News - November 2017 RSS Feed

Starting next weekend, December 2-3, the Church will be celebrating the season of Advent, a time to anticipate the birth of Christ, the Light of the World. Our parish will continue its tradition of inviting families to carry the lighted Advent candle in procession at the beginning of each weekend Mass. Click the article title for information on how to participate.

Here's a way you can recapture the anticipation and grow spiritually as you prepare for Christmas. Click the article title for more information.

The Rite of Welcoming is the official acceptance of those who wish to join the Catholic Church as candidates and catechumens. Please join us at Our Lady of Sorrows on December 3, at the 11 a.m. mass, to welcome our new catechumens into the Catholic Church. Click the article title for more details, and the names of our candidates and catechumens.

Click the article title to see ethe sanctuary lamp intentions for the week of November 26.

If you manage your bills online, you’ll like the convenience of giving to your church online. It’s safe and secure and you decide exactly when your gift is made and where it goes. Click the article title for more information and a link to get started.

That the elderly, sustained by families and Christian communities, may apply their wisdom and experience to spreading the faith and forming the new generations.

Click the article title to see the stewardship report of November 19.

Please note that there will be no Eucharistic Adoration on Thursday, November 23, Thanksgiving Day.

The parish office will close at 12:30 PM on Wednesday, November 22 for the Thanksgiving holiday, and will remain closed through Friday, November 24. The office will reopen at 8:30 AM on Saturday, November 25.

Today (November 19), our parishioner, Salvatore Petro, will be admitted to Candidacy for Ordination as a Permanent Deacon by His Excellency, bishop David O'Connell. Click the article title for more information.

Click the article title to see the school news for the week of November 19.

Click the article title to see the sanctuary lamp intentions for the week of November 19.

Get Formed on the go! As an OLS-SA parishioner, your subscription is free! And you can get the Formed app for your mobile device (phone or tablet)! Click the article title for a link to get the app.

Be sure to attend on December 3 at the 11:00 AM Mass to receive your special Advent gift! All children in grades K - 4 are welcome.

The St. Mary's Cathedral High School class of 1968 will be celebrating its 50th reunion on Saturday, June 2, 2018. It will be held at the Hilton Garden on Route 130 in Hamilton Township. Click the article title for contact information.

Many hands make light work! Are you able to give 1-2 hours approximately 7 times a year caring for our parish altar linens? Click the article title for more information.

The Our Lady of Sorrows - St. Anthony Rosary Altar Society is offering Christmas wreaths again this year. Click the article title for more information.

The Food Pantry Partnership's requested items for November are cookies, canned soups, coffee, and tea. Please place your donations in the receptacles at the doors of our churches. Remember, we also continue to provide food donations to Trenton's Mount Carmel Guild.

Dyosèz Trenton nan pran angajman pou l prezante bon jan inisyativ nan sa ki gen pou we ak konstitisyon legliz Etazini pou pwoteksyon timoun ak jenn moun. Diocèz la angage l’ pou l sipóte tout ankèt kap fèt sou bagay ki gen rapò pou wè ak abi seksyèl oubyen si w implike nan youn akizasyon menn lè li poko majè. Si ou te abize seksyèlman pa youn nan manb Klèje a oubyen ankó pa youn moun ki reprezante legliz katolik la se pou ou pote plent pou sa. Menn lè se pa ou menn sa te rive, si ou genyen youn zanmi ou konnen ki te abize ou ka toujou rapóte sa nan biwo Diocèz la ki an chaj pou sa. Ou ka rele nan lign sa. Assistans abi: 1-888-296-2965 oubyen ou ka voye youn kourye elektwonik nan adress sa-a: [email protected].

Items to be published in the bulletins for the weekends of November 18-19 and/or 25-26 should be submitted no later than Monday, November 13. Please email all bulletin announcements to [email protected]. Thank you for your cooperation!