A statement from the Most Reverend James F. Checchio, Bishop of Metuchen, may be found on the Diocesan website (www.diometuchen.org) regarding the recent allegations of the sexual misconduct of Cardinal Theodore McCarrick.  Cardinal McCarrick served as Bishop of Metuchen from 1982-1986, and Bishop Checchio encourages any parishioners to refer to the website for additional diocesan platforms of information. 
 

Yours in Christ,
Fr. Jack Grimes, Pastor

News from our Diocese
National Natural Family Planning Week
July 22-28, 2018

 
This year the Church celebrates the 50^th Anniversary of the promulgation of Humanae Vitae on July 25, 2018, and reaffirms it as a prophetic document on the gifts of married life and the dignity of the human person from the moment of conception.  A new general is now called to understand this encyclical as a vision for sacramental marriage and family life, as well as a guide for those men and women living out this vocation within the larger, universal call to holiness. If you are interested in the Church’s teaching on Natural Family Planning as a morally and biologically sound and effective method of achieving or delaying pregnancy, please check the USCCB website for information and other materials (www.usccb.org).
 

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VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!!!! 

The word Retrouvaille (pronounced retro-vie) is a French word meaning rediscovery.  The program is intended for couples with marital problems in including those who are considering marriage separation and those who are already separated or divorced but want to try again to save their marriage. 
 
Some couples come to Retrouvaille during the initial signs of a marriage problem.  Other couples are in a state of despair and hopelessness when they attend the program.  These latter couples often consider the Retrouvaille program their final option. 
 
The Retrouvaille  Program consists of a weekend experience combined with a series of six post-weekend sessions over 2 months.  The Diocese of Metuchen offers two such programs a year.  The program provides the tools to help put a marriage in order again.  The main emphasis of the program is on communication in marriage between husband and wife.  It will give a couple the opportunity to rediscover each other and examine their lives together in a new and positive way.
 
The program offers tools needed to rediscover a loving marriage relationship.  Thousands of couples headed for cold, unloving relationships or divorce have successfully overcome their marriage problems by attending the program.
For more information please contact:
amatos@diometuchen.org

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