Covid-19 and Parish Renewal: June 1 Update
COVID-19 AND THE PARISH: JUNE 1, 2021 UPDATE CELEBRATION OF THE EUCHARIST As of May 11, the Rite of Communion has been restored to its pre-pandemic place in the daily ...
Pastor’s Homily: Most Holy Trinity Sunday
30 MAY 2021: The Most Holy Trinity: Deut 4:32-34, 39-40; Rom 8:14-17; MT 28:16-20. The doctrine of the Trinity is one of the central dogmas of Christianity, and it took ...
Pastor’s Reflection on Pentecost at the parish
Pastor’s Pentecost Reflection: A New Beginning for St. Joseph Walking to our final parish Mass of the Easter Season, our 6pm Pentecost liturgy, a parishioner stopped me along the street ...
JUNE 2021 — Special Events
FRIDAY, JUNE 4, 9am-12 noon: Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament FRIDAY, JUNE 4, 7pm: Bilingual Mass in Time of Pandemic TUESDAY, JUNE 22, 7pm: Bilingual St. Sharbel Mass of Healing, ...
Bishop’s Annual Appeal: One Foot Over the Finish Line!
Combining the latest statistics released by the Diocese of Metuchen June 1 with our own in-pew totals from last weekend, our new pledged amount raised for the Bishop’s Annual Appeal ...
Pastor’s Homily — Pentecost Sunday
Wind, fire, water — these forces of nature, at their greatest power, are beyond our control. We have learned to use some of this power for our benefit. But ultimately, ...
Pentecost Weekend Schedule
Friday evening, May 21 6pm-Contemplative Practice 6:30pm- Vespers with Night 8 of the Holy Spirit Novena 7pm- daily Spanish Mass Saturday, May 22 8am- daily English Mass 10am and 1pm ...
Mass Obligation Restored in NJ Come June
Statement from NJ Bishops: 5/20/21: Reinstating the General Obligation to Attend Mass At this time, due to the observance of public safety protocols and the increase in the availability of ...
Reflection on St. Joseph the Carpenter
by Julian Mahecha, Luz Helena Escobar — parish co-directors of evangelization Construyendo nuestra Comunidad en el Carpintería de San José. El mensaje que queremos entregarles hoy, es el de ubicarnos ...
The Pope’s Recent General Audiences and Us
For the last several weeks, Pope Francis has been dedicating his Wednesday General Audience talks to the topic of prayer. Of keen interest to the parish were his April 28 ...