2016 Bishop s Journal The Right Reverend William H. Stokes, D.D.

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1 2016 Bishop s Journal The Right Reverend William H. Stokes, D.D. Document 22 This is not comprehensive and does not represent all of the Bishop's activities in It may also show s that were scheduled but the Bishop was unable to attend due to a conflict not listed. The Bishop's visitations are shown in Parochial Visitations. Monday Sabbath Tuesday Staff Friday Study Day January 5-6 Office appointments 6 Stewardship Commission 7 Interims ; office appointments; Theo s Café 9 Diocese of SE Florida - Farewell for Bishop Leo Frade 10 Episcopal Church at Princeton Discernment Committee at Procter House; celebrate and preach at Eucharist 12 Office appointments 14 Preacher at Celebration of New Ministry: The Rev. Ted Cole, Rector, St. John s Church, Jamaica Plain, MA 17 Christian Unity Service: Catholic Church of St. Mary, Cherry Hill 18 MLK Day of Service: Trinity Cathedral 19 Deans ; Diocesan Council 20 Trustees ; Archdeacons ; office appointments 21 Standing Committee ; Trinity Church, Asbury Park - Trinity Institute 22 Trinity Church, Asbury Park - Trinity Institute 26 Office appointments; Campus Ministry Foundation sub-committee 27 Committee on the Diaconate ; office appointments; St. Mary s Church, Point Pleasant Beach vestry 28 Office appointments; St. Stephen s Church, Mullica Hill vestry ; Trinity Church, Swedesboro vestry 29 Madonna Funeral Home, Passaic: Canon Pedro Guzman s father s viewing; Hilton Hotel, Parsippany: Diocese of Newark Convention Dinner February 2 Office appointments; with St. John s-in-the-wilderness, Gibbsboro and Church of the Atonement, Laurel Springs vestries 3 Church of the Annunciation, Lawnside, with lay leaders; Stewardship Commission 4-5 GTS Board 6 St. Martin s Church, Bridgewater - Chili cook-off 9 Office appointments; St. Matthew s, Pennington - pancake supper 10 Trenton Transit Station - Ashes to Go; Trinity Cathedral - Ash Wednesday Service; office appointments; COP Co-Chairs 11 GTS E&F Conference Call; Fresh Start ; office appointments; Standing Committee 12 St. Augustine s, Atlantic City 13 Acolyte Festival - Trinity Cathedral 14 Absalom Jones Service of Witness - Trinity Cathedral 16 Deans ; Diocesan Council ; office appointments; Cathedral Chapter - Trinity Cathedral 17 Office appointments 18 BUAGV conference call; St. Peter s Church, Clarksboro vestry 19 St. Bartholomew s Church, Cherry Hill vestry

2 February 20 St. Luke s, Metuchen - Refugee program 21 Christ Church, Millville vestry ; St. Mark and All Saints Church, Galloway vestry 23 Meeting with leadership of Doane Academy; Holy Cross Church, North Plainfield with Clergy and Wardens 25 Rector s : Trinity Cathedral; St. Paul s Church, Westfield vestry 26 UTO Grant Application Review 27 COBM Meet and Greet The Rev. Brian Jemmott - Trinity Cathedral 29 Convention prep March 1-2 Convention prep 3 Camden tour with Presiding Bishop 3-4 Diocesan Convention: Crown Plaza, Cherry Hill 9-15 House of Bishops - Camp Allen, Texas 16 GTS Board conference call 17 Office appointments 21 Holy Trinity Church, Ocean City vestry 22 Chrism Mass - Trinity Cathedral; Office appointments; St. Clement s Church, Belford vestry ; with Wardens of St. Raphael the Archangel Church, Brick and St. Michael the Archangel Church, Wall 23 Office appointments; St. Mary s Church, Clementon vestry 24 Office appointments; Maundy Thursday service - Trinity Cathedral 25 Good Friday service - Trinity Cathedral 26 The Great Vigil of Easter - Trinity Cathedral 27 Easter Day services - Trinity Cathedral 29 St. James Church, Paulsboro vestry 30 Office appointments; GTS Event - Trinity Church, Princeton 31 Office appointments April 5 Office appointments; Project Resource ; Campus Ministry Foundation 6 Office appointments; Stewardship Commission 7 Office appointments; St. Stephen s Church, Mullica Hill vestry ; Trinity Church, Swedesboro vestry 8 Trinity Cathedral - Choir Camp Reunion/Installation of Canons 9 Recovery Ministries Service: Trinity Cathedral 12 Office appointments; St. James Church, Edison vestry 13 Office appointments 14 GTS E&F conference call; office appointments; CPG Webinar; Standing Committee 15 Hispanic Coalition - Cristo Rey, Trenton; Holy Cross Church, North Plainfield - with priest and wardens 16 Bishop s Spring Conference - Trinity Cathedral 19 Deans ; Diocesan Council ; office appointments; St. James Church, Bradley Beach vestry 20 Trustees ; with Archdeacons; office appointments 21 Travel to Florida 22 Peer coach call; event at St. Paul s Church, Delray Beach 24 Meeting and Eucharist - Episcopal Church at Princeton 26 Office appointments; GTS Board conference call; St. Thomas Church, Glassboro vestry 27 St. Mary s Church, Haddon Heights vestry 28 The BUAGV 2017 Event Fundraising Workgroup conference call; office appointments 29 Peer coach call; Burlington visit with Bishop Leo Frade April 30 Happening - Murray Grove Retreat Center, Lanoka Harbor

3 May 3-5 Vibrant Faith Ministries board 9 Interview for Princeton Chaplain 11 Interview for Princeton Chaplain; Hispanic Coalition/Hispanic Commission, Bishop s Spring Conference Debriefing 12 GTS E&F conference call; office appointments; St. Mary s Church, Stone Harbor vestry 13 Staff visioning ; Committee on Priesthood 14 Funeral: Margaret Louise Daley - St. Uriel the Archangel Church, Sea Girt 15 Interfaith Vespers service - Wells Chapel AME Church, South Toms River 17 Deans ; Diocesan Council ; office appointments, Cathedral Chapter - Trinity Cathedral 18 Office appointments, Companion Diocese Committee, Theo s Café 19 Legislative Reception and Roundtable Presentation - Shiloh Baptist Church, Trenton; Trenton Clericus - Holy Apostles Church, Yardville; Standing Committee 20 Press Conference - Trinity Cathedral 21 Tony Campolo event - St. Bartholomew s, Cherry Hill 22 Camden Stakeholders - Camden 24 Atlantic Clericus - Church of the Advent, Cape May; Campus Ministry Foundation 25 Visioning with clergy - Trinity Cathedral; Holy Trinity Church, Ocean City vestry 26 Northern Clericus Meeting - Reformed Church of Highland Park; Peer coach call; S t. Raphael s, Brick/St. Michael s, Wall - with vestries 27 St. Mark s at the Crossing Church, Williamstown - vestry 31 Woodbury Clericus - St. Luke s Church, Woodstown; Pre-Ordination retreat with Ricardo Sheppard June 1 Monmouth Clericus - St. George s-by-the-river, Rumson 2-3 PEP Conference - Roslyn Center, Richmond, VA 4 Come to the Table Eucharist - Trinity Cathedral; St. Mary s Church, Stone Harbor vestry 5 Senior Baccalaureate Service - Trinity Cathedral 7 Corporation of WWC Board - Newark Diocesan House; St. Mary s Church, Clementon vestry ; Good Shepherd Church, Berlin vestry 8 Watchung Clericus - St. Thomas Church, Alexandria; All Saints Church, Scotch Plains vestry 9 Office appointments; St. John s Church, Linden vestry 12 Cathedral Sunday The Appreciative Way Conference - Crowne Plaza Hotel and Conference Center, Plainsboro 14 St. John the Evangelist Church, New Brunswick vestry 16 St. Paul s Church, Camden vestry 21 Office appointments; Deans ; Diocesan Council ; St. Mary s Church, Pleasantville vestry 22 Camden Clericus - Grace Church, Haddonfield; office appointments; St. Stephen s Church, Mullica Hill vestry ; Trinity Church, Swedesboro vestry 23 Burlington Clericus - The Evergreens, Moorestown; office appointments; St. Mary s Church, Haddon Heights vestry 24 Peer coach call; St. Augustine s Church, Atlantic City vestry June 25 St. Paul s Church, Westfield vestry Living Our Vows Conference - Roslyn Center, Richmond, VA

4 July 1-18 Bishop s vacation 20 Trustees ; office appointments 21 Office appointments; DIT ; Campus Ministry Foundation 25 Christmas in July - Trinity Church, Moorestown day in Ocean City 26 Office appointments; St. Stephen s Church, Mullica Hill vestry 27 Office appointments 28 Pastoral call; Holy Trinity Church, Wenonah with wardens; Choir Camp Closing Evensong 29 Peer coach call August 2 Young Episcopal Professionals dinner/ 3-4 Office appointments 4 St. Paul s, Camden with priest and vestry 10 Funeral service: The Rev. Dr. Elizabeth A. Belasco - The Cathedral of The Incarnation, Garden City; Theo s Café 11 GTS E&F conference call; office appointments; Meeting with Wardens of St. Mary s Church, Clementon and Good Shepherd Church, Berlin at Good Shepherd Church, Berlin 16 Human Trafficking Summit ; Trinity Church, Delran vestry 17 COP Co-Chairs ; St. Mark s Church, Keansburg vestry 18 Convocation planning ; office appointments 23 Staff Retreat - Crossroads Retreat and Conference Center; St. John s Church, New Brunswick vestry 24 Luncheon for Cecilia Alvarez - Mastoris Restaurant; staff day at Trenton Thunder 25 Pastoral visit; office appointments; Trinity Church, Matawan vestry 30 Office appointments; St. Mary s Church, Keyport vestry 31 Office appointments; St. Augustine s Church, Atlantic City vestry September 1 Office appointments; St. George s Church, Pennsville vestry 4 Celebration of Life for Mr. L. E. Jim Keller - Church of the Holy Spirit, Lebanon 7 Pastoral visit; Holy Cross, North Plainfield with Wardens 8 GTS E&F Conference Call; Fresh Start ; office appointments 9 Lunch with Bishop Sebastian and Ruth Bakare; pastoral visit 10 Way of St. Paul Kickoff - Trinity Cathedral; Blessing of the Fire Trucks - Christ Church, Bordentown 11 Battle Against Hunger - Washington Crossing, PA 13 Deans ; Diocesan Council ; office appointments; St. Andrew s Church, New Providence vestry House of Bishops Meeting - Detroit 22 Grace Church, Plainfield - re-consecrate Altar; Standing Committee 23 Peer coach call 24 Evensong Honoring Older Adults - Trinity Cathedral 27 Office appointments; Cathedral Chapter - Trinity Cathedal 28 Office appointments; St. Luke s Church, Woodstown vestry ; Holy Trinity Church, Collingswood - Camden Convocation 29 Meeting with Archdeacons; Christ Church, Palmyra - Burlington Convocation 30 Preaching for Discipleship presentation - Christ Church, Bordentown; St. Augustine s Church, Camden vestry October 1 Hispanic Festival - St. Thomas Church, Red Bank 3 Funeral and Burial: Dot Cellini - Trinity Cathedral October 4 Office appointments; Campus Ministry Foundation 5 Office appointments 6 Office appointments; Finance & Budget Committee ; Theo s Café

5 10 Trinity Cathedral Community Day - Mercer Oaks Golf Course, West Windsor 11 Christ Church, Millville vestry ; Christ Church, Woodbury - Woodbury Convocation 12 Office appointments; St. James Church, Bradley Beach vestry 13 Grace Church, Plainfield with wardens; Holy Cross Church, North Plainfield vestry ; St. Peter s Church, Spotswood - Northern Convocation 14 St. Augustine s Church, Atlantic City with priest, wardens and vestry 15 Bash/Trombley wedding - St. John s-by-the-sea, Avalon 16 Holy Trinity Church, Ocean City parish 18 Deans ; Diocesan Council ; St. Mark s Church, Keansburg regional ; Christ Church, Middletown - Monmouth Convocation 19 Trustees, COD Conference Call; office appointments; opening dinner for Executive Council - The Heldrich Hotel, New Brunswick GTS Board 22 Parish Empowerment Day - St. David s Church, Cranbury; St. Alban s, New Brunswick anniversary celebration dinner - Renaissance Woodbridge Clergy Conference - Stockton Seaview Hotel, Galloway; Trinity Church, Matawan vestry 27 Office appointments; General Convention Deputies dinner 30 Preside and preach at Grace Church, Massapequa, NY November 2 Chapel with Lower School and Upper School students - Doane Academy, Burlington; office appointments; Holy Innocents Church, Beach Haven - Atlantic Convocation Meeting 3 Interims ; office appointments; with Wardens from St. Michael Church, Wall and St. James Church, Bradley Beach; Grace-St. Paul s Church, Mercerville - Trenton Convocation 5 Trinity Cathedral Food Pantry, Trenton 8 Office appointments 9 Leading Change Effectively: The Power of Motivation workshop - St. Peter s Church, Medford; with area clergy and wardens - Grace Church, Haddonfield 10 Office appointments; Trinity Church, Rocky Hill vestry 12 Anti-Racism Commission Conference: Walking the Walk - St. David s Church, Cranbury 15 Deans Meeting; Diocesan Council ; office appointments; Cathedral Chapter - Trinity Cathedral 16 Office appointments; All Saints Church, Scotch Plains - Watchung Convocation 17 Office appointments; Standing Committee 18 Press Conference - Trinity Cathedral 19 Diocesan-wide Confirmation Service - Trinity Cathedral; South Africa Pilgrimage - Trinity Cathedral 22 Office appointments Thanksgiving with family in Florida Pilgrimage in South Africa December 1-8 Pilgrimage in South Africa 12 Presided at the funeral for the Rev. Raymond E. Buntaine - Grace Church, Haddonfield 13 Deans Meeting; Diocesan Council ; office appointments; Grace Church, Haddonfield vestry 14 Retired Clergy Luncheon; office appointments 15 Office appointments; Church of Our Merciful Saviour, Penns Grove vestry December 16 Finance & Budget Committee ; Youth Lock-In - Trinity Cathedral 20 Lunch with Bishop Wright and Bishop Beckwith; with the Rev. Canon Anthony Guillen and others 21 Office appointments

6 22 Staff Christmas Party - Stokes home 24 Christmas Eve Festival Eucharist - Trinity Cathedral