Coast-The-Coast Bike Ride
for Multiple Sclerosis
MAY 19, 2012

Once again, I'm riding to raise money for Multiple Sclerosis on May 19 by riding 25 miles in the Coast-the-Coast Bike Ride. I plan on riding tandem with my son, Bill, and his wife, Lisa, will also be riding. We are hoping to be able to raise a lot of money for MS. A cure is needed! If you wish to join me by supporting my ride, you can see me during the 9 a.m. service or mail it to me. Make checks payable to National MS Society. Thank you for your support in the past and your anticipated support in 2012!

Bill St

Walk for Andrew Jova

Please join Jen, Paul and Carley Jova on June 10th, as they walk in remembrance of their son and brother, Andrew. Andrew was 17 years old and he died as a result of head injuries he sustained in an accident on Aug. 23, 2008. Jen and Paul donated Andrews organs and are participating in the Share NJ 5K Walk/Run in memory of Andrew, on behalf of those who received, and with hope for those who continue to wait for organ donations. We ask that you consider making a contribution in support of NJ Sharing Network Foundation's goal to increase the number of lives saved through education, research and public awareness about the life-saving benefits of organ and tissue transplantation.

Food Pantry Needs

Listed below are some items most needed but just about any non-perishable is appreciated:

• Peanut Butter,
• Powdered Milk (1 qt packages),
• Tea, Coffee

Please leave all donations in the round tub by the mailboxes outside the Narthex.  Thank you for all you do.

For more information contact foodpantry@stpaulsbrick.org.

Circuit Rider Letter
May 2012
by Pastor John DiGiamberardino

Holy Communion
May 6^th

We celebrate the sacrament of Holy Communion on the first Sunday of every month. The other day I had someone come up to me and ask if we were going to have communion in April. I told them we skipped Sunday morning Communion in April because Palm Sunday fell on the first Sunday of the month. We celebrated Holy Communion on Maundy Thursday during Holy Week. It would have been interesting to have communion on Palm Sunday because we had an extra 100 people in services this year.

Through April our Sunday School has been taking time to educate and communicate with our children and their parents the meaning and importance of Holy Communion.

Marriage Moment
Brian Collis
May 2012

What is the nature of sin? This might seem an odd start to a marriage moment article, but bear with me.

Let’s start with relationships, because the Bible is, at the core of every story, about relationships; between people and God, and between people and other people. Relationships are never static. They are either growing and getting better, or are regressing and getting worse. Stagnation is not a healthy state for a relationship, so I consider that in the latter category of getting worse.

Our relationship with God is no different. We are either growing in this relationship and getting closer to God, or we are getting farther away from Him. It is interesting in regard to sin to consider a word often used in conjunction: repentance. We are called to repent from sin. This is often taken to mean to ask forgiveness, but looking at the Greek word we translate as repent, it means at its root “to turn around.” Constantly doing things and asking forgiveness is not repenting. Turning towards God, and consciously walking towards Him is. If repenting then, is turning around, turning to God, sin could be taken to mean turning from God.