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Please join us at the New Jersey Bishops' Mass for Life, at the Cathedral of St. Mary of the Assumption, in Trenton, on Thursday, September 25. Then, a short walk away at the Statehouse Annex, the NJ Rally & March for Life will be held at 11:00 AM. Click here for details.

Click here to see the stewardship report of September 14.

On September 17 & 18, the priests of our diocese will gather for their annual convocation. Please pray for them during these special days. Since our priests will be away, our Mass schedule on these two days only will be adjusted: at 7:00 AM we will have a Communion Service celebrated by one of our deacons; at 9:00 AM a guest priest will celebrate Mass.

Like Bingo? Join us on Friday, September 19, in the cafeteria at Our Lady of Sorrows school! Games begin at 7:00, but the doors open at 6. Admission is $35, paid at the door, and includes 13 games and 50/50.

History was made recently when Planned Parenthood and other big businesses were banned from receiving federal Medicaid dollars for a period of one year. However, Planned Parenthood sued, and a preliminary court ordered injunction was granted that requires taxpayer funding to continue. The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops invites Catholics to pray daily throughout this month to end taxpayer funding of the abortion industry, invoking St. Joseph, Defender of Life. Click here for the prayer.

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Monday night Bible study resumes on September 15, at 7:00 PM, meeting in the Parish Library at Our Lady of Sorrows. Click here for contact information if you want to attend from home.

Join us for a trip to the St. Francis Cabrini National Shrine and the Cloisters in New York, on Thursday, October 30, 2025. Click here for details.

This year, the Catholic Book Club will be reading "Jesus and the Dead Sea Scrolls" by John Bergsma. The Book Club meets on the second and fourth Thursday of the month, in either the Church Meeting Room or the Church Library. At each meeting, we discuss a selection from the current work. Come join us!

The Cohort Mission team is asking for volunteers during the mission (held on October 6 -8) to greet and usher people, to direct parking, and to make sure any debris left in the church is picked up. Click here for details.

The Prayer Shawl group will meet this month on September 15, at 1:00 PM, in the Church Meeting Room at Our Lady of Sorrows. Our Mission is to create prayer shawls, lap robes, and dialysis blankets for those under treatment, and for those in nursing homes and assisted living facilities. We also create baby blankets for distribution at local Pro-Life pregnancy centers. We are always delighted to welcome new members, even if you don't yet know how to crochet. Knitters are also welcome! Click here for more information.

Next weekend (September 13-14), Mt. Carmel Guild's Restaurant Raffle Tickets will be on sale after Masses at Our Lady of Sorrows, to benefit the Guild's charitable works.

Click here to see the sanctuary lamp intentions for the week of September 7.

Click here to see a list of weekly offerings by the Catholic Campus Ministry at TCNJ.

Carlo Acutis and Pier Giorgio Frassati will be canonized on September 7. These two young men will serve as models for a new generation of Catholics. In a world longing for authentic witnesses of holiness, two young lives are set to light the way for a new generation of Catholics.

On September 11, we remember those who lost their lives in the terrorist attacks of 9/11/2001, and pray for them, their families, our country, and our world.

We need volunteers--if you are able to share some of your time to help on September 14 at the picnic, please contact the Parish Office at 609-587-4372, or email Jen Petro ([email protected]). Even an hour of your time will be helpful!

We rejoice in the Baptism of the children (ages 6 -14, and toddlers) that was celebrated on September 6 2025, and welcome them into the Church.

If you have not already pledged or made your gift to the Annual Catholic Appeal, please prayerfully consider doing so. Click here for the current status.