News - January 2018 RSS Feed

Click the article title to see the stewardship report of January 28.

Click the article title to see the Principal's Column with news from our parish school.

For a complete schedule of events at Our Lady of Sorrows School, check out the Catholic Schools Week Schedule page, under School.

As we highlight the mission of Catholic Schools this week, we salute the fine work of our parish school board. For details on the work and composition of the school board, click the article title. We also express our thanks to those school parents who offer their time to provide for the needs of our students, teachers, and for their many volunteer hours devoted to fundraising efforts. For a list of names, click the article title.

Click the article title to see the sanctuary lamp intentions for the week of January 28.

The Six Flags Catholic Youth Rally, for students in 8th through 12th grades, will be held in Jackson, NJ on Sunday, May 20. More information to follow.

The Mount Carmel Guild is recruiting a part-time caseworker for our Food Pantry to work approximately 10 hours per week. The person will be trained and prior casework experience is not necessary. We are looking for someone with good personal skills to meet with our clients. The person must be able to lift filled grocery-sized bags. Interested parties should send a resume to [email protected].

You are invited to an inspirational and informational four-evening series that will explore the epidemic of addiction in our society and our responsibility as followers of Christ in responding to those who are suffering. Each evening will cover one aspect of the bio-phycho-social-spiritual model of addiction. Click the article title for details.

St. Raphael-Holy Angels parish invites you to join us in celebrating our Lenten Parish Mission, on the evenings of March 19 through 21. Click the article title for details.

Did you know there's a Catholic radio station in this area? Tune your dial to 1260 AM to find Domestic Church Media WFJS. Throughout the day, you'll hear informative, inspirational, and truthful programs on Catholic life in this secular world. It's great listening on your way into work or on the way home, or when you're running errands. If you're driving a longer distance, you can change the station and still get the same programming. Click the article title for more information.

To celebrate the beginning of Catholic Schools Week, Our Lady of Sorrows School will hold an Open House on Sunday, January 28, from 12:30 to 2:30 PM.

The Faith in Our Future implementation continues, with every parish working in some way to collaborate more fully with other parishes, and Cohort Implementation Teams meeting regularly to report progress, resolve issues, and share ongoing visioning. To find a link to the January Implementation newsletter, click the article title.

Click the article title to see the stewardship report of January 21.

This Thursday, January 25, the Feast of the Conversion of St. Paul, marks the 30th anniversary of episcopal ordination of our Bishop Emeritus, John M. Smith. Let us remember in our prayers Bishop Smith, who served as our diocesan bishop from 1997 to 2010. His episcopal motto was “Serve the Lord with Gladness.” Bishop Smith, now 82, resides at Morris Hall Meadows, Lawrenceville, a diocesan nursing facility.

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The Diocesan Youth Conference is right around the corner! This event is open to teens in grades 8 through 12. Please contact Leo to register.

Whether you registered as a parishioner seven years ago or seven times seven years ago, things change. Please keep us posted; Keep us informed if one of your loved ones is hospitalized or moves into assisted living or a nursing home. Let us know when you’re moving—we may not join your painting party, but we will update our records. And please explain to your children that once they’re out of your home and living independently, they need to register on their own.

Please join the OLS-SA Reading Group as we read Matthew Kelly's "Rediscover Catholicism". We started on Thursday, January 25, but you can quickly catch up! We'll be meeting this Thursday, at 7:00 in the Church Library to discuss chapters 3 through 5. Click the article title for details, or go to the Spiritual Reading Group page under Ministries > Spiritual Life.

Click the article title to see the sanctuary lamp intentions for the week of January 21.