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Click the article title to see an excerpt from the United States Catholic Conference of Bishops document by this title.

The Food Pantry Partnership’s most needed items are jelly, peanut butter, and spaghetti sauce, along with soup and cereal. Click the article title for more information on the Food Pantry hours.

Click the article title to see the stewardship report of January 27.

With an eye to the future, our parish council has been working on a plan of restructuring that will make it more effective as a consultative body to the pastor. In the past, the group was rather informal. Last week our council took initial steps to give the group a more formal and precise mission. For more information, click the article title.

Our parish staff is working on the annual parish pastoral and financial report for FY 2017-18 which will be provided to you through this bulletin. I trust that all will take the time to review it.

Due to a combination of problems with plans for awnings at Our Lady of Sorrows Church and the discovery of significant mold and water infiltration issues on the OLS campus, there has been a change of plans for last summer's Summer Project funds. For more information, go to the Summer Projects page under Stewardship.

Our parish joins with the clergy, religious, and faithful across the diocese in mourning the death of the Most Reverend John M. Smith, our Bishop Emeritus who died on January 22. Click the article title for more information.

We are delighted to report that our school’s fundraiser, “Knight to Remember” (held on Friday, November 30) netted a profit of $45,017.15! Click the article title for more information.

The Hamilton Council #6213 Knights of Columbus would like to thank Brenna Funeral Home, Manto Family Eye Center, Nicholas James Leona Memorial Fund, all of the parishioners from OLS-SA and SR-HA, and Brother Knights who through their generous donations helped us raise over $3,100 for our Coats for Kids Campaign. Click the article title for more information.

Click the article title to see the sanctuary lamp intentions for the week of January 27.

Do you think it doesn’t matter how you look when you come to Mass? Do you ever wonder if there are special etiquette requirements for church? Check out the Church Decorum page under Worship & Liturgy to find out!

Join us for a thought-provoking evening on Friday, February 15, and learn about valuable care and resources for your loved ones, fellow parishioners, or healthcare patients! This event will be held at St. Paul's School Dining Hall in Burlington. Click the article title for more information.

You’re Invited to the open house hosted by Trenton Catholic Academy (TCA), on Monday, January 28 from 8:30 to 10:30 AM. Click the article title for more information.

“When you work with people, it is a lot like mining for gold. You do not look for the dirt. You look for the gold.” (Andrew Carnegie) What affirming nugget can you say to your spouse today? It helps if it’s specific. It’s important that it’s true.

Beginning on January 24, the parish Catholic Book Club began reading "Hail, Holy Queen" by Scott Hahn, in which he shows us the scriptural and historical foundations of the Church's Marian doctrines, in an accessible and entertaining style that is easy to read. Why not join us on the second and fourth Thursday of every month? You can easily catch up in the reading!

In order to ensure that all donations are reflected, contribution statements will not be available until the end of January. Click the article title for information on how to obtain your tax contribution statement from the parish office.

Join Msgrs. Sirianni and Gervasio on a Pilgrimage to Portugal, Spain, and France, featuring Santiago de Compostela, from September 20 – October 1, 2019. Click the article title for more information.

The day trip to Lancaster to see the Sight & Sound Theater presentation of "Jesus", on Wednesday, April 3, 2019 is now sold out! Click the article title for more information.

There will be no Children's Liturgy of the Word on Sunday, January 27, so that the children may remain upstairs for the celebration of Catholic Schools Week.

Click the article title to see the stewardship report of January 20.