St. Peter's will hold its Lenten Penance Service in the church on Tuesday, March 2nd at 7:00pm. Eucharistic Exposition will be celebrated for private prayer and multiple priests will be available to hear confessions. The service will run until the last confession is heard.
Lenten Stations of the Cross will be held every Friday during lent at 7pm inside the Church.
The holy season of Lent will begin with Ash Wednesday on Wednesday,
February 17th. St. Peter’s remains committed to ensuring that you have multiple opportunities to enter into this Lenten season and to worship in a safe environment respecting all COVID guidelines.
Therefore, in order that attendance levels remain safe with proper social distancing,registration for Ash Wednesday will be required. Registration will begin on Monday, February 1 st at 9:00am and will continue until Tuesday, February 16 th at 5:00pm. You may register online through our parish Flocknote system (https://stpeterparishnb.flocknote.com/signup/38530) or by calling our parish office at 732-545-6820.
To avoid person-to-person contact to the greatest extent possible, ashes will be
distributed on the forehead through the use of Q-Tip cotton swabs administered by the priest or deacon. The priest/deacon will have a fresh swab for each person and the swab will be immediately discarded after each use for proper disposal afterwards. The liturgies are as follows:
Time Liturgy
7:30am Mass
12:15pm Mass (livestreamed)
4:30pm Liturgy of Word
6:30pm Liturgy of Word
8:00pm Mass (w/Music)
Should you have any questions or concerns, please contact our parish office and we will be happy to assist you. May we pray as a united community of faith that this Lenten season, especially during these times, may strengthen our call to holiness and hope towards the victorious promises of Easter.