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Click the article title to see the Stewardship Report of April 29.

Click the article title to see the sanctuary lamp intentions for the week of April 29.

to all who contributed to the recent "Tuition Assistance Fund." I am truly grateful for your generosity and for your continued support of our children. Your donations do make a difference in the programs and classes we can offer our students. We continue to keep you in our daily prayers, and ask that you do the same for us. God bless you, and thank you!

This year our Mother’s Day Baby Shower will benefit Good Counsel—‘Not a shelter or house, but a loving home’—that provides supportive residential care and community-based services for homeless, expectant, and new mothers and their children in the context of the Catholic social tradition. Click the article title for details.

Our Lady of Sorrows PTA is once again teaming up with Country Gardens for a Mother’s Day Flowers Fundraiser. Click the article title for details.

That the lay faithful may fulfil their specific mission by responding with creativity to the challenges that face the world today.

The Social Justice Committee of Our Lady of Sorrows - St. Anthony will hold a clothing and housewares drive at Our Lady of Sorrows on the weekend of May 19-20 and on the weekend of June 2-3 at St. Anthony to benefit Better Community Housing of Trenton. Click the article title for a list of housewares that are needed.

The Trenton Catholic Academy Community invites you to participate in the Alumni Memorial Mass for the deceased graduates of: St. Anthony High School, McCorristin Catholic High School, and Trenton Catholic Academy. Click the article title for details.

That the lay faithful may fulfill their specific mission by responding with creativity to the challenges that face the world today.

Effective July 1, a number of parishes will be merged as a result of the “Faith in Our Future” process initiated by the Most Reverend Bishop. We are pleased to announce the names of these newly formed communities within our Diocese. The churches retain their given titles but the parishes will be given new names. Click the article title for a list of the new names.

to participate in the Jail & Prison Ministry. Volunteer opportunities to serve our brothers and sisters throughout the Diocese of Trenton, will be explained at a dinner with the Diocesan Coordinator of Jail & Prison Ministry, Deacon Bill Gallagher. Click the article title for date, time, and contact information.

Congratulations to the members of our parish family who were confirmed this weekend. We offer our thanks to their parents, sponsors, and catechists, who have prepared them for the gift of the Holy Spirit, and to Msgr. Michael Walsh, who conferred the sacrament! Click the article title for a list of our newly Confirmed.

We extend our gratitude to all who so generously contributed to our Easter Collection. If you have not yet made your gift, know that your contribution is most welcome. Your generous support helps our parish meet its many obligations. This year you can be sure that one expense will surely be increased—snow plowing! Please be generous! A collection total will be published in the coming weeks.

Click the article title to see the Stewardship Report of April 22, 2018

Click the article title to see the sanctuary lamp intentions for the week of April 22, 2018

This Saturday, April 28, our parish welcomes Msgr. Michael Walsh, Episcopal Vicar for Mercer County, who will administer the Sacrament of Confirmation. Let us pray for the young parishioners who have prepared so well to be sealed with the Gift of the Holy Spirit.

Will be held August 6 through 10. Registration is now open. If you are interested, please call our office (587-4372) for details.

We are grateful for the kind understanding of all those who frequent St. Anthony Church during this period when the long-awaiting paving of our new parking area is taking place. Please observe the new, limited, parking pattern while this work progresses. Thanks for your cooperation—a temporary inconvenience for a permanent benefit.

Fr. Michael McClane, pastor of St. Gregory the Great Parish, and attorney Joe Small will speak on “Making Decisions about End of Life Care: A Catholic Perspective” on Tuesday, May 1, at 7:30 pm in the St. Gregory the Great Academy Cafeteria (4680 Nottingham Way, Hamilton). Click the article title to find out more!