The Friends of the Newark Monastery, Inc. is a non-profit organization formed by a group of lay Catholics who, at the request of Fr. Benedict Groeschel, arranged to finance and purchase Most Blessed Sacrament Friary (formerly the Monastery of St. Dominic) so that the Franciscan Friars of the Renewal could bring their mission of service to the poor, evangelization and renewal to the Newark area.
Most Blessed Sacrament Friary has been home to the novice friars, a house of studies for friars preparing for seminary, and is becoming a beacon of hope to the people of Newark. The friars feed the poor, both physically and spiritually. They have also opened part of the friary as a retreat center for priests and seminarians.