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General Convention News!

Check out this article on our diocesan website for information on the General Convention of The Episcopal Church. Mother Diana is part of the deputation heading to Louisville. Diocese of Newark General Convention Preview

June 16, 2024 – LGBTQ+ Sunday: May God’s words be spoken, may God’s words be heard. Amen. For the past three weeks, I have been trying to live into our State nickname – you know, The Garden State. As you know, I live up in Sussex County, where there are farms, cows, sheep, and horses. …

The 81st General Convention of The Episcopal Church is June 21-28th, and Mother Diana will be there. She will be helping to run an event celebrating 50 years of the work of her committee – Executive Council Committee on Corporate Social Responsibility (CCSR) – and to celebrate one of its founding members Paul Neuhauser. The…

June 9, 2024: May God’s words be spoken, may God’s words be heard. Amen. I love our Mass on the Grass…With Brass! Of course this year, we are missing “the grass.” Still, we do this each year, not only because we can be surrounded by the beauty of God’s creation, but because when we move…

June 2, 2024: May God’s words be spoken. May God’s words be heard. Amen. Like many of you, I was glued to the television taking in the monumental news this week of a former President of the United States being convicted of 34 felony crimes by the people of the State of New York. Of…

On Saturday, May 18th at 3 PM, St. Peter’s Morristown hosted a screening of the documentary The Philadelphia Eleven, chronicling the ordination of eleven women to the Episcopal priesthood in defiance of existing church regulations. The documentary shed light on the pivotal events that unfolded in 1974 at a church in Philadelphia when eleven courageous…

May God’s words be spoken. May God’s words be heard. Amen. The Feast of Pentecost doesn’t get the same attention as Easter or Christmas. We don’t hold big family gatherings (though for some, that may be a good thing). It isn’t a typical day for exchanging gifts or sending Pentecost cards proclaiming a windy day…

What a great Parish Work Day we had on May 18th! What a great crew of parishioners – many hands make light work! The front of the church looks really nice. Take a look of the photos (more to come later too)! Parish Work Day

During Hurricane Ida, we lost many of our plantings around the front aof the church. On Saturday, May 18th, from 9am-12pm we will have a Spring Parish Work Day, where we will plant perennials and shrubs, lay mulch in the beds, and tidy up a bit. We offer coffee in the morning, and lunch afterward…

Check out these photos of the confirmation service where Carol Madden was received and Ann Watson was confirmed. Congratulations to Carol and Ann! Confirmation Service Photos