Merry Christmas 2009

"Behold, the Virgin shall be with child and shall bear a son, and they shall call His name Immanuel," which translated means, "GOD WITH US." Matthew 1:23

Spirit and Truth NJ

wishes you a Blessed Christmas.



“ Today, as in the times of Jesus, Christmas is not a fairy-tale for children but God's response to the drama of humanity in search of true peace. "He shall be peace", says the Prophet referring to the Messiah. It is up to us to open, to fling open wide the doors to welcome him. Let us learn from Mary and Joseph: let us place ourselves with faith at the service of God's plan. Even if we do not understand it fully, let us entrust ourselves to his wisdom and goodness. Let us seek first of all the Kingdom of God, and Providence will help us. A Happy Christmas to you all! “ Pope Benedict 12/20/09

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In celebration of the birth of our Lord Jesus,

we will not be meeting on Friday, December 25th or January 1st.

Please join us for Mass on January 8th.

If you would like to share your Christmas joy

with the seniors of St. Joseph's Nursing home, Woodbridge

please join us on Sunday, December 27th 2:00 pm.

Please contact Kim for more information twpur777@gmail.com

Spirit & Truth New Jersey - December 18th, 2009

This Friday is our



Annual Christmas Caroling



around St. John's







Join us!


Bundle up it is going to be really chilly!




We will meet at our regular time 8:15 in the Msgr. Price room.







Afterwards join us for Hot Chocolate and Sweets!

WOMEN OF TRUTH IS CANCELED FOR DECEMBER 19TH

~ SEE YOU ON JANUARY 16TH

This Saturday, December 19th

Women of Truth Advent Reflection and Brunch

Christmas Concert

8th Seminary Christmas Concert

~ Redemptoris Mater Missionary Seminary

Come and hear Fr. Paolo, as well as other priests and seminarians, singing Christmas Carols from around the world!

Saturday, December 19th ~ St. Columba Parish, Newark

2:00pm Food

3:30pm Concert

Tickets are $30.00 each if we have a group of 10+ (suggested donation)

Carpool will be available

Please sign up to attend the concert or for more information- timregs@gmail.com

Spirit & Truth New Jersey - December 11th, 2009

Friday is our monthly Bible Study.

In celebration of Advent, we will be hearing about the Book of the Prophet Isaiah.

Spirit & Truth New Jersey - December 4th, 2009

First Friday Mass ~

We will be in the

Msgr. McGuiness Center Chapel.
(building next to the church by the Perpetual Adoration Chapel entrance)

First Reading: Isaiah 29:17-24
Psalm: Psalm 27:1, 4, 13-14
Gospel: Matthew 9:27-31

http://www.ewtn.com/Devotionals/inspiration_12dec2009.htm#4

Please bring in all gifts for Project Merry Christmas.

This Friday is the last night they will be collected.

CHRISTMAS GIFT DRIVE 2009

CHRISTMAS GIFT DRIVE FOR
GLENMARY FARM'S PROJECT MERRY CHRISTMAS IN VANCEBURG, KENTUCKY

WISH LIST

Gifts for babies, toiletries, toys etc.
Blankets, bedding
Hats, gloves, scarfs, toiletries, scented candles
School supplies for local children in need in Lewis County
Prayers

Please bring all gifts by Friday, December, 4th to Spirit and Truth.

Project Merry Christmas is a project of the Vanceburg Ministerial Alliance that provides toys, clothing and food vouchers for those in Lewis County who need a little help to have a Merry Christmas.


Please contact Kim with any questions: twpur777@gmail.com

Spirit & Truth New Jersey - November 27th, 2009

"And I have given them the glory you gave me, so that they may be one, as we are one," John 17:22

As the leader of Christians on Earth, Pope Benedict XVI "has established a special structure for Anglicans who want to be in full communion with the Roman Catholic Church while preserving aspects of their Anglican spiritual and liturgical heritage" Cardinal William J. Levada

Claire Gilligan will be giving us some background, as well as explaining what these developments mean to the church.

Spirit & Truth New Jersey - November 20th, 2009 FOP

This Friday ~ Festival of Praise.



~ Spirit and Truth is collecting canned goods this Friday for the Community foodbank of New Jersey, please bring any donations this Friday.
www.njfoodbank.org.



~ There will be no Women of Truth meeting in November ~ please check back for December's meeting details.

Spirit & Truth New Jersey - November 13th, 2009

This Friday Aine Boney will present a Bible study/talk:

2 Point Conversion.

You and God.

Bible study will be followed by Eucaristic Adoration.

Spirit & Truth New Jersey - November 6th, 2009

First Friday Mass ~

We will be in the Msgr. McGuiness Center Chapel.

(building next to the church by the Perpetual Adoration Chapel entrance)

Mass readings:
Romans 15:14-21

Psalm 98:1-4

Luke 16:1-8

http://www.ewtn.com/Devotionals/inspiration_11nov2009.htm#6

40 DAYS FOR LIFE

Saturday, October 31st :

We will be joining the 40Days for Life campaign for prayer in front of the abortion mill in Woodbridge.

Your prayers and presence make a great impact in promoting a culture of life.

Time 10 -11am

Meeting location: Meet at St. John's parking lot 9:30 am for carpool.

For more information please contact Kim: twpur777@gmail.com

Spirit & Truth New Jersey - October 30th, 2009

Marco Crincoli will present his talk:

"Lost in Delusion:

My Personal Journey with the New Age".

For further reading:

http://www.vatican.va/roman_curia/pontifical_councils/interelg/documents/rc_pc_interelg_doc_20030203_new-age_en.html#6.1.%20Guidance%20and%20sound%20formation%20are%20needed

Spirit & Truth New Jersey - October 23rd, 2009

Zack Swantek will share reflections on his recent Pilgrimage to Poland, homeland of Pope John Paul II.

Spirit & Truth New Jersey - October 16th, 2009

Let everything that has breath praise the LORD.

Praise the LORD!

Psalm 150:6

This Friday 10/16:

We will have a Festival of Praise.

FOP's allow for extended time in front of Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament,

as well as more praise and worship.

There will also be an opportunity for confession and to be prayed with.

This Saturday 10/17:
Visit with the Seniors of St. Josephs Nursing Home as a group 10 am-12pm.

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Women of Truth will be meeting from 2:30 - 5 pm in the teacher's lounge.

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Sons of Korah will be meeting in the evening for fellowship and prayer,
for more information please contact timregs@gmail.com.

WALK FOR LIFE ~ 2009

Thank you to all who participated in the

2009 - Walk for Life!

Spirit & Truth New Jersey - October 9th, 2009

This Friday we will have our monthly Bible Study:




Tom Boney will lead us through the last part of the Pauline Letters that we began in Honor of the Year of St. Paul.



This Saturday, October 10th we will be attending the Walk for Life to benefit Lifechoices pregnancy resource center in Metuchen.

Time: 9am
Location: Merrill Park, Iselin
Please speak to Kim for any information and/or possible car pooling. spirittruthnj@gmail.com

Our very own Beth and Angelina are on the cover!:

http://www.lifechoicesrc.com/2009%20PledgeForm.pdf.

Spirit & Truth New Jersey - October 2nd, 2009

This Friday Fr. McBride will be celebrating First Friday Mass in the Auditorium.

Please join us.

October is Respect Life Month, please see the following opportunities to witness to a Culture of Life.

Ongoing:

http://www.40daysforlife.com/woodbridge/

October 10th Join us at the Walk for Life:

http://www.lifechoicesrc.com/

Spirit & Truth New Jersey - September 25th, 2009

"Pray, hope, and don't worry. Worry is useless. God is merciful and will hear your prayer." Padre Pio - Feast Day September 23.

This Friday Fr. Paolo will continue with

Part II of John Paul II's View of Man ~

The Theological Approach

Spirit & Truth New Jersey - September 18th, 2009

Psalms
Chapter 150
1 Hallelujah! 2 Praise God in his holy sanctuary;

give praise in the mighty dome of heaven.
Give praise for his mighty deeds,

praise him for his great majesty.
Give praise with blasts upon the horn,

praise him with harp and lyre.
Give praise with tambourines and dance,

praise him with flutes and strings.
Give praise with crashing cymbals,

praise him with sounding cymbals.

Let everything that has breath give praise to the LORD! Hallelujah!



This Friday 9/18:

We will have a Festival of Praise.

FOP's allow for extended time

in front of Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament,

as well as more praise and worship.

There will also be an opportunity for confession and to be prayed with.


This Saturday 9/19:

Visit with the Seniors of St. Josephs Nursing Home as a group 10 am-12pm

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Women of Truth will be meeting from 2:30 - 5 pm in the teacher's lounge.

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Sons of Korah will be attending a retreat together,

Rediscovering Prayer ~Finding Time for God

(Finding the God worth making time for)

for more information please contact timregs@gmail.com.

Spirit & Truth NJ ~ September 11th, 2009

This Friday Bible Study ~ Tom Boney will lead us through St. Paul's Epistles.

Spirit & Truth New Jersey - September 4th, 2009

This Friday Fr. Paolo will be celebrating
First Friday Mass in the Auditorium


History of First Friday

First Friday devotions among Catholics are related to devotion to the Sacred Heart of Christ. First Friday practices date to the last decades of the 17th century, when Jesus appeared to St. Margaret Mary and spoke to her of His Sacred Heart. Among the promises Our Lord revealed to St. Margaret Mary, the 12th specifically referenced practices for Fridays:

In the excess of the mercy of my Heart, I promise you that my all powerful love will grant to all those who will receive Communion on the First Fridays, for nine consecutive months, the grace of final repentance: they will not die in my displeasure, nor without receiving the sacraments; and my Heart will be their secure refuge in that last hour.

Spirit & Truth New Jersey - August 28th, 2009

Feast Day of St. Augustine

"You have made us for yourself, O Lord, and our hearts are restless until they rest in you."

Confessions - St. Augustine

This Friday Fr. Paolo will present Part II of John Paul II's View of Man ~ The Theological Approach

Spirit & Truth New Jersey - August 21st, 2009

This Friday we will have a Festival of Praise aka the FOP.

The FOP's are special because they allow for extended time

in front of Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament,

as well as more praise and worship.

There will also be an opportunity for confession and to be prayed with.

Spirit & Truth New Jersey is turning 5! - 8/22/09

This month marks five years of

Spirit and Truth in New Jersey!

This calls for a celebration!

Saturday, August 22nd at our home, St. John the Apostle

We start with Mass at 4 in the church

Continue with food, games, music, and wonderful people!

We will be in the auditorium , but partying like were in the tropics.

Come on out and join us!

$10 per person/$15 per family

Spirit & Truth New Jersey - August 14th, 2009

This Friday we will resume our bible study.

Tom Boney will lead us through I & II Corinthians.

PROMOTING A CULTURE OF LIFE

Lifechoices in Metuchen, a crisis pregnancy center that provides ultrasounds to expectant mothers, is requesting volunteers for this Saturday August 8th to help with their booth at Our Lady of Fatima Piscataway's fair.

They are especially in need of people anytime from 6-11pm. (2 hour shifts)

If you would like to donate some of your time please email peggy_nunez@lycos.com asap.

Spirit & Truth New Jersey - August 7, 2009

Come join us as Monica Ashour continues to elaborate on Pope John Paul's "time bomb", the Theology of the Body. She will be joined by another TOBET team member, Ray Depta. They will speak on the attacks on Masculinity and Femininity and the proper response to such attacks.

The talk will be followed by First Friday Mass.

3RD ANNUAL MISSION TRIP TO APPALACHIA

This August 1st there will be a group of young adults from Spirit and Truth Linden and Perth Amboy heading off to take part in the Glenmary Mission in Vanceburg, Kentucky for one week.

They will be able to spend time away from their daily lives to focus on prayer and be present to each other as well as the community they will be serving. Most importantly they will be witnesses of our faith to the people of Appalachia.

Let's lift up in prayer our missioners, the Glenmary mission and the people of Appalachia.

for more information http://www.glenmary.org/

The Church is alive. And the Church is young. Pope Benedict XVI

Spirit & Truth New Jersey - July 31st, 2009

5th Friday: Talk by Claire Gilligan

Understanding Homosexuality

A timely topic for all who seek to live out their faith while loving their brothers and sisters and/or those who struggle with same sex attraction.

Spirit & Truth New Jersey - July 24th, 2009

This Friday Fr. Paolo will present further reflections on the Theology of the Body as well as other teachings on the human person from John Paul II.

John Paul II's View of Man

This talk will be in two parts,

Part I July 24th - The Philosophical Approach

Part II August 28th - The Theological Approach

If you would like the complete set of notes from the July 10th talk "TOB, To Flirt or Not to Flirt" please email spirittruthnj@gmail.com

COFFEE HOUSE~ BENEFIT CONCERT SATURDAY JULY 25TH

There will be several performers including

Isaac Wash, Mark Mattheiss and Marco Crincoli.

~ We hear these guys are pretty good, it will be a great night of music and coffee... perfect.

Date: Saturday, July 25, 2009
Time: 8:00pm - 11:00pm
Location: St. John the Apostle
1805 Penbrook Terrace
Linden, NJ

Tickets are $12 per adult when bought in advance.

They will be $15 at the door. Ticket price includes light refreshments.

for tickets please contact: sjane73@aol.com

All proceeds will go to help fund the 2009 Spirit and Truth Mission Trip to Appalachia with the Glenmary Missioners.

Spirit & Truth New Jersey - July 17th, 2009

This Friday we will have a Festival of Praise aka the FOP.

We will have more time for praise and worship and

extended time in front of Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament.

There will also be an opportunity for confession.

SERVICE EVENTS ~ JULY

Group service events are a great way to get out into the community to share God's love with others as well as to get to know each other on a deeper level.

July 18th ~ 10am-12pm we will be going on our monthly visit with the seniors of the St. Joseph's nursing home. - postponed

July 25th ~ 8am -3pm we will be helping to paint Koinonia Academy - a private Catholic school.


St. John the Apostle our home parish is also asking young adults to be teacher's for the CCD program.

For more information please email:spirittruthnj@gmail.com

To Flirt or Not to Flirt: That is the Female Question;

July 10 ~ Theology of the Body evangelist Monica Ashour will be visiting us from Texas

Her talk will be "To Flirt or Not to Flirt: That is the Female Question;To Pursue or Not to Pursue: That is the Male Question "

hmmmmmm...

You can read more about Monica's ministry at http://www.tobet.org/

Spirit & Truth New Jersey is turning 5!

SAVE THE DATE ~ AUGUST 22, 2009 Spirit and Truth NJ will be celebrating it's fifth anniversary. Like any five year old's party, it should be tons of fun.

More information TBA.

Spirit & Truth New Jersey - July 3rd, 2009

This Friday we will be celebrating the Holy Mass in the Auditorium.

Happy 4th of July !