From bezilla at rci.rutgers.edu Tue Jun 10 07:56:35 2008 From: bezilla at rci.rutgers.edu (Gregory Bezilla, Episcopal Chaplain at Rutgers) Date: Tue Jun 10 07:56:45 2008 Subject: [NJ Forum] Jim Wallis is the preacher at Eucharist in PU Chapel tonight! Message-ID: <32912.98.221.146.103.1213098995.squirrel@webmail.rci.rutgers.edu> Jim Wallis of Sojourners will be the preacher in the closing worship of the EnVision 08 Conference. Tuesday, 8:30 p.m. in the Princeton University Chapel. This event is free and open to the public. This has been a powerful event: http://ev08.org Hope to see you there! My mobile: 609-240-1554. The Reverend Gregory Bezilla, Chaplain The Episcopal Campus Ministry at Rutgers Canterbury House 5 Mine St. New Brunswick, NJ 08901-1111 E-mail: bezilla@rci.rutgers.edu Web: http://episcopal.rutgers.edu Facebook: http://rutgers.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2327143316 Phone: 732-932-1278 From bezilla at rci.rutgers.edu Mon Jun 16 16:20:38 2008 From: bezilla at rci.rutgers.edu (Gregory Bezilla, Episcopal Chaplain at Rutgers) Date: Mon Jun 16 16:20:44 2008 Subject: [NJ Forum] Envision Declaration (attached) Message-ID: <33244.98.221.146.103.1213647638.squirrel@webmail.rci.rutgers.edu> The Envision 08 Conference in Princeton, June 8-10th, was an inspiring and challenging experience that brought together a wonderfully diverse roster of Christian leaders and scholars to reflect on the theme of "The Gospel, Politics and the Future." Attendance by Episcopalians was strong, including laity and clergy from the Diocese of New Jersey. Based on Envision 08, a panel of scholars has created the attached document "Envision the Future: A Declaration on the Common Good." I commend the declaration to your attention. Would you like to be part of a post-conference conversation around the themes in the declaration or the conference? Please let me know your interest. Thanks! There is a Facebook Group for people from NJ who attended Envision 08 or who would like to participate in the continuing conversation: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=16262453073 For more on Envision 08, please visit: http://ev08.org The Reverend Gregory Bezilla, Chaplain The Episcopal Campus Ministry at Rutgers Canterbury House 5 Mine St. New Brunswick, NJ 08901-1111 E-mail: bezilla@rci.rutgers.edu Web: http://episcopal.rutgers.edu Facebook: http://rutgers.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2327143316 Phone: 732-932-1278 From bezilla at rci.rutgers.edu Mon Jun 16 18:11:17 2008 From: bezilla at rci.rutgers.edu (Gregory Bezilla, Episcopal Chaplain at Rutgers) Date: Mon Jun 16 18:11:24 2008 Subject: [NJ Forum] Envision Declaration - CORRECTION Message-ID: <35826.98.221.146.103.1213654277.squirrel@webmail.rci.rutgers.edu> The Envision 08 Conference in Princeton, June 8-10th, was an inspiring and challenging experience that brought together a wonderfully diverse roster of Christian leaders and scholars to reflect on the theme of "The Gospel, Politics and the Future." Attendance by Episcopalians was strong, including laity and clergy from the Diocese of New Jersey. + Based on Envision 08, a panel of scholars has created the "Envision the Future: A Declaration on the Common Good." For the text of the Declaration, please visit this link: http://www.somerset.edu/downton/2008/06/envision-future-declaration-on-common.html + Would you like to be part of a post-conference conversation around the themes in the declaration or the conference? Please let me know your interest. Thanks! + There is a Facebook Group for people from NJ who attended Envision 08 or who would like to participate in the continuing conversation: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=16262453073 + For more on Envision 08, please visit: http://ev08.org The Reverend Gregory Bezilla, Chaplain The Episcopal Campus Ministry at Rutgers Canterbury House 5 Mine St. New Brunswick, NJ 08901-1111 E-mail: bezilla@rci.rutgers.edu Web: http://episcopal.rutgers.edu Facebook: http://rutgers.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2327143316 Phone: 732-932-1278 From bezilla at rci.rutgers.edu Fri Jun 20 14:26:18 2008 From: bezilla at rci.rutgers.edu (Gregory Bezilla, Episcopal Chaplain at Rutgers) Date: Fri Jun 20 14:26:28 2008 Subject: [NJ Forum] Calling Congregations Conference Message-ID: <34957.98.221.146.103.1213986378.squirrel@webmail.rci.rutgers.edu> The Fund for Theological Education (TFE) offers a a variety of resources for congregations and individuals that promote vocation and ministry for youth and young adults, including the Calling Congregations Conference in Atlanta, Oct. 9-11. The Conference features an outstanding faculty and schedule of workshops. I'll be attending. Please visit this link for more information: http://www.thefund.org/programs/congregations_conference.phtml "Is your congregation a place that inspires young people to ask what they will do with their lives as followers of Jesus Christ? Join FTE for the 2008 Calling Congregations Conference and learn how to create a culture of call that raises the next generation of leaders for the church." The Reverend Gregory Bezilla, Chaplain The Episcopal Campus Ministry at Rutgers Canterbury House 5 Mine St. New Brunswick, NJ 08901-1111 E-mail: bezilla@rci.rutgers.edu Web: http://episcopal.rutgers.edu Facebook: http://rutgers.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2327143316 Phone: 732-932-1278 From bezilla at rci.rutgers.edu Mon Jun 23 15:56:34 2008 From: bezilla at rci.rutgers.edu (Gregory Bezilla, Episcopal Chaplain at Rutgers) Date: Mon Jun 23 15:56:41 2008 Subject: [NJ Forum] Traces of the Trade to be broadcast on PBS on Tuesday at 10 p.m. Message-ID: <37215.98.221.146.103.1214250994.squirrel@webmail.rci.rutgers.edu> At Diocesan Convention two years ago we were shown a rough version of a powerful documentary tracing one family's involvement in the slave trade: Traces of the Trade. Traces of the Trade will be broadcast on PBS on Tuesday 10 p.m., as part of the series P.O.V. on WNET Channel 13 (also in HD): http://www.pbs.org/pov/pov2008/tracesofthetrade/ Set your DVRs! (Thank you, Joanne Epply-Schmidt, for the alert!) The Reverend Gregory Bezilla, Chaplain The Episcopal Campus Ministry at Rutgers Canterbury House 5 Mine St. New Brunswick, NJ 08901-1111 E-mail: bezilla@rci.rutgers.edu Web: http://episcopal.rutgers.edu Facebook: http://rutgers.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2327143316 Phone: 732-932-1278 From JoeParrish at compuserve.com Tue Jun 24 10:21:43 2008 From: JoeParrish at compuserve.com (Joe Parrish) Date: Tue Jun 24 10:26:34 2008 Subject: [NJ Forum] Re: Environmental Audit report for St. John's, Elizabeth Message-ID: <200806241022_MC3-2-850-F35C@compuserve.com> Hi Skip, Thanks for joining us! Here is a summary of the findings of the environmental audit of St. John's, Elizabeth: St. John's, Elizabeth, the largest Episcopal chuch facility in the state of New Jersey, had an extensive environmental audit in June and found some plusses and minuses. The pluses were that the church had already double paned all their stained glass and leaded glass windows, inside and outside. And their temperature setbacks in the winter were good, but can be improved by lowering to 45 degrees when the building is not in use, per Fletcher Harper of GreenFaith. who conducted the audit. The ambient winter average in New Jersey is 40 degrees, so only a modest amount of heating will be required at off hours. A large savings will be made by moving Sunday services to a smaller room with lower ceilings much of the year. The main sanctuary's ceiling tops at about 60 feet. The church has replaced most of its incandescent bulbs with fluorescents which has already saved quite a bit on electricity. But more is needed as Rev. Harper pointed out seven outside spotlights that turn on at dark that can be replaced with flourescents. Three pre 1990 refrigerators were noted; none are Energy Star rated, so their replacement is to be done as the funds are available; the payback is one and half years. Reflectors were recommended to be placed behind each radiator after they have been vacuumed in order to radiate heat away from walls and into the rooms. The overall savings are calculated to near $4,000 in one year, most coming from temperature setbacks, with a one year investment of about $2,000. The energy savings will continue in succeeding years. Greenhouse gas savings will total some 37,000 pounds annually. Rev. Harper commended the Vestry in their attentiveness to these issues and their presence during the audit, and the Environmental Commission of the Diocese of New Jersey who funded the audit and also had representatives present for the audit and follow up conference call. I'll post this to Anne Notte for inclusion in an upcoming Need to Know and to the Clergy and Forum listserves of the Diocese. Peace and blessings, Joe Message text written by INTERNET:revfvilas@optonline.net > Joe, Sorry I could not stay for the entire call. It sounds as if you have a good start on tightening up the ship. If you get a chance, could you give me a paragraph or two on the experience of the survey, which I can include in the EpEn newsletter? Skip <