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March Explanation Station – St. John Nepomucene Adult Faith Formation

March Explanation Station – St. John Nepomucene Adult Faith Formation

What is a good Bible for Catholics?

The New Revised Standard Version, Catholic Edition (NRSV-CE) is a Bible translation approved for use by the Catholic Church, receiving the imprimatur (an official license to print a religious book) of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops. The imprimatur is located on the back of the title page. An imprimatur indicates that the Bible is free of errors in Catholic doctrine.

A Catholic edition will include the Church’s complete list of sacred books along with introductions and notes for understanding the text. Catholic Bibles have seven more books than Protestant Bibles.

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February Explanation Station – St. John Nepomucene Adult Faith Formation

February Explanation Station – St. John Nepomucene Adult Faith Formation

Why do we praise God?  Imagine never being taught to say thank you. We would never be truly appreciative of anything we receive in life because we would simply expect it to be done.

The priest, in the introduction to the Eucharistic Prayers, says, “Let us give thanks to the Lord our God!”  We respond, “It is right and just!”

We give praise because it is right to praise God’s goodness. God could easily be less merciful and still be perfectly just. The praise we give to God is partly our just duty but also keeps us mindful of His goodness and love. Let us shout out often during each day: “Lord, I thank you and I praise you!”  Let us remember to do it especially when things are not going well.

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January 19th – Young Adult Theology Thursday at Prince of Peace Parish Center

January 19th – Young Adult Theology Thursday at Prince of Peace Parish Center

Join us for this fun evening to chat theology, maybe have a few “tappers”, and explore our faith as young adult Catholics on Thursday, January 19th.

Doors open at 6:00 p.m., stop in any time! Please contact Neil for more details at: nsaindon@popgb.org 

POP Parish Center
4767 Stagecoach Rd
(by Holy Trinity Cemetery) off Cty Rd R

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January Explanation Station from Adult Faith Formation Committee

January Explanation Station from Adult Faith Formation Committee

WHY CONFESSION?

If God knows everything, why can’t we just tell him we’re sorry when we do something wrong?  There is a big difference between God “knowing” what we did and his ACT of forgiveness.

For true reconciliation to take place, God wants us to actually say the words, that we are truly sorry, and then to hear the words, spoken by the priest, that we are forgiven. Before Jesus ascended into heaven, he gave his divine power of forgiveness to his first priests, the apostles. They, in turn, passed that power to others throughout the centuries.

Therefore,  when a priest says, “I absolve you of your sins,” we must hear Jesus Himself, as the human face of God, saying those same words to us. We, as Catholics, are blessed to have this powerful sacrament in our lives. 

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St. John Nepomucene – Members needed for Adult Faith Formation Committee

St. John Nepomucene – Members needed for Adult Faith Formation Committee

Are you wishing to become involved with helping parish adults deepen their faith? Then please come and join our Adult Faith Formation Committee!

We are seeking 10 new members to share and deepen our faith in prayer, education and fun fellowship opportunities! If you are interested, please contact Sarah in the parish office at (920) 788-9061 or via email at: szteske@stjn.org.

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SPIRITUS Ministries is offering a “Come and See” Weekend!

SPIRITUS Ministries is offering a “Come and See” Weekend!

SPIRITUS Ministries is offering a Come and See weekend for young adults who are interested in learning what it is like to become a SPIRITUS missionary. Visit https://www.spiritusministries.org/comeandsee to learn more.

Experience:
-Live in the missionary residence (by gender)
-Observe a SPIRITUS led retreat
-Meet the current missionaries
-Enter into the prayer life of the missionaries
-Tour the retreat center & facilities
-Have an opportunity to discern missionary life
-Opportunity for in-person interviews

Available Dates:
Friday, November 18th – Sunday, November 20th

Friday, January 13th – Sunday, January 15th

Friday, March 10th – Sunday March 12th

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June Explanation Station from St. John Adult Faith Formation

June Explanation Station from St. John Adult Faith Formation

Pope Francis, in his Pentecost Sunday homily, provided  powerful examples of how to recognize the inspiration of the Holy Spirit.

“The Holy Spirit will never tell you that on your journey everything is going just fine.  No, he corrects you; he makes you weep for your sins; he pushes you to change, to fight against your lies and deceptions, even when that calls for hard work, interior struggle and sacrifice.

The evil spirit pushes you to always do what you think and what you find pleasing. He makes you think that you have the right to use your freedom any way you want. Then, once you are left feeling empty inside – it is bad, this feeling of emptiness inside, many of us have felt it – and when you are left feeling empty inside, he blames you, becomes the accuser, and throws you down, destroys you.”

Let us keep these words in our hearts and minds as we continue to make important choices in our daily lives. Come, Holy Spirit! Fill us with joy and peace.

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SPIRITUS Missionary Opportunity!

SPIRITUS Missionary Opportunity!

Do you know a young adult who lives out their faith and is eager to share it with others?

SPIRITUS is looking for Catholic young adults, between 20-29, to join the SPIRITUS missionary team this August. SPIRITUS ignites the faith in thousands of young Catholics through retreats and parish youth ministry each year! Missionaries live in community and travel to parishes and schools throughout Wisconsin; receiving training, formation, spiritual direction, lodging, food, a monthly allowance, health insurance and a $3,000 stipend upon completion of the 9-month program. It is a unique opportunity to live out the mission of our Catholic faith, serve our Lord and help the next generation of Catholics grow in faith.

For more info visit: https://www.spiritusministries.org/beamissionary

To apply click HERE

For questions/comments contact Sarah at: recruiter@spiritusministries.org

Or give us a call at: (920) 722-8918 x7 !