The Diocese of Trenton Office of Pastoral Life & Mission is hosting a full-day retreat at San Alfonso Retreat Center on Wednesday, May 1, for anyone caring for family members or volunteers in caring ministries (visiting the sick and homebound, bereavement support, addiction and recovery ministry, other support groups or forms of spiritual accompaniment). Click here for more information.

April is Volunteer Recognition Month. Thank you to all who offer our parish and ministries their time and talents!

Are you feeling overwhelmed? Are personal losses impacting your life? Are you struggling with a relationship? Parish Counseling Services Are Available. Click here for information.

The St. Valentine's Dinner Dance has been canceled due to lack of participation. There were not enough registrations to cover the costs.

The psychological and spiritual wounds of abortion can be sharp, deep, and crippling. You do not have to continue to hide in shame and fear. Rachel’s Vineyard’s Retreat is designed to help both women and men experience the mercy and compassion of God. Click here for more information. And yes, God still loves you!

Our parish will offer a special Holy Hour for Marriage, following the 11:00 AM Mass at Our Lady of Sorrows Church. Click here for more information.

Tens of thousands of couples have healed their marriages through Retrouvaille (pronounced Retro-vy). If you know anyone who could benefit from this program, please pass this on. The next program will be held February 16-18, 2024 at the Family Life Center in Malvern, PA. Click here for more information and a link to register.

We are pleased to share the news that Susan Commini, a member of our parish staff for Pastoral Outreach, has successfully completed the course of study in the Annulment Training Program and has been duly commissioned as an advocate for the Diocese of Trenton. This means that Susan is available to assist those seeking a declaration of nullity of a former marriage.

As you plan your Christmas giving, please consider being a Tuition Angel. Your gift of support of a Catholic education is one that will be alive for generations. Thank you for your consideration and support of this spiritually rewarding gift of love and faith.

Items to be published in the bulletin for the weekend of Nov 25-26 should be submitted no later than Tue., Nov. 14. Please email all bulletin announcements to dmikics@ols-sa.org AND to ddmikics@aol.com.

Catholic Charities in the Diocese of Trenton offers short term professional counseling (6 sessions) to help parishioners through difficult issues (e.g., marital problems, eldercare, raising children, bereavement, job loss stress). For more information, call Brenda L Rascher (609-403-7180).

Knights of Columbus Council 6213 will hold its annual Halloween Oldies Dance from 7 – 11 pm on October 20. Click here for more information.

Some couples feel lonely, frustrated, or angry in their marriage, often feeling shut off from one another. Other couples experience severe conflict and never-ending arguments. Retrouvaille offers hope for all these marriages. Click here for more information.

Registration for Bishop O'Connell's Anniversary Blessing has been extended until September 30. Couples celebrating their 1st, 25th, or 50th or more wedding anniversary during the 2023 calendar year are invited to the Cathedral of St. Mary (Trenton) on Sunday, October 22, at 3:00 pm for the anniversary blessing Mass and family reception. Click here for information on how to register.

Our Lady of Sorrows is now accepting applications for the school year that begins in September. Click here for more information.

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.

The parish family of Our Lady of Sorrows-Saint Anthony congratulates and extends its prayerful best wishes for a long and happy marriage to the couples who were wed in the past 12 months.