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Welcome to St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church

Our Saturday @ 5:30PM Mass can be viewed weekly via livestream by clicking on the link to the right: YouTube: Parish Livestream

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 Kevin J. Sweeney. 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.

Caravaggio Doubting Thomas John 15:9-17 The Sixth Sunday of Easter

To love as Jesus loved is no easy task. We are all influenced by our own likes or dislikes - our own preferences or prejudices. Easy or not, this is how others will know that we are His followers. The God who is Love has commanded us to love in the same manner.

It is not easy to love. It is not easy to put another's needs before our own. The command to love as Christ loved sounds like an ideal almost impossible to attain. Jesus lived to bring hope, and peace, and compassion. He came to set people free from fear and ignorance. He died for those in prison, for the homeless, for the poor, the prostitutes and sinners, the rejected and the despised. He took time to heal those possessed, the leprous, the dying. He loved them as much as he loved all.

And His command to love one another takes on a communal character in our lives as we struggle each day together in our journey of faith. We are challenged to love all people regardless of whether we like them or not; regardless of whether they have hurt us; regardless of whether they share our beliefs, or customs, or way of life.

By commanding us to love, Jesus asks us to become instruments of something we didn't fully expect and of something we can never fully understand. On our journey we meet many ordinary people we simply don't take to. We do meet people who have deeply hurt us. We do meet people who we actively dislike. That's the journey we are taking.

The message of Jesus is quite simple: Love God and love each other. The challenge is still before us: remain in my love, stay with me...learn from me. The possibilities are many and we will each have to find our own way to “remain” in Christ's love. But this is the work to which we are called. This is the kingdom that this risen Jesus invites us to experience.

Excerpted from http://ecatholicism.org/index.php/10-lectionary-cycle-b/73-6th-sunday-of-easter-remain-in-my-love

Parish News

The Year of St. Joseph
Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA)
R.C.I.A., the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults, is a process for anyone wishing to know more about the Roman Catholic Faith and the reception of the sacraments of initiation (Baptism, Eucharist, and Confirmation). By our baptism, each of us is called to share the good news. Each of us may know someone who, if asked, would consider becoming a Catholic. The invitation needs to be extended.

As a member of the faith family, have you extended the invitation? If you want to become a Catholic or know someone who may be interested in becoming a Catholic, please come to the Parish Center room 6 for classes on Sundays at 11 AM or call the office at
973.696.4411.
Religious Education Classes: UPDATED May 7, 2021
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION GRADES K-7
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May 9            Classes for Grades 1-4
May 15          First Holy Communion – 11am
May 22          First Holy Communion – 11am
May 26          May Crowning – 7pm

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION GRADES 5-7

CONFIRMATION PROGRAM

May 16          Classes for Group A – Grades 8-9
May 23          Classes for Group B – Grades 8-9

For more information, please call 973.696.4411 x10.

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For more information, please call 973.696.4411 x12.
Polish Masses to Be Celebrated at St. Joseph's on the Third Saturday of Each Month
Polish Masses are now being celebrated at St. Josephs on the 3rd Saturday of every month at 7 PM.
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.
RECENT CATHOLIC NEWS: Updated March 20, 2021

Saint Joseph and Mother Seton: The Vocations of Spouse and Worker

NCR readers share their thoughts on returning to in-person Mass

Some church things shouldn't return to 'normal' after the pandemic

We need to make space and time for God.
All Vaccines are Morally Acceptable

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First Friday Benediction
Please join us for our regular First Friday services with a monthly Eucharistic Holy Hour from 7 to 8 PM, featuring Exposition of the

Blessed 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 in 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.