Upcoming Liturgies

February 18, 2024

4:30 PM

on Zoom

March 3, 2024

4:30 PM

On Zoom

Presider: Mike Corso

Upcoming Presentations

Lent: A Season of Transformation

Retreat with Pastor Ken Lasch

Sunday, February 25, 2024

4:30 PM

on Zoom

Monsignor Kenneth Lasch, celebrated 60 years as a priest and is currently retired. He writes poetry and shares contemplative work.

Synodality: The "In Between Year"

Sunday, March 10, 2024

4:30 PM

on Zoom

Bishop John Stowe OFM, Conv., President of Pax Christi USA

Focus on "Migration"

April 14, 2024 - Rev. Daniel Groody, CSC, author of A Theology of Migration: The Bodies of Refugees and the Body of Christ

Sept. 22, 2024 - SADNESS AND SERVICE AT THE BORDER Sr. Norma Pimentel, MJ, Exec. Dir. of Catholic Charities of the Rio Grande Valley

Download the detailed description of VOTFNJ 2024 programs.

Zoom details will be provided in the invitations to the liturgies and presentations that are emailed on the Thursday before the event.

We invite everyone not only to join our liturgies but to actively participate! Please let us know if you would like to be a reader or present the Eucharistic prayer.

Our Donation Basket Enables Our Free Programs.

VOTFNJ's online presentations are free for all to join, but we still give honorariums to our presenters. We can now accept donations online.

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Other Virtual Liturgies

You can join Sophia Inclusive Catholic Community, the "sister" community of VOTFNJ, via Zoom for liturgies. Contact Mike Corso for more information.

Online Liturgy of the Word and Sharing

Call to Action's Alternative Liturgies Directory provides a space to share information about spiritual communities that meet outside a traditional parish setting. These gatherings include online prayer services, Intentional Eucharistic Communities, churches presided over by women priests, Call To Action chapter liturgies, and more.

VOTFNJ Family on the Web

"Beyond Boundaries," Dick Rento's Blog

"Mike Corso's Religious Views," Mike Corso's Blog

"Faith Seeking Understanding," Ken Lasch's Website

VOTFNJ Family News

Journeying together as family through sadness and joy...

Image shared by Mike Corso

Praying Together...

We send our love and care to Theresa Padovano who is dealing with physical pain herself as Anthony remains in hospice and journeys to his transition to eternal life.

We continue to pray for Tish's son, Paul, as he proceeds with his cancer treatments.

We pray for members of the Sophia Inclusive Community and the Christian Community in Convent Station who have medical and emotional concerns.

Celebrating Together...

We congratulate Mike Corso on his election as Vice President for the Northeast Region of the Federation of Christian Ministries.

We celebrate Carole Rogers, Founder of Impact 100, receiving the Saint Clare's Health William P. Huber Award for Outstanding Community Leadership. She will be presented with the award at the Morris County Chamber of Commerce luncheon.

Sharing Together...

Mary Gannon recommends joining the Association of United States Catholic Priests' webinar on Asylum on March 7.

Mary Aktay recommends reading In heated political season, sisters urge empathy on immigration

Please email if you have news to share or need community support and prayers. We are here for each other!

Membership renewal letters will soon be sent out. Please renew your membership early in the year. If you are not yet a VOTFNJ member you can join by filling out this form and then mailing it in.

VOTFNJ is FAMILY! If you need anything at all, supplies, a ride somewhere (with safety precautions), or simply someone to talk to, please don't hesitate to reach out. We are here for each other!

The Synod

What Happened at the Synod? AUSCP

Synod YouTube Channel

Vatican Synthesis Report

FutureChurch Synod Resources

How to begin your own synodal gathering

CCRI's Staying Involved in the Synodal Process

VOTFNJ member and liaison to VOTF National, Mary Murphy, recommends we visit "Listening to the Faithful: Synod 2021-2024"

A Synodal Church in Mission, A Synthesis Report

For a Synodal Church: Communion, Participation, and Mission

Download VOTF National's Letter to the General Secretariat for Synod of Bishops

Download the VOTF National Synod Report

Confronting Systemic Racism

Where to find a Catholic Black History Month event (2024 edition)

King and the Catholics: a story of sainthood

Black Catholic Messenger

Edmundite Missions' Black Farmers Initiative boosts rural community

VOTFNJ RESOURCE

The VOTFNJ Coordinating Team has compiled a resource list on the subject of systemic racism, offering theological readings as well as historical and political perspectives. Download it here.

VOTFNJ is a founding member and supporter of Refugee Assistance Morris Partners. RAMP is proud of its work sponsoring refugee families from the Middle East since its founding in 2016 thanks to the ongoing support of its deeply dedicated volunteers, faith-based organizations, and generous donors. RAMP partners with the International Rescue Committee (IRC).

RAMP earned status as an independent New Jersey 501 (c)(3) non-profit in 2022. The organization operated initially as a special project of the Community Foundation of New Jersey. Since its founding, RAMP has welcomed and supported 11 families from Syria, Afghanistan and El Salvador...

Supporting Survivors

‘Why stay?’ Readers respond to an essay about keeping faith after scandal

A 2023-24 SOL Reform Snapshot from CHILD USA

No, Married Priests Will Not Solve The Abuse Crisis

How Empowering Kids Can Help Protect Them From Abuse

The Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of California has set a final deadline of February 20, 2024, for the Archdiocese of San Francisco to receive claims from survivors of sexual abuse by clergy or others

Keep up with coverage in VOTF National, America, NCR, Commonweal, and Crux. We recommend reading Fr. Ken Lasch's posts on his website; keeping up with all the news and events at Road to Recovery and Catholic Whistleblowers; and visiting Catholics4Change, Bishop Accountability; Awake, and Catholic Church Reform International.