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“In every marriage more than a week old, there are grounds for divorce. The trick is to find, and continue to find grounds for marriage." (Robert Anderson, Solitaire/Double Solitaire) This week discuss a significant value or belief that holds you and your spouse together.

Our parish relies very much on the annual Christmas Collection to meet its financial obligations. Your generosity in this annual appeal is greatly appreciated. Christmas offerings are still being accepted. Click the article title for more information.

Fr. Joseph, Fr, Jean and I, along with our parish staff, sincerely thank all those who remembered us in this holy season. Your cards, spiritual bouquets, homemade treats, and gifts were most thoughtful. May the Lord bless you abundantly for your kindnesses.

The Parish Offices will close at 12:30 PM on Monday, December 31, and will remain closed until 9 AM on Wednesday, January 2. We all wish you a blessed, happy, and healthy 2019!

We acknowledge the wonderful work of our liturgy committee members, decorators, and maintenance and office staff who dedicated so many hours of their time to prepare our churches for the Christmas Celebration. We also thank all our liturgical ministers who assisted at the numerous Masses of the Christmas Vigil and Christmas Day!

Click the article title to see the sanctuary lamp intentions for the week of December 30.

"Yeah, you won," said the irate wife to her husband, "and now you get to live with the loser." Retrouvaille leader on why win/win outcomes are a better way to resolve disagreements.

POU TOUTMOUN KI NAN KLAS ANGLE YO (ESL) Klas yo ap rekomanse nan mwa Janvye (Jedi 3). Klas yo gratis. Nou pral rankontre nan bibliotèk legliz la nan OLS.

Click the article title to see the stewardship report of December 23.

We are delighted to announce tuition assistance grants awarded to fifteen families of our parish school. For details, click the article title.

For Christmas Wishes and a heartfelt Thank You from the Religious Education Office, click the article title.

Do you need to plan a funeral for a loved one? While Susan Commini, our parish Director of Pastoral Outreach will help you with all the preparations, you may want to look at the page Planning the Funeral, under Worship & Liturgy > Funerals. On this page, you’ll find information about the Catholic funeral rites, and the pages under this one include information about the symbolic elements, and provide a list of the readings, and the text of the intercessory prayers you can select.

The 2018 Adopt-a-Family program was again a huge success! Gifts for 342 children were donated by the 124 parish families who participated. In addition, numerous parishioners donated more than $3,500 in cash and gift cards. Thanks to all who helped—committee and donors alike!

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

Why not give yourselves a Marriage Encounter Weekend. A Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekend gives you the time and tools to revitalize romance, deepen communication, and nourish the spirituality in your marriage. Click the article title for more information.

The Diocese of Trenton offers a 6-day program for all persons involved in pastoral ministry, including visiting the sick, jail or prison volunteers, family caregivers, Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion who visit nursing homes or hospitals, grief/bereavement counselors, separated and divorced group ministers, Elizabeth ministers, Stephen ministers, and parish pastoral ministers. Click the article title for more information.

Life can be difficult, and so can the challenges you face in marriage. If your marriage is in trouble, consider coming to a Retrouvaille Weekend for Couples, in Somerset, NJ, on the weekend of February 8 - 10. Click the article title for details, and contact information for registration.

The Hamilton and St. Gregory the Great Councils of the Knights of Columbus are co-sponsoring a bus trip to Washington, D.C. for this year’s Right to Life March on Friday, January 18. The Right to Life March is a very special event and it will be a unique experience. Click the article title for more information.

Our parish relies very much on the annual Christmas Collection to meet its financial obligations. Your generosity in this annual appeal is very much appreciated!