Are you feeling drawn toward something new in service to God’s people? The upcoming Episcopal Servant Ministries seminar will allow you to explore how the Spirit may be moving you! Have you ever picked up the phone and called someone because something inside you just moved you to do so? Have you ever stepped in or stepped up to do something good and then found yourself saying “I’m not sure what made me do that (but I’m glad I did!)”? The Spirit of the Living God is at work in your life. Always. And the Spirit is always inviting you to participate in God’s work. The call of the Spirit does not always require us to do something that shocks the world—like Noah’s call to build an ark and populate it with two of every species. It isn’t often accompanied by Isaiah’s extraordinary vision of seraphs with six wings and a house filled with smoke. It doesn’t always require (at least up front) magnificent courage and readiness to confront danger, as in the call of Jonah to preach conversion to those truly awful Ninevites. It doesn’t always turn the world’s expectations upside down as in the call of young David. And you surely don’t have to be knocked off your donkey and blinded by a brilliant light like Paul to be called to participate in God’s work. There are moments of call in each of our lives, moments when we feel drawn to move in a new direction. Perhaps someone has invited us to take up some new service. Perhaps we had some new insight during worship or quiet prayer or even during a walk on the beach. Perhaps we read some words that we can’t shake, words to which we find our hearts returning repeatedly. Moments of call. These need to be explored.Remember that “call” does not imply ordained ministry. No human laid hands upon either John the Baptist or Jesus to ordain them and send them out into the world to take up their ministries. Lay ministry is real, essential, and critically important. Look around our diocese and you will see magnificent examples of lay ministry—both at the diocesan level and in even the smallest of our churches. In our Episcopal Church life, there are four (no, not three!) orders of ministry: lay, bishops, priest, and deacon (see our Book of Common Prayer,page 855). All four are rooted in our Baptism, yet each order has its own work and requires us to know and develop and use the gifts God has implanted within us. The upcoming Episcopal Servant Ministries seminar is the place to begin. We will examine the four orders of ministry, the work of each order, and the gifts that support each order. You will be invited to reflect on your own gifts. The seminar is open to all and is absolutely not designed only for those who believe they may be called to ordained ministry. On the other hand, if you believe you may be called to ordained ministry, this is surely the place to begin as this seminar is now required for those entering (or already in) the discernment process. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting, as well as a simple form to tell us a bit about yourself.
Please join us for an evening of service and song! Our Outreach and Music programs collaborate to provide the perfect start to our Lenten walk. Here is the schedule: 4PM:
Anti-Racism Training In 1967 The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. asked, “Where do we go from here, chaos or community?” Fifty years later The Most Reverend Michael B. Curry
Whiting Garden Club Whiting Garden Club will meet on wednesday, March 1 at St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, 180 Route 539 at 10:00 AM. We will have Karen Walzer from the
Dear Clergy Spouse Care Group or CSCG, The first meeting of the ‘Every Other Wednesday CSCG’ (Clergy Spouse Care Group) is tonight at 7 p.m. Join us tonight for the
“Be still and know that I am God!" (Psalm 46:10) Our world is complex and it can be overwhelming and our thoughts can sometimes be scattered. Where is God in
This month's Town Hall meetings have been canceled due to the convention and to scheduling conflicts A chance for clergy of the Diocese to come together to discuss current issues,
This month's Town Hall meetings are canceled due to diocesan convention and scheduling conflicts A chance for the Diocese to come together to discuss current issues, share fellowship, worship, and
New Date Coming March 11—Transform Your Life The Way of St. Paul transforms individual lives by giving people the tools to develop a deeper, richer faith life, the ability to
All are invited dine in or take out from the Spaghetti Dinner at Holy Family Episcopal Church in Laurel Springs. Dinner includes a salad barm spaghetti and homemade meatballs, bread,
On March 14, 2023 our Antiracism Commission is sponsoring a Zoom event featuring author, historian and speaker Jemar Tisby. Mr. Tisby’s landmark book The Color of Compromise: The Truth about the American Church’s Complicity
Project Resource will offer a two session mini-course on Planned Giving. Register Now • Why do I need a will? • Founding or renewing a legacy society in your congregation
Standing Committee on Clerical Compensation Meeting Join Zoom Meeting https://dioceseofnj.zoom.us/j/331316655?pwd=OE9VS1FHd3NnankwOWkyVFJnY0JZQT09 Meeting ID: 331 316 655 Passcode: 635247 One tap mobile +13017158592,,331316655# US (Washington DC) +13126266799,,331316655# US (Chicago) Dial by your
Topic: Deans’ Meeting Time: Every month on the Third Thursday 11:00 AM Eastern Time (US and Canada) Please download and import the following iCalendar (.ics) files to your
St. Bernard’s Church is hosting a free concert featuring the acclaimed organist, Olivier Eisenmann, and flautist, Verena Steffen on Thur. March 16, at 7:30 pm. As an internationally active musical couple,
All women of the Diocese are invited to a Lenten Retreat at Church of the Holy Spirit in Lebanon. Our featured speaker is the Rev. Barbara Cawthorne Crafton+. Barabara is
“Be still and know that I am God!" (Psalm 46:10) Our world is complex and it can be overwhelming and our thoughts can sometimes be scattered. Where is God in
“Be still and know that I am God!" (Psalm 46:10) Our world is complex and it can be overwhelming and our thoughts can sometimes be scattered. Where is God in
Project Resource will offer a two session mini-course on Planned Giving. Register Now • Why do I need a will? • Founding or renewing a legacy society in your congregation
Come and join us for a special day of reflection, experiencing on the women who followed Jesus as you hear their stories. -Where in society today have women been silenced?
Spend a day experiencing and reflecting on the women who followed Jesus as you hear their stories. Which Biblical woman's tory resonates with you? All who attend will receive a
The Episcopal Diocese of New Jersey Reparations Commission invites you to a family event during Lent: Stations of Reparationsa moving service of reflections representing the racial history in our diocese.
Anti-Racism Training In 1967 The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. asked, “Where do we go from here, chaos or community?” Fifty years later The Most Reverend Michael B. Curry
Dear Clergy Spouse Care Group or CSCG, The first meeting of the ‘Every Other Wednesday CSCG’ (Clergy Spouse Care Group) is tonight at 7 p.m. Join us tonight for the
Deconstruyendo los Sistemas que Perpetúan la Opresión y la Desigualdad Racial y Étnica El racismo afecta a los hispanoamericanos y a los inmigrantes y solicitantes de asilo de habla hispana