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Please note that the parish office will be closed on October 11, in observance of Columbus Day. Please enjoy a safe and restful holiday weekend!

Click the article title to see the stewardship report of October 10.

Although the COVID-19’s Delta variant is still keeping the number of Mass attendees below normal, we will do our annual “October count” on the weekends of October 16-17 and 23-24. These statistics are mandated by the Diocese and are useful for diocesan and parish planning.

Ten couples from Our Lady of Sorrows - St. Anthony joined couples from other parishes in Mercer and Burlington counties at St. Mary Cathedral last Sunday to mark anniversary milestones and receive Bishop O'Connor's episcopal blessing on their many years of wedded bliss. Click the article title for more information.

Click the article title to see the Sanctuary and St. Joseph lamp intentions, and the flower intentions for the week of October 10.

If you have not yet made your gift to the Appeal, please consider doing so according to your means. To learn more, visit: dioceseoftrenton.org/catholicappeal.

Throughout October, the Respect Life Committee invites and encourages all to pray the Memorare* daily as many times as you like for the end to abortion. At the end of each day, email FlyingC84@gmail.com with the number of times you prayed it. (“Memorare” as the subject) or go to https://relevantradio.com/pray-the-memorare/ and add your prayers to the total count.

The archbishop of San Francisco is calling for a "massive and visible campaign of prayer and fasting" for the conversion of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's heart..." Click the article title for details.

Click the article title to see the Caring Hearts report for September.

The Prayer Shawl Group will meet on Monday, October 18, at 1:00 PM in the Church Meeting Room. Click the article title for details.

November 2 is All Souls Day, and the month of November is dedicated to prayer for the faithful departed. During this month, the names of our beloved deceased, indicated on the envelopes you have returned, will be placed upon the altars of our churches. There they will remain for prayerful remembrance.

Are you on the fence about assisted suicide? Do you think perhaps it is a considerate and sympathetic choice for those in pain? If so, you might want to rethink when you see the numbers. Click the article title for more information.

The Our Lady of Sorrows School community participated in a September Service Project to collect and donate goods to the US Troops stationed in Africa. We had a very successful project, and we are now getting ready to pack and ship several large boxes of necessities to these men and women. If anyone in the parish community would like to participate with this endeavor, we are happy to accept any monetary donations to assist with the cost of the freight of these large boxes. Click the article title for more information.

Mercer County’s Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) allows individuals meeting income qualifications to apply for bill payment assistance, energy crisis assistance, and energy-related home repairs. Click the article title for contact information.

Help Our Lady of Sorrows School raise funds by cleaning out your closets, attics, garages, and basements. Place your gently used/unwanted items in tightly tied bags--every bag counts! The more our collection weighs, the more we raise! Give your items a second chance to be used! Click the article title for more information, including the date and time of the collection!

Our next meeting is October 14, at 7:00 PM in the Church Library. We're reading "The Case for Jesus" by Brant Pitre, a fascinating study of the proof that the New Testament really does tell the true story of Jesus. It's not too late to join us! We've only read one chapter so far! Click the article title for details.

The Respect Life Ministry of OLS-SA is hosting a group rosary at an online Zoom conference every Wednesday evening at 6:45 PM. We invite everyone to join us in praying this rosary as a group for the express intention of an end to abortion. At this time, we are also including an intention to end the Covid-19 pandemic. Click the article title for contact information and details.

The Respect Life Committee of Our Lady of Sorrows - St. Anthony parish invites and encourages you to participate in one or more of the prayer events listed in this article. Click the article title to see the list.

Click the article title to see the stewardship report of October 2.

Every six months, each parish in the Diocese of Trenton receives 30% of the funds collected from its parishioners to be allocated to its own local case. Click the article title for more information.