The 227th Convention of the Diocese of New Jersey was held on Saturday, March 5, 2011 at the Scottish Rite Auditorium in Collingswood, New Jersey. The Convention Eucharist and Bishop's address took place the night before at Trinity Cathedral in Trenton.

Report by CFO Canon Phyllis Jones on the collections for Haiti and New Zealand at the Cathedral Friday night and at the Convention itself on Saturday:

From the vision of the Diocese of New Jersey: “Together, we are a missionary community, celebrating the abundant life of Christ (John 10:10) and sharing that life with the world that God so loves (John 3:16). Our vision is to build up the Body of Christ and reach out to the world in Christ’s name. . .”

Sound familiar? At our Diocesan Convention last week, we reaffirmed in many ways that vision we share. Among them, we put our money where our mouth is.

We were asked to share our abundance with our devastated brothers and sisters In Haiti, and we responded by offering $5,351 at our Convention Eucharist. We have since confirmed with the Episcopal Church Foundation that their matching funds program will double that amount. That’s $10.702, or 424,155 Haitian Gourde, that will go towards (re)building up the Body of Christ and reaching out in His name to restore hope.

When we were asked the very next day to remember and assist those who are struggling to recover from the recent earthquake in Christchurch, New Zealand we once again responded, with a collection of $5,018 (NZ $6,784) to send towards those relief and recovery efforts. These are the kinds of wonderful things that happen when we as a Diocese live into our vision and our identity as a missionary community.

Thank you to those of you who contributed so generously. To those of you who may still want to, please consider organizing a collection within your congregation, as several of our congregations have already done. The matching funds program for Haiti continues, and our Finance Office will be happy to assist in making sure your donations are properly directed to take advantage of it, should you so desire. Please contact CFO Canon Phyllis Jones (pjones@newjersey.anglican.org) if you have questions or need further information.

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