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Dear Brothers and Sisters of St. Peter's, On the weekend of June 19 and 20, Fr. Joseph Ekpo, Missions Coordinator and Bishop’s Aide of the Diocese of Ikot Ekpene, will visit St. Peter’s and speak at...
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UPDATE FOR Sunday mass:Please note the following important information, as of the date of printing, regarding the obligation to attend Sunday Mass beginning the weekend of June 5th-6th. Further information will be forthcoming on our diocesan and parish information outlets as they become available. Click below to view the statement from the NJ Bishops:
Reinstating the General Obligation to Attend Mass
For information on daily Mass, please click here.
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church hours:The main sanctuary of St. Peter the Apostle will be open for personal prayer/worship during the following hours:
MON-FRI: 7:00am - 3:00pm
SATURDAY: 7:00am - Conclusion of 5:00pm Mass
SUNDAY: 7:00am - Conclusion of 12:00pm MASS -
Office hours:
In-person office hours available:
Monday - 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Tuesday - 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Calling in beforehand would be helpful, but not necessary.NOTE:
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MASS CARDS:
If you would like to reserve a Mass intention or obtain a Mass card, please contact Colleen, at 732-545-6663 x 12 or email colleen@stpeternewbrunswick.org. Mass intentions will be offered once the stipend fee (s) is received.
Mass Intentions
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History of St. Peter the Apostle: The finest historical archive in the diocese of metuchen
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The first recorded visit of a Catholic priest to New Brunswick occurred in 1825, when a Fr. McDonough who was traveling from New York to Philadelphia stopped to visit a Catholic family here. That same year, Father John Powers, from St. Peter’s Parish in New York City, came and celebrated Mass. He began offering Mass here monthly, first in a private home and then in a large room over a wheelwright’s shop on George Street.
In 1829, the Bishop of New York, John Dubois, sent Father Joseph Schneller to continue the monthly visits to New Brunswick. Bishop Dubois erected Ss. Peter & Paul Parish in 1829, and a simple brick church was built on Bayard Street in New Brunswick in 1831, although not without difficulty. Anti-Catholic sentiment made it necessary for Father Schneller to use creative means to obtain land for the new church. Read more here.
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