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Season of Creation 2025: Schedule of Events

July 1, 2025

For more than 30 years now, the mainline Christian community, including Catholics, has also observed Sept. 1 as a Day of Prayer for Creation. And Catholics have participated more recently ...

Lord of All Hearts Celebration July 26

July 1, 2025

At St. Joseph we feature several special national or even village-level patronal feast days. One of growing popularity in recent years has been our annual “Lord of All Hearts” celebration, ...

Special Mass for the Feast of St. Sharbel

July 1, 2025

On Thursday, July 24, the church celebrates the feast of St. Sharbel, the 19th-century Lebanese monk, whose intercession and influence continues today with a strong devoted following, and prayers for ...

Deacon Gary’s Homily for the Solemnity of Ss. Peter & Paul

June 30, 2025

Today we celebrate the Solemnity of the Apostles Saints Peter and Paul. They each had a special calling by Christ in the evangelization of the Church he began. Even though ...

Miscellany: Coming Events

June 4, 2025

Thursday, June 19 at Bound Brook Presbyterian Church (7pm): JUNETEENTH CELEBRATION, with guest preacher Micah McCreary, president of New Brunswick Theological Seminary. Friday, July 4 at 9am: Our first outdoor ...

Emergency Roof Repair Needed; Capital Campaign Funds Already Put Into Play

June 4, 2025

Heavy rains during the last week of May wreaked havoc on a failing portion of our church roof above the tabernacle. The leak poured water on the tabernacle itself and ...

66 children poised for First Communion

June 4, 2025

After two years of preparation, 66 parish youth are poised to receive First Communion in the month of June. The vast majority of the children will receive at a special ...

Pastor’s Homily — 6th Sunday of Easter

May 25, 2025

We begin each Mass, of course, with the Sign of the Cross, and then a greeting. As the priest, I have a few options: “The Lord be with you,” OR ...

Deacon Newton Homily — 5th Sunday of Easter

May 19, 2025

Deacon Gary – Homily 5th Sunday of Easter If someone approached you and asked you how you would define love, how would you answer? The dictionary definition of love ...

Diocesan Events Ahead at St. Joseph

May 6, 2025

Friday, May 30, 7pm — Diocesan Youth Mass Saturday, June 7, 8pm (time approximate) — Diocesan Charismatic Pentecost Vigil ...

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