Welcome
Footprints Fellowship
A fellowship group of St. Mary Coptic Orthodox Church · East Brunswick, New Jersey
Footprints Fellowship is a fellowship group of St. Mary Coptic Orthodox Church — friends and families who gather, serve, and show up for one another. This January we're heading to the lanes for our Bowl-a-Thon: register to bowl, or sponsor a bowler for every pin they knock down. Simple, joyful, and better together.
Shop the merch
Every purchase supports the fellowship. Orders are handled in our merch store.
Bowl-a-Thon
A January bowling day with our fellowship family — good people, good fun, every pin counts. Sunday, January 10, 2027 · Lucky Strike North Brunswick.
Upcoming events
Our community
Footprints Fellowship is real people, gathered together — here are a few moments from our gatherings. Photos shared by Lorraine Fam for this site.
Bowl-a-Thon
Our January fundraiser, live. Bowlers collect pledges per pin, teams compete for the top of the board, and every pin raises money for Footprints Fellowship.
Top Bowlers
Ranked by pledged total — the bowlers raising the most come first. The top six get the big cards; every other bowler is right below them.
Recent activity
The latest pledges across all bowlers — this board moves as sponsors join in.
Leaderboard
Bowlers and teams on one board, with the same columns either way. Click a column heading to sort by it — click again to flip the order. Score and Raised fill in once final scores are entered.
How it works
Start a Team
Create a team and become its captain. You’ll get a team page, an invite link anyone can use to join instantly, and a private manage link for approving join requests.
All participants
Every bowler has their own page. Pledge per pin on the bowler you want to support.
Past Events
Moments from our fellowship so far — and a look at the church we call home.
Footprints moments
These moments are from our own group, documented in photos shared by Lorraine Fam for this site.
Our church home — St. Mary Coptic Orthodox Church
Footprints Fellowship is a group of St. Mary's, so here is a little of our church's story. St. Mary's is described as the first Coptic Orthodox Church in Central Jersey, and a mother church to many churches in New Jersey and surrounding states.
A new congregation in East Brunswick. Fr. Bishoy Demetrious — ordained by Pope Shenouda III in May of that year — arrived in August 1977 to serve the newly formed St. Mary congregation, which he went on to shepherd for decades.
Fr. Bishoy is elevated to Hegumen. In July 1986, Fr. Bishoy's service to the congregation was honored with his elevation to Hegumen.
An Egypt mission trip. Members of St. Mary served on a mission trip to Egypt (Khatatba & El Menya), documented in the video "St Mary East Brunswick Church 2016 Egypt Mission" on the church's YouTube channel, Saint Mary Coptic Orthodox Church of East Brunswick.
For services, events, and more of the church's story, visit saint-mary.net — all are welcome.
About Us
Footprints Fellowship — a fellowship group of St. Mary Coptic Orthodox Church · East Brunswick, New Jersey.
Footprints Fellowship is a fellowship group of St. Mary Coptic Orthodox Church in East Brunswick, listed among the church's family and group services.
We gather for fellowship — shared meals, conversation, and time together in faith — and for community events through the year, like our January Bowl-a-Thon. Our next gatherings: Saturday, November 21, 2026 · Saturday, December 12, 2026 · Saturday, January 9, 2027, each 9 AM – 1 PM. You'll find them with everything else that's coming up in Upcoming Events on the home page.
New faces are always welcome. To ask about joining us, use the Contact Us page, or see the church's Family & Group Services page.
Our church home — St. Mary Coptic Orthodox Church
St. Mary is described as the first Coptic Orthodox Church in Central Jersey, and the mother church of most Coptic churches in New Jersey and surrounding states. All are welcome.
Fr. Bishoy Demetrious and a new congregation. Fr. Bishoy was ordained on May 22, 1977 by Pope Shenouda III — the first ordination on American soil by His Holiness — to shepherd the newly formed St. Mary congregation. He arrived on August 15, 1977 and began visiting and serving the congregation, organizing the committees and services that still shape parish life today.
Elevated to Hegumen. In July 1986, Fr. Bishoy's service to the congregation was honored with his elevation to Hegumen.
Fr. Bishoy departs in peace. After almost 32 years of shepherding St. Mary, Fr. Bishoy departed on February 10, 2009 — remembered for his immense love for his flock, his patience, and his good humor.
St. Mary Coptic Orthodox Church
433 Riva Ave, East Brunswick, NJ 08816
Phone: (732) 821-5310 · Email: church@saint-mary.net
Visit the church at saint-mary.net, see its Family & Group Services page, or watch sermons and services on the church's YouTube channel, Saint Mary Coptic Orthodox Church of East Brunswick.
Contact Us
Questions about the fellowship or the Bowl-a-Thon? Send us a message below — or reach out directly.
Footprints Fellowship: footprintsfellowship@gmail.com
For parish matters: St. Mary Coptic Orthodox Church · 433 Riva Ave, East Brunswick, NJ 08816 · (732) 821-5310 · church@saint-mary.net
Blog
Reflections for our fellowship life — drawn from the sermons, teachings, and stories of our church home, St. Mary Coptic Orthodox Church of East Brunswick. Every post links back to its original source at the church.
Register to Bowl
Create your personal page, then share your link so sponsors can pledge per pin.
Event Admin
For the event team only. Manage bowlers, team approvals, teams, and pledges — and enter final scores. Entering a score calculates each sponsor’s amount due — score × their $ per pin pledge, respecting their cap if set — and updates the hub Leaderboard’s Raised column. No payment is processed here; this creates the pay-later prompt list.