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e are a Roman Catholic community of believers in Jesus Christ in Lincoln Park and surrounding areas, located in the Diocese of Paterson, New Jersey. Our Bishop is Bishop Arthur Serratelli. Please feel free to visit the pages of our Parish site, learn about who we are as a community of faith and the services our parish provides. If you are thinking about moving to the Lincoln Park area, we cordially invite you to make St. Joseph's your parish.
The Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time
August 19, 2018
In this Sunday’s Gospel, some people have difficulty with Jesus’ teaching that he is the living bread sent from God.
Just as Jesus had told them that God gave the Israelites manna to sustain them in the desert, so God has sent new manna that will give eternal life. We hear the concluding verse of last week's Gospel repeated in today's reading: Jesus himself is the bread sent by God; Jesus' flesh is the bread that is given for the life of the world.
Among the issues for those who heard but did not understand Jesus is the teaching that the bread that Jesus will give is his own flesh. In response to the people who squabbled over his words, Jesus teaches with even greater emphasis that salvation comes to those who eat his Body and Blood. Jesus doesn’t seem to answer the question about how salvation will come about, perhaps because this reality can only be understood after his death and Resurrection. Instead, Jesus teaches about the life that he will give to the world.
To many ears, Jesus’ words are jarring and difficult to hear. Many who heard Jesus could not accept what he said. Many today continue to struggle to accept these words. But they are important words because they reveal our personal relationship with Jesus.
This is the mystery that is at the heart of our eucharistic theology. In the elements of bread and wine, Jesus’ Body and Blood are made truly present. When we share in the Body and Blood of Christ, Jesus himself comes to dwell within us. This communion with the Lord makes us one body, brings us eternal life, and sends us forth to act as Christ did, to heal the sick, cloth the naked, feed the hungry, and be Christ’s body for the life of the world. That is what Christians do with the power of the Spirit.
Parish News
- Lincoln Park Day: September 22, 2018September 22nd is Lincoln Park Day! It is the day when organizations and churches come together to celebrate the greatness of our community. We are looking for people to form a committee for this unique day in our town. If you would like to join this committee and have St. Joseph’s well represented, please call our office at 973.696.4411 x1
- Grow in Faith: Volunteer as a Religious Education Teacher !There are many ways our faith becomes stronger and more meaningful. One of the best ways this happens is when you have to explain ordemonstrate to someone else your own understanding or beliefs. Putting words on what you believe helps to clarify and refine your own thinking. This makes teaching an outstanding way to grow. Becoming a teacher in the Religious Education Program not only brings our faith to the hearts of youngsters for life, it also helps crystallize and strengthen for the teacher his or her own beliefs.When you share faith with children, both the student and the teacher grow. If you are interested and would like to explore the idea of volunteering as a teacher in the Religious Education Program (K-8th Grade), please contact Sr. Ellen Byrnesat 973.696.4411, x12. This is a wonderful way to grow in faith and help your parish.
- Welcome to Our Religious Education Classes for Kindergarten Students!KINDERGARTEN CLASSESOur Religious Education program includes a Kindergarten class at 9 AM or 11 AM on Sundays. These classes focus on life, creation, Mary and Jesus and the Church. Formal prayer (Sign of the Cross and the Hail Mary) and informal prayer are also part of the experience.To be part of this program, come in to register or call and we will mail out a registration form. All new registrants must be registered parishionersand are required to provide a baptismal certificate, if the baptism did not occur here at SJP
- Parish Registration
If you are new to the parish or have not previously registered in the parish, please do so by calling the office at 973.696.4411 x 101 for a registration form. Also, if you are not receiving collection envelopes, we can arrange to have them sent them to you.
- Religious Education Information: Updated August 3, 2018RELIGIOUS EDUCATIONCCD Registrations for K – 8 were due Monday, August 1st.
For more information or to request forms, please call 973.696.4411, x4.Any Registration forms received from this point
on will be charged a late fee of $20 (unless new to
the program).
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CONFIRMATION PROGRAMConfirmation Registration will be emailed out in the beginning of August.ATTENTION: 8TH GRADE PARENTS
As your child enters freshmen year, they will begin their
preparation for Confirmation and enter the High School
program. This program is separate from the K – 8.
Therefore, during this summer you will receive a different
registration form from Ken & Jen Shirkey, our Youth
Ministers. They are the coordinators of the Confirmation
Program.Confirmation email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. - RECENT CATHOLIC NEWS
- First Friday BenedictionPlease join us for our regular First Friday services with a monthly Eucharistic Holy Hour from 7 to 8 PM, featuring Exposition of theBlessed Sacrament, Adoration, and Benediction, provided by our Deacons. Please note that Mass will only be available in the morning at 8 AM.
- Visiting the Sick and Shut-Ins
If you have a famly member or know of someone who is sin the hospital or homebound and they would like to receive Holy Communion, please call Sr. Ellen at (973) 696-4411, etx. 3.
Because of privacy laws, the hospital does not contact us when a parishioner is admitted and therefore, we have no way of knowing. Notifying us will enable us to visit our parishioners and bring them the sacraments.
- Parish Email List: Great Way to Stay Informed!
If you would like to be added to the parish email list or to update your email address with us, to receive notifications of funerals and parish events, please email us at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. and let us know. As of now, we have over 500 people on our email list. What a resourceful way to keep up to date on our parish happenings! Thank you.
Fr. Thomas Mangieri Pastor
Celebrate the Eucharist
Saturday Eve: 5:30 PM
Sunday: 8:00 AM, 10:00AM, 12 Noon, 7PM (Spanish Mass)
Monday: 7 PM (preceded by Novena to Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal/Benediction at 6:30PM)
Tuesday-Friday: 8 AM
Holy Days: To be announced from the pulpit
Sacrament of Reconciliation
Saturday 4:30 - 5 PM and by appointment.
OPERATION BLESSING
We make house calls! Click here for more information.
