Our Tuition Assistance Fund is a wonderful way to ensure that our students receive an excellent spiritual and academic formation that last a lifetime! Please consider contributing to this worthy cause by including a gift marked “Tuition Assistance Fund” in the weekly collection or by mailing your gift to the parish office.
The Francis House of Prayer will be offering "Abandonment to Divine Providence" on Tuesday, February 18, from 9:30 AM to 1:00 PM. Click here for more information.
Our parish is in great need of Eucharistic Ministers to visit our homebound brothers and sisters, as well as our neighboring nursing homes. The Eucharistic ministry to the homebound and to those in nursing homes is a rewarding ministry. Click here for more information.
The Diocese of Metuchen is hosting a weekend retreat for couples experiencing problems in their marriage on February 28-March 2. Click here for contact information. All inquiries are confidential.
This Wednesday, February 5, our Confirmation candidates will have a unique experience in their sacramental preparation. They will gather at a local restaurant with questions for Monsignor Gervasio about Confirmation and living their Catholic faith, and enjoy a little pizza at the same time!
Our own St. Anthony Church has been designated as a Diocesan Pilgrimage Church. As such, there will be events over the course of this year that involve our church as a source for special prayer and indulgences.
For February--the sick and homebound. The sufferings of the sick, at home or in the hospital…can be allayed by the closeness and affection of those who visit them, and those who care for them. WE must be grateful for their care and concern for the sick and the most vulnerable. Please keep the sick, the homebound, and healthcare workers in your prayers.
During January, 28 parishioners provided 176 hours of service to 29 persons. Caring Hearts volunteers provide a variety of non-medical services to our homebound elderly and disabled neighbors. Click here for more information on the services provided and how to sign up.
Heartfelt thanks to all who contributed to the Christmas Appeal. Such generosity enables us to meet its many financial obligations. Click here to see the collection totals, as well as the disbursements of the funds.
In order to ensure that all donations are indicated, contribution statements will not be available until the end of January. Click here for information on how to obtain your tax statement.
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 nonperishables 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.
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. Click the article title for contact information and details.
Click here to see the intentions for the sanctuary lamps in both churches, and for the Mary Mother of God votive lamp, and floral arrangements at Our Lady of Sorrows Church.