"Risking something big for something good" - Bishop Beckwith's address at the 138th Annual Convention

"Risking something big for something good" - Bishop Beckwith's address at Convention

2012 Convention to Challenge All to "Live Into Christ's Mission"

Annual Convention on January 27-28 to Challenge All to "Live Into Christ's Mission"

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Video: Images from 2011

Video of images from 2011 - people, ministries and events from all around the diocese

What does living into Christ's mission look like at St. Peter's in Mountain Lakes? It looks like reaching out to neighbors affected by Hurricane Irene.

What does living into Christ's mission look like at Church of the Epiphany in Orange? It looks like committing to serve their brothers and sisters in need through a food pantry.

What does living into Christ's mission look like at St. Andrew & Holy Communion in South Orange? It looks like a diverse community in service to others.

What does living into Christ's Mission look like at the churches of District 10? It looks like several churches combining resources to hold a children's choir camp together.

What does living into Christ's mission look like at St. John's in Boonton? It looks like getting out from behind closed doors and building relationships.

The assignment from God to the prophet Jeremiah is a tough one. God asks, no God tells Jeremiah, that he has a prophetic sermon to preach: to “pluck up, tear down, overthrow and destroy – in order to build and plant.”

What does living into Christ's mission look like at Christ Church in Pompton's Shepherd's Haven? It looks like dignity and independence in a safe and structured environment.

What does living into Christ's mission look like at St. John's in Montclair? It looks like 13 high schoolers traveling to New Orleans to help rebuild a house destroyed by Hurricane Katrina.

Images of people, ministries and events from all around the Episcopal Diocese of Newark in 2011. First shown at the 138th Annual Convention on January 27, 2012.

In a festive day filled with centuries-old religious traditions and pageantry, as well as joyful singing, the Rev. Valerie Bailey Fischer was installed this month as the seventh rector of St. Mark's Episcopal Church in Teaneck following a nationwide search.

A small but growing group of gay marriage supporters are staging a rally on the steps of the Statehouse this morning as lawmakers prepare to hold a committee hearing on a bill that would allow gay couples to wed.

[The Rt.] Rev. Mark Beckwith, the bishop of Newark’s Episcopal Diocese, said supporters stand ready to help Christie find a “political way to maintain his views, but to still do what’s right.”

“Support of marriage for gay and lesbians is support for all marriage,” said Beckwith.