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The Shrine of St.
Joseph has always been a self-sustaining ministry of the Missionary Servants of
the Most Holy Trinity. Enhanced by the fundraising efforts of its auxiliary
guilds, the outstanding generosity of benefactors who journey here, those who
remember their loved ones through Masses or place petitions before candles,
those who frequent our Gift & Book Shop, and the stewardship of our small
worshipping communities who gratefully acknowledge the pastoral refuge granted
to them, the Shrine has been able to operate and maintain these holy grounds
while also providing financial assistance to our ministries for the poor,
infirmed and abandoned in other parts of the United States and South America.
Recognizing the
need to prepare for the decline in an aging Guild membership, along with the
need to hire lay personnel for maintenance work previously provided by the
religious living here, the Shrine sought ways to increase revenue, while
reducing operational expenditures. In keeping within the paradigms of non
profit organizations, an annual Fund Appeal was created ten years ago,
supplemented by fundraising events managed through the Shrine volunteer
stewards. This year, we need to raise $100,000 to supplement our declining
reserve fund.
Loyalty to the
Shrine of St. Joseph runs deep. Many devotees to the Shrine, our patron saint,
St. Joseph, and the power of the prayer ministry of our beloved resident
priests, have generously contributed to the Shrine and enabled us to respond to
the needs of those who are in need. In addition to the annual fund, they have
generously remembered their loved ones with engraved pavers, donations to the
upkeep of the Tower of Remembrance, major contributions of corporate stock, and
will remembrances.
The religious and
lay stewards of these holy grounds are grateful for this ongoing support and
would appreciate further participation to retain our sacred ministries. There
are many opportunities for remembrances.
Please call
Josephine Megaro at the Shrine Office, Mon.-Fri. between 9am-5pm at 908-647-0208 |
Rescued from the
rubble, an historic statute of St. Joseph, put aside because no funds were
available for its restoration, was recently recovered, and thanks to the
generosity of a patron, carefully restored. It adorned the St. Joseph’s table
during the Shrine’s Triduum to Saint Joseph in March.
Remember Loved Ones
Do you want to
remember your loved ones...with prayers, memorials on our Hall of Remembrance or
a brick in his/her honor on the path to the original Shrine of St. Joseph?
Or perhaps you
want to remember them in Masses said here at the Shrine, with candles, or
novenas and devotions to our patron, Saint Joseph. Many people are
incorporating the Shrine of St. Joseph in their wills. Remembrances abound and
will be discussed with you privately by our loving employee, Josephine Megaro,
who has been with the Shrine for fifty years! Call her M-F, 9-5 at
908-647-0208. She will guide you to make a lasting memorial. |
