{"id":33491,"date":"2024-08-01T18:43:56","date_gmt":"2024-08-01T18:43:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.localmedianj.com\/?p=33491"},"modified":"2024-08-01T18:43:56","modified_gmt":"2024-08-01T18:43:56","slug":"new-pastor-ushers-in-next-chapter-as-calvary-nears-100-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.localmedianj.com\/?p=33491","title":{"rendered":"NEW PASTOR USHERS IN NEXT CHAPTER AS CALVARY NEARS 100 YEARS"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Reverend Kathryn Irwin is the new pastor at Calvary Lutheran Church in Cranford.<\/em><\/p>\n

There\u2019s something new happening at Calvary Lutheran Church – a new pastor!<\/p>\n

Calvary Lutheran Church in Cranford is excited to announce the calling of Reverend Kathryn Irwin.<\/p>\n

Pastor Irwin, or Pastor Kat, (you can call her either) began her ministry at Calvary in early May and was officially installed as pastor on June 23.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are excited to welcome Pastor Irwin to Calvary and explore this new relationship God has helped us to embrace,\u201d says Calvary Council President Matthew Spatz. \u201cWe look forward to growing in faith, connecting with the community in new ways and continuing our legacy of serving those in need as we begin this new chapter at Calvary.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The Reverend Kathryn Irwin after her installation at Calvary Lutheran Church on June 23 surrounded by colleagues old and new.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Pastor Irwin is passionate about her call to serve her siblings in Christ as a Minister of Word and Sacrament. She is committed to building relationships and growing the church\u2019s ministries all while sharing the radically good news of God\u2019s expansive and enthusiastic welcome for all of God\u2019s beloved children to have a place in the Church.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m delighted to be here,\u201d says Pastor Irwin. \u201cI think God\u2019s got something in store for us and I\u2019m excited to find out what it is together.\u201d<\/p>\n

Pastor Irwin holds a Bachelor of Social Work from Pacific Lutheran University and a Master of Divinity from The Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia. Since her ordination in 2016, she has served three congregations in the New Jersey Synod: Holy Trinity, Nutley as a Settled Pastor; St. Stephen, South Plainfield as an Interim Pastor; and St. Paul\u2019s, Jersey City as an Interim Pastor.<\/p>\n

You are invited to meet Pastor Irwin on any Sunday morning, or by calling the church office at (908) 276-2418. You can also watch our worship online and find more information about Calvary at www.calvarycranford.com. Calvary has been part of the Cranford community since 1928.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Reverend Kathryn Irwin is the new pastor at Calvary Lutheran Church in Cranford. There\u2019s something new happening at Calvary Lutheran Church – a new pastor! Calvary Lutheran Church in Cranford is excited to announce the calling of Reverend Kathryn Irwin. Pastor Irwin, or Pastor Kat, (you can call her either) began her ministry at […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":33450,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[151],"tags":[],"post_flags":[],"class_list":["post-33491","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-westfield-local"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.localmedianj.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33491","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.localmedianj.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.localmedianj.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.localmedianj.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.localmedianj.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=33491"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.localmedianj.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33491\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":33492,"href":"https:\/\/www.localmedianj.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33491\/revisions\/33492"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.localmedianj.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/33450"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.localmedianj.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=33491"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.localmedianj.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=33491"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.localmedianj.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=33491"},{"taxonomy":"post_flag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.localmedianj.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fpost_flags&post=33491"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}