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Feel free to like our new Facebook page http://www.facebook.com/olssahamilton to stay updated on parish activities.

Click the article title to see the sanctuary lamp intentions for the week of January 31.

Due to last weekend's blizzard, Mass intentions originally announced for those masses not celebrated on January 23 and 24 have been rescheduled. Click the article title to see the rescheduled intentions.

Thanks to the generous support of 348 parish families, we have reached 64% of our $1.49 million goal in the Diocese of Trenton's Faith to Move Mountains Campaign. Click the article title for more information.

The PTA of Our Lady of Sorrows School is sponsoring a fundraising night on Groundhog Day, February 2, at Texas Roadhouse. See instructions by clicking the article title.

A Day of Fasting and Abstinence. For a Mass schedule, and more information about the Ash Wednesday fast and abstinence, click the article title.

I am delighted to report that our parish has entered into an agreement with Fiat Ventures of Warren, NJ, in order to bring our parish a youth minister. Click the article title for more information.

Click the article title to see the Christmas stewardship report.

The parish Faith in Our Future Core Team will shortly be sending an email survey asking your opinion on many things about our parish and our future. To do this, we need your email address. Click the article title to find out what to do.

Do you want to understand the meaning behind the parts of the Mass? Join Dr. Edward Sri as he explores the roots of the words and gestures we experience at Mass and explains their profound significance. For details, click the article title.

Rachel's Vinyard is a safe place to renew, rebuild, and redeem hearts broken by abortion. This retreat offers a supportive, confidential, and non-judgmental environment where women and men can begin to experience the process of healing. Click the article title for details.

The 60th Anniversary Committee has changed its name! We are now called the OLS Alumni Committee. If you are an alumni of OLS or just interested in joining this fun group, we would love to see you at our first meeting, which will be held on Thursday, February 4, at 7 PM in the Church Hall at Our Lady of Sorrows. Click the article title for details.

Please keep in your prayer our process to bring to our parish a youth minister. The process began some months ago and we are seeking to have a person who will be the "right fit" for our community. Our finance council has strongly endorsed the need for this position on our parish staff.

Click the article title to see the sanctuary lamp intentions for the week of January 24.

Check out and like our new Facebook page to stay updated on parish activities. Click the article title to find the link to our page!

Click the article title to see the stewardship report of January 24.

Our Lady of Sorrows - St. Anthony Preschool is pleased to offer you the wonderful Gertrude Hawk candy as part of our Spring fundraiser. Click the article title for details.

Only 2 Masses will be offered in the parish on Sunday, January 24: 11:00 AM at OLS, and 6:30 PM at St. Anthony (in English and Creole). Please use prudent judgement and remember that Bishop O'Connell has dispensed the obligation to attend Mass this weekend.

Due to the impending snow storm, all Saturday Masses on January 23rd have been cancelled (9:00 AM, 4:00 PM, and 5:00 PM). In such circumstances, you are not obligated to attend Mass. Should conditions improve by Sunday, we shall follow the usual Sunday Mass schedule.