Pastoral Care at St John's is a joint ministry of the Rector and trained lay people.

When a pastoral need arises, the church office needs to notified immediately, preferably by a family member. Hospitals do not always notify us and word of mouth is unreliable.

A sampling of resources we provide:

Hospital visits

Home visits and home communion

Nursing home visitation

Pastoral counseling and spiritual direction
including private Confession

Prayers for healing,
including the Laying on of Hands and Anointing

Prayers for the dying,
including Ministry at the Time of Death


If you have a pastoral emergency, please contact the Rectory after hours and on weekends at (201) 934-0092 or you may leave a voice mail on the office phone (201) 327-0703