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Thank you! May we give thanks to all who had made our Parish Picnic a wonderful event for community, fellowship and prayer. Thank you to all who volunteered their time in preparing meals, setting up for the day, and offering their monetary support to make this event possible. May we particularly give thanks to Daniel Chedid and his family for their work in coordinating this outing. May we continue to keep one another in prayer as a parish family.

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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- WELCOME TO ST. PETER UNIVERSITY & COMMUNITY PARISH!
  
  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.