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Temporary parish hours:Special Note: Upon the announcement of parishes beginning to reopen, the inforamtion below will continue to be the most up to date information. Thank you.
To protect the health and safety of our community, St. Peter the Apostle will be observing the following hours of operation until further notice:St. Peter's Church (MAIN SANCTUARY) WILL BE OPEN FOR PERSONAL PRAYER ON:
Monday-Friday, 8am - 12pm
Sundays, 7am - 10am
eucharistic adoration will take place on:Fridays, 12pm - 3pm
The sacrament of reconciliation (confession) will take place on:Saturdays, 11am - 12pm
Special Note: To maintain social distancing requirements, Confession will take place in the church sacristy (to the right of the main altar), and not in the confessionals.
Thank you for your cooperation at this time. Please know that you remain in our parish staff's prayers.
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June 2, 2020 Dear Friends, I hope this correspondence finds you are yours healthy and in good spirits. We have just celebrated the Solemnity of Pentecost, bringing the Easter Season to an end...
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May 11, 2020 Dear Friends, I hope this note finds you and your families well. I and our parish clergy, religious, and staff continue to hold you in prayer as I know you hold us in yours. I'm...
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April 29, 2020 Dear Friends, I hope this note finds you and your families well. This Friday, May 1, 2020, the Bishops of both the United States and Canada will together seek Our Lady's...
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Video Reflections:The parish staff at St. Peter's is happy to present a series of short, video reflections during this time of quarantine.
We hope the enrich your spiritual journey while we are in a time of fasting from the sacraments, most especially the Mass and Eucharistic meal.
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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.
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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 Bishop’s Annual Appeal is a way to combine our resources to accomplish great things. Each person of our Diocese is invited to join us as we journey together with confidence and a renewed spirit, under the guidance of Our Virgin Mother of Guadalupe.
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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