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Click the article title to see the Stewardship Report of April 15.

Click the article title to see the sanctuary lamp intentions for the week of April 15.

Please notify the parish office when your organization or ministry changes leadership. It is important for us to know the correct person to contact regarding 2018-2019 facility scheduling. Click the article title for more information.

The last Children's Liturgy of the Word for this school year will be on May 6. Many thanks to all the wonderful children who came to pray and hear God's Word this year, and to our Children's Liturgy Team: Joan Bellis, Rebecca Culpepper, Lily Loiseau, Marianne Peluso, and Magali Santos.

Our Caring Hearts ministry is in need of more volunteers to provide neighborly help to homebound seniors and people with disabilities in our area. Just an hour a week could make a real difference! Click the article title for more information.

As of April 9, we are half way to our 2018 goal! Help the poor...your parish...yourself...and thank God for all He has given you by making a generous donation or pledge to the 2018 Annual Catholic Appeal.

A free seminar on funeral planning will be offered on Monday, April 30, at 2:00 PM in Our Lady of Sorrows Church Hall. Click the article title for details.

We are pleased to report that our parish is able to send Fr. Gene Savaramithu $16,536, the result of the Lenten sacrificial offerings made through the season of Lent. Click the article title for details.

Join Fr. Jean Felicien on a spiritual pilgrimage to Italy, June 23 through July 2, 2019. For more information, click the article title.

Please join us for our first Respect Life meeting at 7:00 PM on Thursday, May 3, in the Church Hall at Our Lady of Sorrows. Click the article title for more information.

Our Lady of Sorrows School is seeking nurses with active licensing for as needed, part-time work. Our school serves students in Grades pre-K through 8. If you enjoy working with children, we would love to meet you. Click the article title for contact information.

Cohort 6 (the Lumen Christi Cohort) is delighted to announce the creation of a new ministry for young adults, ages 19 to 39. This Young Adult Ministry will serve to challenge the interested young adult community by witness and relationship with Christ through ongoing talks, workshops, fun-filled events, and opportunities designed for you by you.

Sunday, April 29, from 9 AM to 5 PM, the Catholic Center at Monmouth University in Long Branch, is offering a one day retreat for young adults before they are engaged, to prepare for Catholic marriage through prayer, instruction, and lived experience. Click the article title for contact information.

This week's bulletin includes a survey from the Interfaith Caregivers of Greater Mercer County (Caring Hearts), asking if you would like assistance, or if you would like to provide assistance. The survey is in both English and Creole.

On May 19, at the 5:00 PM Mass, there will be a special liturgy to honor the sacrament of marriage by a renewal of wedding vows for couples who are celebrating anniversaries of 1 year, multiples of 5 years, or any anniversary over 50 years. Click the article title for more information.

Great gifts for dads, grads, and teachers! Carella's will donate 20% of the proceeds to Our Lady of Sorrows School, and you will have wonderful gifts for all the candy-loving folks on your list. Click the article title for more information.

Click the article title to see the stewardship report of April 8.

We express our thanks to so many who so generously assisted in the preparation and celebration of the liturgies of Holy Week. Click the article title for more information.

We extend our gratitude to all who so generously contributed to our Easter Collection. If you have not yet made your gift, know that your contribution is most welcome. Your generous support helps our parish meet its many obligations. This year you can be sure that one expense will surely be increased—snow plowing! Please be generous! A collection total will be published in the coming weeks.

As the parking lot at St. Anthony Church is being paved. During the construction phase, a new, limited parking pattern will be in place. Thanks for your cooperation during this period of temporary inconvenience.