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    This event has moved to Zoom on Thursday nights. Please email srmc@csjb.org for more information.
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Phone: 973-543-4641
Email for general inquiries: superior@csjb.org
Guest Ministry Email: guestministry@csjb.org
Phone: 973-543-4582

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​By centering our lives in prayer and worship, we seek to:

  • Build community among ourselves
  • Live by the Vows of Poverty, Chastity and Obedience
  • Prepare a place where hearts may be open to receive God's love.
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Prayer Requests

Pray for justice and peace, and for the well-being of all people.
We are offering prayers for anyone
who might need them
during these anxious and uncertain times.  
​Please click the button below
to fill in our prayer request form.
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Capital Campaign:
​REPLACEMENT OF THE SEPTIC SYSTEM

Goal: $246,840.92
Raised so far: over $116.840.92
Still to raise: $130,000.00


Septic systems are not usually a favorite topic of conversation, but ours is 112 years old! Since it serves the Convent, St. Marguerite's Retreat House, and two employee residences it has reached the point where it is in critical and immediate need of replacement.

​Estimated cost of replacement is $246,840.02 so we are hoping our generous donors can help us to raise the remaining $135,000 needed for the job.



It's easy to help!

To donate by check, make your check out to:

St. John the Baptist Foundation 
and specify
"Septic Project" on the ledger line of your check.
Mail to: PO Box 240
Mendham, NJ .7945

To donate by PAYPAL, go to 

Paypal.me/stjohnfoundation 
​and in the "purpose" section of your online donation type "Septic Project."

Thank you for supporting our ministries of retreat and spiritual direction which are needed more than ever in today's world.



CLICK HERE to learn more about how to donate through the CSJB Capital Campaign.

Upcoming Events

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CENTERING PRAYER

Every Thursday from 7:15 to 8:15
On Zoom

Our Centering Prayer group has been meeting for many years and it is one of our most popular ministries. Guests can gather on Zoom. Please email Sister Monica at srmc@csjb.org if you are interested in joining.

A description of this silent contemplative practice can be found HERE.

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CSJB ASSOCIATE PRAYERS
​ON ZOOM
April 23 10:15 AM- 11:00 AM


If you’re a CSJB Associate and you’d like to join us on the 4th Friday of each month for Lectio Divina and discussion on Zoom, email Pat McKenzie at mckenziepat@gmail.com

If you would like to learn more about becoming an Associate, we’d love to hear from you! Just email Sister Monica Clare at srmc@csjb.org
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​SPECIAL ZOOM PROGRAM FOR CSJB ASSOCIATES

Saturday, April 24 1:00-3:00 p.m. (Eastern Time)

PEACE PILGRIM:
An American Woman who walked more than 25,000 miles for peace.
She walked alone and penniless and with no organizational backing.

Led by Sr. Eleanor Francis

Suggested donation: $65 (pay what you can)

Send to Community of St. John Baptist
P.O. Box 240
Mendham, NJ  07945
Payment may be made by check or through PayPal
To register, contact Pat McKenzie at mckenziepat@gmail.com or 973-769-1461

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HOPE VALLEY - an interview with the author

Sister Monica Clare Interviews author Haviva-Ner-David,
about her new novel Hope Valley on Zoom
​April 29 at 7:00 PM
 


​The program is part of the OneSpirit Learning Alliance's monthly online Gatherings.

Haviva is a rabbi who lives and works in Galilee, and her novel centers on the friendship between a Jewish woman and a Muslim woman living in Israel.  

If you’re interested in attending this event, register here: 
https://www.1spirit.org/community-events/-gathering-4-29
. Hope Valley is now available as an e-book on Amazon at https://www.amazon.com/Hope-Valley-Haviva-Ner-David-ebook/dp/B08ZNHNPP6.

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JOIN US FOR PRAYER ON ZOOM

Friday May 14
10:15 AM - 11:00 AM Eastern time.
​ALL ARE WELCOME


Join us on the 2nd Friday of each month for intercessory prayers to give us strength and hope during these trying times. 

We begin with a check-in time of 10:15am Eastern and praying starts at 10:30am.


A special thanks to Interweave for the use of their online platform.

Please email Oblate Pat McKenzie for the Zoom info. at:
mckenziepat@gmail.com


Let’s join together to pray for ourselves, our neighbors, our church, and the world.​



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becoming a woman of purpose

Saturday, May 22,  10 a.m. - 12 Noon  

​All of us wonder all one time or another who we are and why we are here. The truth is that we are created by God in his image, and our fulfillment is found in pursuing His purposes for us.
Join us as we try to better understand God's intended purposes for us as His people and for you as His unique creation.

Retreat led by Sister Victoria Michelle. 
​All participants are asked to bring a Bible, pen and paper to the retreat.

Cost $20 - send to Community of St. John Baptist, P. O. Box 240, Mendham NJ 07945.
Payment may be made by check or through PayPal.

To register contact CSJB Associate Pat McKenzie:  email mckenziepat@gmail.com
Please place May 22 Retreat in the email subject line.

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CELTIC JOURNEYS
Due to the Corona Virus pandemic, many of our 2020 Celtic Journeys were canceled, but Please see our trips for 2021!

 
https://www.celticjourneys.org/copy-of-ireland 

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https://www.celticjourneys.org/cornwall
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For more information, contact Sister Margo Elizabeth:
Phone: 973 543 4641 ext 4                      
Email: srmargo@gmail.com
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Living Stones:
A History of CSJB
in the USA
The early years 1874-1939

To receive your copy please contact
Sr. Pamela at sr-pamela@csjb.org 
or
call  9735434641 x 9
or order on Amazon.com

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Location

​82 West Main Street Mendham, NJ 07945

community of saint john baptist

By centering our lives in prayer and worship, we seek to:
  •  Build community among ourselves
  •  Live by the Vows of Poverty, Chastity and
     Obedience
  •  Prepare a place where hearts may be open  to receive God's love
  •  Use our gifts individually and corporately to  minister  to the needs of God's world.

"He must increase, I must decrease"
(John 3:30)

Contact Us

PO Box 240 
Mendham, New Jersey 07945
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   • 973 543-4641

   • superior@csjb.org
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  • Home
  • About Us
    • Service Schedule
    • Events
    • Our Work/Outreach
    • History of CSJB
    • Sermons
    • Becoming a Sister
    • The Search Program
    • Celtic Journeys
    • Our Sisters in England
    • Newsletter
  • Spiritual Direction
  • Retreats/Guests
    • St. Marguerite's Retreat House
    • Individual Guests
    • Day Groups
  • Donate
    • Supporting CSJB
    • Our Capital Campaign
    • The Nun Better Cookbook
  • Get Involved
    • Associates/Oblates
    • Volunteering
  • Contact
    • Contact CSJB
    • Links
  • DIRECTIONS
    • Driving Directions by Car
    • Public Transportation to the Convent
  • Blog
  • Jobs
  • School Property