AUGUST 11: Parking Lot & Office Updates

With only one day of paving work remaining, all liturgical & office activities have returned to the church.  We will update when the final day of work/last layer of paving has been scheduled.  Thanks for your patience!

OFFICE NOTE: The parish office will be closed Aug 17-21 for summer break.

150th Anniversary Parish Picnic

On Sunday, August 30, starting at 1:30pm, our last planned anniversary event will occur.  A pot-luck picnic, celebrating our ethnic diversity and unity, will take place outside the church. Sign-up sheets will be available in the narthex for food donors for the picnic.

LABOR DAY OUTDOOR MASS

As per our annual custom, we will celebrate Labor Day, Monday, Sept. 7 with an outdoor bilingual Mass at 9am.  All are welcome.

SEASON of CREATION begins SEPT. 1

The “Season of Creation,” the church’s unofficial yearly observance of the care for creation, begins on Sept. 1 and runs through Oct. 4.  Though we have no event set for Sept. 1, our pastor will lead a “Lectio Terra” at Mt. St. Mary House of Prayer at 10am.  For Oct. 4, we will celebrate our annual outdoor Mass with the blessing of animals at 10am.

SPECIAL MILESTONE MASSES

Do you have a daughter approaching her 15th birthday?  Celebrate here with a Quinceanera Mass. We also offer memorial Masses for loved ones and other Masses for selected family occasions. Contact our office for details.

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Guiding values that shape our mission.

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Pastoral Health

St. Joseph strives for excellence in pastoral and spiritual leadership in accompanying those who are in grief, illness or other suffering.

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Charity + Justice

The parish discerns ways to assist parishioners with basic needs, make appropriate referrals, and create signature projects using our gifts to fill community service and justice gaps.

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Dignity for All People

As a multi-racial parish, we have the obligation and opportunity to unite more comprehensively to reflect the very best of our Catholic social teaching in action.

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Care for Creation

St. Joseph is actively committed to the papal teaching from “Laudato Si” and applying its prayerful wisdom in our parish practices and with the properties handed to our care.

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150 years ago, infused with Benedictine monastic wisdom, a Catholic community began to take shape in Bound Brook, NJ. Rooted today in a sacred space inspired by the reforms of the Second Vatican Council, St. Joseph Catholic Community lives discerningly – amidst the current crises – in contemplative practice and justice-minded engagement of our multicultural membership.

Sunday Masses

Saturday Vigil
5:00 PM (English)
7:00 PM (Spanish)

Sunday Masses
8:00 AM (English)
12:00 PM (Spanish)

Capacity: +/- 600 people

Daily Mass

Daily Mass
M-F 8:30 AM (English)
T-F 7:00 PM (Spanish)
Sat 8:00 AM (English)

Daily Prayer Practice

Contemplative Practice
Tuesday-Friday 6:00 PM
(Monday: Lectio Divina, 9am)

Vespers (Spanish)
Tuesday-Friday 6:30 PM

Upcoming Events

Aug 15

Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Celebration

530pm-830pm

Festive 7pm Mass followed by food and fellowship, celebrating the patronal feast of the country of origin for many of our parishioners.

Jan 1

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