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Click here for information on the diocesan Mass for Healthcare Professionals, on October 18, at the Co-Cathedral of St. Robert Bellarmine in Freehold.

October is Respect Life Month, and once again, our parish will be making and collecting baby blankets for expectant mothers experiencing crisis pregnancies. Click here for more information.

During August, 32 parishioners provided 201.3 hours of service to 29 persons. To find out more about what services are provided and how to sign up to either give or receive care, click here.

We hope that everyone who came to our parish picnic enjoyed it. We thank all those who helped to organize and assisted to make the afternoon a success! Special thanks to Jen Petro and her team of helpers, and Brad Buxton, our director of maintenance, without whose help the picnic could not take place!

Family to Family is an 8-session educational program for family members and friends of adults (18+) living with mental illness. Sessions will be held from October 1 to November 19 at the NAMI Mercer Center at 1235 Whilehorse-Mercerville Road, Bldg. C Ste 303. Click here for details

In honor of St. Francis of Assisi, the blessing of pets will be held on Sunday, October 4, at 12:30 PM at Our Lady of Sorrows. Bring your pets to the garden by the elevator entrance to the church. In the event of rain on Sunday, the blessing will be moved to Monday, October 5 at 6:00 PM.

St Anthony High School Class of 1976, celebrating their 50th anniversary of graduation, cordially invites all alumni and their guests to a Mass to the celebrated at Thrive Charter School (formerly St. Anthony High School) on Saturday, September 19 at 10:00 am. Refreshments will be served after Mass in the Cafeteria. Click here for a link to more information.

The parish picnic has been moved indoors due to the forecast of inclement weather! Please still join us for food and fun indoors, in Holy Family Hall (below the church), after the 11:00 Mass!

This Friday marks the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. There will be a diocesan Mass of Remembrance at 7:00 PM at the St. Mary, Mother of God Church in Middletown, celebrated by Bishop David M. O'Connell.

Please join us for food, games, and fellowship at the parish picnic on Sunday, September 13th. Click here for more information, or see the Parish Picnic page, under Ministries > Community Life > Parish Picnic.

Our parish is sponsoring a day trip to Radio City Music Hall in New York City, followed by lunch before returning to Hamilton. Click here for more information.

Join us on September 28th for the annual Golf Classic! Whether you join us for golf, or just for dinner, we will be glad to see you! Click here for more information.

If Jesus were here today and asked us this question, how would we respond? Click here for a short meditation on this question.

Our parish is planning two excursions: one to Radio City Music Hall in December, and one to the Sight & Sound Theater production of Jonah in March. Click here for more information.

Our parish picnic will be held on Sunday, September 13, 2026, and this year, we are hoping to give it a Patriotic theme, given the nation's 250th anniversary! We need volunteers to help plan the picnic, and to help out at the picnic itself. Click here for info.

Tens of thousands of couples have healed their marriages through Retrouvaille (pronounced Retro-vy). It provides help for marriage problems, difficulties or crises, and couples learn to build communication skills and to increase intimacy. Click here for more information, and if you know anyone who could benefit from this program, please pass this on.

Feeding the hungry never ceases to be important. Food pantries always need staples such as peanut butter, jelly, cereal, soup, pasta, pasta sauce, and canned vegetables, but any non-perishables you can donate to Mt Carmel Guild or St Raphael’s Food Pantry are greatly appreciated. Just place them in the receptacles at the doors of our churches.

For young adults, Theology on Tap is an informal way to ask questions or simply listen as others ask questions that you've always wondered about the Catholic faith. Click here for links to more information, and to register for the next session on Tuesday, August 18.

During July, 36 parishioners provided 207.5 hours of service to 24 persons. To find out what services are provided, and how to sign up to either give or receive care, click here.