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Unfortunately, due to the recent Covid-19 surge, we will be canceling our March for Life Bus trip to Washington, D.C. on Friday, January 21st. Daily Mass will be celebrated as usual at 7:30am and 12:15pm.

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March for Life Unfortunately, due to the recent Covid-19 surge, we will be canceling our March for Life Bus trip to Washington, D.C. on Friday, January 21st. Daily Mass will be celebrated as usual at 7:30am and 12:15pm.

St. Peter the Apostle University & Community Parish

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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.
- church hours:
  
  Please note: Until further notice, the main sanctuary of St. Peter the Apostle will be closed for personal prayer/worship. The Church will be open during Mass times.
- Office hours:
  
  Monday and Wednesday - 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
  Tuesday and Thursday - 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
  
  NOTE: Please wear a face mask.
- 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.
  
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  St. Peter the Apostle University & Community Parish provides a spiritual home to the diverse local and university communities and proclaims the Gospel through worship, formation, outreach, and service in order to foster a faithful, loving, dynamic, and lifelong relationship with Jesus Christ.
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History of St. Peter the Apostle: The finest historical archive in the diocese of metuchen
- 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.