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Thanks are due for the wonderful work of our liturgy committee members, decorators, and maintenance and office staff who dedicated so many hours of their time to prepare our churches for the Christmas Celebration. We also thank all our liturgical ministers who assisted at the numerous Masses of the Christmas Vigil and Christmas Day

Many hands make light work! Are you able to give 1-2 hours about 8 times a year caring for our parish altar linens at St. Anthony Church? Click here for details.

If you want to learn more about your faith, but don't want to tackle a whole book, check out Formed. Click here for more information.

January 1 is the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God, a holy day of obligation. Click here to find the Mass schedule for the vigil and holy day Masses.

The Liturgy of the Word for Children will be offered at the 11:00 Mass on January 4. All children in Grades K-4 are invited to participate. The Scriptures of the Sunday are presented in a relatable and age appropriate manner.

Click here to find a few liturgical points on the Christmas season and the closing of the Jubilee Year.

Volunteers are needed to adorn Our Lady of Sorrows Church for the Christmas Feast on Tuesday, December 23rd, at 7:00 PM. Click here for more information.

The Diocese of Trenton is committed to the initiatives outlined in the U.S. Bishop’s Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People and to its own policies and guidelines in regard to the reporting and investigation of sexual abuse allegations involving minors. Click here for more information on how to report such abuse.

It is appropriate in this holy season to make sure that our customs and traditions reflect the "reason for the season." Click here to find a link to a blessing you and your family can pray as you first turn on the lights of your Christmas tree.

During Advent, you can carry the lighted Advent candle in procession at the beginning of each weekend Mass! If you are interested, please arrive at church 20 minutes before Mass starts, and speak to the assisting Deacon.

Next Sunday, December 14, will be Bambinelli Sunday, the blessing of the Baby Jesus, at all Masses. We invite you, especially our children, to bring your “Gesu Bambino” from your home nativity scene to Mass on December 14.

Click here to see the schedule for the Christmas season.

Disorder in society is the result of disorder in the family. ∼ St. Angela Merici

A second collection will be taken up at every Mass on the weekend of December 6-7 for maintenance of the National Shrine, the Basilica of the Immaculate Conception, in Washington, DC. Click here for details.

There will be only one Mass on Thanksgiving Day, and the day after. Only the 9:00 AM Mass will be celebrated on each day.

ALL liturgical ministers--Lectors, EMHCs, Sacristans, Adult Altar Servers, Musicians, and Ushers--are invited and strongly encouraged to attend this morning of reflection on December 6. The morning will begin with Mass at 9:00 AM, followed by a light breakfast, a short presentation and time for private reflection ending at 12noon. Click here for contact and other information.

Join us for the 9:00 AM Mass at Our Lady of Sorrows Church to start your day with thanksgiving to God. After the Mass, blessed loaves of bread will be distributed for you to share with your family on this special day.

During the weekends of October 118-19 and 25-26, attendance was taken at all weekend Masses, in accord with the annual "October Count" reported to the Diocesan Office of Pastoral Planning. Click here for more information

This Tuesday our nation salutes the brave men and women who have worn the uniform of the United States. Our veterans who pursued the call of duty at great personal cost, are the noblest of American citizens. Shielding us from danger, preserving the peace, defending our values, they have been the face of hope in dark places and a force for good in the world. How proud we are to say, “Thanks for your service!”

Everyone is invited to the celebration of Holy Mass to commend to the Lord our parishioners who have died in the past year. The Mass will be held on Saturday, November 8, at 10:30 AM at Our Lady of Sorrows Church.