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Saint Peter the Apostle Church

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Saint Peter the Apostle Church
Location94 Somerset Street, New Brunswick, New Jersey
Coordinates40°29′52″N 74°26′46″W / 40.4977°N 74.44610°W / 40.4977; -74.44610
Area0.9 acres (0.4 ha)
Built1865 (1865)
ArchitectKeely, Patrick Charles; O'Rourke, Jeremiah, et al.
Architectural styleGothic Revival, Greek Revival
NRHP reference No.05001332[1]
NJRHP No.4257[2]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPNovember 25, 2005
Designated NJRHPMay 25, 2005

Saint Peter the Apostle Church is a historic Roman Catholic church at 94 Somerset Street in New Brunswick, Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States.

Originally, St. Peter's, the first Catholic church in New Brunswick was on Bayard Street consisted mostly of Irish Catholics, and was set up in 1829.

The newer church building was built in 1865 and was added to the National Register of Historic Places on November 25, 2005, for its significance in architecture.[3]

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Was St. Peter the greatest of Jesus' original Twelve disciples? St. Peter is certainly the most commonly mentioned of the original Twelve. He always stands at the head of the list whenever the names of the Twelve apostles are listed in the Bible. And he was clearly part of Jesus' inner circle, even within the Twelve. He is, unquestionably, the most prominent of the Twelve. But did Jesus give him a special role among the Twelve, a special position, or was he just more active than the others? Jesus gives us an answer to this question, and in an unexpected place . . . Jesus took three disciples with him to the Transfiguration: Peter, James, and John. These three were uniquely privileged to witness the Transfiguration, and they--together with Peter's brother Andrew--formed Jesus' inner circle within the Twelve. After these three received the special privilege of seeing their Master's glory, it's not surprising that a dispute broke out among the Twelve concerning their relevant ranks. This provided Jesus with an occasion to give them both a lesson in humility and a lesson in true leadership. In Luke 9, we read . . . [46] And an argument arose among them as to which of them was the greatest. [47] But when Jesus perceived the thought of their hearts, he took a child and put him by his side, [48] and said to them, "Whoever receives this child in my name receives me, and whoever receives me receives him who sent me; for he who is least among you all is the one who is great." It's possible for us to learn several lessons from Jesus' response to the disciples' quarrel. One is that it was foolish--although still very human--for the disciples to be concerned with rank in this way. A second is that, as so often the case, the nature of Christian truth is paradoxical. The one who is great in God's eyes is not automatically the one who is great in man's eyes. It can even be the one who seems least, like a little child. That is why it is important to receive even the least of God's people with Christian love, for to do so is to receive Christ and to receive his Father. But there is another lesson that some may be tempted to draw out of this passage, which is that the apostles weren't just foolish to question who was the greatest among them because it revealed a preoccupation with pride and position rather than service to others. Instead, this view would hold, it was foolish for them to ask the question because there simply was no greatest among them, that they were all equals, with none having any special position. That would be a little hard to square with the fact that Jesus had just taken three, who we know from other passages were members of his inner circle, to witness the Transfiguration. Indeed, Jesus himself indicates that some are greater than others in God's eyes, and who they are has to do with who serve others. But we don't have to leave the matter there, surprisingly, it comes up again in Luke's Gospel, and the second time, Jesus gives a specific answer to the question. The next time the dispute comes up is in Luke 22, during the account of the Last Supper, but this time Jesus gives a much fuller answer. We read . . . [24] A dispute also arose among them, which of them was to be regarded as the greatest. At this point it's easy to roll our eyes. Jesus may have rolled his, too. Why didn't the disciples take the hint last time the subject came up? Why are they bringing it up now, at the climax of Jesus' ministry? Whatever the reasons, Jesus gives the apostles a three-part answer. The first thing Jesus does is spell out to the apostles the principle of servant leadership--a leadership model that he himself employs: The one who leads is to be the servant of all. He tells them: [25] And he said to them, "The kings of the Gentiles exercise lordship over them; and those in authority over them are called benefactors. [26] But not so with you; rather let the greatest among you become as the youngest, and the leader as one who serves. [27] For which is the greater, one who sits at table, or one who serves? Is it not the one who sits at table? But I am among you as one who serves. The second thing Jesus does is to assure the apostles that they will all have a prominent place in his kingdom. He tells them: [28] "You are those who have continued with me in my trials; [29] and I assign to you, as my Father assigned to me, a kingdom, [30] that you may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom, and sit on thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel. The third thing Jesus does is indicate that one of the apostles does indeed have a special role--a leadership role--among the Twelve. He says: [31] "Simon, Simon, behold, Satan demanded to have you, that he might sift you like wheat, [32] but I have prayed for you that your faith may not fail; and when you have turned again, strengthen your brethren." If you look at the structure of Jesus' answer to the apostles' question, it becomes clear what he is doing: 1. He explains the general principle of servant leadership--something that applies to everyone. 2. He assures them that they will all have prominent places in his kingdom--something that applies to the Twelve in particular. 3. He assigns Peter a special role among the Twelve--something that applies specifically to him. And so we have an answer. Peter wasn't just an especially active and thus especially prominent disciple. Jesus gave him a unique pastoral role among the Twelve. He doesn't just come out and say, "Peter is the greatest." That might have solved the controversy, but then the apostles would not have had the assurance that they all had special places and, even more importantly, they would not have had the lesson on the importance of servant leadership. He thus teaches them the important spiritual point before answering the question directly. The passages where the apostles discuss who is the greatest are sometimes thought of as proof that there was no special role for any of the apostles and therefore that Peter did not have a special role. But as we've seen, that's not the case. In fact, quite the opposite. As we've shown in another video, Jesus also declared Peter was the Rock on which he would build his Church. That's another passage in which Peter is given a special role--a role that would be inherited by his successors, the popes. Incidentally, if you like the information I've presented here, you might want to check out my Secret Information Club. If you're not familiar with it, the Secret Information Club is a free service that I operate by email. I send out information on a variety of fascinating topics connected with the Catholic faith. In fact, the very first thing you’ll get if you sign up is information about what Pope Benedict says about the book of Revelation. He has a lot of interesting things to say! If you’d like to find out what they are, just sign up at www.SecretInfoClub.com.

History

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 St. 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. In 1833, Father Bernard McArdle became the first resident pastor in New Brunswick, and it was during his tenure that the New Brunswick Tornado of June 19, 1835 partially destroyed the church, which remained in use after being closed up with boards.

Father John Rogers, an Irishman who came to America and became a priest at the invitation of Bishop Dubois, after meeting him in Dublin during the 1820s, became the first permanent resident pastor in 1845. In addition to his legendary pastoral zeal, Father Rogers is rightly considered the “founding pastor” of St. Peter's as we know it today. He began his tenure at St. Peter's by rescuing the church building from foreclosure, repairing and expanding it, and constructing the first parish school. However, this was only a foretaste of great things to come. With New Brunswick thriving and the Catholic population rapidly increasing, Father Rogers often traveled to surrounding towns to celebrate the sacraments. St. Peter's became the “Mother Church” of Central Jersey, with missions throughout Middlesex and Somerset Counties.

In 1853, property was purchased for a new and larger church on Somerset Street across from the campus of Rutgers College. The well-known Irish-American church architect Patrick Charles Keely was commissioned to design a new “cathedral”. The present church was built from 1854 through 1865, with the cornerstone laid upon the completion of the lower church in 1856. In 1870, a magnificent chime of bells was installed, one of only three of its kind in New Jersey, which is still played on significant feasts and other special occasions. A sorely needed sacristy was added to the church in 1891. The current marble altar and reredos were installed in 1919 (the altar was reconfigured in 1967, in accordance with the liturgical reforms of Vatican II), and the stained-glass windows were replaced in 1950. In 1999, the current electronic organ was installed. The Lyceum building, constructed in 1920, served various needs of the parish and schools until 2009.

The St. Peter's Rectory is a fine example of Greek Revival architecture which was built sometime before the parish acquired the Somerset Street property. It has been the home of every pastor since Father Rogers, as well as almost 75 other priests who have served St. Peter's over the past 150 years. Today, the rectory is home to the New Brunswick Congregation of the Oratory of St. Philip Neri, a community of priests and brothers who serve St. Peter's Parish, Catholic Campus Ministry at Rutgers, and other pastoral works in the Diocese of Metuchen.

The Sisters of Charity of Convent Station were invited to staff the parish school in 1867, and a convent was constructed for the sisters next to the new church. The convent was enlarged in 1897, 1922 and again in 1952, in order to provide accommodations for thirty-five sisters. Sisters of Charity and sisters from other communities continued to reside there through 2004. After significant exterior restoration and a complete interior renovation, the convent building reopened in January 2010 as the new campus ministry center for Catholic students at Rutgers University.

In 1892, a new parish school, which came to be known as Columbia Hall, was built near the original St. Peter's Hospital on Somerset Street. Next door, a new elementary school with a gymnasium was constructed in 1960, and a new high school replaced Columbia Hall in 1970. St. Peter the Apostle High School closed in 2007, amid declining enrollment.[4] The elementary school, after merging briefly with St. Mary of Mount Virgin School, closed in 2010. The parish is currently exploring potential uses for the school buildings, which remain in serviceable condition.

St. Peter's Hospital, founded out of the parish in the 1860s, moved from Somerset Street to its present location on Easton Avenue in the 1920s. Since then, the hospital has been rebuilt and greatly expanded, and it currently serves as the only Catholic hospital in the Diocese of Metuchen.

In 1991, the basement church with its replica Lourdes grotto was converted to a parish hall. The basement was renovated in 2010-2011 for continued use as a parish hall to be shared by the parish and campus ministry communities, and to house new parish offices in previously underutilized space. The new offices and parish hall opened in December 2011.

St. Peter the Apostle Parish celebrated its 175th anniversary in 2004. The 150th anniversary of the laying of the church's cornerstone was observed in 2006. In 2005, the Church, Rectory and Convent were placed on both the New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places. Currently, a multi-phase restoration process is underway in order to preserve these beautiful buildings while also ensuring they will be safe and attractive spaces to be used by future generations of parishioners.

Today, St. Peter's Parish is an active center of Catholic life in New Brunswick, just as it has been for over 175 years and will be for generations to come.

St. Peter's is recognized as having the finest historical archives in the Diocese of Metuchen.

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References

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places - Middlesex County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection - Historic Preservation Office. May 28, 2014. p. 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 7, 2014.
  3. ^ Dennis Bertland Associates (January 2005). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Saint Peter the Apostle Church". National Park Service. With accompanying 92 pictures
  4. ^ "Parents stumble upon news of New Brunswick Catholic school closing", News 12 Networks, February 13, 2007. Accessed January 18, 2021. "The Diocese of Metuchen told St. Peter the Apostle High School administrators that it was closing the school. Parents and students say the school never notified them of the diocese' decision. The diocese says St. Peter has to be closed because the cost of keeping it open is too great and enrollment is declining."

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