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Episcopal Divinity SchoolLeading Voices: EDS at General Convention with Bishop Carlye HughesWelcome to Episcopal Divinity School’s new podcast mini-series: Leading Voices: EDS at General Convention. In today’s episode, EDS Interim President the Rev. Dr. Kelly Brown Douglas is joined by Bishop Carlye Hughes from the Diocese of Newark. Together, they discuss legacies of racial injustice in the church, the need to create diverse and affirming spaces, and what churches have to offer to a polarized world.
The Rt. Rev. Carlye J. Hughes was ordained as the XI Bishop of Newark in 2018. Her greatest delight is shepherding the needs and opportunities for ministry in the diocese. Raised as t...
2024-06-1736 min
Bishop Carlye HughesCherishing the gift of relationships"Every Sunday when I go to church, one of the first things I say as I open the service is, what a joy it is to be together face to face," says Bishop Hughes, reflecting on the past two-plus years when COVID made gathering difficult or impossible. This Advent is especially joyful because our gatherings are starting be restored. And so, she urges us to cherish the gift of relationships, and spend some time discerning how to take care of them going forward. Read the transcript at: https://dioceseofnewark.org/bishops-vlog/cherishing-gift-relationships
2022-12-0704 minBishop Carlye HughesWhat does God want me to do???Discernment, says Bishop Hughes, is not just for people considering ordination or churches calling their next priest. It is the responsibility of all faithful people to ask themselves, and their community, "How is God trying to lead me into the thing that God has prepared me for in this life?"
Read the transcript at: https://dioceseofnewark.org/bishops-vlog/what-does-god-want-me-do
2022-11-0904 minBishop Carlye HughesTwo ways we can think about beginning anewBishop Hughes returns to the topic of her last vlog post, beginning anew, and addresses two ways we can approach it: as a diocese, which we will do together through our strategic visioning and planning process; and as individuals, discerning what it is God has created us for and striving to mature in our faith and spiritual life. Transcript: https://dioceseofnewark.org/bishops-vlog/two-ways-we-can-think-about-beginning-anew
2022-10-2604 minBishop Carlye HughesBeginning anewWe are socialized that when September comes, we feel we should start thinking about beginning anew, says Bishop Hughes. And this year in particular the whole world is trying to figure out how to begin anew, due to the changes brought by the pandemic. Given all that, she encourages us to talk to one another about this time that we're in, and how we want it to reflect the priorities that, individually and collectively, we have come to know and value.
Read the transcript at: https://dioceseofnewark.org/bishops-vlog/beginning-anew
2022-09-1404 minBishop Carlye HughesGeneral Convention and the power of communityAfter her first General Convention in the House of Bishops, Bishop Hughes reflects on the power of community and of listening.
Read the transcript at: https://dioceseofnewark.org/bishops-vlog/power-community-general-convention
2022-07-2005 minBishop Carlye HughesFinding middle groundAfter multiple shootings over the Fourth of July weekend, including the horrific mass shooting in Highland Park, Bishop Hughes reflects, "We have protested, we have written letters, we've stood firmly, we've prayed. And if there's a thing that I feel that is missing, and it is not ours to do alone, it is when a community comes together and works for the common good."
Read the transcript at: https://dioceseofnewark.org/bishops-vlog/finding-middle-ground
2022-07-0604 min
Bishop Carlye HughesThe blessing of professing one's faithAs we continue to work through the change and challenges of this time, says Bishop Hughes, that inspiration that led us to the faith in the first place and that keeps us going in the faith is going to be important to us.
Read the transcript at: https://dioceseofnewark.org/bishops-vlog/blessing-professing-ones-faith
2022-06-0803 minBishop Carlye HughesMay is Asian American and Pacific Islander Awareness Month. Why do we celebrate awareness months?When we honor people through these awareness months, says Bishop Hughes, it is to help us see that we're all actually part of one another. We are all more of who we are because of all of us being part of the same family, that is the people of God.
Read the transcript at: https://dioceseofnewark.org/bishops-vlog/may-asian-american-and-pacific-islander-awareness-month-why-do-we-celebrate-awareness
2022-05-2504 minBishop Carlye HughesWe are part of something biggerSometimes we get so caught up with our own needs being met at church that we forget that we're part of something bigger, says Bishop Hughes. And when we gather like we did at Convention this past Saturday, we remember that we are part of something bigger: God's work.
Read the transcript at: https://dioceseofnewark.org/bishops-vlog/we-are-part-something-bigger
2022-05-1104 minBishop Carlye HughesCelebrating the 50 days of EasterThe enormity of the miracle that is resurrection is one that takes time for us to celebrate. It's also one that takes time for us to reflect on, to learn, about to think about, to explore, in order for us to live fully as resurrected people. To live as people who claim the resurrection, and claim the special relationship it gives us with God through Jesus Christ.
Read the transcript at: https://dioceseofnewark.org/bishops-vlog/celebrating-50-days-easter
2022-04-2703 minBishop Carlye HughesWhat we can focus on this Easter“As you head towards the end of Lent and into Holy Week and towards Easter,” says Bishop Hughes, “I think it's important for all of us to be preparing to share this thing that we love so much: that we know that God is here for us, that God cares for us, and God is here for every single person.”
Read the transcript at: https://dioceseofnewark.org/bishops-vlog/what-we-can-focus-easter
2022-03-3005 minBishop Carlye HughesThe freedom to pray for miraclesBishop Hughes reminds us that we can pray for God to do the impossible – even if we don't feel worthy or don't have the words – whether that is in our family, in our church, across the street, across the state, or across the world in Ukraine.
Read the transcript at: https://dioceseofnewark.org/bishops-vlog/freedom-pray-miracles
2022-03-1603 minBishop Carlye HughesLent, a time to turn back to GodGod understands that some part of us has the struggle that Paul names in Romans – that we do the things that we don't mean to do. And Lent gives us a chance to look at that, to turn ourselves, again and again, back to God, and ask the question, “What is it that I am called to do now? And what do I need to ask forgiveness for? And who do I need to forgive?”
Read the transcript at: https://dioceseofnewark.org/bishops-vlog/lent-time-turn-back-god
2022-03-0203 minBishop Carlye HughesSharing stories of gratitude and hopeBishop Hughes describes how, when she has met with congregations during these years of pandemic, despite all the challenges people face, the word she hears most often is "blessed." She hears stories of gratitude and hope – and she urges us to share those stories.
Read the transcript at: https://dioceseofnewark.org/bishops-vlog/sharing-stories-gratitude-and-hope
2022-02-1604 minBishop Carlye HughesIt's Black History Month"The blessing of Black History Month is it reminds us we are in relationships that are to be honored and treasured," says Bishop Hughes, "but to honor and treasure them we have to know each other better."
Read the transcript at: https://dioceseofnewark.org/bishops-vlog/its-black-history-month
2022-02-0203 minBishop Carlye HughesJesus revealed through us"An important thing for us to remember in this season of Epiphany," says Bishop Hughes, is "the many ways in which Jesus is revealed, including the ways that Jesus is revealed through us. Everywhere we go, in every interaction that we have with every person that we see, we have an opportunity to present Jesus to the rest of the world."
Read the transcript at: https://dioceseofnewark.org/bishops-vlog/jesus-revealed-through-us
2022-01-1904 minBishop Carlye HughesSharing God's love when people are angry"It doesn't take much effort to see that if there's a thing that defines this time right now, it seems to be anger," says Bishop Hughes. "Who are we to be in the midst of that? How are we to be God's emissaries? How are we to be the witnesses of God's love in this time that we're in?"
Read the transcript at: https://dioceseofnewark.org/bishops-vlog/sharing-gods-love-when-people-are-angry
2022-01-0504 min
Crossings ConversationsBishop Carlye HughesOur guest on this episode of Crossings Conversations is the Rt. Rev. Carlye Hughes, bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Newark. Bishop Hughes spoke with us about the importance of creativity and teamwork in leadership formation. Full transcript now available here.Guest Bio: Bishop Hughes was consecrated bishop of the Diocese of Newark in 2018. Before her call to ordained ministry, Hughes worked in human resources in New York. She then attended Virginia Thological Seminary before being ordained and going on to serve churches in New York and Texas. Hughes describes her goal as t...
2021-08-2922 min
Sermons from Virginia SeminaryThe Rt. Rev. Carlye J. Hughes (Wednesday, May 15, 2019)Bishop of Newark
2019-05-2014 min