask any questions about plan changes or about benefits.
Eligible clergy and lay employees should watch your mail for the green envelope that contains the Annual Enrollment information.
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The VOICE Online is published every other Wednesday
Next issue: WED, NOV 20
Submission deadline: FRI, NOV 15, 10 AM
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