Our Marriage Ministry Team’s Grandparents Celebration at Our Lady of Sorrows Church on the Memorial of SS. Joachim and Anne (Wednesday, July 26,) was a great success. Click here for more information.

Parish Counseling Services are offered by Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Trenton. Counselors help parishioners with marital problems, raising children, eldercare, bereavement, or the stress of job loss. Click here for more information.

Tens of thousands of couples have healed their marriages through Retrouvaille (pronounced Retro-vy). Click here for more information.

Bishop David M. O’Connell, C.M., is inviting parishioners in the Diocese of Trenton to support the second annual collection for the Retired, Elderly, and Infirm Priests Fund scheduled for Masses July 22 - 23. Click here for more information.

A Bereavement Support Group for those who have lost a loved one will be held at Our Lady of Sorrows this summer. Through a series of reflections, combined with writing and sharing, and suitable for groups or individuals, The New Day Journal follows a nine-week program that helps people accept the reality of their loss, experience the pain of grief, and adjust to life without their loved one. Click here for more information, including the dates and times of the sessions, and how to register.

Mark your calendar now to celebrate the Feast of Saints Joachim and Anne with your grandchildren on Wednesday, July 26, at 12:15 PM at Our Lady of Sorrows Church. Click here for details.

...to all fathers, godfathers, stepfathers, foster fathers, father figures, grandfathers, great grandfathers, and spiritual fathers (from priests to pontiff!)!

On June 3, a special liturgy was celebrated at the 4:00 PM Mass at St. Anthony to honor the sacrament of marriage for couples who are celebrating anniversaries of 1 year, multiples of 5 years, or more than 50 years, during 2023. Congratulations and best wishes for continued blessings and happiness to all the anniversary couples!

During May, 34 dedicated men and women provided 167 hours of service to 30 persons. Click here for more information on the services provided, and how to join this ministry as a care giver or care receiver.

Click here to find the upcoming sessions for Retrouvaille and Worldwide Marriage Encounter.

Tens of thousands of couples have healed their marriages through Retrou-vaille (pronounced Retro-vy). For more information, click here.

With Father’s Day fast approaching, why not give your husband and yourself the special gift of a Marriage Enrichment Weekend? A Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekend gives you the time and tools to revitalize romance, deepen communication, and nourish the spirituality in your marriage. Click here for more information.

On June 3, 2023, there will be a special liturgy at the 4:00 PM Mass at St. Anthony Church for couples celebrating anniversaries of 1 year, multiples of 5 years, and 50+ years during 2023. Following will be a Wine and Cheese Reception for the married couples participating in this liturgy.

Please notify the parish office when your organization or ministry changes leadership. It is important for us to know the correct person to contact regarding 2023-24 facility scheduling. Click here for contact information.

April is National Volunteer Recognition Month. Thank you to all who offer our parish and its ministries their time and talents. Volunteers don't necessarily have the time--they just have the heart.

We pray for the protection of the unborn, and for their mothers and fathers to be supported as they recognize the sanctity of life. Our witnesses are peaceful and educational. There is no chanting, shouting, foul language, or graphic signs. As always, we stay on the sidewalk or public right of way. Click here for more information on where and when you can join us.

Sunday, Feb. 12, is World Marriage Day. World Marriage Day (WMD) honors husband and wife and salutes the beauty of their faithfulness, sacrifice and joy in daily, married life. On this day, our parish will celebrate at all Masses. The liturgy will offer prayers and a special blessing for married couples to strengthen their marriage and keep Christ at the center.

Marriage...one flesh, given and received is this year’s National Marriage Week theme. Click here for more information, and to find out about special events scheduled in our parish for this week.