New Jersey 
Women of the ELCA
New Jersey Women of the ELCA
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33rd Annual New Jersey
Women of the ELCA Convention
See NJWELCA President, Joanne Lucey's letter about this event...
Movie Discussion Event!
Sunday, Nov. 15
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
“On the Basis of Sex” - Biopic on Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, concerning equal rights for both men and women.
You watch the movie on your own: Viewings of the movie are available on Showtime on Demand.
Together we discuss the movie during a Zoom Discussion Meeting on Sun., Nov. 15. Time: 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Please RSVP to: njwelca@yahoo.com, by Friday Nov. 13. After you RSVP, you will be sent a link for the Zoom discussion meeting.
Please email your movie discussion questions to Julia Sabella at lionsharejhs@aol.com at least one day prior to event date.
Click here to download a flyer for the event
'Just love' Triennial Gathering 2021 logo & theme remind us that we are all part of one body
Following Jesus is messy. Loving one another is justice. We are not perfect, we are often broken, sometimes we don’t fit. Sometimes our edges are rough—but we are one body in Christ.
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Churchwide EXECUTIVE BOARD POSTPONES TRIENNIAL CONVENTION, GATHERING UNTIL AUGUST 2021
With no Covid-19 vaccine on the horizon, Women of the ELCA’s executive board voted to postpone the organization’s convention and gathering until August 2021. The executive board met by video on April 25.
“We are postponing not canceling,” said Linda Post Bushkofsky, executive director of Women of the ELCA.
The Eleventh Triennial Convention scheduled for July 14-16, 2020, in Phoenix, Arizona, is being rescheduled for August 3-5, 2021. And the 2020 “Just Love” Gathering, scheduled for July 16-19, 2020, is being rescheduled for August 5-8, 2021.
“We hope that everyone who is currently registered will come next year,” Bushkofsky said. “And if they aren’t able to come, they could gift their registration to someone else.” Staff will be working out final arrangements with the Phoenix businesses and communicating directly with all who are voting members-elect for the convention and who have registered for the gathering.
ELEVENTH TRIENNIAL CONVENTION Postponing the convention means that the current executive board will serve another year until “replacements are elected and installed,” Bushkofsky said. Then, the board elected in 2021 will serve a two-year term. For the 2023 convention, “we would be back to our three-year cycle. That works best with the churchwide assembly, the youth gathering, and the rostered leaders’ event.”
2019 NJWELCA Convention Photos
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Congratulations, Carol Ursilli!
Trinity,Jersey City-Grace,Bayonne WELCA unit honored
Carol Ursilli with a Certificate of Appreciation.
Holy Trinity Unit, Rockaway Twp. - 70 Years Strong!
On Sunday November 11, 2018 the WELCA Unit of Holy Trinity, 508 Green Pond Rd, Rockaway Twp. celebrated its 70th anniversary at the 11:00 service. Bishop Tracie Bartholomew presided. The service was followed by a luncheon hosted by the congregation.
Congratulations and Thank You to the Holy Trinity Unit for 70 years of "...inviting women to experience the reconciling and transforming love of God through Jesus Christ, encouraging women to act on their baptismal covenant."
(left to right) Vice President Joanne Lucey, Bishop Tracie Bartholomew, Marga Conn, President, Holy Trinity WELCA Unit, Jean M. Wilkinson-Heard, NJ WELCA President.
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