St. Robert Bellarmine Catholic Church
51 Georgia Rd.
Freehold Township, N.J. 07728
Phone 732-462-7429
Fax 732-409-3496


History

On June 18, 1971, the most Rev. George W. Aur founded the new parish of St. Robert Bellarmine, with Rev. Thomas F. Dentici as its Pastor. Masses were held in local public schools from 1971-1975, on September 14, 1975, Bishop Aur presided at the blessing and dedication of St. Robert Bellarmine Parish Family Center.

Because of the rapid growth of the Freehold Township area, a new church was constructed and dedicated by Bishop John M. Smith on December 7, 2002.

The present pastor is Rev. Thomas J. O’Connor.

St. Rose Of Lima Catholic Church
16 Mc Lean St.
Freehold, N.J. 07728
Phone 732-462-0859
Fax 732-462-8173
Website: www.stroseoflima.com


History

Sent from St. Paul’s, Princeton, in 1850, Rev. John Scollard traveled to the Freehold area to celebrate mass. On November 10, 1851, a piece of land was purchased for the building of a frame church. Rev. Alfred Young, Pastor of St. Paul’s in Princeton, served the parish between 1857 and 1860. Father Young purchased a plot of land to serve as a cemetery. After several mission priests, the Most Rev. James Roosevelt Bayley, Bishop of Newark, assigned Rev. Frederick Kivelitz as First Resident Pastor on January 9, 1871.

Father Kivelitz traveled by saddle horse to serve the Congregations of St. Rose and its missions that were scattered over an area of 125 square miles.

Father Kivelitz purchased a parsonage and built many churches for the missions of St. Rose. Saint Rose of Lima Church was blessed in August 1882. The present Rectory was completed in October 1931.

The dawn of a new millennium brought Rev. Richard Milewski, the present Pastor, to St. Rose of Lima Parish. Father Milewski’s attention is directed toward keeping our liturgy vital, which is central to parish life, expanding the involvement of the laity, and building the spirit of community. His leadership continues to deepen the spirit of faith, love and humble service that has been the keystone of St. Rose of Lima Parish community from the beginning.