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MINISTRY INSTITUTE: SPRING 2008

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WHAT is the MINISTRY INSTITUTE?
The Ministry Institute is the Center for Adult Ministry Education in the Episcopal Diocese of New Jersey.


Mission
To bring to the Episcopal Diocese of New Jersey opportunities for Christian formation, spirituality, and ministry learning and development.


Goals and Objectives
  • To consolidate the current learning and development offerings of the Diocese under the umbrella of the Ministry Institute.
  • To discover the needs and desires of the laity and clergy in the Diocese for learning and formation opportunities.
  • To recognize the diversity of individuals and settings in the planning and execution of Ministry Institute offerings.
  • To plan, develop, and deliver events and workshops focused on life-long Christian formation and learning.
  • To make the offerings of the Ministry Institute available to as many individuals as possible by replicating events and workshops throughout the Diocese geographically.
  • To publicize offerings of the Ministry Institute as widely and as timely as possible.

SPRING 2008 COURSES and EVENTS by AUDIENCE
We make it easy for you to choose an activity or course by its intended focus.

For All

224th Convention of the Diocese (not a Ministry Institute event)

Acolyte Festival

Analyzing and Understanding Systemic Racism: Introductory Training

Anti-Racism Team Expansion: Advanced Training

Calling Clergy: A Spiritual and Practical Guide through the Search Process (For Vestry, Current and Potential Profile and Search Committees)

Christian Educators Day with Bishop Councell

Creating an Awareness of Cross Cultural Ministry

Cursillo Weekend

Godly Play Teacher Accreditation

The Hightstown Event: Christian Education Associates of New Jersey

Invite a Friend Sunday

The Magnetic Church

Ordination of Deacons (not a Ministry Institute event)

Recovery Sunday Celebration

Service of Witness for Absalom Jones (not a Ministry Institute event)

Sexual Misconduct Awareness Workshops

Youth Ministry Adult Workshops: Creative Worship

Youth Ministry Adult Workshops: The Theology and Practice of Play

For the Laity

Lay Retreat with Bishop Councell

For Vestry members

Vestry Day

For the Clergy

Clergy Day at the Beach

Clergy Silent Lenten Retreat

Deacons Retreat

Epiphany Clergy Day: Fireside Chat

Healthy Choices, Healthy Relationships

Renewal of Vows and Blessing of Oils (not a Ministry Institute event)

For Youth and Youth Ministers (see Youth Calendar)

49th Annual Bishop’s Ball

Generation

The Senior Retreat

Spring Youth Event

Youth at Diocesan Convention (not a Ministry Institute event)

Youth Ministry Adult Workshops: Creative Worship

Youth Ministry Adult Workshops: The Theology and Practice of Play


SPRING 2008 COURSES and EVENTS by DATE
We make it easy for you to choose an activity or course by its intended focus.

January 2008
4–5 Lay Retreat with Bishop Councell
5 Sexual Misconduct Awareness Workshop
11–13 Deacons Retreat
19 Christian Educators Day
22 Epiphany Clergy Day: Fireside Chat
26 49th Annual Bishop’s Ball (Youth event)
27 Invite a Friend Sunday
28 Youth Ministry Adult Workshop: Creative Worship

February 2008
2 Sexual Misconduct Awareness Workshop
9 Acolyte Festival
13–16 Anti-racism Team Expansion: Advanced Training
17 Service of Witness for Absalom Jones (not a Ministry Institute event)
19 Calling Clergy: A Spiritual and Practical Guide through the Search Process (For vestry members and members of current or potential profile and search committees)
23 Vestry Day
24 Clergy Silent Lenten Retreat
29 224th Convention of the Diocese of New Jersey (through 1 March)
(not a Ministry Institute event)
29 Youth at the 224th Convention of the Diocese of New Jersey (through 1 March)
(not a Ministry Institute event)

March 2008
3 The Hightstown Event
6–8 Godly Play Teacher Accreditation
8 Sexual Misconduct Awareness Workshop
18 Renewal of Vows and Blessing of Oils (not a Ministry Institute event)

April 2008
5 Sexual Misconduct Awareness Workshop
5 Generation (Youth event)
10–12

Analyzing and Understanding Systemic Racism: Introductory Training

13
Recovery Sunday Celebration
17–20 Cursillo Weekend
18–20 The Senior Retreat (Youth event)
19 Creating an Awareness of Cross Cultural Ministry
19 Sexual Misconduct Awareness Workshop
23 Youth Ministry Adult Workshop: Theology and Practice of Play
24 Healthy Choices, Healthy Relationships
26 Sexual Misconduct Awareness Workshop

May 2008
2–3 The Magnetic Church
9–11 Spring Youth Event (Youth event)
13 Sexual Misconduct Awareness Workshop
22 Clergy Day at the Beach

June 2008
7 Ordination of Deacons (Not a Ministry Institute event)

Fall 2008 preview: Click here.


SPRING 2008 COURSES and EVENTS
The courses are listed in chronological order.

Preparing for Lent: a Lay Retreat with Bishop Councell

Leader: The Right Reverend George Edward Councell

This lay retreat is a time of prayer, reflection and renewal as we prepare to enter Lent. We will explore, in prayer and discussion, Ash Wednesday, the forty days of Jesus in the desert, and how to bring God closer to you. The retreat will include a celebration of the Eucharist.

When Friday and Saturday, January 4 and 5. Begins Friday, check-in 3:30 p.m., first session at 4 p.m. Ends Saturday at 4 p.m.

Cost $75 per person, meals and lodging included. Check payable to the Diocese of New Jersey.

Where Stella Maris Retreat Center
981 Ocean Avenue
Elberon, New Jersey (near Long Branch, New Jersey)
732 229-0216

Register By Friday, December 14. Space limited to 28.

Registration Email preferred to spaige@newjersey.anglican.org. Or fax registration form to 609 394-9546, mail form, or phone Sarah Paige, 609 394-5281, ext. 10.

Contact Constance White 215 321-0722 or connielouwhite@msn.com

George Edward Councell, born in Detroit in 1949, was ordained deacon and priest in 1975. He was consecrated the Eleventh Bishop of the Diocese of New Jersey on 18 October 2003. He is Vice-President of Province ii and serves on the Board of Trustees of General Theological Seminary, the Presiding Bishop’s Council of Advice, and the Joint Standing Committee of Program, Budget and Finance.

Sexual Misconduct Awareness Workshops
In these workshops, both sexual abuse of children and sexual exploitation and harassment of all persons are covered. This training is required every five years and is required for all clergy, wardens, employees, and anyone regularly working with or around children or youth. It is recommended for church personnel who occasionally work with or around children or youth.

Please refer to Respecting the Dignity of Every Human Being which you can download here. Sponsored by the Pastoral Response Team of the Diocese of New Jersey.

When One-day workshops on the Saturdays listed below, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.:

January 5 St. Matthew’s Church, Pennington
February 2 St. Luke’s Church, Gladstone
March 8 St. John’s Church, Salem
April 5 Diocesan House, Trenton
April 19 Christ Church, Palmyra
April 26 St. Peter’s Church, Freehold
May 13, Diocesan House, Trenton

Cost No cost, unless lunch desired. A box lunch is $7.50. Make check payable to the Diocese of New Jersey.

Register By Monday prior to the workshop

Registration Email preferred to spaige@newjersey.anglican.org. Or fax registration form to 609 394-9546, mail form, or phone Sarah Paige, 609 394-5281, ext. 10.

Contact Ann Notte, 609 394-5281, ext. 41 or anotte@newjersey.anglican.org

Deacons Retreat

Leader: The Reverend Barbara Cawthorne Crafton, spiritual director, retreat leader, author, and master storyteller

Sponsored by The Deacons’ Council, this annual retreat weekend is a time for peace and prayer, for rest and renewal.

When Friday through Sunday, January 11–13. Arrive Friday by 5 p.m. for dinner, depart Sunday before lunch.

Cost $150, meals provided: Friday dinner through Sunday breakfast. Check payable to the Diocese of New Jersey.

Where Stella Maris Retreat Center
981 Ocean Avenue
Elberon, New Jersey (near Long Branch, New Jersey)
732 229-0216

Register By Thursday, January 3, 2008

Registration Email preferred to calvarez@newjersey.anglican.org or phone Cecilia Alvarez, 609 394-5281, ext. 22.

Contact The Reverend Denise B. Cavaliere, Deacon, 856 424-9398 or at dcav721@comcast.net

Barbara Cawthorne Crafton is an Episcopal priest, spiritual director, and author. She was rector of St. Clement’s Church in Manhattan’s Theatre district. She was also a chaplain on the waterfront of New York and served both historic Trinity Church Wall Street and St. John’s Church in Greenwich Village.

During the recovery effort after the World Trade Center bombing, she served as a chaplain at Ground Zero.

An actress, director and producer, she has worked for many years in combining the lively arts and the life of faith. Her books, articles, and radio scripts have won many awards, including numerous Polly Bond Awards from Episcopal Communicators and the coveted Gabriel Award for religious broadcasting.

She is seen frequently on television both as a preacher and as a commentator on Hallmark’s New Morning and America at Worship and has been profiled extensively in electronic and print media throughout the world.

Christian Educators Day with the Bishop

Leader: The Reverend Joanne Epply-Schmidt, Diocese of New Jersey

It is said that when we are sick, God sends us healers; when we need learning, God sends us teachers. When we need wisdom, God sends us stories. In education, outreach, pastoral care, healing ministries, testimony and personal witness, storytelling is a vibrant art — personal, evocative, challenging and great fun — through which God’s presence can be expressed by us and through us.

On this day, we will focus upon the purpose and potential for stories and storytelling in the full spectrum of Christian formation, emphasizing the particular joys and effectiveness of the art of storytelling with older children, youth, and adults.

Presented by the Committee on Lifelong Christian Formation

When Saturday, January 19 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Cost $15, lunch provided. Check payable to the Diocese of New Jersey.

Where Trinity Cathedral
801 West State Street
Trenton, New Jersey 08618
609 392-3805

Register By Friday, January 11

Registration Email preferred to spaige@newjersey.anglican.org. Or fax registration form to 609 394-9546, mail form, or phone Sarah Paige, 609 394-5281, ext. 10.

Contact Michael Redpath, 732 279-0329 or mredpath@acreativeworld.com

The Reverend Joanne Epply-Schmidt has been a priest of the Diocese of New Jersey for eighteen years. She served twelve years in parish ministry. Seven years ago she took on a new challenge working with at risk and incarcerated youth as a teaching artist with Storytelling Arts, Incorporated. As an adjunct professor, she has taught preaching and storytelling to graduate students at Palmer Theological Seminary in Philadelphia. She is currently affiliated with Trinity Church, Princeton and is a frequent supply preacher throughout the diocese.

Epiphany Clergy Day: Fireside Chat

Leader: The Most Reverend Dr. Katharine Jefferts Schori, Presiding Bishop, the Episcopal Church

The Most Reverend Katharine Jefferts Schori will engage clergy by speaking of her passions for vocation and life and in so doing, invite a similar reflection and hope for renewal among the clergy who attend. This will be a very special and wonderful light-filled event at a time of year that is grey and cold. Hmm. Sounds like Epiphany.

When Tuesday, January 22 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Cost No fee, lunch provided

Where Trinity Cathedral
801 West State Street
Trenton, New Jersey 08618
609 392-3805

Register By Tuesday, January 15

Registration Email preferred to calvarez@newjersey.anglican.org or phone Cecilia Alvarez, 609 394-5281, ext. 22.

Contact The Reverend Dr. Gina Walsh-Minor, 732 471-0990 or gwalshminor@comcast.net or the Reverend Frank Crumbaugh, 609 492-7571 or crumbaugh@msn.com

The Most Reverend Dr. Katharine Jefferts Schori, previously Bishop of Nevada, is the twenty-sixth Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church.

Her service to the wider church has included membership on the Special Commission on the Episcopal Church and the Anglican Communion; the Board of Trustees, Church Divinity School of the Pacific in Berkeley, California; the CREDO Advisory Board; the House of Bishops peer coaching program; the General Board of Examining Chaplains; the Board for Church Deployment; the House of Bishops’ Pastoral Development, Racism, and Planning Committees; the Court for Review of a Trial of a Bishop; the Episcopal visitor team for the Community of the Holy Spirit; and the Bishops of Small Dioceses group. From 2001-2003 she was a member of the 20/20 Strategy Group and served as secretary of the House of Bishops Ministry Committee at the 2003 General Convention.

Jefferts Schori was ordained deacon and priest in 1994. Prior to ordination, she was a visiting assistant professor in the Oregon State University Department of Religious Studies; a visiting scientist at the Oregon State University Department of Oceanography; and an oceanographer with the National Marine Fisheries Service in Seattle. She is also an active instrument-rated pilot who has logged more than 500 flight-hours.

She received a BS in biology from Stanford University, 1974; an MS in Oceanography from Oregon State University, 1977; a PhD from Oregon State University, 1983; a M.Div. from Church Divinity School of the Pacific, 1994; and a DD from Church Divinity School of the Pacific, 2001.

Invite a Friend Sunday
An intentional day of welcome set aside for all churches in our diocese, to be responsive to friends and family who are not involved in a faith community. The diocese is supplying materials, including a time line and preparation tools, and follow-up items that help with the question of: “What next?” Ultimately, Invite a Friend Sunday is about inviting people to participate in Christian community.

When Sunday, January 27

Cost $26, check payable to the Diocese of New Jersey, for the Invite a Friend Kit. Includes five books and handouts. Financial assistance is available for mission churches. Contact Deborah Crall for information (see below.).

Our arrangement with the publisher allows us to post adaptations of the book on the diocesan web site (newjersey.anglican.org/invite), with the understanding that we purchase one kit for every congregation. The web materials are user-friendly for Episcopalians, with downloadable items such as invitation cards, bulletin inserts, and sample newsletter announcements.

Where Your church!

Register Obtain materials as early in December as possible.

Registration Email preferred to spaige@newjersey.anglican.org. Or fax registration form to 609 394-9546, mail form, or phone Sarah Paige, 609 394-5281, ext. 10.

Contact Deborah Crall, 609 394-5281, ext. 20 or dcrall@newjersey.anglican.org

Youth Ministry Adult Workshop: Creative Worship
Fran McKendree brings to us decades of experience in the music industry and the Episcopal Church! Come find new and creative avenues to seek out (and even create) liturgy and music experiences that are mystical, contemporary, and engaging for your young people. You don’t have to be a liturgist or musician — you just have to know where to look and how to approach!

When Monday, January 28 from 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Cost No fee, dinner provided

Where Diocesan House
808 West State Street
Trenton, New Jersey 08618
609 394-5281

Register By Monday, January 21

Registration Email preferred to dclarke@newjersey.anglican.org. Or fax registration form to 609 394-9546, mail form, or phone the Reverend Debi Clarke, Deacon, 609 394-5281, ext. 37.

Contact The Reverend Debi Clarke, Deacon, 609 394-5281, ext. 37 or dclarke@newjersey.anglican.org.

Fran McKendree began playing at coffee houses around Syracuse University in 1969. Forming McKendree Spring in the ‘70s, the band shared the stage with Fleetwood Mac, Ike and Tina Turner, and Van Morrison, among others. In 1984 he began to work with the Episcopal Church, as a music leader and coordinator for conferences, keynote presenter, and workshop leader. He’s released several CDs and produced recordings at his studio in Hendersonville, North Carolina.

Acolyte Festival
The Diocesan Acolyte Festival offers the acolytes in our diocese an opportunity for fellowship and learning in a day-long celebration of their ministry. Morning and afternoon workshops are designed to enhance ministry as an acolyte. The festival ends with a celebration of the Eucharist in Trinity Cathedral.

When Saturday, February 9, from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Cost $25 ($30 at the door), lunch and event t-shirt included

Where Trinity Cathedral
801 West State Street
Trenton, New Jersey 08618
609 392-3805

Registration Workshop lists and registration forms are available online and also by calling the Reverend Mark Chattin at Holy Trinity in Collingswood at 856 858-0491.

Register By Friday, February 1. Walk-ins on the day of the festival are accepted, but not encouraged.

Contact The Reverend Mark Chattin, 856 858-0491 or holytrinity1@verizon.net or the Reverend Stephen Wisner, 732 681-1863

Anti-Racism Team Expansion: Advanced Training (3.5 days)

Leaders: Crossroads Ministry instructors

The Anti-Racism Commission of the Diocese of New Jersey is sponsoring this 3.5 day advanced training seminar facilitated by Crossroads Ministry instructors. The 2.5 day diocesan introductory training is a prerequisite.

This event is offered to diocesan lay persons and clergy interested in learning more about racism and potentially joining the Team to fight racism in our diocese. If you’re interested in introductory training, the Commission will offer that training in April and October 2008.

When Wednesday through Saturday, February 13–16. Begins with dinner on Wednesday at 6 p.m. and ends on Saturday at 2 p.m.

Cost All fees, meals, and overnight accommodations provided. Rooms are shared with one other person.

Where University Inn and Conference Center
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
178 Ryders Lane
New Brunswick, New Jersey 08901
732 932-9144

Register By Friday, February 8

Registration Email preferred to spaige@newjersey.anglican.org. Or fax registration form to 609 394-9546, mail form, or phone Sarah Paige, 609 394-5281, ext. 10.

Contact Noreen Duncan, 609 278-9515 or Noreen.duncan@att.net

Crossroads Ministry was founded in 1986 as an effort to develop new directions in understanding and combating the root causes of institutional racism in the United States.  Now, following many years of research and experimentation, a variety of new approaches, programs, and resources are being implemented.

The work of Crossroads is to train teams within institutions, helping them to analyze racism and to develop and implement strategies to dismantle racism within their structures.  Crossroads training begins with the ability to analyze systemic racism.  Then, provided with a comprehensive understanding of racism, an intensive training process equips teams with strategic skills to lead their institutions toward long term and permanent transformation.

For almost 20 years, Crossroads has provided consultation and training services to institutions and organizations, facilitating the development of hundreds of internal transformation teams.  Crossroads also designs programs, resources, and networks that provide teams with the necessary skills and tools that are needed to bring about systemic change and lead toward the elimination of systemic racism within their institutions and organizations. 

Calling Clergy: A Spiritual and Practical Guide through the Search Process (For vestry members and current or potential profile and search committee members)

Leader: The Reverend Canon Elizabeth Geitz, Canon for Ministry Development and Deployment, Diocese of New Jersey

So you’re on the vestry, self-study, or discernment committee in a time of transition in your congregation. What do you do? Come to this workshop! We’ll discuss practical nuts-and-bolts aspects of the process in the diocese, along with spiritual exercises to engage you and help you keep focussed on discerning the will of God for your parish.

When Tuesday, February 19 from 7 to 9 p.m.

Cost None!

Where Diocesan House
Matthews Conference Room
808 West State Street
Trenton, New Jersey 08618
609 394-5281

Register By Wednesday, February 13

Registration Email preferred to spaige@newjersey.anglican.org. Or fax registration form to 609 394-9546, mail form, or phone Sarah Paige, 609 394-5281, ext. 10.

Contact The Reverend Canon Elizabeth Geitz, 609 394-5281, ext. 35 or egeitz@newjersey.anglican.org

The Reverend Canon Elizabeth Geitz is an award-winning author of seven books, including Fireweed Evangelism and Calling Clergy. She has led workshops in dioceses throughout the Church and at General Convention. She is the recipient of the 2007 Distinguished Alumna Award from General Theological Seminary and an Adjunct Professor at GTS.

Vestry Day

Leader: Antoinette (Toni) Daniels, Director of Learning and Leadership, Episcopal Church Foundation, New York

Designed for first-time vestry members to explore topics such as ministry of the vestry, leading in a community of faith, canonical requirements, best practices, and navigating transitions. There will be plenty of time for questions and answers.

When Saturday, February 23 from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Cost $20, includes lunch and a copy of The Vestry Handbook. Check payable to the Diocese of New Jersey.

Where Trinity Cathedral
801 West State Street
Trenton, New Jersey 08618
609 392-3805

Register By Friday, February 15

Registration Email preferred to spaige@newjersey.anglican.org. Or fax registration form to 609 394-9546, mail form, or phone Sarah Paige, 609 394-5281, ext. 10.

Contact Debbie Crall, 609 394-5281, ext. 20 or dcrall@newjersey.anglican.org

Toni Daniels joined the Episcopal Church Foundation in September 2006 as the Director of Learning and Leadership. Previously she was Executive Director of Enrollment Management at General Theological Seminary. Ms. Daniels received her ba from UCLA and her mba from the City University of New York. She has served on numerous boards, task forces and committees and has taught and preached widely in the Episcopal Church. She is the co-editor of The Vestry Resource Guide.

Clergy Silent Lenten Retreat

Leader: The Right Reverend Sylvestre Romero, Assisting Bishop, Diocese of New Jersey

Bishop Romero will engage the clergy in reflecting on our personal identity and connectedness with each other and with God. There will be time to consider who God is for us and what we feel God is calling us to do at this particular time and place of our ministry. He will seek to bring a deeper experience of the Holy Eucharist in the words of “This is my Body. This is my Blood.”

When Sunday through Tuesday, February 24–26. Begins Sunday with registration at 4:30 p.m. and Evening Prayer at 5:30 p.m. Ends Tuesday at 4 p.m.

Cost Single $175, commuter $115. Check payable to the Diocese of New Jersey.

Where Stella Maris Retreat Center
981 Ocean Avenue
Elberon, New Jersey (near Long Branch, New Jersey)
732 229-0216

Register By Wednesday, February 13

Registration Email preferred to calvarez@newjersey.anglican.org. Or fax form to 609 394-9546, mail form, or phone Cecilia Alvarez, 609 394-5281, ext. 22.

Contact The Reverend Dr. Gina Walsh-Minor, 732 471-0990 or gwalshminor@comcast.net

Before coming to the Diocese of New Jersey, Sylvestre Romero served as an interim bishop in the Diocese of El Camino Real. Previously he was Diocesan Bishop of the Diocese of Belize.

Prior to becoming a bishop, Sylvestre Romero was the Hispanic Minister in the Diocese of El Camino Real and participated in developing a model for cross-cultural ministry, initiating a program for the training of Hispanic leadership and preparation for ordination. In Guatemala, Romero administered a rural program that included agricultural development, education, and medical services. After an earthquake in Guatemala, he headed the construction of houses and opened a high school for over 100 students.

Having begun his theological training in Guatemala and having completed it at the Church Divinity School of the Pacific, Bishop Romero is sensitive to Hispanic culture and understands the life of the Episcopal Church in the United States and the ministries that are required in these times in this culture.

The Hightstown Event: Christian Education Associates of New Jersey

Leaders: Persons skilled in educational ministry to children, youth and adults in their respective fields and skilled in classroom instruction and group leadership

A keynote speaker will address pertinent issues facing the church today and workshops are offered on all aspects of education to children, youth, and adults, as well as faith development and support of those who are working in the church. Topics include storytelling, junior high, senior high, and adult ministry, ministry with young adults and with college students, teaching the Bible through song, crafts for younger and older children, revitalizing/renewal of the Spirit, teaching children and youth with disabilities, life coach your teens, and Chrysalis: a spiritual retreat for high school students.

Sponsored by the American Baptist Churches of New Jersey, the Episcopal Church (Diocese of New Jersey), Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Presbyterian Church (USA), Reformed Church in America, United Church of Christ, and United Methodist Church.

When Saturday, March 1, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m.

Cost $13, light snacks provided. Check payable to Christian Education Associates of New Jersey.

Where Hightstown Presbyterian Church
320 North Main Street
Hightstown, New Jersey 08520

Register By Saturday, February 23. Registration forms are available online at wondrouslove.org/ceworkshops or from contact.

Registration Mary E. Wenzler, 44 Wagon Bridge Run, Moorestown, New Jersey. Phone 856 234-2474

Godly Play Teacher Accreditation

Leaders: The Reverend Emily Griffin, Assistant Rector, St. Matthew’s Church, Pennington, New Jersey and Dawn Stewart, Assistant for Christian Formation, Grace Epiphany Episcopal Church, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Godly Play has to be learned from the inside out—and this accredited teacher training event enables that to happen. You’ll experience Godly Play stories as teacher and learner and analyze them with your peers in a collegial, non-judgmental setting. You’ll learn how to build a Godly Play classroom, strengthen your classroom management skills, and deepen your understanding of children’s spirituality. You’ll improve your teaching skills, achieve greater clarity about the foundations of Godly Play and leave spiritually refreshed. Sponsored by the Committee on Lifelong Christian Formation and the Center for the Theology of Childhood.

When Thursday through Saturday, March 6–8. Begins Thursday with registration at 3 p.m. and ends Saturday at 4 p.m.

Cost $360, meals (except for one dinner) included. Single-room lodging at Princeton’s Erdman Conference Center for $60 per night. Partial scholarships available to people within the Diocese of New Jersey.

A $100 non-refundable deposit is necessary to hold your space. Full payment is due no later than Friday, February 22. Checks payable to Trinity Church.

Where Trinity Church
33 Mercer Street
Princeton, New Jersey 08540
609 924-2277

Register By Friday, February 22, with full payment. Registration is limited to 24 people.

Registration The Reverend Jennifer Parker-Wrzeszcz Trinity Church 33 Mercer Street Princeton, New Jersey 08540 609 924-2277

Contact The Reverend Jennifer Parker-Wrzeszcz, 609 924-2277 or jenniferpw@trinityprinceton.org or Linda Twining linda.twining@gmail.com

Dawn Stewart, an Associate in Ministry in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, is the Assistant for Christian Formation at Grace Epiphany Episcopal Church in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. For more than a dozen years, she has been teaching, introducing, playing with adults and children — and growing in Godly Play.

The Reverend Emily Griffin has been the Assistant Rector at St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church in Pennington, New Jersey since 2003. She recently became accredited as the Diocese of New Jersey’s first Godly Play Trainer.

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CONTACT

The Ministry Institute
Diocese of New Jersey
808 West State Street
Trenton, New Jersey 08618-5326
Phone: 609 394-5281
Fax: 609 394-9546

CO-DIRECTORS

The Reverend Linda Moeller
609 499-0998
Lindagts@comcast.net

Ms. Constance L. White
215 321-0722
connielouwhite@msn.com

REGISTRATION

Events for Laity and Everyone
Sarah Paige, Administrative Assistant
609 394-5281, Extension 10
spaige@newjersey.anglican.org

Events for Clergy
Cecilia Alvarez, Administrative Assistant
609 394-5281, Extension 22
calvarez@newjersey.anglican.org

Events for or related to Youth
The Reverend Debra Clarke, Deacon, Program Assistant for Youth Ministry
609 394-5281, Extension 37
dclarke@newjersey.anglican.org


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