A Pastoral Letter from Bishop Hughes

June 2, 2021 “Where were you when I laid the foundation of the earth? Tell me if you have understanding.” Job 38:4 Dear Companions on the Journey, The road out of pandemic has been, and remains, complicated by an ever-increasing…

Bishop Hughes: God is doing a new thing among us

Video Transcript This is Bishop Hughes in the Diocese of Newark. The season of Pentecost has begun. It began on Sunday with a celebration of the Feast of Pentecost as parishes all over our diocese gathered either in person in their churches…
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Cross Roads Camp Sunday May 9th

Join us this Sunday, May 9th, at 10 a.m. on Zoom for Cross Roads Camp Sunday. We'll celebrate this important diocesan ministry in prayer and song with digital contributions from the young adults of the camp staff. Camp Director, Anthony Briggs…

A taste of justice: A message from Bishop Hughes

Dear Companions on the Journey, The guilty verdict delivered in the Chauvin trial elicited a range of reactions revealing our complex history and relationship with racism and racial violence. Relief, sadness, exhaustion, triumph, shock, and…
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Holy Week and Easter Worship: Regional Churches Pray Together

The Churches of the Florence Li Tim Oi Region in the Diocese of Newark will join to observe the final days of Jesus' life and his Resurrection on Easter Sunday. Below is information including descriptions of worship and links to Zoom and bulletins.…
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Bishop Hughes Addresses Recent Gun Violence

To read the letter in Spanish click here. March 23, 2021 Dear Companions on the Journey, Two mass shootings in less than a week. Sadness and shock fill the air again. We remember the call of the greatest commandment. We remember the…
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Bishop Hughes to the LGBTQ Community: You Are Good

Video Transcript This is Bishop Hughes in the Diocese of Newark. I am an Episcopalian. I imagine that comes as no surprise to anyone who is in our diocese or to any other Episcopalian that I know. I haven't been any other denomination, I’ve…

Diocesan Service of Remembrance and Gratitude

On Saturday, March 13 at 10 AM, the Diocese of Newark will gather for an online service to honor the memories of those we lost to death and celebrate the many ways the parishes and people of our diocese have rallied to care for each other and…

Pastoral Letter from Bishop Hughes

February 25, 2021 Dear Companions on the Journey, How shall we keep a Holy Lent this year? It will help to start with where we are right now. In some ways, it feels as if Lent never ended last year. In March 2020, we entered the wilderness…
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Bishop Hughes Invites Us to a Holy Lent

Video Transcript This is Bishop Hughes in the Diocese of Newark, and Lent has begun. It seems such an odd thing this year, because there are no ashes being imposed in train stations across northern New Jersey or on street corners or on…