Welcome to the Brothers of St. John of God in Westville Grove, N.J.

Welcome to our web site of the Hospitaller Order of St. John of God. We are happy that you have chosen to have a look at what we as Brothers in the Church are about. You will notice throughout this site the various missions that we are involved in. Throughout the world we minister to the sick, poor and marginalized as well as those who are struggling either spiritually or physically. I encourage you to visit us often to keep informed of our many activities that we host. We do this in the manner of our Father, St. John of God.
Again I welcome you and I hope you enjoy your visit.

The call to Brotherhood is a special invitation to serve God. Unique and distinct from the ordained priesthood, the call to brother is a call to minister to people as "one of them."

 We invite you to learn more about our Order, and welcome any questions you may have by encouraging you to email or call Brother Thomas Osorio, Director of Vocations, at 856 848-4700 .ext 1163

 
The Provincial Chapter elected the following Brothers:
Bro. Laurence KEARNS

Bro. Stanislaus NEILD

Bro. Fintan BRENNAN WHITMORE

Bro. Gregory MCCRORY

Bro. Mark MORGAN

Provincial

1st Provincial Councillor

2nd Provincial Councillor

3rd Provincial Councillor

4th Provincial Councillor
At their 2007 Provincial Chapters, the Irish Province and the English Province jointly resolved to amalgamate to form a single entity. Over the past three years, the Brothers and the Co-workers have been working with great determination to achieve this. The result emerged at the current 2010 Provincial Chapter, with the creation of a new Province: the Western European Province dedicated to St John of God. Before electing the Provincial, the Capitulars commemorated the suppression of the Irish Province and the English Province in a simple liturgical celebration. The suppression of the two Provinces was symbolised by snuffing two candles bearing the names of the two Provinces. Immediately afterwards, the Father General lit another candle bearing the name of the new Province. The new Province has been established without transforming either of the existing entities into Provincial Delegations. The new Province will be headquartered in Dublin.

 

In Memory: John N. “Jack” Haines

John N. “Jack” Haines, 74, of Monroeville passed away on February 11, 2010.  Born in Bridgeton, Jack was the son of William and Marian Haines.  He was a graduate of Woodstown High School and went off to serve in the U.S. Army from March 1960 till June 30, 1965.  Mr. Haines was the owner, operator of Haines Brothers’ Schell in Vineland and went on to work at St. John of God in Deptford and the O’Shea Center in Elmer before his retirement.
A viewing will be held on Wednesday, February 17, 2010 from 10:00 AM till 11:30 AM at the Adams Funeral Home, 111 S. Main St., Elmer, NJ 08318.  The service will follow at 11:30 AM at the funeral home with internment taking place at Friends UMC Cemetery in Monroeville.  The family has suggested that donations can be made to the Helen Graham Cancer Center, 4701 Ogletown Stanton Rd., Newark, DE 19718 in Jack’s memory.  www.adamsfuneralhome.org

 

 

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