Phone: 973-543-4641
Email for general inquiries: csjb@csjb.org    
Guest Ministry Email: guestministry@csjb.org
​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.

Capital Campaign:
St. Marguerite's Roof

Our next goal for the CSJB Capital Campaign is to raise enough money to replace the 100+ year old roof on St. Marguerite's Retreat House.

It's easy to help! Just donate by check or online to the St. John the Baptist Foundation and specify "St. Marguerite's Roof" on the ledger line of your check or in the "purpose" section of your online Paypal donation. We thank you for supporting our ministries of retreat and spiritual direction which are so necessary in today's world.

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

Upcoming Events

Dances of Universal Peace

Saturday October 5, 2019
​10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
In the Convent Main Chapel

The Dances of Universal Peace are simple, meditative, joyous, multi-cultural circle dances that use sacred phrases, chants, music and movements from the many spiritual traditions of the earth to touch the spiritual essence within ourselves and recognize it in others. Building on the work begun by Samuel L. Lewis in the 1960s, they promote peace and integration within individuals and understanding and connection within groups worldwide. There are no performers nor audience: new arrivals and old hands form the circle as everyone sings and dances together. 

For more information, email INTERWEAVE at
information@ interweave.org • or call 908-277-2120.

Or click here to visit the website for the Dances.

Fall Associates’ retreat:
From Commotion to Contemplation

Saturday November 23 2019
​9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
At the Convent
Leader:  Sister Josita Marks, SCC  
Sisters of Christian Charity https://scceast.org

Topic: “From Commotion to Contemplation.” 
RSVP to Sr. Eleanor Francis  973-543-4641 ex.3
or sref@csjb.org. ​

Cultivating Compassion for the Environment

Saturday December 1, 2019
​2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
At the Retreat House
Compassion is a core belief in Judaism, Christianity and Islam. How do our traditions define compassion? How are we told to behave in order to live a life of compassion for ourselves and others? We will explore texts, stories and historical examples from our faith traditions that teach compassion and discuss how contemporary society presents challenges to us as we try to live a life of compassion. Join Sister Eleanor Francis, Rabbi Debra Smith and Dr. Shabiha Sheikh for an intriguing text study and discussion.  


Contact Rabbi Debra Smith at hineni77@gmail.com
Or Sister Eleanor Francis at 973-543-4641 x3 sref@csjb.org​. ​

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CENTERING PRAYER

Every Thursday from 7:15 to 8:15
Convent Chapter Room
Our Centering Prayer group has been meeting for many years and it is one of our most popular ministries. Guests gather in the Chapter Room, listen to a prayer, poem or meditation read aloud and then sit in silence together.

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

For more information contact Sister Barbara Jean at: srbj@csjb.org

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The Sisters Have A Dream

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
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