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We are an evangelistic and missionary community committed to become families empowered by the Holy Spirit to renew the face of the earth. We strive for holiness of life, as we commit to renew the temporal order through our work with the poor, our work for justice, and our work for life. We are a servant of the Church, working to renew her children through every generation and throughout the world, until the Lord returns once again. Local Catholic Church & Family History of New Jersey
The geographic area of New Jersey is in the ecclesiastical province of Newark which includes the Archdiocese of Newark (New Jersey) and Dioceses of Camden, Metuchen, Paterson and Trenton (New Jersey).
The Diocese of Camden encompasses the six southern-most counties of New Jersey, including Atlantic, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester and Salem counties. The Diocese of Metuchen encompasses the New Jersey counties of Hunterdon, Middlesex, Somerset, and Warren. The Diocese of Paterson encompasses the three northern counties of Morris, Passaic and Sussex in northern New Jersey. The Diocese of Trenton includes the counties of Burlington, Mercer, Monmouth and Ocean in the State of New Jersey. |
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The FFL Vision & Mission
Vision
We are an evangelistic and missionary community committed to become families empowered by the Holy Spirit to renew the face of the earth.
Mission
We strive for holiness of life, as we commit to renew the temporal order through our work with the poor, our work for justice, and our work for life.
We are a servant of the Church, working to renew her children through every generation and throughout the world, until the Lord returns once again.
(Oct 5, 2007)
FFL Covenant
Trusting in the Lord's help and guidance:
1. I shall live as a follower of Christ.
2. I dedicate myself to the task of building a strong family for Christ.
3. I shall be a committed and active member of Couples for Christ.
4. I shall be a witness to the world of God’s love.
May the Lord Jesus Christ, with the intercession of our blessed Mother Mary, help me to faithfully live this covenant, for His greater honor and glory and for the good of my brothers and sisters.
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FFL Philosophy
CFC-FFL adheres to a set of beliefs and ideals from which flow its Christian attitudes, values and behavior, as well as its programs, teachings and approaches to Christian renewal within the context of family relationships.
WE BELIEVE in marriage as an indissoluble institution as taught by our Lord Jesus Christ (Mt 19:6).
WE BELIEVE that God created marriage primarily for love between man and woman, and for the procreation and proper rearing of children. Read more...
FFL Core Values
Our Core Values describe who we are and what we are called to do in the world. They provide parameters and constant guideposts in our moving on in our life and mission.
1. Centered on Christ.
2. Evangelistic and missionary.
3. Focused on the family.
4. Being community.
5. Living a preferential option for the poor.
6. Exercising servant leadership.
7. Being a servant to the Church. Read more...
FFL Statutes
1.0 Nature and Purpose
1.1 COUPLES FOR CHRIST FOUNDATION FOR FAMILY AND LIFE (CFCFFL) is a private association of faithful committed to the work of evangelization and family life renewal.
1.2 CFCFFL is a missionary body, and the families that make up this association are to be families that will be instruments of the Holy Spirit in renewing the face of the earth.
