On Sunday, Feb. 23, we will hold Children’s Church at the OLG 10:30 am Mass. Kathleen and Bill McGraw will lead for children age 7 and under. We are looking for some families to host this about two to three times in the year. If you are interested, please contact Fr. Santora at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. We have a curriculum set and it is easy to follow.

At OLG, our Book Ministers are hosting the Winter Book Sale, “From Ground Hog to Mardi Gras,” now through Sunday, Feb. 23.  Come early to OLG Mass and browse at the church entrance to get some good buys during the month of February! 

We begin Lent on Wednesday, February 26. Ashes will be distributed at all our Prayer Services and Masses.

OLG Schedule: 10 AM, 3 PM and 5 PM Prayer Services; 12:30 and 7:30 PM Masses

St. Joseph Schedule: 12 Noon Prayer Service and 7 PM Bilingual Mass

The 7:30 PM Mass at OLG is especially planned for Young Adults. The leadership team will be present and serve in several ministries: music, hospitality, and liturgical.

“The Art of Pausing: A Lenten Retreat to Reclaim a Sense of Balance in Our Lives” with Judith Valente is scheduled for Saturday, March 7, from 9 AM to 3 PM in the OLG Parish Center at 411 Clinton Street.  $20 cost includes a morning snack and lunch.  Sign up by completing and returning the registration form by Monday, March 3.  The registration form is available on the church tables or it can be printed from the website -- please see right side of our homepage.  Please join us! 

Each year, our Archbishop Cardinal Tobin invites us to support and help those who need it in our Archdiocese. Through Catholic Charities, for example, we offer mental health counseling, assistance for challenged adults, a residence for abused women who have children and the St. Lucy’s Homeless Shelter in Jersey City, to name a few. There are also other ways we help Cardinal Tobin support our schools, seminarians and senior priests.

Each parish is given a goal, and ours is $30,000. We need each person’s support. If everyone would donate $100 over the year, we would go way over our goal. But if you give something – any amount – it helps us reach our goal and we increase our participation rate, which is a good sign. Every registered parishioner received a letter and pledge envelope in the mail. Please return them in the collection or to the Archdiocese. If you did not receive one, please take the brochure and envelope on the church tables.

You also can donate online: www.rcan.org/ways-to-give  Please designate "Our Lady of Grace/St. Joseph Parish in Hoboken" under "Select Your Parish" so that our parish receives credit for your generosity.

“Inclusive Loving: Jesus and the Holy Thursday Revolution” by Dominican Sister Arlene Flaherty is scheduled for Sunday, March 29, from 11:30 AM to 1 PM in the OLG Parish Center (411 Clinton St.). Please invite your LGBT friends and parents of LGBT children. No charge but registration is necessary so we have enough food.

Please register by Friday, March 20, by emailing Fr. Santora at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Marcial Hernandez, Jr. from St. Joseph won $402.50 in the December 30, 2019, raffle.  Congratulations!!!

February 24, 2020, tickets are available after Mass.  You may take some tickets home to sell to family, neighbors and co-workers.  Or contact Ronnie Rosso and she will mail them to you.  Proceeds help us restore our historic buildings. 

Please consider making a Mass or memorial intention for 2020 at Our Lady of Grace or St. Joseph.  You can call or come by the Parish Center for OLG Masses (411 Clinton St.) or the Rectory Office for St. Joseph Masses (61 Monroe St.) during office hours (listed on the front of the bulletin).  Alternately, you can use the request form located on the church tables.  There is no limit on the number of Masses.