From JoeParrish at compuserve.com Sun Mar 1 06:54:32 2009 From: JoeParrish at compuserve.com (Joe Parrish) Date: Sun Mar 1 06:59:04 2009 Subject: [NJ Forum] Re: Forum Digest, Vol 52, Issue 7>>Stewardship Commission Message-ID: <200903010654_MC3-2-1D2F-3F3A@compuserve.com> Message text written by INTERNET:forum@mail.newjersey.anglican.org > Joe: Which of the dates, March 23, 24 or 25, is available on your calendar for the Diocesan Stewardship meeting? So far 8 of 9 want Monday, 3/23. Chuck< Hi Chuck, March 23 is fine; will it be at 6 PM, at the Diocesan meeting room? Thanks! Peace and blessings, Joe From bezilla at rci.rutgers.edu Wed Mar 4 17:43:03 2009 From: bezilla at rci.rutgers.edu (Gregory Bezilla, Episcopal Chaplain at Rutgers) Date: Wed Mar 4 17:43:13 2009 Subject: [NJ Forum] Vocational conference for young adults of color Message-ID: <922ac1f581effa17bbab3b36d0606611.squirrel@webmail.rci.rutgers.edu> **Please help spread the word by forwarding this announcement to people in your parish or ministry; please include it in your weekly worship bulletin, monthly newsletter, and web site.** Does it Fit? A vocational conference for young people of color Date: June 1-4, 2009 Location: The University of the South, Sewanee, TN Event Description: This event is an opportunity for young adults of color (age 18-30) to engage in activities and conversations on vocational discernment while celebrating their culture and enjoying fellowship. Sometimes it can be hard to figure out how best to spend the working years of your life. For many of us, even the option of ?choosing a career? is foreign, but for others, even the choice itself can be very difficult. For those considering ministry in the church, many of these same difficulties are magnified. How can I best live out my call to baptismal ministry? Could I possibly be called by God, along with my personal gifts and my community, to serve in an ordained capacity? What would that look like? ?Does it fit?? seeks to explore these issues particularly as they relate to communities of color (Black, Native American/Indigenous, Asian, Latino/Hispanic). Through workshops, activities, and discussion groups, we will search the many ways of serving God in community, including ordained ministry and lay professionals within the church. Our setting will be the beautiful campus of Sewanee (University of the South), in the mountains of Eastern Tennessee. Come, be informed, challenged, and inspired in a community of your peers. Cost: $50 - includes lodging, meals and ground transportation from airport. (Scholarship assistance for conference fee and transportation may be available for people from the Diocese of NJ - please contact the Rev. Gregory Bezilla: bezilla@rci.rutgers.edu) For registrations please contact: Deborah Henry at dhenry@episcopalchurch.org or (212) 716-6379; or Miguelina Espinal at mespinal@episcopalchurch.org or (212) 716-6378. If you need assistance in Spanish, please contact Melissa Harewood at mharewood@episcopalchurch.org or (212) 716-6376. Event Link: http://episcopalchurch.org/49662_105006_ENG_HTM.htm The peace of the Lord be always with you. 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 Mar 6 16:51:23 2009 From: bezilla at rci.rutgers.edu (Gregory Bezilla, Episcopal Chaplain at Rutgers) Date: Fri Mar 6 16:51:30 2009 Subject: [NJ Forum] 2009 Summer Internship Program of the Diocese of New Jersey Message-ID: <808d52abb5ac29304a06a7639a9b6746.squirrel@webmail.rci.rutgers.edu> The Diocese of New Jersey is accepting applications for a six-week internship in a local Episcopal parish church ($3,000 stipend provided). The purpose of the internship is to help college students explore the possibility of ordained ministry as a vocation. Details of the program are available by contacting the Rev. Ronald Pollock at frronpollock1@verizon.net or 908-722-1250. The deadline for receipt of applications is Wednesday, April 1, 2009. Applications will be reviewed and decisions made by April 15th. Minority applicants are strongly encouraged to apply. * Please help to spread the word by placing this announcement in your weekly worship bulletin, church newsletter, and church listserv. And please mention it directly to those college-age emerging adults who might benefit from this experience. Thank you.* 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 Mon Mar 9 12:39:46 2009 From: JoeParrish at compuserve.com (Joe Parrish) Date: Mon Mar 9 12:39:55 2009 Subject: [NJ Forum] Maybe the fastest response ever to a Convention Resolution Message-ID: In what seems the fastest response ever to a resolution passed by the Convention of the Diocese, Purdue has a national television ad today that says they no longer raise their chickens in chicken coops. They didn't yet specify whether they were giving them antibiotics, but maybe there is still hope for this producer. Peace and blessings, Joe Parrish for the Environmental Commission From JoeParrish at compuserve.com Mon Mar 9 12:52:38 2009 From: JoeParrish at compuserve.com (Joe Parrish) Date: Mon Mar 9 12:52:45 2009 Subject: [NJ Forum] Re: Maybe the fastest response ever to a Convention Resolution Message-ID: <9016FEA9272D4BDC94C1DB8A0507FDC5@YOUR264F1833C5> That would be PErdue, the company! See the historic picture for the company here: http://www.perduefoodservice.com/business/ Looks like small chicken coops in the background, doesn't it? Hopefully that's history. Peace and blessings, Joe ----- Original Message ----- From: Joe Parrish To: Diocese of New Jersey - Clergy mailing Cc: Diocese of New Jersey - Forum Listserve Sent: Monday, March 09, 2009 12:39 PM Subject: Maybe the fastest response ever to a Convention Resolution In what seems the fastest response ever to a resolution passed by the Convention of the Diocese, Purdue has a national television ad today that says they no longer raise their chickens in chicken coops. They didn't yet specify whether they were giving them antibiotics, but maybe there is still hope for this producer. Peace and blessings, Joe Parrish for the Environmental Commission From JoeParrish at compuserve.com Thu Mar 12 19:22:59 2009 From: JoeParrish at compuserve.com (Joe Parrish) Date: Thu Mar 12 18:26:06 2009 Subject: [NJ Forum] RE: Re: Maybe the fastest response ever to a Convention Resolution Message-ID: <200903121723_MC3-2-1DF8-CF77@compuserve.com> So it seems eggs are the problem...high cholesterol anyway... Peace and blessings, Joe Parrish for the Environmental Commission -------------Forwarded Message----------------- From: "Karen Allanach", INTERNET:KAllanach@hsus.org To: <> "Joe Parrish", JoeParrish Date: 3/12/2009 3:05 PM RE: RE: Fw: Maybe the fastest response ever to a Convention Resolution Hello! I have some more information: >From Paul Shapiro, director of The HSUS [Humane Society - US]factory farming campaign: There's a big difference between the treatment of chickens raised for meat ("broilers") and chickens raised for eggs ("laying hens"). Perdue only raises chickens for meat, not for eggs. No chickens raised for meat are kept in cages (with the exception of the last day of their lives when they're transported to slaughter plants). All broiler chickens are technically "cage-free." As well, broilers are not debeaked. So when Perdue says it's chickens are "cage-free," it's true, but it doesn't differentiate them from any other broiler producer. Most egg-laying hens are indeed both caged and debeaked. I hope this helps! <> ----------------------- Internet Header -------------------------------- Sender: KAllanach@hsus.org From JoeParrish at compuserve.com Fri Mar 13 11:19:12 2009 From: JoeParrish at compuserve.com (Joe Parrish) Date: Fri Mar 13 11:19:20 2009 Subject: [NJ Forum] More on humanely produced eggs and beef -- re Diocesan Resolution Message-ID: One more message from Paul : The egglabels.com site <> notes that the Animal Welfare Approved standards, while very high, are not used by any egg producer selling to grocery stores. They're only sold in farmer's markets. In terms of pasture-based beef, etc. - it's likely that nearly all natural foods stores in area (e.g. Whole Foods) carry it. They will also carry delicious and humane vegetarian meat alternatives, such as Boca Burgers. I hope this helps as well! Karen From JoeParrish at compuserve.com Tue Mar 17 09:15:24 2009 From: JoeParrish at compuserve.com (Joe Parrish) Date: Tue Mar 17 09:15:33 2009 Subject: [NJ Forum] Episcopal statistical trends mirror national patterns Message-ID: Episcopal statistical trends mirror national patterns Research shows median Episcopal Church congregation has 69 worshippers at Sunday services, down from 77 in 2003 By Mary Frances Schjonberg [Episcopal News Service] While the median size of Episcopal Church congregations and overall membership has declined in recent years, that pattern matches trends in most mainline Protestant denominations and points to larger patterns in U.S. culture, according to analyses of recent data. The median Episcopal Church congregation in 2007 had 168 active members and 69 people in Sunday worship in 2007, according to Episcopal Church reports. That compares to the median congregation in 2003, which had 182 active members and 77 on average in Sunday worship. Meanwhile in 2007, parishes with 351 or more people in worship constitute 3.5 percent of all the church's congregations. There were 37,823 fewer active members of Episcopal Church congregations in 2007 than in 2006, a two percent decline. Over the past ten years, the church has experienced a 10 percent decline in active membership, the statistical reports show. Slightly more than 167,000 people left the Episcopal Church between 2003 and 2007, reducing the church's active baptized members from 2,284,233 to 2,116,749. Full story: http://www.episcopalchurch.org/79901_105950_ENG_HTM.htm From JoeParrish at compuserve.com Wed Mar 18 23:34:19 2009 From: JoeParrish at compuserve.com (Joe Parrish) Date: Wed Mar 18 23:34:27 2009 Subject: [NJ Forum] New Mexico Abolishes the Death Penalty! Message-ID: STATEMENT BY NEW JERSEYANS FOR ALTERNATIVES TO THE DEATH PENALTY ON NEW MEXICO'S REPEAL OF ITS DEATH PENALTY Chatham, New Jersey New Jerseyans for Alternatives to the Death Penalty (NJADP) congratulates New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson and the New Mexico State Legislature for their leadership in repealing capital punishment. We welcome New Mexico's company as it joins New Jersey and 13 other states that have abandoned the outdated and extreme practice of execution. The strong bipartisan vote in the New Mexico Legislature comes amidst a growing chorus of concern about the death penalty across the country. New Mexico's decision to end capital punishment brings to 15 the number of states that no longer carry out executions. Other states have put executions on hold or enacted studies. With executions and death sentences on decline since 2000 in every region of the nation, and with public opinion moving away from support for capital punishment, it is clear that America is rethinking the death penalty. From bezilla at rci.rutgers.edu Fri Mar 20 17:05:34 2009 From: bezilla at rci.rutgers.edu (Gregory Bezilla, Episcopal Chaplain at Rutgers) Date: Fri Mar 20 17:05:41 2009 Subject: [NJ Forum] Resources for ministry with emerging adults Message-ID: The Institute for Youth Ministry of Princeton Theological Seminary publishes a podcast that includes topics related to ministry with emerging adults (age 18-30). For more information visit: http://www2.ptsem.edu/iym/podcast/ A list of topics appears in the left column: see especially "College Transition" and "Emerging Adulthood." For laity and clergy: The Princeton Conference on Emerging Adulthood, May 14-16 For more information visit: http://www2.ptsem.edu/iym/conferences/ Facebook Event: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=45920273071 The Diocese of New Jersey has launched a new web site in support of Passion & Purpose Sunday (April 26) to engage emerging adults on vocation. Visit: http://passionandpurpose.info Facebook Event for Passion and Purpose Sunday: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=54956938418 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 Mon Mar 23 11:52:30 2009 From: JoeParrish at compuserve.com (Joe Parrish) Date: Mon Mar 23 11:52:39 2009 Subject: [NJ Forum] Fw: [ENS] Long Island diocese elects Lawrence C. Provenzano as bishop coadjutor Message-ID: Episcopal Life Online March 21, 2009 Long Island diocese elects Lawrence C. Provenzano as bishop coadjutor [Episcopal News Service] The Reverend Lawrence C. Provenzano was elected March 21 as bishop coadjutor of the Episcopal Diocese of Long Island. Provenzano, 54, rector of St. Andrew's Church, in Longmeadow, Massachusetts, was elected on the second ballot out of a field of six nominees. He received 130 votes of 211 cast in the lay order and 103 of 146 cast in the clergy order. An election on that ballot required 106 in the lay order and 74 in the clergy order. The election was held at the Cathedral of the Incarnation, Garden City, New York Provenzano will serve as bishop coadjutor until the retirement of the Rt. Rev. Orris G. Walker, Jr, Long Island's seventh bishop, who is retiring and has served the diocese since January 1991. Upon Walker's retirement, Provenzano will become diocesan bishop. Ordained an Episcopal priest in 1984, Provenzano holds a Bachelor of Science from the State University of New York and a Master of Divinity from Christ the King Seminary. For two years before his ordination he was a member of a religious community. Prior to becoming rector of St. Andrew's, Longmeadow, Provenzano served as curate and priest-in-charge of Christ Church in Westery, Rhode Island and rector of St. John's North Adams, Massachusetts. Provenzano is married to the former Jeanne Ross, of Waterford, Connecticut who is an assistant district attorney for Hampden County, Massachusetts. They have three children -- Katy age 25, Mary age 23 and Christopher age 19. The Episcopal Church's General Convention will be asked to consent to Provenzano's election because it occurred within 120 days of the convention, which will be held July 8-17 in Anaheim, California. The consecration is due to take place on September 19. 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