Interfaith Hospitality Network

INTERFAITH HOSPITALITY NETWORK St. Joseph's is once again participating in the Interfaith Hospitality Network (IHN). We will be hosting four to five families from July 8 through July 22. St. Joseph's is part of the IHN Essex County Network, a group of thirty faith congregations in Essex County, who host families who are in need of shelter. We will give these families a place to stay and three meals a day while families work to secure permanent housing. We will once again be asking for your support by volunteering in a variety of ways. We will need many volunteers to make this a success! We'll need help in setting up and taking down the "apartments" we construct for our guests. We'll need overnight hosts, meals to be prepared, laundry to be washed, grocery items to be purchased,  and volunteers to work with children in the evenings. We will also be setting up an  IHN "Giving Tree" whereby parishioners can purchase items to help us in our hosting. Please look for our "Giving Tree" and our IHN Table  this weekend! If you have any questions, please call Suzanne Ryan at 973-761-7083