ATTENTION ALL SCOUTS AND SCOUTERS and THEIR SUPPORTERS  We encourage all Scouts, Eagle Scouts, Scouters and supporters of the Scouting movement to attend The Church of the Holy Spirit, Lebanon on Sunday February 2, 2025 at the 10:00 am service to recognize Scout Sunday. Bring your fellow Scouts too!
Please wear your uniforms, pins, medals, neckerchiefs, scarves etc. to show your involvement and support for the largest and longest sustained youth driven organization in the world. The World Scouting Movement was founded 118 years ago (1907) in The United Kingdom. The Scouting Movement in The United States of America was founded 115 years ago (1910). Please let me know if you plan to attend in advance. Patches will be available for all in uniform if you let me know you are attending in advance. Yours in Scouting, Rex van Veldhuisen ASM, OA Chitkuwi Pilsu Allogagen Troop 55 Garden State Council (GSC), Scouting America (formerly Boy Scouts of America) GSC Religious Relations Committee [email protected]  Saturday, February 8, 2025 9:30 AM-3:30 PM The Diocese of New Jersey’s Acolyte Festival is returning in 2025! Join us and acolytes from around the diocese on February 8, beginning at 9:30 am at Trinity Cathedral in Trenton. Scroll down the page for more details. Registration is now open—sign up today!
 Legally Blonde opens on Saturday, January 18, with performances this Saturday at 2:00pm and 7:30 pm and 2:00pm Sunday and continue next weekend at the same times.
Legally Blonde, the Musical came from the 2001 movie version starring Reese Witherspoon. The movie is considered a feminist classic that challenges the stereotypes about women. True to that theme, SKIT's Legally Blonde features Riley Conaty as Elle Woods. Fresh from being voted as Central Jersey's top wrestler last week for becoming the first female wrestler at North Hunterdon High School history to win the tri-County meet of Hunterdon, Sussex and Warren Counties, Riley transforms from top wrestler to theatrical star and then again transforms during the show from fashion merchandizing zealot to become the top Harvard Law School student, wrestling against the stereotypes she confronts. Elle is surrounded by an enthusiastic and talented cast in this catchy musical with dancing characteristic of SKIT's award-winning choreographers. Legally Blonde is sure to be an entertaining experience, so get your tickets now by clicking https://www.tix.com/ticket-sales/showkids/1979  The Annual Meeting will be held on Sunday, January 26, 2025 at 10 AM for the election of vestry members, for the election of delegates to the Diocese of New Jersey convention and the Watchung Convocation, and for the review of the budget and other church-life matters.
There will be one service only at 9AM  You're invited to join the Holy Spirit Sangha for Mindfulness Meditation in the Plum Village Tradition (PlumVillage.org) of Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh.
We practice slowing down, listening, and re-connecting our minds and bodies. If you'd like to sit on a cushion and mat (or folded towel or yoga mat), please bring one from home. Chairs will also be available if that's more comfortable. We plan to meet on the 2nd and 4th Mondays of the month at 6:30-7:15 PM in the church sanctuary. If you have questions, you may ask Chris Wyglendowski in person or email at [email protected].  ECS-NJ is a diocesan initiative that focuses on proactively addressing human needs and relentlessly working against both social and racial injustice. CHS is one of the founding members/supporters of ECF. Get engaged and make a difference! If you or someone you know has a skill or talent and a few hours a month to give, we need you! For more information, contact us: [email protected]. We would like to express our deepest gratitude. We are blessed with the congregations, individuals, and organizations, without whose kind generosity, none of this would ever have been possible. We are committed to working to achieve a more just and equitable world. Together, we’re able to do so much more. Let’s ignite an epidemic of compassion, donate today at www.dioceseofnj.org/donate-to-ecs. In April, Episcopal Community Services of the Diocese of New Jersey (ECS–NJ) issued $111K in ECS–NJ Grants to fund Nine projects in seven counties in New Jersey. The ECS–NJ grants are designed to expand existing compassion and justice ministries of congregations or make new ones possible. Projects address one or more of the following:
Spring 2023 grants - For more information >CHRIST CHURCH, TOMS RIVER
Community Outreach to the Homeless Project focus: Housing Insecurity Grant amount: $15,000 ST. MARK’S, PLAINFIELD The Out of the Box Club: A Math & Science Club to Develop STEM Skills Using Experiential Learning Grant amount: $8,000 Project focus: Education ST. PETER’S, FREEHOLD Community Housing Clearinghouse Grant amount: $15,000 Project focus: Housing Insecurity ST. PAUL’S CAMDEN Feed My Sheep Grant amount: $15,000 Project focus: Food Insecurity ST. MARY’S STONE HARBOR Branches After School Instruction and Inspirational Care (aka BASIICS) Grant amount: $10,000 Project focus: Youth After School Program ST. JAMES, BRADLEY BEACH Fresh is Best Grant amount: $8,000 Project focus: Food Insecurity HOLY TRINITY, SOUTH RIVER Casa Amistad (Friendship House) Grant amount: $15,000 Project focus: Hispanic Ministry TRINITY, ASBURY PARK Trinity Radical Well-being Program Grant amount: $15,000 Project focus: Wrap-around services for people at risk in the community TRINITY CATHEDRAL, TRENTON ServSafe and Life Skills for Ex-Offenders Grant amount: $10,000 Project focus: Ex-Offender Rehabilitation and Mentoring |
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