About Us

St. Mary’s Byzantine Catholic Church in Hillsborough, has been serving Byzantine parishioners in central New Jersey since 1918.

The Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom begins at 4:00pm on Saturdays, and 8:30 and 11:00am each Sunday. The 11:00am Sunday Divine Liturgy is celebrated in both Church Slavonic and English. All other services are in English.

During the week, Divine Praises are held each morning at 8:30 am. Wednesdays during the Great Fast, the Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts is celebrated at 7:00pm. On Holy Days, Liturgies are usually at 7:00pm. Confessions are Saturdays, 3:15pm to 3:45pm.

The church is located at 1900 Brooks Blvd, Hillsborough, between Rt. 206, Hillsborough, and Main Street, Manville. Church phone number, (908) 725-0615.

We are one of 22 Ritual Churches that comprise the Catholic Church headquartered in Rome with Pope Benedict as it’s head. We are part of the Byzantine Catholic Metropolia of Pittsburgh, and the Eparchy of Passaic.

We celebrate the Liturgy and the Sacraments according to the Eastern Byzantine Tradition akin to the Russian and Greek Orthodox churches, but we are in full communion with the Catholic Church. Our Church is founded on Jesus Christ as revealed through the Sacred Scriptures and the Teachings of the Apostles passed down through the Holy Traditions.

Fr. Edward Cimbala, pastor of St. Mary’s since July 1, 2002, was ordained to the Holy Priesthood by Bishop Michael J. Dudick on May 8th, 1988, and he celebrated his first Divine Liturgy one week later. His bio is here.