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This week, on Monday, June 29, we celebrate the solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul. Click here for more information.

Click here to see the stewardship report and status of the Annual Catholic Appeal as of June 22.

Our parish extends best wishes and prayers to our bookkeeper, Clara Gioe, as she retires on July 1! Her departure brings to a close a long and dedicated career, twenty-six years of which have been spent with our parish! Click here for more information.

From emergency shelter to transitional and permanent housing, Anchor House works to ensure our young people have a safe home as well as supportive and educational services for a better future. Click here for the link to support this year's 500 mile cycling fundraiser which will take place July 11-18.

Our 15th annual Summer Project appeal is on the horizon and parishioners should receive information of this year’s project in the mail. Your generosity over the years has helped defray the costs of many improvements to our parish campuses. Click here for information on this year's Summer Project.

To celebrate our nation's 250th birthday, we will hold a parish excursion to Philadelphia. Details to come!

Click here to see the sanctuary lamp intentions for the week of June 21.

Click here to see the stewardship report and Annual Catholic Appeal Status as of June 21.

Today is the First Day of Summer…Does it matter what I wear to mass? In a word? Yes! Our choice of attire reflects the importance we place on an event. While it is certainly true that the Lord knows our hearts and that all are welcome in His House, the choices we make regarding our appearance are a way of providing a witness to our brothers and sisters that worship is important, and that the Church is no ordinary place. Give it some thought!

Rosary Altar Society membership dues can be paid by cash or check, using the form contained in the bulletin.

Over the next few weeks, work will be undertaken to improve the sound systems of both our churches by a major electronics upgrade and speaker replacement. The cost of this project will be paid for in large part through a generous bequest recently received.

Our parish will be hosting the Loaves and Fishes meal at St. Mary's Cathedral in Trenton on June 27, and we need volunteers! We also need volunteers on Friday, June 26, to prepare boxed lunches for distribution on Saturday. Click here for a link to more information.

The data on where we are now in the fight for life has been compiled by the folks at Rachel's Vineyard. Click here for a link to the document.

On this 250th anniversary of the founding of our country, our Bishop David O'Connell, in union with all of the bishops of the United States of America, has requested that all Catholics consecrate the United States to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Click here for the prayer of consecration.

Click here to see the stewardship report of June 14.

Congratulations to Our Lady of Sorrows School Class of 2026 award recipients. Click here for details.

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

On Friday, June 12, the Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, we heed the appeal of the US bishops to consecrate our nation to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, in observance of the 250th birthday of our nation. Click here to find the prayers for this, and for the sanctification of all priests.

Next weekend, June 13 & 14, we will celebrate the Feast of St. Anthony of Padua. Because he is the Co-Patron of our parish and titular of the church, the day is given the rank of Solemnity. The texts of all Masses next weekend will be that of St. Anthony. At the conclusion of the Mass, a blessing with his relic will be imparted to the faithful.