Youth Ministry
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For TeensCommunity & Service
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The Saint Joseph Youth Ministry team is committed to building opportunities for all of our high school students to learn and grow in their faith while serving others. We seek to combine elements of Catholic theology, service, and spirituality into our community and others. Contact Mark Tosso at 973-543-5950 to learn more.
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Community
Teen Dinners - aka 'Chinners'
There is a lot of wisdom to be gained in cooking, praying and eating together. These dinners are a low pressure way to feed our physical and spiritual hungers. Teens are all welcome to join us to cook and eat.
All Chinners are held in the Christopher House.
Highschool Chinners begin at 6:30 pm.
Middle school Chinners begin at 6:00 pm.Mass & Bagels
Start the week off right starting with Mass in the Chapel and a fresh, hot bagel afterwards before heading off to school.
Mass starts at 6:30 am on the following dates (subject to change): 9/15/25, 10/20/25, 11/17/25, 12/15/25, 1/12/26, 2/10/26, 3/23/26, 4/13/26, and 5/11/26.
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Search Peer RetreatFriday, December 5 through Sunday, December 7, 2025
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Appalachia Mission
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Appalachia Mission Trip
Every year our teens and chaperones travel to Kentucky to build/repair homes for the working poor. The trip allows the group to foster relationships and grow spiritually in our mission to care for others and develop a feeling of community within our parish.
Fundraisers are held during the year to help cover the cost of travel and food for the participants.
Dates of next Appalachia Trip:
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Thank you to our 2025 St. Joseph Teen Appalachia Mission Trip Corporate Sponsors
- St. Joseph Church Parishioners
- St. Joseph Church
- Pastime Club
- RBC Wealth Management
- Kelly Plumbing and Heating
- Intex Commercial Door Systems
- MCM Consulting
- CertaPower Generator Solutions
- Headquarters Financial Group
- Burns, Draeger & Humphries LLC
- Catholic Book Publishing
- Knights of Columbus #6462
- Ralston Nurseries Inc.
- Awaken Wellness
- Bailey Funeral Home
- Gaspers Electric
- Mendham Jewelers
- Sobol & Associates
- Douglas Sales Associates
- Black Horse Pub
- Dante's Ristorante
- Sapori d'Italia
- Ultima Replenisher
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Service Opportunities
Bridges Homeless Outreach
Our teens and adults of the parish prepare a sandwich lunch for the Bridges Homeless Outreach of Summit. The crew, guided by the Outreach, hand out sandwiches, soup, lemonade, and toiletry kits at the 34th Street Heliport on the East River in NYC.
Our team participates several times a year in the Bridges Homeless Outreach. Support in buying groceries, making and delivering lunches is beneficial to those serving and those receiving.
Check back for dates
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Life Teen Blog (From the Diocese)
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2 weeks agoThe Church honors many inspiring men and women throughout the liturgical year. October is a particularly spectacular month, as the Church shows off an amazing collection of feast days and memorials...
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3 weeks agoRead Part 1 here. Hear that sound ringin’ in your mind. So how do demons attack our bodies when they don’t have bodies of their own? And how do we defend ours? Evil usually tempts us invisibly: in...
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3 weeks agoTeddy bears and choo… actually, just a teddy bear. Growing up, a teddy bear would sing me to sleep with this old prayer. Now I lay me down to sleep, I pray the Lord my soul to keep; If I should die...
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