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ALL PUBLIC MASSES SUSPENDED BEGINNING MARCH 18In the most recent update from Bishop Checchio and the Diocese of Metuchen, out of concern for the safety and health of our local community, all public Masses will be suspended beginning no later than March 18, 2020, and resume no earlier than April 3, 2020, when the situation will be re-evaluated as circumstances unfold.
For more information about cancelled parish events during this time, please see our Community Notifications page.
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tithe on venmo:
St. Peter the Apostle University & Community Parish is now on Venmo! Please con sider sacrificing one cup of name- brand coffee each week and donate the cost to help support our parish and campus ministry. Every sacrifice to the Lord matters and is appreciated! You can find us on the Venmo app by searching for either of the following two options, or by scanning the QR code with your cell phone camera. The profile picture will be the front of St. Peter's.
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St Peter the Apostle University Parish at Rutgers
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@MsgrJoseph - Celano
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Bishop's Annual Appeal
Stepping Forward in Faith: Grace in ActionThrough your support of the Bishop’s Annual Appeal you help those in our diocese whose needs are the greatest — the poor, the homeless, and those struggling with illness or grief.
Among other needed pastoral ministries, your gift also supports the formation of seminarians and enhances the work of campus ministry through the Catholic Center at Rutgers University.
The many pastoral, educational and charitable ministries of the Diocese of Metuchen would not be possible without a generous contribution from every household. Please be as generous as your means allow.
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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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