There will be a Mass for Catholics in recovery on June 7 at 1:00 PM at the Church of the Epiphany in Brick, NJ. Click here for details.

In the Province of New Jersey, the Solemnity of the Lord's Ascension is transferred from Thursday (May 14), to next Sunday, May 17.

Our parish will honor our Blessed Mother with a Crowning of her image at the 11:00 am Mass next Sunday, Mother’s Day. Please join us! Our First Communicants are invited to be part of this annual tribute to Our Lady

The reception of the Holy Eucharist for the first time is always a cherished day in the life of the faithful. Congratulations of our young first communicants who received Our Lord this weekend at the 10:30 am Mass at Saint Anthony Church and the older students at the 5:00 pm Mass at Our Lady of Sorrows Church.

Thanks to all who visited the recent Shroud of Turin Exhibit sponsored by our “Lumen Christi Cohort.” We hope this Cohort initiative, appropriately held during Lent, inspired and educated the faithful on this extraordinary relic that reveals the extent of the Lord’s passion and death. Click here for more information.

We congratulate the fifty-one boys and girls who will be receiving the Holy Eucharist for the first time this Saturday, May 2. We thank their parents and catechists for preparing them so well for this sacred encounter.

Our First Holy Communicants will be sharing bread with you during the weekend of April 25–26. If you receive bread, please keep them in your prayers, as this is their service project to share with others. Thank you.

If you, or anyone you know, is discerning a call to the priesthood, or if you think someone you know would make a good priest, click here to see a video about the diocesan vocational program "Called by Name".

The next meeting of the Holy Name Society is Friday, April 17th, at 12:00 Noon in the Church Library. All men are welcome!

We are pleased to announce that a Ministry Fair will be held April 18-19 at St. Anthony Church and April 25-26 at Our Lady of Sorrows Church. If you have ever thought you might want to participate more fully in the life of our parish, click here to find out more.

Rest in peace, Deacon Kevin O'Boyle. Our beloved Deacon Kevin passed away on Wednesday, April 1. Click here to find the funeral arrangements.

Our parish rejoices with those who received the Sacraments of Initiation at the Solemn Easter Vigil!

People of all faiths throughout Central New Jersey are invited to pray for law enforcement personnel during the 24th Annual Blue Mass Tuesday, April 7 at the Co-Cathedral of St. Robert Bellarmine, 61 Georgia Rd., Freehold at 10:30 a.m. In these times of upheaval, our law enforcement personnel are in special need of our prayers! Click here for more information.

All married, engaged, and courting couples, and singles discerning the married vocation are invited to this conference that will explore and illuminate the unique sharing of one’s life in the intimate relationship between a man and woman—Marriage. Click here for details.

No one would want it to snow at Easter, but we would like you to recall the impact of snow of the winter season when you consider making your Easter gift to the parish. The cost of snow plowing was especially high due to multiple storms and the size of our two church and school campuses. In light of this extraordinary expense, we ask everyone to be extra generous to the parish this Easter. And we thank you!

Those who ordered palm crosses may pick them up on Saturday, March 14, between 10:00 AM and 12:00 PM at the garage at Our Lady of Sorrows.

Fr. Daniel Cahill and Fr. Martin O'Reilly will preside at the annual Irish Unity Mass at St. Anthony Church on Saturday, March 7 at 10:00. The flag raising and commemoration ceremony will follow immediately after Mass.

The Rosary Altar Society is conducting its Annual Palm Cross Sale, the proceeds of which benefit Our Lady of Sorrows-St. Anthony Parish. The cross is approximately 12” x 20” and made of looped palms on a wooden cross and mounted on a stake which makes a suitable adornment for the cemetary or garden. The cost for each Palm Cross is $13.50. Click here for more information.

Click here to see a schedule of Lenten Pilgrimage Churches.