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One of the lamps that burn before the Blessed Sacrament in Our Lady of Sorrows church this week is offered in loving memory of Mr. & Mrs. Alphonse Maniewicz at the request of Lorraine and Jim Conover.

General and missionary intentions for May, 2014

If anyone would like to read the work "Jesus of Nazareth" by Pope Benedict with us, we began it on Thursday, April 24. Please join us as we meet bi-weekly at 7:00 pm in the Our Lady of Sorrows Church Library (located in the basement of the church).

We are having a baby shower for Choice One Pregnancy Center on the weekend of May 10-11. What better way to honor our mothers than to help women in unplanned pregnancies who have chosen life for their babies? Click the article title to find a list of items needed.

Gather up all those coins and dollar bills you saved during Lent, and drop them in the "Radiating Hope" cans this week and next. This year's Lenten sacrifice campaign to replace the x-ray machine at the Bishop Asili Health Center in Luweero, Uganda, ends next weekend (May 3-4). God bless you for your generosity!

Our family is humbled by, and grateful for, the outpouring of love and compassion we received upon the death of our beloved Deacon Tim. He loved his fellow parishioners of Our Lady of Sorrows - St. Anthony and enjoyed so much working with the altar servers and everyone else with whom he came in contact.

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Easter and "Radiating Hope" donations are still being received; the totals will be reported at a later date.

In response to our recent survey, the Saturday evening Mass at St. Anthony Church will be moved from 4:30 PM to 4:00 PM, beginning on May 3. Because of the earlier Mass time, confessions will be heard from 3:00 PM to 3:45 PM at St. Anthony Church. There are no changes to the Saturday schedule at Our Lady of Sorrows Church.

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Bring your energy, creativity, and enthusiasm, and volunteer at the Weird Animals Vacation Bible School at Our Lady of Sorrows - St. Anthony. Click the article title for details.

Our parish will honor the sacrament of marriage by a renewal of wedding vows for couples who are celebrating anniversaries of 1 year, a multiple of 5 years, or more than 50 years. Following will be a Wine and Cheese reception for the married couples. Details will follow in upcoming bulletins!

Whether you donated food, made Easter Baskets, or worked to organize these activities, the Mount Carmel Guild is grateful for your generosity in helping make the lives of the people in our community a little better. You are truly a sign of hope! Happy Easter!

Plans are being made for a parish/school community bus trip to see Jersey Boys on Thursday, June 12, the Thursday before Father' Day. This would be a great Father's Day gift and activity! The cost will be about $100 per person for the bus and front mezzanine seats. Watch future bulletins for details.

Please notify our parish office when your organization or ministry changes leadership. It is important for us to know the correct person to contact regarding facility scheduling during the year 2014-2015. Click the article title for contact information.

Thanks to all who returned their 2014 Annual Catholic Appeal pledge cards, our parish is now 58% of the way to its goal! If you are one of the 328 who made a pledge or a one-time donation, thank you! If, however, you wanted a little time to prayerfully consider pledging, but mislaid your pledge card or haven't yet returned it, please take this opportunity to do so. Your Act of Faith will facilitate Works of Love. And when we exceed our goal, money returns to our parish! Click the article title for instructions on making your gift.

The last Children's Liturgy for this school year will be on May 4. 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, Josephine Crivelli, Joe DiLiberto, Bill Franko, Anne Kantor, Lorraine Kostinas, Marianne Peluso, Magali Santos, and Carolyn Schindewolf.

One of the lamps that burn in St. Anthony Church this week is offered in loving memory of Catherine Persico at the request of her daughters. The other lamp at St. Anthony Church burns in loving member of Edward Capasso at the request of his wife Clara Capasso.

We express our gratitude to all those who helped to prepare and carry out the beautiful funeral rites for our dear Deacon, Tim Moore. Thanks, too, to Ruth Woodcock, her many helpers, and the ladies of our Rosary Altar Society for setting up and serving the luncheon that followed the Mass in our school cafeteria. We are beholden to our school community for accommodating Deacon Tim's family and friends during the school day.

Our Saturday evening Bingo helps support our parish school. We need callers as well as kitchen and floor help. To volunteer or obtain more information, please call the school office at 587-4140 or email [email protected]. Please know any help is welcome. You do not have to have a child in OLS School to volunteer. We would love to see some new faces--especially yours!